Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is the tenth studio album by The Flaming Lips, released by Warner Bros. Records on July 16, 2002, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. It is characterized by electronic-influenced, psychedelic-tinged indie rock compositions. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Yoshimi was well-received critically and commercially, helping the band break into the mainstream.

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The album was adapted into a musical in 2012. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots received acclaim from music critics. Calling the album 'as strange as it is wonderful,' Billboard nonetheless noted that 'beneath the sunny, computer-generated atmospherics and the campy veneer of talk about gladiator-style clashes between man and machines with emotions, Yoshimi is actually a somber rumination on love and survival in an unfathomable world.' Tom Moon of Rolling Stone praised the album's 'ambitious' production, while Fortune magazine called it 'a lush and haunting electronic symphony.'

Uncut declared that 'even by their standards, Yoshimi is astonishing.' Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a three-star honorable mention rating, indicating 'an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure'. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots appeared in the best-albums-of-the-decade lists of several music publications, such as Rolling Stone (#27) and Uncut (#11), with Uncut also declaring it the greatest album released in the magazine's lifetime. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was announced in March 2007 that the album would be made into a Broadway musical by The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin and director Des McAnuff. Frontman Wayne Coyne said of the plot: ' There's the real world and then there's this fantastical world.

This girl, the Yoshimi character, is dying of cancer. And these two guys are battling to come visit her in the hospital. And as one of the boyfriends envisions trying to save the girl, he enters this other dimension where Yoshimi is this Japanese warrior and the pink robots are an incarnation of her disease. It's almost like the disease has to win in order for her soul to survive. Or something like that. ' Des McAnuff stated that Aaron Sorkin exited the project after it became clear the musical would be sung through.

The musical includes existing songs from the album, as well as two other Flaming Lips albums, The Soft Bulletin and At War with the Mystics. The show received its world premiere at the Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse in November 2012, starring Kimiko Glenn as Yoshimi Yasukawa, Paul Nolan as Ben Nickel, Nik Walker as Booker, Pearl Sun as Mrs.

Yasukawa, John Haggerty as Mr. Yasukawa and Tom Hewitt as Dr. Tracklist 01.

Contents. Structure and release The lyrics of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots concern a diverse array of subject matter, mostly ponderings about, artificial, and, while telling the story of Yoshimi's battle. The title character is inspired by / member, following a comment in the Flaming Lips studio that her machine-sound abstract singing sounds like she is battling monsters—Coyne added 'pink'. P-We also performs on the album.

Some listeners consider Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots to be a; however, the story is debated, as it is only directly apparent in the first four tracks. Despite the story-type title and science fiction themes of the album, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has made it clear that the album is not intended to be a concept album. The vocal melody of track one, 'Fight Test', echoes 's '. Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, is receiving royalties following a relatively uncontentious settlement. The band's frontman, Wayne Coyne, claims that he was unaware of the songs' similarities until producer Dave Fridmann pointed them out.

This claim however is contradicted by his statement to Rolling Stone magazine: 'I know 'Father and Son' and I knew there would be a little bit of comparison. 'Fight Test' is not a reference necessarily to the ideas of 'Father and Son', but definitely a reference to the cadence, the melody, and chord progression. I think it's such a great arrangement of chords and melody'. The final track, 'Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)', won a 2002 for. The Flaming Lips also won the same award for 'The Wizard Turns On.'

, taken from, in 2006. In addition to the single format, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was also released as a special two-disc release in 2003. This version contains the regular album and a containing various alternate takes, video footage from the album recordings, and the for The Flaming Lips',.

In addition to bonus content on the DVD, there is a 5.1 version of the entire album included. There was also a limited edition translucent red LP version. The front cover contains the Japanese text 「ザ・フレーミング・リップスは、あなたが人生と、このレコードをエンジョイしてくれることを願っています。」 The inside cover has the text 「君は一番美しい顔をしている。」 In recent years, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots has proved itself to have a bigger commercial impact than the band's 1999 breakthrough album, and became their first -certified release in April 2006. In 2003, British DJ released a mashup album called which paired instrumentals from the album with rap samples and lyrics.

For the television show, Flaming Lips re-wrote the song 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' into 'Phoebe Battles The Pink Robots' to fit one of. The music video appears on Disc 4 of the 9th Season DVD. As a 2014 April Fool's gag, posted a fake trailer for Yoshimi: Fall of the Chosen starring members of The Flaming Lips. The short is laced with references from the album: 'Evil Natured Robots Programed to Destroy Us' scrolls by during news footage, 'Yoshimi!

