The Flaming Lips

[adam]

I'm just getting into the Flaming Lips, and I'm curious what fans think about the relative quality of their albums. That is, I'm coming at them totally randomly...I bought Yoshimi, then saw the Fearless Freaks, and then picked up a three-pack of albums of The Soft Bulletin, Clouds Taste Metallic and Hit to Death in the Future Head.

I've been taking them in slowly, so I haven't even listened to HDFH yet, but, my god, am I ever enjoying Clouds Taste Metallic.

So, that's what I'm curious about. Are the albums with Ronald generally considered superior? (I have no reason to think they are, I'm just throwing that out as an example of the kind of thing I'm looking for). Also, if you know your opinion differs from the general opinion, I'd like to hear both.