All Music Applauds American Head

“On American Head,” AllMusic contends, “The Flaming Lips use their storytelling skills to their fullest, combining some of their purest moods and most beautiful melodies with some of their most overtly autobiographical songwriting… At the time of American Head’s release, the band compared it to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and The Soft Bulletin, and it’s true that the album’s scope and depth of feeling put it on that level. However, American Head still bears the scars of albums like The Terror, which brought a weight to the Flaming Lips’ music that works especially well on these meditations on the loss of innocence.” Read the four-star review here.