The Flaming Lips, The - Fearless Freaks Details

Only For Big Lips Fans!!!

Having watched Dig, the excellent Dandy Warhols documentary I thought I would try this. I am not a big Flaming Lips fan, the only song I really know is Do You Realise. Having seen this film I certainly won't be seeking out their back catalogue.

Basically, the Flaming Lips are very self consciously 'wacky' and this really begins to grate after a while. The film is akin to listening to someone's 'free associations' after they have taken vast quantities of acid:-moments of interest but generally rambling and self indulgent.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Okay but more for fans

I've never really been able to get into The Flaming Lips and its only in recent years that I've seen why they're so big so I was interested in this documentary about then. Although there were several revealing moments, in the end I wasn't tempted to seek out any of their material and the documentary really didn't persuade me that they are anything more than a good live band with a nice line in gimmicks. Not really in the same calibre a doc as Dig! or The Ramones: End Of A Century.