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| | The Flaming Lips : Fight Test - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | The Flaming Lips usually tend to use their B-sides and between-album releases to stretch musically, and the Fight Test EP -- which gathers the B-sides from the two-part U.K. single for Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, plus some new live and previously unreleased material -- is no exception. |
 | | While it's not as overtly innovative as EPs like Providing Needles for Your Balloons, Fight Test's covers, remixes, and new songs offer more than might be expected, considering how soon it arrives after the release of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and how the Lips have been touring almost constantly since then. |
 | | While this isn't as complete a portrait of the band's music as Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots -- and, of course, it's not meant to be -- the Fight Test EP does offer a rawer, more spontaneous version of their sound that makes for a nice balance with their more polished work. |
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