The Flaming Lips - Are You A Hypnotist?? [Official Music Video]

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  • Опубліковано 6 лют 2013
  • """Are You A Hypnotist??"" is featured on The Flaming Lips album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
    Listen here: FlamingLips.lnk.to/Music
    Connect With The Flaming Lips:
    / flaminglips
    / theflaminglips
    flaminglips.com/ "

КОМЕНТАРІ • 392

  • @BeeHatGuy
    @BeeHatGuy 3 роки тому +144

    I showed this to my epileptic friend, and he started rocking out hard

    • @AFloridaSon
      @AFloridaSon 10 місяців тому +3

      😳🤦‍♂️😂😂😂🤘🤘

    • @gavinkirk4787
      @gavinkirk4787 9 місяців тому +2

      OMG 😅

    • @gavinkirk4787
      @gavinkirk4787 9 місяців тому +5

      Was more like a "Shake, Rattle and Roll"

    • @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
      @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole 9 місяців тому +3

      Hey, don't laugh. He was merely expressing himself. (I hope).

    • @georgehurray3721
      @georgehurray3721 6 місяців тому +3

      Then you need to pump up the Valium

  • @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
    @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole 8 місяців тому +17

    What astounds me is how we are only hearing one kick drum, a snare drum, and a ride-cymbal. Yet this some of the most fresh and original drumming I've heard in a song in maybe years.

    • @ManDuderGuy
      @ManDuderGuy 3 місяці тому +1

      Don't forget the hi hat ❤

    • @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
      @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole 3 місяці тому

      Ah. I had to look it up. (I'm a mere pianist here!). Are you a drummer, by the way?
      Check out my Theory of Pitch Psychology here. I uses a few Flaming Lips songs as examples for why we choose different keys for different themes.@@ManDuderGuy

  • @Evilacidfunker
    @Evilacidfunker 11 років тому +150

    The drumming is absolutely phenomenal

    • @nickslad3164
      @nickslad3164 4 роки тому +19

      100% he is painfully underrated

    • @whiteyfisk9769
      @whiteyfisk9769 Рік тому +11

      Drozd is 80% of the band even though hes only one recovering heroin addict

    • @mrpsychodeliasmith
      @mrpsychodeliasmith Рік тому +3

      Agreed. Thought it was drum programming when I first heard it!

    • @ripelivejam
      @ripelivejam Рік тому

      P sure it's cut up but still awesome

    • @wberrey
      @wberrey Рік тому +5

      there are 6 drums track in the studio version, thats why is imposible to replicate.

  • @DanJuega
    @DanJuega 7 років тому +438

    I didn't have an epileptic attack this good since pokemon

    • @Fuzzmo147
      @Fuzzmo147 4 роки тому +8

      Close your silly eyes off! Ears are soooO underrated.Sounds& smells that’s where memories lie, I’ve noticed but who TF am I?

    • @DanJuega
      @DanJuega 4 роки тому +14

      @@Fuzzmo147 you're having a seizure, aren't you?

    • @ryanr.3925
      @ryanr.3925 3 роки тому +2

      Golden comment .

    • @SVJaguar88
      @SVJaguar88 3 роки тому +1

      haha!

    • @kimchicherryblossom
      @kimchicherryblossom 3 роки тому +1

      Most adorable comment 🤍

  • @Tire.Dude.42
    @Tire.Dude.42 Місяць тому

    As a multi-instrumentalist, mainly a drummer; the drumming on this track is superb. Frantic and subtle.

  • @KevinJones-dx8ik
    @KevinJones-dx8ik 5 років тому +53

    Drummer is freakin amazing. He is doing so much with so little!

    • @strace67
      @strace67 8 місяців тому

      you nailed Stephen D

  • @JimNelson-ky1sm
    @JimNelson-ky1sm 6 місяців тому +4

    This is the best drumming I have heard in my entire life. Just amazing

  • @dukeofdeath276
    @dukeofdeath276 8 років тому +90

    Oh the drums

    • @stevensmith8261
      @stevensmith8261 5 років тому +4

      All I could think listening is how much this sounded like Nick Mason drumming.

