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Name: scott
Subject: Ugggh.
-- May 4, 2007 at 10:13PM
I absolutely love this album, but this particular review of it is one of the most pretentious and misleading things I have ever read.
I know it's years after the fact, but I just couldn't resist commenting on it in case someone else stumbles upon it after me.
The big sin of the whole thing is the writer's insistence on putting forth her perceptions of what the album was influenced by (or is paying tribute to) as if these were fact.
To look at the unending list of references in the review, one not familiar with the album might get the impression that The Soft Bulletin is some unoriginal mash of things borrowed from others, when in fact it is one of the most original and adventurous recordings to come along in decades.
Name: dean
Subject: I forget
-- Aug 5, 2006 at 2:48AM
Yeah, also Pink Floyds vocalist make Coyne look like a complete and utter beginner....which he is
Pink Floyd absolutely delete The Flaming Lips
Name: dean
Subject: davids
-- Aug 5, 2006 at 2:46AM
This is a good album musically...but vocally it is absolutely disgraceful! The "vocalist" is out of tune 90% of the time, is reaching for notes which are obviously out of his range, wobblems around notes making him sound awkard....dreadful!
The guy isn't going for some effect either! The sad thing is he is trying is best to sing properly, but can't!
Get some lessons Coyne!
Name: mahtain
Subject: yes is better?
-- May 9, 2005 at 1:19PM
umm, tied w/yoshimi? these guys remind me of the "other" side of eno-tunes. Unlike most prog bands, this appeals to a wider range of ears, and is much more re-listenable over and over.
c'mon "owen", you really are a lost pup if you're thinkin yes beats this band in any way (other than their bass player riffs)...keep smokin ya stuff and stay in the early 70's, "classic" radio luvs ya....try some muslim gauze
Name: Mark Andersen
Subject: Soft Bulletin review
-- Jul 5, 2004 at 7:13AM
OK review, but I tend to think there's less of a prog-rock influence in the album and more of a classic "Wall of sound" production. Ever heard of "Pet Sounds" or Phil Spector??!! The Soft Bulletin is almost a tribute to Pet Sounds to my ears, especially "Buggin'".
Well, whatever! Just thought I'd inject that into the mix.
Thanks
Mark
Name: Jawn
Subject: Pearl Jam rules
-- May 19, 2003 at 12:56AM
Pearl Jam is better @ the bottom nirvana comment
Name: Hazal Mohammed
Subject: Soft Bulletin
-- Jan 11, 2003 at 7:59PM
In this pop ridden age, I've found myself with only a few albums to latch onto (Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Beck's Sea Change being the notables of last year) so I've been delving into the past to see what I've missed during my Nirvana/grunge phase (In Utero's still a masterpiece of an album, no matter how many people say Nevermind was where it was at) and was utterly delighted when I came across this album. Every track is solid and each spin is different. You're always picking out subtle nuances you missed on the previous listen. So, until rock escapes the veil of pop tripe, I'll gladly continue to check the back catalogs, waiting for the moment when I find another Soft Bulletin.
Name: markal hendricks
Subject: yoshimi
-- Dec 13, 2002 at 12:13AM
Although everthing said about the soft bulletin is correct the pink robot cd is even greater almost as good as hit to death in the future head . SORRY its all good
Name: Sara Vidoni Guidoni
Subject: thank you Wayne !
-- Dec 4, 2000 at 7:33PM
I was looking for something exciting...then I found my dope...thanks to "The Soft Bulletin" I have a new reason to belive that the Pink Floyd are not the last great band in the Universe...thank you Wayne !!!!
Name: Stephen
Subject: Soft Bulletin
-- Jun 6, 2000 at 6:56PM
This album rules. I can't stop listening, singing, humming, sharing it. A great album; so what if Yes did something similar? is it a competition, or can artists be influenced by other artists? If you wanna play that game,every album is a rip off of something else.
Name: Jason
Subject: Soft Bulletin
-- Apr 22, 2000 at 3:54PM
I was just wanting to know what view of humanity is presented in the Soft Bulletin?
