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• The Flaming Lips are a psychedelic rock band from Oklahoma City who have received critical praise and an ever expanding fan base for their unique brand of alternative rock.

• Fast Facts

  1. Genres: Alternative rock, Experimental rock
  2. Origin: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  3. Years active: 1983 - present
  4. Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
  5. Studio albums: 11
  6. Grammy Awards: 3
  7. Wayne's brother, Mark Coyne, was an original member of the group
  8. Jonathan Donahue left the band in 1990 to form Mercury Rev
  9. Guitarist Ronald Jones was a member of the group from 1991 to 1996

• Early Career

  The Flaming Lips first burst onto the music scene with their 1993 hit song "She Don't Use Jelly" off the album Transmissions from the Satellite Heart. The success of that album earned the band an opening slot for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and led to appearances on the shows Beverly Hills 90210 and MTV's Beavis and Butthead.

• Re-Emergence

  After six years of experimental albums and moderate success, the band hit it big again with 1999's critically praised album The Soft Bulletin. Using their newfound fame, the band released the commercially successful Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots which earned them a Grammy award for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance."

• Band Members

  • Wayne Coyne - Guitar/Vocals
  • Michael Ivins - Bass
  • Steven Drozd - Multi-instrumentalist
  • Kliph Scurlock - Drums

• Studio Albums

  • 1986: Hear It Is
  • 1987: Oh My Gawd!!!
  • 1989: Telepathic Surgery
  • 1990: In a Priest Driven Ambulance
  • 1992: Hit to Death in the Future Head
  • 1993: Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
  • 1995: Clouds Taste Metallic
  • 1997: Zaireeka
  • 1999: The Soft Bulletin
  • 2002: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
  • 2006: At War with the Mystics

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