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* ''Christmas on Mars'' OST (2008) |
* ''Christmas on Mars'' OST (2008) |
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* ''Embryonic'' (2009) |
* ''Embryonic'' (2009) |
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* ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' <ref>With Stardeath and White Dwarfs, plus [[ |
* ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' <ref>With Stardeath and White Dwarfs, plus [[Peaches]] and [[Henry Rollins]]. Cover of the [[Pink Floyd]] album.</ref> (2009) |
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* ''The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends'' <ref>A collaborative album featuring [[ |
* ''The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends'' <ref>A collaborative album featuring [[Kesha]], [[Bon Iver]], Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Prefuse 73, Tame Impala, Jim James (from My Morning Jacket), [[Nick Cave]], Lightning Bolt, [[Yoko Ono|Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band]], Neon Indian, Erykah Badu, New Fumes, and Chris Martin (from [[Coldplay]]). Released exclusively on vinyl for Record Store Day.</ref> (2012) |
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This band provides examples of: |
This band provides examples of: |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Yoshimi in "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots". |
* [[Action Girl]]: Yoshimi in "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots". |
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* [[And Starring]]: Their full length cover of ''Dark Side of the Moon'', which is jointly credited to The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs (a band founded by one of Wayne Coyne's nephews), along with [[ |
* [[And Starring]]: Their full length cover of ''Dark Side of the Moon'', which is jointly credited to The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs (a band founded by one of Wayne Coyne's nephews), along with [[Henry Rollins]] and [[Peaches]]. |
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Kliph Scurlock was originally hired as a touring drummer for the ''Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'' tour, due to Steve Drozd branching out to keyboards and other assorted instruments, but was eventually brought in as the band's full-time drummer. |
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Kliph Scurlock was originally hired as a touring drummer for the ''Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'' tour, due to Steve Drozd branching out to keyboards and other assorted instruments, but was eventually brought in as the band's full-time drummer. |
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** Similarly, touring backing vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Derek Brown also recently became a full-time member. |
** Similarly, touring backing vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Derek Brown also recently became a full-time member. |
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** ''Yoshimi'' isn't really the best example of a concept album, because only the first four tracks have anything to do with one another. Their most recent album, ''Embryonic'', fits the description much more accurately, what with the recurring unnamed female protagonist, the subplot about the earth-visiting alien, the preoccupation with astrology and the cosmos (including several zodiac-named tracks), the perpetual themes of existentialism, the insignificance of humanity, and the search for meaning and morality, etc. |
** ''Yoshimi'' isn't really the best example of a concept album, because only the first four tracks have anything to do with one another. Their most recent album, ''Embryonic'', fits the description much more accurately, what with the recurring unnamed female protagonist, the subplot about the earth-visiting alien, the preoccupation with astrology and the cosmos (including several zodiac-named tracks), the perpetual themes of existentialism, the insignificance of humanity, and the search for meaning and morality, etc. |
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* [[Cover Album]]: The band decided to do a whole-album cover of Pink Floyd's ''Dark Side of the Moon'', which turned out exactly as bizarre as you'd expect |
* [[Cover Album]]: The band decided to do a whole-album cover of Pink Floyd's ''Dark Side of the Moon'', which turned out exactly as bizarre as you'd expect |
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* [[Cover Version]]: Apart from the ''Dark Side of the Moon'' album, these are quite rare on their albums. The reissue of ''Hear It Is'' has a cover of "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran, ''In a Priest Driven Ambulance'' has a cover of [[Louis Armstrong |
* [[Cover Version]]: Apart from the ''Dark Side of the Moon'' album, these are quite rare on their albums. The reissue of ''Hear It Is'' has a cover of "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran, ''In a Priest Driven Ambulance'' has a cover of [[Louis Armstrong|"What a Wonderful World"]], ''Transmissions from the Satellite Heart'' has a cover of Ed Cromarty and George Rush's "Plastic Jesus"<ref>probably best known for appearing in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''</ref>, ''At War With the Mystics''' iTunes release has a cover of [[Queen|"Killer Queen"]] (originally recorded for a tribute album) among the bonus tracks, ''Heady Fwends'' has a cover of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" (in collaboration with [[Music/Erykah Badu|Erykah Badu]])... and oh yeah, the ''A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording...By Amateurs'' compilation also brings up covers of "Strychnine" by The Sonics (mashed with [[Elvis Costello]]'s "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding"), [[Sonic Youth|"Death Valley '69"]], [[Led Zeppelin|"Thank You"]] and [[Neil Young (Music)|"After the Gold Rush"]]. |
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* [[Crossover]]: They once did a crossover performance with [[Beck]]. |
* [[Crossover]]: They once did a crossover performance with [[Beck]]. |
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** They also toured with [[Beck]] on his ''Sea Change'' tour in 2002. |
** They also toured with [[Beck]] on his ''Sea Change'' tour in 2002. |
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