Stuff like this is why I'm glad the Flaming Lips are still making music, even if their previous album didn't do it for me. The Flips partnered with Stardeath and White Dwarfs (a collaboration that gave us this masterpiece) and brought in Henry Rollins for some voice over work to create an inspired cover of Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon album. The result is a wholly inventive and enjoyable album, one that is crazy enough to make the boys from Floyd proud while still staying true to the original by refusing to mess with some of the classic elements that define the album: the bass line from Money, the vocal solo from The Great Gig in the Sky, the laughing madman on Brain Damage, and a few other legendary moments.
Here are some examples:
On the Run
Money
Of course, the cover wouldn't be complete unless someone mixed the album with The Wizard of Oz. So click here to see an example of that (wouldn't let me embed).
Can they pull it off live? You bet they can.
Watch the whole album played live here.
Buy the album here.
Happy Friday!
Stew
Did you click the first link yet? The one that uses the word 'masterpiece'? Because you should.
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