Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Flaming Lips album)
| Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | ||||
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Warner Bros. Records | ||||
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a
movie soundtracks
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Release
On April 27, 2018, it was announced that The Flaming Lips would release a new compilation album titled Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 on June 1 through
Warner Bros. Records.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic's Heather Phares noted that it "does an admirable job of boiling down their sprawling quarter-century stint on Warner Bros. into a slightly more manageable three-disc set", ultimately concluding that the album "caters to all levels of Flaming Lips fans and does it well".[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Coyne/Drozd/Ivins, except when noted.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Talking 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever)" | Transmissions From the Satellite Heart (1993) | 4:40 | |
| 6. | "She Don't Use Jelly" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Transmissions From the Satellite Heart | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Chewin' the Apple of Your Eye" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Transmissions From the Satellite Heart | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Slow Nerve Action" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Transmissions From the Satellite Heart | 5:53 |
| 9. | "Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Clouds Taste Metallic (1995) | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Brainville" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Clouds Taste Metallic | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Lightning Strikes the Postman" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Clouds Taste Metallic | 2:50 |
| 12. | "When You Smile" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Clouds Taste Metallic | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Bad Days [Aurally Excited Version]" | Coyne/Drozd/Ivins/Jones | Clouds Taste Metallic | 4:38 |
| 14. | "Riding to Work in the Year 2025" | Zaireeka (1997) | 5:53 | |
| 15. | "Race for the Prize (Sacrifice of the New Scientists)" | The Soft Bulletin (1999) | 4:16 | |
| 16. | "Waitin' for a Superman (Is It Gettin' Heavy?)" | The Soft Bulletin | 4:18 | |
| 17. | "The Spark That Bled" | The Soft Bulletin | 5:55 | |
| 18. | "What Is the Light?" | The Soft Bulletin | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " At War With the Mystics (2006) | 3:42 | ||
| 6. | "Pompeii am Gotterdammerung" | At War With the Mystics | 4:21 | |
| 7. | "Vein of Stars" | At War With the Mystics | 4:10 | |
| 8. | "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)" | At War With The Mystics | 4:54 | |
| 9. | "Convinced of the Hex" | Embryonic (2009) | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "See the Leaves" | Embryonic | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Silver Trembling Hands" | Embryonic | 4:00 | |
| 12. | "Is David Bowie Dying?" | Coyne/Drozd | The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends (2012) | 6:39 |
| 13. | "Try to Explain" | Coyne/Drozd | The Terror (2013) | 4:44 |
| 14. | "Always There in Our Hearts" | Coyne/Drozd | The Terror | 4:36 |
| 15. | "How??" | Coyne/Drozd | Oczy Mlody (2017) | 4:24 |
| 16. | "There Should Be Unicorns" | Coyne/Drozd | Oczy Mlody | 5:51 |
| 17. | "The Castle" | Coyne/Drozd | Oczy Mlody | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zero To a Million" (previously unreleased demo, recorded 1991) | Coyne/Donahue/Ivins | 3:22 | |||
| 2. | "Jets (Cupid's Kiss Vs. the Psyche of Death) [2-Track Demo]" | Coyne/Donahue/Ivins | Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3) | Coyne/Drozd | 2:50 | |
| 14. | "I Was Zapped By the Lucky Super Rainbow" | Good Luck Chuck Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007) | 3:33 | |||
| 15. | "Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear, Pt. 2" | Coyne/Drozd | Gummy Song Fetus (2011) | 5:06 | ||
| 16. | "If Only I Had a Brain" | Arlen/Harburg | Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack (2005) | 2:16 | ||
| 17. | "Silent Night/Lord, Can You Hear Me" (from Silent Night Single) | Pierce | 4:33 | |||
| Total length: | 3:43:47 | |||||
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[3] | 9 |
References
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (August 30, 2018). "The Flaming Lips Announce New Greatest Hits Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1- The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 37. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved September 20, 2023.