What Is The Light? (track) by The Flaming Lips
Year: 1999
From the album The Soft Bulletin (track #6)
What Is The Light? appears on the following album(s) by The Flaming Lips:
- The Soft Bulletin (track #6) (this album) (1999)
- Greatest Hits, Vol 1 (track #18) (compilation) (2018)
- Heady Nuggs: The First Five Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002 (track #40) (compilation) (2011)
- The Soft Bulletin: Recorded Live At Red Rocks Amphitheatre (track #6) (2019)
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95/100  | 05/30/2025 00:51 | matterhornrider | | 86/100 |
70/100 | 03/14/2025 12:37 |  paladisiac | | 64/100 |
80/100 | 02/07/2025 13:15 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
80/100 | 02/06/2025 13:54 | Scrabbler | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 01/16/2025 17:00 | Exist-en-ciel | | 76/100 |
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What a good question! What the heck _is_ the light? :O
GandalfORiley345 03/02/2015 20:27
It started great, and connects good with the next song
hypnotic piano and heartbeat. i love it!
Anti 03/22/2014 03:37
The sturdy beat is slightly hypnotizing.
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