Don't let them eat me!' Is heard in the dialogue, and there is a quick shot of Yoshimi taking her vitamins. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 84/100 Review scores Source Rating B+ 9/10 8.4/10 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots received acclaim from music critics. Calling the album 'as strange as it is wonderful,' nonetheless noted that 'beneath the sunny, computer-generated atmospherics and the campy veneer of talk about gladiator-style clashes between man and machines with emotions, Yoshimi is actually a somber rumination on love and survival in an unfathomable world.' Tom Moon of praised the album's 'ambitious' production, while magazine called it 'a lush and haunting electronic symphony.'

Declared that 'even by their standards, Yoshimi is astonishing.' Of gave the album a three-star honorable mention rating, indicating 'an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure'. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots appeared in the best-albums-of-the-decade lists of several music publications, such as Rolling Stone (#27) and Uncut (#11), with Uncut also declaring it the greatest album released in the magazine's lifetime.

The album was also included in the book. As of 2009 it has sold 570,000 copies in United States according to. Musical It was announced in March 2007 that the album would be made into a musical by creator and director.

Frontman said of the plot: “ There's the real world and then there's this fantastical world. This girl, the Yoshimi character, is dying of cancer. And these two guys are battling to come visit her in the hospital. And as one of the boyfriends envisions trying to save the girl, he enters this other dimension where Yoshimi is this Japanese warrior and the pink robots are an incarnation of her disease. It's almost like the disease has to win in order for her soul to survive.

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Or something like that. ” stated that Aaron Sorkin exited the project after it became clear the musical would be.

The musical includes existing songs from the album, as well as two other Flaming Lips albums, The Soft Bulletin and At War with the Mystics. The show received its world premiere at the Tony Award-winning in November 2012, starring as Yoshimi Yasukawa, Paul Nolan as Ben Nickel, Nik Walker as Booker, Pearl Sun as Mrs. Yasukawa, John Haggerty as Mr. Yasukawa and Tom Hewitt as Dr. Adaptations Michael Buckley's short story Yoshimi and the Robot is inspired by the song. Track listing All tracks written by The Flaming Lips (, ) except where noted.

Title Length 1. ' (The Flaming Lips, ) 4:14 2. 'One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21' 4:59 3.

'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 'In the Morning of the Magicians' 6:18 6. 'Are You a Hypnotist??' 'It's Summertime' 4:20 9.

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' (The Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann) 3:33 10. 'All We Have Is Now' 3:53 11. 'Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)' 3:09 Total length: 47:25 Special edition DVD-Audio No. Title Length 1. 'Fight Test' 4:12 2.

'One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21' 5:01 3. 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 'In the Morning of the Magicians' 6:25 6. 'Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell' 4:25 7. 'Are You a Hypnotist??' 'It's Summertime' 5:45 9.

'Do You Realize??' 'All We Have Is Now' 3:53 11. 'Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)' 3:12 Bonus DVD audio tracks No. Title Length 1. 'Up Above the Daily Hum' 2. 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt.

1' (Japanese version) 3. 'If I Go Mad (Funeral in My Head)' 4. 'Do You Realize?? Floating in Space Remix' (Edit) 5. 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1' (AOL sessions) 6. 'Do You Realize??'

(CD101 version) Bonus DVD video tracks No. Title Length 1. 'Do You Realize??' (Mark Pellington version) 2.

'Do You Realize??' (Wayne Coyne.

Bradley Beesley. George Salisbury version) 3. 'Making of the Do You Realize??' 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 'Making of the Yoshimi Video' 6.

'Fight Test' 7. 'Phoebe Battles the Pink Robots' 8. 'Christmas on Mars' (Movie trailer) 9. 'Making of the Yoshimi DVD-A' 10. 'Are You a Hypnotist??'

(George's Photogenic Stimulation Theory #1134) DVD-ROM extras No. Title Length 1. 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1' (Animated episode) 2. 'Fight Test' (Animated episode) Personnel The Flaming Lips. – songwriting, cover paintings,. – songwriting, guitars, electronics, bass, vocals, mixing, production.

– songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, production, additional engineering Additional personnel. – vocalization. – additional songwriting, production, mixing, engineering,. – production.

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