Flaming Lips to cover Dark Side of the Moon

[Placebo Headwound]

http://pitchfork.com/news/36828-flaming-lips-to-cover-pink-floyds-idark-side-of-the-mooni/

According to an L.A. Times report, the Flaming Lips are set to follow-up their life- (and death)-affirming LP Embryonic with a full-album redo of Pink Floyd's gazillion-selling 1973 psych-rock classic Dark Side of the Moon.

The Lips version of Dark Side is a collaboration with the band Stardeath and White Dwarfs (which includes Wayne Coyne's nephew Dennis Coyne as a member), and features guest spots from Henry Rollins and Peaches. It will most probably be an iTunes-only release.

The announcement was made last night during a Q&A session with fans at a MySpace show last night at L.A.'s Nike/Ricardo Montalbán Theater. (Check out photos from the gig after the jump and in the photobook here.)

Other tidbits revealed: While Embryonic was the final album of the Flaming Lips' current contract with Warner Bros., they plan on sticking with the label for future releases.

Also, the video for "Watching the Planets" features a nude Wayne Coyne (as well as a bunch of nude bikers). The internet's not ready.

God damn holy shit it's going to be awesome. I really hope they make it into their own thing like they do with some of their live covers. And not even a week after Embryonic's release.

Also, while I'm at it, let's also make this an Embryonic discussion thread.

[Samus Aran]

what the christ lol

can't wait to see how this works out but i can't help but be skeptical, that's some pretty goddamn sacred ground they're touching, no doubt in strange ways

[mouse parade]

holy shit

do want

[Placebo Headwound]

what the christ lol

can't wait to see how this works out but i can't help but be skeptical, that's some pretty goddamn sacred ground they're touching, no doubt in strange ways

I think that they're definitely going to do a damned good job of it. I just hope they don't do it exactly as the original was and add in a bunch of crazy shit to make it more like an actual Flaming Lips album, which they probably will.

Also, lol nude Wane Coyne.

[Hiro]

Sounds awesome.

[sans culottes]

WHAT THE FUCK
do not want

[Placebo Headwound]

WHAT THE FUCK
do not want

I am offended.

[Samus Aran]

WHAT THE FUCK
do not want

you don't even like the flaming lips so why would you even care

[the shortest route to the sea]

THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS EVER

...I'm actually a bit worried about Stardeath. They were pretty good, but they weren't great. But that won't drag the F'lips down. Peaches influence will be hilarious...I want to hear on Money.

[spaceman]

Thief you bastard you stole my thread. :[

Anyways fuck yeah i cant wait.

[Geno]

sounds cool I guess

[Dullahan]

Thief you bastard you stole my thread. :[

i guess that's why he calls himself that

[spaceman]

i guess that's why he calls himself that

obviously. 

[Boogus Epirus Aurelius]

I love the lips and everything, but I'm not interested in this.

[Mando Pandango]

...

i'm ok with this