Flaming Lips cover "Dark Side of the Moon"

[Battle.Angel]

I don't know that band, and I haven't listened to the songs but I just recently saw that on the front page of my iTunes store... So they've released a cover of the entire album!
What do you guys think?
I personally think you shouldn't touch such a mega-classic... Seriously.. Don't have people any respect anymore these days!? One song, ok. But the whole record?!

 

[EricT]

On my first trip to utah (god, if only I'd known then that I'd end up living in this shit hole), on 11/02/98, I saw phish cover Dark Side in it's entirety during their second set. Still my favorite phish set of all time, they gave their all on that and I enjoy bootlegs of that second set more than I like the original album.

So yeah, bands can cover it.

 

[Battle.Angel]

Well, I don't mind playing it live, but what I don't like, is making money with releasing the thing on a record.

 

[derek]

If The Lips do it, it's fine. Quality band.

 

[Brooks]

Well, I don't mind playing it live, but what I don't like, is making money with releasing the thing on a record.

Don't worry. Waters et al. will see plenty of it.


If that's your worry.

 

[Chromatose]

Les Claypool's Frog Brigade covering Animals is better than the original.

 

[EricT]

Les Claypool's Frog Brigade covering Animals is better than the original.

Damn right it is. AND I BOUGHT IT, FOR MONEY. Good live album.

 

[slashvanyoung]

Some can do it... Dream Theater can't.

I'd like to see Warrel covering the entire "Floodlands" album.

 

[Dead Winter]

Dream Theater could probably do it if they got rid of LaBrie.

 

[Brooks]

I rather liked Dream Theater's Dark Side. All of their covers, actually.

It probably goes without saying that their cover records trump their original output these days.

 

[Brooks]

Just listened to the clips.


DO NOT LIKE



Shame too, since Embryonic is so good.

 

[Shpongled]

Les Claypool's Frog Brigade covering Animals is better than the original.

When I was maybe 20, my friend had his birthday party at one of their shows and I went along. It was the shit, all they did was play Pink Floyd all night.

Also, did they shorten the name officially? When I saw them, they were going by "Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade". I even got a sticker with that whole phrase on it. It seems now it's been changed.

 

[EricT]

When I was maybe 20, my friend had his birthday party at one of their shows and I went along. It was the shit, all they did was play Pink Floyd all night.

Also, did they shorten the name officially? When I saw them, they were going by "Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade". I even got a sticker with that whole phrase on it. It seems now it's been changed.

Nah, just refered to as the Frog Brigade by fans. Gotta keep it short, and there's too many of his projects to keep track of...

Oysterhead
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
Primus
Les Claypool
Sausage
Les Claypool's Fancy Band
Les Claypool's Fancy Trio
Les Claypool and The Holy Mackerel

And Electric Apricot (I say it counts).

Pain in the ass to keep track of them all!

Edit: Changed them to order by rank.

 

[Chromatose]

Yeah I was never sure about that. The first covers CD I think has the whole thing on it, but then the second set (the entire Animals album cover, which I assume was released at the same time) has the shortened name. Well actually I think it says something like "Les Claypool's Frog Brigade."

Then they put out the studio album which is just "The Les Claypool Frog Brigade." Slightly Different.

As a result, I pretty much just refer to band as whatever, but the first name is still the best. Though if you look back at the album cover I'm pretty sure the Colonel and Fearless Flying fonts are much smaller than the Les Claypool's Frog Brigade fonts, SO WHO KNOWS, it's superfluous.

Yes I've thought this over many times before, hah.

 

[neal]

never heard this band, the name always made me think it was some horrible 80s indie limp wrist band from NYC with terrible haircuts.

 

[Brooks]

never heard this band, the name always made me think it was some horrible 80s indie limp wrist band from NYC with terrible haircuts.

Say no more!

 

[neal]

wow, wasnt expecting to dislike it so much

 

[Brooks]

It's not for everyone!


Try this, their newest record. It's different than that one, you might like it better.

 

[neal]

i do like it better, still cant say i like it though haha

 

[Super Mahrio]

I'd like to see Warrel covering the entire "Floodlands" album.

Indeed.

I really havent heard anything from the Flaming Lips since that Tangerine song years ago.