  • @bubba8876
    @bubba8876 6 років тому +8

    I saw these guys play for free on the University of Montana campus on a beautiful day back in the '80's...where has the time gone?

  • @vlixesispunk
    @vlixesispunk 9 років тому +247

    Damn the drums are Amazing

    • @davidmorrison1002
      @davidmorrison1002 9 років тому +5

      Yeah, that dude's awesome! I hope he kicked the drug habit, (at least the heavy stuff)

    • @bkleindel
      @bkleindel 8 років тому +4

      David Morrison "Heroin.......its my LIFE........its my WIFE!" the late Jim Morrison

    • @davidmorrison1002
      @davidmorrison1002 8 років тому +4

      My brother's name is Jim Morrison, lol.

    • @soulCracka1
      @soulCracka1 8 років тому +16

      +bkleindel It was Lou Reed who sang that ; )

    • @Moondarq
      @Moondarq 8 років тому +1

      +soulCracka1 But that Lou Reed song was in the Doors Movie Soundtrack, so that counts for something, right?

  • @DIRARI
    @DIRARI 11 років тому +21

    It's just one of the most beautiful things I've heard in my life.

    • @MarcLaFauce-lw7np
      @MarcLaFauce-lw7np 24 дні тому

      I completely agree.Like a gorgeous bare breasted Spanish lady laying on her back in a field of purple poppies,with giant butterflies of all colors everywhere,and a couple of cute baby goats hopping around chasing bunnies.....that beautiful.

  • @kewandnotu
    @kewandnotu 5 років тому +31

    OMG I have listened to this album since 2002 and I have never seen this video until NOW. I love this hat!!!!

  • @kencf0618
    @kencf0618 4 роки тому +8

    My favorite Flaming Lips song. Also how my brain works.

  • @geob3963
    @geob3963 4 роки тому +27

    This video is like sandpaper for the eyes and I can’t stop watching it. Hypnotized or something.

    • @theargonauts8490
      @theargonauts8490 4 роки тому +10

      It’s like you have been tricked again?

    • @predeterminedmeat5024
      @predeterminedmeat5024 7 місяців тому

      ​@@theargonauts8490Yeah!! You nailed it i mean. What is this?

  • @joshuamarsella
    @joshuamarsella 10 років тому +30

    The drumming really made this album in my opinion!

  • @davidkosa
    @davidkosa 2 роки тому +5

    IMO, Drozd is the savant responsible for the brilliance of the Flaming Lips.

    • @arturo-marcelodenisdead4103
      @arturo-marcelodenisdead4103 Рік тому +1

      Maestro

    • @predeterminedmeat5024
      @predeterminedmeat5024 11 місяців тому +4

      I agree but also don't knock Wayne. He writes the chord progressions lyrics makes the art. does extra guitar/keys when needed. And overall is a fantastic Performer. Drozd does the psych spacy stuff. And Wayne does the depressing stuff. The lips wouldn't be the lips without either.

    • @kekz71
      @kekz71 Місяць тому +1

      MAESTRO C

  • @doobrikter2969
    @doobrikter2969 3 роки тому +8

    Time stamps on the comments for this song indicate it is a timeless piece of music. It makes me smile so wide to see the even distribution from upload date to now. TY FL fans!

  • @maureenmclaughlin4075
    @maureenmclaughlin4075 9 років тому +6

    I saw them in NYC. And in 93 in SF. Best band ever

  • @realharmonyafton
    @realharmonyafton 6 років тому +2

    watching this on acid is SUCH a delicious treat

  • @strace67
    @strace67 4 роки тому +12

    Steven..... the best drummer we'll ever see!

