Fearless Freaks
* The Flaming Lips: With You (10.0 mb) | Space Age Love Song (6.0 mb) | Moth In The Incubator (7.5 mb)
From 8 Live Flaming Lips Tracks 1986-1996 : Film Premiere Giveaway
Not too long ago I learned of the existence of a feature length documentary film about The Flaming Lips. I was immediately intrigued because the Lips have been one of my favorite bands since they released Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. They’re one of the most consistently intriguing and innovative bands out there today.
So, after reading multiple rave reviews about the documentary, The Fearless Freaks: The Life And Times Of An American Invention?!?, I finally managed to track down a copy (actually it wasn’t all that hard, I just didn’t realize that they’d released it on dvd yet) and for once the mainstream critics weren’t wrong. This movie absolutely rocked. It’s an incredibly intimate, lovingly documented look into the world of The Flaming Lips. Bradley Beesley presented an unflinching portrait of this band - from the ups of their incredible stage show to the lows of family and band members drug problems. This movie shows it all.
This documentary is highly recommended and is right up there with Jandek On Corwood, Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King and This Is Spinal Tap as some of my all time favorite documentaries.
The music on this disc was compiled by Bradley Beesley, the director of this documentary. This was handed out at the SXSW film premiere.
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