People go on about The Flaming Lips' "The Soft Bulletin", which I must admit I've only ever heard in passing, and it's good, perhaps it's time to sit down and give it a proper listen, but to me 'Transmissions From The Satellite Heart' was always their masterpiece. Such a quirky, spacey but decidedly POP record. With one of the best drum sounds I've ever heard ("Slow Nerve Action" especially).
The excellent pop single "Turn It On":
And the lovely moody album closer "Slow Nerve Action":
"Slow Nerve Action" live at London's Astoria Theatre, October 23, 1999:
And then of course there's the live version of "What A Wonderful World" with Nick Cave, from Lollapalooza 1994, starting off 'nice' but ending up quite moving:
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