  • @user-gl1lr2qn6y
    @user-gl1lr2qn6y 3 роки тому +1

    Am I a hypnotist? Of course I am. Isn’t everybody? We are the magicians, the mythmakers, and the dreamers of dreams!

  • @nerdycat9180
    @nerdycat9180 5 років тому +6

    They played this song live at the Agora Theater in Clevland OH. And it was the best thing I've ever seen in my life. You couldn't see anything but the flashing lights in front of you. The sound was great, the light show was great, and the atmosphere - *MHHHM!* Nailed it! It was the most fun I've ever had.

  • @Abril_dejalosviciosahora32411
    @Abril_dejalosviciosahora32411 Рік тому +3

    This song deserves more views )); ... such beautiful.

  • @richardj.kocjancic9360
    @richardj.kocjancic9360 7 років тому +5

    48 people can't find their retro style red & blue 3D glasses. I would have never thought to do 3D like this! Cool effect...

    • @davidhatch7603
      @davidhatch7603 5 років тому

      Wait, this video is better with retro 3d glasses?? Gotta find some.

  • @sarahblack6765
    @sarahblack6765 8 років тому +31

    I can't stop listening to this!

  • @emmasutphin7296
    @emmasutphin7296 5 років тому +4

    Hey, the hurt in my eye ball and the hurt in my heart, feels good. Fave song, thank you Flaming Lips

  • @CaPnbOnEs
    @CaPnbOnEs 5 років тому +11

    this song still has the best drumming in a long time... i literally get "hypnotized" by it...

  • @Dethmobile
    @Dethmobile 11 років тому +17

    This is my favorite tune of all time. My buddy and I recently were throwing songs together for the night that an asteroid collides with earth and this was the first song I added to the list.
    Cheers!

  • @rafaelcamargourango5082
    @rafaelcamargourango5082 3 роки тому +7

    What a voice, what a piece.

  • @jrsindone
    @jrsindone 4 роки тому +58

    Video for this song should be renamed "Are You an Epileptic??"

  • @isaacmchale8832
    @isaacmchale8832 10 років тому +95

    It's a scary thought: your identity being defined by the whims of another person. The drummer Steve Drozd carries this concept into an awesome hypnotic rhythm.

    • @johnnyscifi
      @johnnyscifi 10 років тому +12

      Drozd is a ridiculously talented drummer!

    • @Dr_Paul_Proteus
      @Dr_Paul_Proteus 3 роки тому +4

      @@johnnyscifi Ridiculously talented beyond drums as well.

    • @mr_guy661
      @mr_guy661 2 роки тому

      c h a o s

    • @getit9066
      @getit9066 Рік тому

      Don't show this video to the Democrats

    • @riffraffrichard
      @riffraffrichard Рік тому

      For drodz the hypnotist was heroin, fantastic musician glad he’s managed to kick it.

  • @Mfor1998
    @Mfor1998 3 роки тому +2

    best joint on the project imo. the drummer is insane

  • @TheLovepools
    @TheLovepools 3 роки тому +12

    Doctor: Are you prone to having seizures?
    Patient: I don't know
    Doctor: Watch this...

  • @SonofMrPeanut
    @SonofMrPeanut 10 років тому +7

    Back in my undergrad I was learning a piece where the part went from Bb to C. This was the song that allowed me to internalize that, much like "Tomorrow Never Knows" did for C.

  • @satanzbarz6111
    @satanzbarz6111 Рік тому +2

    i don't have epilepsy but i'm terrified of watching this

  • @robertwilliamgrant
    @robertwilliamgrant 8 років тому +18

    Love this song, very intricate drums !! Steven Drozd is no fool ...

    • @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
      @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole 8 місяців тому

      He should do some drumming with Beach House, who always rely on a drum machine. With her voice, his bests would be other-worldly . . .

