Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

1. 01Fight Test0
2. 02One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-210
3. 03Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 10
4. 04Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 20
5. 05In the Morning of the Magicians0
6. 06Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell0
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Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is the tenth album by The Flaming Lips, released on July 16, 2002, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. It is characterized by electronic-influenced, psychedelic-tinged alternative rock compositions. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The lyrics of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots concern a diverse array of subject matter, mostly deeply melancholy ponderings about love, mortality, artificial emotion, pacifism, and deception, while telling the story of Yoshimi's battle. The title character is believed to be an allusion to Boredoms/OOIOO member Yoshimi P-We, who also performs on the album. Some listeners consider Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots to be a concept album; however, the story is debated, as it is only directly apparent in the first four tracks. Despite the story-type title and science fiction themes of the album, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has made it clear that the album is not intended to be a concept album. The vocal melody of track one, "Fight Test", echoes Cat Stevens's "Father and Son". Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, is receiving royalties following a relatively uncontentious settlement. The band's f…