[Mr Cat]

I've already pre-prdered this one -

Item : Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Price : £12.99

Video Extracts:
Do You Realize?? (Original Mark Pellington edit)
Do You Realize?? (Alternative edit)
The Making of Do You Realize?? Video
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
The Making of the Yoshimi video#
Fight Test (video)
Phoebe Battles The Pink Robots (video)
Christmas on Mars (Coming Xmas 2003 Movie Trailer)
The Making of the Yoshimi DVD-A
Are you A Hypnotist?? (George's Photogentic Simulation Theory #1134)

Track List
Fight Test
One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt1
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt2
In The Morning Of The Magicians
Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell
Are You A Hypnotist??
It's Summertime
Do You Realize??
All We Have Is Now
Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
Up Above The Daily Hum
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 (Japanese Version)
If I Go Mad (Funeral In My Head)
Do You Realize?? (Floating In Space Remix - Edit)
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 (Rol Sessions)
Do You Realize?? (CD 101 Version)


Technical Details
Audio Advanced Resolution Multi-Channel Surround Sound ; Advanced Resolution Stereo ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound ; DTS 5.1 Surround Sound ; Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

[Dimmy]

I'll be buying it as soon as it's available.

The album sounds surprizingly potent in PLII Music Mode anyway, it'll be interesting to see whether the DVD-A is a significant improvement over the CD.

[Mr Cat]

I'm sure its alread available on - http://www.dvd4music.com/
but it costs 16.95 - but you do get a free sampler disc...but, I think I'll wait...

[bowenjones]

The release date has been delayed again.
Here's an extract from dvd reviewer.....Another DVD-Audio disc, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 5.1, which was originally due on 24th November now also shows up on 12th January.

[mugsy]

The official web site (flaminglips.com) is still saying 18th Nov for the US release date and 24th Nov for the UK.

Unfortunately, on play.com (where i've ordered from) are showing 12th Jan

Amazon.co.uk have it as 24th Nov - we''ll see if their website states they have any stock on Monday.

[mugsy]

Mine was despatched from play.com yesterday - should have it today/tomorrow

...only a 3 month wait

[Whiting]

Originally posted by mugsy
Mine was despatched from play.com yesterday - should have it today/tomorrow

Please post a review when you get it....I'd be interested.

Thanks.

[spike99]

Mine arrived this morning and I am now basking in its delight. Albeit with a neighbor friendly volume and the moment.

First impressions are that it has been worth the wait. Certainly not just a hi res port from CD. There are things going on in the room that were not happening on CD even with DPII enabled.

Enjoy yours!!

[Dimmy]

I'll look forward to getting my hands on it .

[mugsy]

It's a cracker all right - certainly the most prolific use of multi-channel audio i've heard to date. It makes such extensive use of all channels i've only just now noticed how tonally different my rears are to my front 3!

At 1st I was in awe of the full range music being flung from speaker to speaker. You soon forget about the 'gimicky' aspect of it and get totally lost in the music - I became disorientated on more than one occasion.

Big from me then

Oooh, nearly forgot about the extra DVD-Audio tracks and the vids - definate value for money. The acoustic version of Yoshimi Pt.1 played for AOL!? is my current fave.

[Floodedstatue]

Can I just be the first to say that the Flaming Lips are pants. The music is ok, and I'm sure the DVD-A is very good, but if the lead singer could sing he would be dangerous! Awful awful voice....

[mugsy]

I think there should be an "IMO" in there somewhere

I happen to like his singing style very much - I also like Pavement, Ben Kweller and Mercury Rev to name but a few. All fantastic artists (IMO ) with a similar singing style to Wayne from the Lips.

[Floodedstatue]

Sorry, IMO, The Flaming Lips are pants. I also dislike Mercury Rev, for the same reason. Music OK, singing CRAP. But it's obviously an acquired taste of singing, kind of 'cat-strangulation', IMO