  • @AaricBeats9
    @AaricBeats9 Рік тому +9

    had forgiven you for tricking me again
    But I have been tricked again,
    Into forgiving you,
    What is this? Are you some kind of hypnotist?
    Waving your powers around - the sun eclipse behind the cloud
    I thought I recognized your face
    Amongst all of those strangers,
    But I am the stranger now
    Amongst all of the recognized
    What is this, are you some kind of hypnotist?
    Waving your powers around, the sun eclipse behind the cloud

  • @TheSuperNESman
    @TheSuperNESman 9 років тому +85

    I'm not epileptic but I find this hard to watch.

  • @stevemalek2970
    @stevemalek2970 11 місяців тому +1

    I don't have epilepsy but I might develop it watching this video.

  • @ItsNeverTooHot4Leather
    @ItsNeverTooHot4Leather 10 років тому +20

    I LOVE the drums!

    • @ArsIsFun
      @ArsIsFun 6 років тому +2

      their drums are amazing, makes you want to dance too

  • @jacobcarson3997
    @jacobcarson3997 2 роки тому +5

    I’ve been a fan of this song for a while, and believe it or not had never listened to this song before on psychedelics, until today! Hooooly Shiiiit!! Fan tastic

    • @xxbioklismxx1850
      @xxbioklismxx1850 Рік тому +3

      I've never really listened to them before. I was on Molly and I usually like metal, progressive rock/metal, rap, djent but it hit me so hard and now I love these guys. All time greats! How did I not know this sooner? Lol

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 Рік тому +1

      @@xxbioklismxx1850 Listen to The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Both are great quality albums!

    • @LuridContent
      @LuridContent 8 місяців тому

      I listen to this shit straight. Get on my level.

  • @heavymetalzombiepilot4049
    @heavymetalzombiepilot4049 9 років тому +2

    that sound is soooo intoxicating total eargasm

  • @shanke300
    @shanke300 9 місяців тому +1

    A band close to my soul

  • @sebasvega5782
    @sebasvega5782 5 років тому +8

    Cuando me siento mal o triste la música me hace volar a otros lados ,lejos de todo ...

  • @occamsblunderbuss7920
    @occamsblunderbuss7920 2 роки тому +1

    If epilepsy brought on by this masterpiece kills me, it will all be worth it.

  • @robbiewilliam4136
    @robbiewilliam4136 10 років тому +111

    They need to put a warning on this video o.o

    • @johnpena1625
      @johnpena1625 5 років тому +1

      My eyes started watering I was like OHH 👀 😂

  • @LSUOdyssey
    @LSUOdyssey 2 роки тому +1

    i didn't think they'd ever play it live. Now I've seen it 3x with hopefully a 4th tomorrow

  • @nalban7501
    @nalban7501 11 місяців тому +1

    Just saw them play the entire album two nights ago :)

  • @scottdavis0801
    @scottdavis0801 7 років тому +3

    My favorite song from this record!

  • @Kapsawak
    @Kapsawak 3 роки тому +1

    Prefab Sprout would never try to pull tricks like this.....

  • @volta5550
    @volta5550 8 років тому +8

    Great fucking song.

  • @dirtperson4221slash2
    @dirtperson4221slash2 Рік тому

    I think it's kicking in..

  • @lupodelupis3672
    @lupodelupis3672 Рік тому

    I'm listening the remastered version with the headphones...WOW!! What a trip...😵‍💫😵‍💫

  • @SirWrecksy
    @SirWrecksy 5 років тому +5

    I have epilepsy and approve this song

  • @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
    @Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole 8 місяців тому +1

    This I was told: "On the other side of the seizures, there is Glory."

  • @musicisbrilliant
    @musicisbrilliant 7 років тому +1

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @barrymcgonigle5462
    @barrymcgonigle5462 9 років тому +9

    i luv teh fluming lerps

  • @watashiwanachodes
    @watashiwanachodes 11 років тому +8

    the lyrics are unreal good as always from the FL!!

  • @ryanr.3925
    @ryanr.3925 Рік тому +1

    This guy gets it.

