Order online today and get FREE UK delivery on orders. The album was the band’s breakthrough moment and featured the hit singles “Race For The Prize” and “Waitin’ for a Superman”. Find album reviews, songs, credits and award information for The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips on AllMusic - 1999 - So where does a band go after. Buy THE SOFT BULLETIN - LIVE AT RED ROCKS by THE FLAMING LIPS. The resulting live album is being released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Soft Bulletin, originally released in 1999. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin has a different Cat on the labels than this release. This entire concert was produced by The Flaming Lips, Scott Booker and their long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann. The Soft Bulletin was recorded in Cassadaga, New York April 1997-February 1999 Printed inner sleeves state 2011 Vinyl remastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. The Flaming Lips performed the 12-track album in its original sequence with new arrangements for each song that use the orchestra and chorus to great effect. The performance was conducted by the internationally celebrated conductor Andre de Ridder. On Soft Bulletin Live at Red Rocks, the Flaming Lips bring together the open-air immediacy of an outdoor rock concert and the majesty of an orchestra - two things rarely heard together on the average live album. Unlike, for example, some of the prog-rock bands of the ‘70s, whose big themes often got lost in dense mysticism, The Flaming Lips remain down-to-earth. The Flaming Lips (Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey and Nicholas Ley) were accompanied by a 69-piece orchestra and 56-strong Chorus. Album Review: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin The wonderful thing about The Flaming Lips is their ability to be profound without sounding pretentious. On The Flaming Lips performed their classic album The Soft Bulletin in its entirety with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado.