musical commentary.

hi, this is courtesy of the flaming lips. it describes their song "a spoonful weighs a ton," off the soft bulletin.

This is where 'The Soft Bulletin' begins, as it immediately launches into two tales of science and confrontation of the unsolved. In 'Race For The Prize', two scientists who are striving to save the world by finding the cure to a disease. Can they cope with the pressure of expectation? Can they continue to operate at the vista of the unknowable and hold on to their ordinary lives as family men? Perversely, this is a totally driven and pure pop song, with the massive beats and driven piano playing providing movements of startlingly original bombast and forlorn empathy. 'A Spoonful Weighs A Ton' deals with some more scientists who are gambling with a planet's time by carrying out an unstoppable experiment with the sun. Flutes, strings, harps, drum machines, and perhaps the deepest bass you ever heard fire through the incredible stereo mix. The people are aghast at the risk, but the scientists forge ahead and their bravery finds them love, as their refusal to wait for the end saves the world.