  • @leslie5435
    @leslie5435 10 місяців тому +1

    The eclipse of 2017 will always be the day I fell out of love with him. It will always be the day I began loving myself.

  • @DonutUnderpants
    @DonutUnderpants 8 років тому +82

    Dude put up a fucking warning for this shit.

  • @Rager473
    @Rager473 11 місяців тому

    First time I tripped on acid was to The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots AND it was to the DVD that had the visuals to the music. To be young again....

  • @cowgoesbaa
    @cowgoesbaa 2 місяці тому

    I love how every one is so original they put the same comment.

  • @Luke_E_Babyy
    @Luke_E_Babyy Рік тому

    Shout out all day

  • @thecrabcorecrew5119
    @thecrabcorecrew5119 4 роки тому +2

    instant headache

  • @LBP691
    @LBP691 3 роки тому +1

    At least I know I dont have epilepsy. Great song !!

  • @tostare
    @tostare 7 років тому +76

    I saw the Flaming Lips on the At War With The Mystics tour where, for THE W.A.N.D., Wayne was jumping around with a giant strobe light on his chest. Someone in the audience collapsed, and Wayne handled it really calmly and professionally - stopping the show, getting the lights on, clearing a space around the person so the venue's first aiders could get to them while they waited for an ambulance. The person was ultimately fine as far as I know. Wayne said "Yeah, this happens probably one show out of every ten". So, a 10% seizure rate's clearly not enough to make Wayne drop a particular prop from the set. Which kind of explains this video: Wayne sees seizures as an occupational hazard for Flaming Lips fans.

    • @schisandra
      @schisandra 7 років тому +1

      tostare Effing ridiculous that they continue to use the effing strobe! Do the FL pay for the ambulance and hospital bill? Do they refund the ticket price since the person couldn't stay for the rest of the show? Do they talk to the folks who collapse to (a) apologize and (b) learn what the impact really is? For the FL, it means they stop the show for a little while. For the person, maybe it means something much more serious.

    • @tostare
      @tostare 7 років тому +5

      I did think it seemed a bit irresponsible. As far as paying for things goes, we're in the UK and so the ambulance and treatment is free (well, funded by the taxpayer). I agree that it would be cool to do some follow up with them, maybe they did for all I know.

    • @schisandra
      @schisandra 7 років тому +2

      Well, maybe the FL only uses the strobe in the UK (or wherever people don't go bankrupt from paying for healthcare...e.g., not the US!). I wonder if the concert ads include a warning about the strobe? Hm.

    • @joshgause2963
      @joshgause2963 7 років тому +22

      Anyone prone to seizures should know better than to attend any rock concert. You don't need a strobe to induce a seizure, lights and sound and the packed shows can do that on their own.

    • @schisandra
      @schisandra 7 років тому +3

      If the band consistently has people faint or have a seizure after they get out the strobe, then I think they should stop using the strobe.

  • @prisilaamaya2498
    @prisilaamaya2498 8 років тому +1

    this video wasn't here 7 years go when I searched it lol love this one !! the beat is amazing

  • @coda7077
    @coda7077 3 роки тому +1

    This song is so fucking dope, the first four bars will make you OD. Play this song twenty years from now and people will still lose their shit. I'm losing my shit right now and I've heard this song hundreds of times.

  • @jtvkk
    @jtvkk 3 роки тому

    This is one of the greatest drummers alive today. No shit

  • @nrs2052
    @nrs2052 5 років тому +1

    capable of some prog rock mastery this is one of them

    • @lupodelupis3672
      @lupodelupis3672 4 роки тому

      This is NOT prog. This is modern psychedelic rock, not that boring, self-referential, solipsistic style of music where the songs lasted 15 minutes....

  • @t1Mgauthi3r
    @t1Mgauthi3r 11 років тому

    Couldn't agree more!! What Steve Drozd can do on a 3 piece kit excels what most can do on a full piece kit 24/7/365!!!

