This is his writing, not mine. This was originally posted by the user siQness. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin DEMASTERED (2006) I found this on the Indie Rock boards on IGN.

RexвЂ™s вЂњBallrooms of Mars,вЂќ Queen and David BowieвЂ™s вЂњUnder Pressure,вЂќ and MadonnaвЂ™s вЂњBorderline,вЂќ a song they recorded with Stardeath and White Dwarfs, who also appear on the literally titled The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon, all show what they took from those artists and what they gave back. (And speaking of indulgence, check out the unlisted bonus track, which offers some 29 minutes of speaker-hopping static assault.)The Flaming Lips вЂ“ Peaches Doing Dark Side Of The Moon (2009/2017)The Flaming Lips have a flair for making other artistsвЂ™ music their own. Nowhere are the bandвЂ™s pop smarts more evident than on вЂњThe Sun,вЂќ which freely quotes Carole KingвЂ™s вЂњSo Far Away,вЂќ or on the undeniably catchy вЂњGingerale Afternoon (The Astrology of a Saturday)вЂќ and вЂњFrogsвЂќ tracks like вЂњFelt Good to BurnвЂќ and вЂњHalloween on the Barbary Coast,вЂќ meanwhile, indulge fully in the trademark weirdness that got the group this far. Though not as conceptually tight as In a Priest Driven Ambulance, the album is no less cohesive or imaginative, and in its way serves as the bridge between the bandвЂ™s noisier, more hallucinatory indie work and the acid-bubblegum aesthetic perfected on their later Warner Bros.

While it might be more fun than impressive, fun has always been a vital part of the Flaming LipsвЂ™ best music.

Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin Demastered