The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin [UK]

9 (out of 10) - "...THE SOFT BULLETIN may be the most extraordinary rock record you'll hear all year....a symphonic work of fully realized cosmic pop, full of surging sweeping melodicism and expansive, heart tugging tunes..."
"...a vertiginous rainbow swirl that crams so many ideas into so many tight spaces that each track is like a perfectly rendered Joseph Cornell box..." - Rating: A
Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."
Ranked #2 in CMJ's "Top 30 Editorial Picks [for 1999]."
"...may be the Lips' most challenging, yet still wonderfully exaggerated and far-reaching to date....The group's spaced-out moments, which came off as compelling little accidents in the past, are now more lucid, moody and colorful than ever..."
4 stars (out of 5) - "...THE SOFT BULLETIN is a smart, snappy record full of great tunes..."
Ranked #6 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[U]plifting, orchestral swell and joyful psych experiments."
Ranked #6 in Mojo Magazine's "Best of 1999."
"...a stately parade of sound...Very curious, very gripping, very fine."
9 out of 10 - "...a joyous, celestial celebration of sound. Rhythmic and piano-laden, it's heavenly in both its conception and execution..."