20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986–2006

20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986-2006
Compilation album by The Flaming Lips
Released	March 27, 2006 (U.K.)
Recorded	1986–2006
Genre	Indie rock
Length	67:24
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	The Flaming Lips and Various
The Flaming Lips compilation chronology
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) 20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986-2006 (2006) iTunes Originals - The Flaming Lips (2007)

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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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Waynes Intro.."Smoking a "J" with the Fearless Freaks"	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.

See also

• 2006 in music

References

1. Matt LeMay (2006-04-16). "The Flaming Lips: 20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986-2006 | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchforkmedia.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.