| 20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986–2006 | ||||
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| Released | March 27, 2006 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1986–2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 67:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | The Flaming Lips and various | |||
| The Flaming Lips compilation chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.0/10)[1] |
20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986–2006 is an updated version of the free compilation CD given away at the SXSW Film premier of The Flaming Lips documentary "The Fearless Freaks", a film by Bradley Beesley. It is a predominantly live compilation, recorded throughout the career of the Flaming Lips (between 1986 and 2003), though the first three tracks are recorded in the studio. These are: the introduction by Wayne Coyne, "Free Radicals" from the current album At War with the Mystics and "Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear", a previously unavailable track.
Some notable tracks contained on this compilation are "Shine on Sweet Jesus", a track recorded live with a short lived line-up which included Jonathan Donahue (of Mercury Rev), and current Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann, also of Mercury Rev. There is also a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" (sung with the lyrics "Whole Lotta Satan"), which is played before "Cant Stop the Spring". The track "Sleeping on the Roof" is a live recording from the Flaming Lips' "Parking Lot Experiments" in 1996, where the band got some of their fans to play pre-recorded tapes (of music by the band) in their car stereos simultaneously.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Wayne's Intro" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Free Radicals" (from At War with the Mystics) | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear..." | 5:04 |
| 4. | "With You" (from Hear It Is) | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Whole Lotta Love/Can't Stop the Spring" (Led Zeppelin cover/from Oh My Gawd!!!) | 5:50 |
| 6. | "Shine on Sweet Jesus – Jesus Song No. 5" (from In a Priest Driven Ambulance) | 5:36 |
| 7. | "Space Age Love Song" (Flock of Seagulls cover) | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Moth in the Incubator" (from "Transmissions from the Satellite Heart") | 5:37 |
| 9. | "When You Smile/Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles*" (from Clouds Taste Metallic) | 12:05 |
| 10. | "Sleeping on the Roof" | 14:31 |
| 11. | "The Observer" (from The Soft Bulletin) | 5:15 |
* – Not mentioned on CD track list.
