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''At War with the Mystics'' won a 2006 [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] and [[Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]. The album was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Album]] [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]. The 5.1 mix of the album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album|Best Surround Sound Album]] in 2008. |
''At War with the Mystics'' won a 2006 [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] and [[Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]. The album was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Album]] [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]. The 5.1 mix of the album was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album|Best Surround Sound Album]] in 2008. |
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As of 2009 it has sold 220,000 copies in United States according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref> |
As of 2009 it has sold 220,000 copies in United States according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lips/flaming-lips-dial-down-the-whimsy-on-embryonic-idUSTRE58P07P20090926|title=Flaming Lips dial down the whimsy on "Embryonic"|date=26 September 2009|publisher=|via=Reuters}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Revision as of 08:07, 3 November 2017
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | B+[11] |
At War with the Mystics is the eleventh studio album by The Flaming Lips. It was released on April 3, 2006, in international markets, and April 4, 2006, in the United States. The album is more guitar-driven and features more politically themed lyrics than The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
At War with the Mystics won a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album was nominated for the Best Alternative Album Grammy. The 5.1 mix of the album was nominated for Best Surround Sound Album in 2008.
As of 2009 it has sold 220,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Flaming Lips
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)" | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Free Radicals (A Hallucination of the Christmas Skeleton Pleading with a Suicide Bomber)" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "The Sound of Failure / It's Dark... Is It Always This Dark??" | 7:18 |
| 4. | "My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life as Blazing Shield of Defiance and Optimism as Celestial Spear of Action)" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Vein of Stars" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "The Wizard Turns On... The Giant Silver Flashlight and Puts on His Werewolf Moccasins" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "It Overtakes Me / The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand a Chance?" | 6:50 |
| 8. | "Mr. Ambulance Driver" | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Haven't Got a Clue" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Pompeii am Götterdämmerung" | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Goin' On" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 54:53 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (This track originally appeared on Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen) | 6:36 |
| 14. | "The Gold in the Mountain of Our Madness" (Also appears as the final track on the Japanese import version) | 4:47 |
| 15. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" (Long version) | 5:22 |
| 16. | "Time Travel...YES!!" (Non-album track, featuring Steven Michael Burns) | 3:21 |
At War with the Mystics 5.1
Like The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi, At War with the Mystics was released as a special edition 5.1 CD+DVD-Audio mix on October 24, 2006. It is accompanied with studio outtakes, videos and exclusive radio sessions.
Package content
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)" | 5:22 |
| 2. | "Free Radicals (A Hallucination of the Christmas Skeleton Pleading with a Suicide Bomber)" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "The Sound of Failure / It's Dark... Is It Always This Dark??" | 7:18 |
| 4. | "My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life as Blazing Shield of Defiance and Optimism as Celestial Spear of Action)" | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Vein of Stars" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "The Wizard Turns On... The Giant Silver Flashlight and Puts on His Werewolf Moccasins" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "It Overtakes Me / The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand a Chance?" | 6:55 |
| 8. | "Mr. Ambulance Driver" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Haven't Got a Clue" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat)" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Pompeii am Götterdämmerung" | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Goin' On" | 3:37 |
Outtakes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Why Does It End?" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "You Gotta Hold On" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Your Face Can Tell the Future" | 5:21 |
| 4. | "The Gold in the Mountain of Our Madness" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Time Travel?? Yes!!" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 6:36 |
Radio sessions
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion" | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Goin' On" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Unmade Bed / No Quarter" | 6:56 |
| 4. | "The Sound of Failure" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Vein of Stars" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Vein of Stars" (Operatic Spook) | 4:15 |
| 7. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" (Chicken Fried Hoedown Protest Rally) | 4:44 |
| 8. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" (In Anatropous Reflex) | 4:22 |
Videos
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Ambulance Driver" | 05:00 |
| 2. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" | 04:06 |
| 3. | "The W.A.N.D." | 03:48 |
| 4. | "2006 OKC Classen High Commencement Speech" | 12:18 |
Personnel
The Flaming Lips
- Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, mixing, production
- Steven Drozd – guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals, mixing, production
- Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, production, additional engineering
- Kliph Scurlock – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Scott Booker – production
- Dave Fridmann – additional songwriting, production, mixing, programming, engineering, mastering
- Greg Kurstin – additional songwriting, production, backing vocals and instruments on "Haven't Got a Clue"
References
- ^ "Reviews for At War With The Mystics by The Flaming Lips". Metacritic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "At War with the Mystics – The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Collis, Clark (April 7, 2006). "The Flaming Lips: At War with the Mystics". Entertainment Weekly: 59.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (March 31, 2006). "The Flaming Lips, At War With the Mystics". The Guardian. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Gill, Andy (March 31, 2006). "Album: The Flaming Lips". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 6, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Appleford, Steve (March 26, 2006). "Lips flame with pure euphoria". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Long, Pat (March 31, 2006). "The Flaming Lips: At War With The Mystics". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (April 2, 2006). "The Flaming Lips: At War With the Mystics". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "The Flaming Lips: At War with the Mystics". Q (238): 118. May 2006.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (April 6, 2006). "At War With The Mystics". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Hermes, Will (April 2006). "The Flaming Lips: At War With the Mystics". Spin. 22 (4): 89. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Flaming Lips dial down the whimsy on "Embryonic"". 26 September 2009 – via Reuters.
External links
- At War with the Mystics at MusicBrainz (list of releases)