  • @bollo909
    @bollo909 9 років тому +6

    Tripped hard on acid listening to this song

  • @johnnyscifi
    @johnnyscifi 5 років тому +9

    Steven Drozd is fantastic!!!
    Def. the best thing to happen to this band...

  • @getit9066
    @getit9066 Рік тому

    I’m gonna keep watching this until I’m the millionth viewer. Or I spontaneously combust, whichever comes first.

  • @tctt1000x
    @tctt1000x Рік тому

    Saw this performed live at the Melkweg in November 2018... it blew my mind!

  • @argylegiant
    @argylegiant 4 роки тому

    Going to loop this bad boy and see how long I can watch it before seizing.

  • @yeah_thats_tim
    @yeah_thats_tim 3 роки тому +1

    I have epilepsy but I'm not photosensitive. I kinda dig the video. Makes me wanna watch it with 3d glasses

  • @auggiebendoggy
    @auggiebendoggy 4 роки тому +1

    Crazy band and a damn good song.

  • @albusal
    @albusal 3 роки тому +1

    everything is one big vibration and yet we still try to work it out

  • @scottmorgan313
    @scottmorgan313 8 років тому +47

    Wow you almost got me too.. It's really seizure time, I still love The Flaming Lips, but I really do have seizures so I can't watch this again.

    • @schisandra
      @schisandra 7 років тому +1

      Scott Morgan Did you see comment from "tostare" below about the FL using a strobe light during concerts? Not cool.

    • @scottmorgan313
      @scottmorgan313 7 років тому +1

      Lorem Ipsum​ wow I just read it that's crazy man not cool

    • @tylersims6937
      @tylersims6937 4 роки тому

      Double up that Keppra, baby.

  • @emilio9238
    @emilio9238 3 роки тому

    I love the Flaming Lips, damn.

  • @robhimself33
    @robhimself33 8 років тому

    I watched this rolling once and it looked totally normal.

  • @ishandchipss
    @ishandchipss 9 років тому +1

    i am so stoned and this song is so wonderful stoned or sober so perfect

  • @leodostoevsky468
    @leodostoevsky468 6 років тому

    Барабанщик - просто БОГ!

  • @jonv2911
    @jonv2911 5 років тому

    Love it!!

  • @Penguin619
    @Penguin619 11 років тому

    Love this song!

  • @roban201
    @roban201 9 років тому +1

    the drums great!!

  • @davidkniffen
    @davidkniffen 9 років тому +1

    Great Frickin Song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Friedsan
    @Friedsan 4 роки тому

    Long live the flaming lips!

  • @DavidGonzalez-cl1fz
    @DavidGonzalez-cl1fz 7 років тому +4

    my god, the comments are way better than the whole thing. hahahaha

  • @amirnami658
    @amirnami658 9 років тому +1

    love them

  • @BravoStuZero
    @BravoStuZero 11 років тому

    I had several epileptic fits watching this, but it was worth it as this is mint.

  • @jasonwingfrey6033
    @jasonwingfrey6033 4 роки тому

    oh my god, so wonderful

  • @andthensome512
    @andthensome512 6 років тому +4

    It's a toss-up between Subterranean Homesick Alien by Radiohead and this work of beauty.

  • @hamdelsun68
    @hamdelsun68 3 роки тому

    This is a gift💜

  • @TurnOffYourTV
    @TurnOffYourTV 2 роки тому +1

    It's what everyone's missing...

  • @muddyboots4267
    @muddyboots4267 5 років тому

    Love this song 🎵🎶

  • @baillou2
    @baillou2 11 років тому

    The idea that you would throw together a list of songs on such an occasion is almost as good as the song you chose. :-)
    Sounds like something me and my buddy would do, and we wouldn't be fucking around. Asteroids and music are a serious matter.

  • @Ochulrak
    @Ochulrak 6 років тому

    tremendo!!!!