Flaming Lips "Dark Side of the Moon"

As I mentioned in the Bonnaroo post, I just couldn't do a 1 A.M. concert to see this. I'm not a big Lips fan anyway, only owning one complete album (out of what, 26?), "Yoshimi...", which, for me, was atypical. They do put on a gaudy live show, and I've seen some video that confirms it. I'm sure the late night set was a sight to behold, especially on the many substances available to the audience. My friend Dennis made the show, anticipating the "Dark Side..." replay, but he had not heard the studio version. If he had, I believe he would have caught a few extra hours of shuteye. You see, he comes from the rather large camp of Pink Floyd purists who disdain attempts to cover their band and/or songs/albums (the same group who were horrified at the Scissor Sisters "Comfortably Numb"). But at least he gave the Lips the benefit of the doubt. They have been compared to Floyd, but we're talking 60's era Pink Floyd; A Saucerful of Secrets, not Wish You Were Here; Ummagumma, not Animals...so you see the conflict. Me? I think the record is good, a keeper. It's recognizable, yet different. "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Any Colour You Like" are the best remakes of the lot, with "Us and Them" getting the true PF sound. The Lips have received a lot of press and have been good about supporting the release, but somehow, I'm guessing they are growing tired of it, and they hope the video release will hurry up and hit the market so they can stop performing it.