This came out in 2003 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It’s easy to see why folks love The Flaming Lips.
First off, they make gorgeous albums of soaring, sweeping psychedelic pop. Second, they go on tour in bunny suits. And third, unlike so many artists, they don’t vanish between albums — they put out EPs like last spring’s Fight Test and this seven-tune collection. Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell is a typically charming offering, with remixes of Do You Realize? and the titular album track (which first appeared on 2002’s Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots), along with a trio of typically idiosyncratic and spaced-out new cuts and even an uplifting little holiday number called A Change at Christmas. If this kind of behaviour is an ego trip, here’s hoping they never return to normal.
