Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
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The work of a man who, having assimilated an army of influences - Captain Beefheart and Sly Stone for sure, but everyone from Elvis to Zappa to Red Crayola are all lost in here somewhere - has managed to create an entirely new noise out of the wreckage. And wreckage is what this album is all about.
10y
83
The title says it all. From the otherworldly opener ”Can’t Help Falling in Love,” to the narcotized 16-minute closing track, ”Cop Shoot Cop,” Ladies and Gentlemen, We’re Floating in Space is beautifully weightless and way out.
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Floating In Space requires a touch of patience and a desire to probe its depths, but the reward is well worth the investment.
10y
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Hardly the stuff of halcyon trances. Both ethereal and earthy, Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating in Space doesn't try to hide its uglier aspects – which, in the end, is what makes it so damn gorgeous.
i just listened to this whilst literally floating in space (and by that i mean on an aeroplane) and I doubt anything will ever touch that.
Shoutout to @Rice, thanks for the recommendation! I got to check out more space rock music in the future because this was fucking amazing!
Spiritualized are a group who I've heard quite a lot about in the last year, thanks again to RYM for that. This is regarded as their best album by critics and audiences alike, and now that I've finally heard it, I can certainly see why.
I'm not that fully familiar with space rock as a genre, so consider this album to be my proper introduction to it. At the ... read more
to me this sounds like what i like about beach house combined with what i like about pinkerton
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Track List
| 1 | Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space 3:54 | 97 |
| 2 | Come Together 4:40 | 91 |
| 3 | I Think I'm in Love 8:10 | 90 |
| 4 | All of My Thoughts 4:36 | 88 |
| 5 | Stay with Me 5:08 | 90 |
| 6 | Electricity 3:46 | 91 |
| 7 | Home of the Brave 2:36 | 83 |
| 8 | The Individual 4:02 | 75 |
| 9 | Broken Heart 6:38 | 94 |
| 10 | No God Only Religion 4:21 | 88 |
| 11 | Cool Waves 5:06 | 89 |
| 12 | Cop Shoot Cop... 17:00 | 93 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes
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2mo
Broken Heart has been a comfort song since I've listened to this record. Melancholic, yet so inviting and warm.
Added on: August 22, 2012