Name: Bob
Subject: The Soft Bulletin
-- Feb 27, 2000 at 2:57AM
Please.......take.....cd away! Can't stop listening to The Soft Bulletin. I feel like I have been preparing for this record all my life. Timeless. Thank you!
Name: Tim
Subject: Soft Bulletin
-- Feb 10, 2000 at 9:17PM
I'm new to this site and to the Flaming Lips. I ran a search to find reviews of The Soft Bulletin, which I think is the stunning. You got it just right, Jody. I can't stop listening to this record. Now I have a better understanding why. Thanks.
Name: Owen meany
Subject: Yes
-- Feb 1, 2000 at 12:48AM
Flaming Lips could (and should) get sued by Yes for plagarism. There's nothing on this record Yes didn't do close to 20 years ago,.
Name: Eric Gafner
Subject: The Soft Bulletin
-- Jan 13, 2000 at 8:25PM
After reading all of the reviews, I bought this album. I don't understand what all of the fuss is about. I thought the earlier Flaming Lips was OK (Preist Driven, Telepathic), and think The Soft Bulletin is so-so at best. My fave tune is Waiting for a Superman, but I find songs like Spoonfull and
Spiderbite a tad pretentious.
Everyone else seems to like it, though...
Name: Andy Trullinger
Subject: I am sorry, Jody!
-- Sep 27, 1999 at 5:25AM
Jody, let me first say my response to your Owsley review still stands. I meant what I said at the time, but I MUST give you credit and praise. You nailed this record. I feared, in this time of such bland, sad music, I was the only one in love with Soft Bulletin. I was wrong.
Please forgive me for my harsh response to the Owsley review. Your observant, thoughtful review of this record quite frankly makes me feel embarrased at my rush to judgement on you. That sounds like I only changed my tune because I found a record we agree on, but it's not the case. Your words, although much more eloquent, are just what mine would have been. This record is indeed capable of standing the test of time, and I will let you in on a little secret: "waiting for a superman" makes me almost want to cease being a songwriter myself, as I think it may be nearly impossible to match.
Again, sorry to rush to judgement. Can we agree to disagree?
Name: Jody Beth Rosen Responds
Subject: Re: 4-track
-- Sep 12, 1999 at 10:43PM
>Would you rather be >stranded on a desert >island with PJ >Harvey's "4-track >Demos" or the >immaculately >produced "Is This >Desire?"
Well, Chris, I love both albums equally for different reasons following the often-diplomatic/egalitarian slant of my life), but "Is This Desire" beats out "4-Track Demos" by a nosehair. I'm a sucker for escapism in all its forms, and I'm totally sucked into an album that's the musical equivalent of great cinema ("4-TD" serves the same emotional purpose that a movie like "Clerks" serves -- it appeals to the same part of the brain.)And since I'm not an especially visually-oriented person (never been any good at art, and I'm not quite the movie buff some of my friends are), I tend to get off on aural stimulation. I seek pieces of art that send me soaring from the tedium of the day-to-day thing. I mean, under-produced music is capable of doing that, but it has to be really well-written, and therein lies the challenge, I suppose. It's easier to mask stuff like mediocre songwriting when you've got 64 tracks to play with. But whatever. I still like the geek stuff.
Name: Chris
Subject: 4-track
-- Sep 12, 1999 at 10:16PM
Not sure about your dissing of "the 4-track stuff" (and not just cause I'm a 4-track creator myself). Would you rather be stranded on a desert island with PJ Harvey's "4-track Demos" or the immaculately produced "Is This Desire?"
Name: Dr No
Subject: The Picture
-- Sep 7, 1999 at 2:18PM
The cover is now strarting to strike me less Zabriskie-Point then Tom Courtenay in Lonliness of Long Distance Runner with a touch of late night Showtime Euro-boobie movie.
Either way the music is good, and better than anything Leonard Cohen did in the 80s.
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