The Sound Of Failure / It's Dark... Is It Always This Dark?? (track)
by The Flaming Lips
Year: 2006
From the album At War With The Mystics (track #3)
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The Sound Of Failure / It's Dark... Is It Always This Dark?? appears on the following album(s) by The Flaming Lips:
- At War With The Mystics (track #3) (this album) (2006)
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| ! | 09/05/2026 03:12 | daCritic | 39,537 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 16:29 | Johnnyo | 45,659 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2026 16:06 | Pollo | 477 | 81/100 |
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Underrated song. I love the periodic distorted guitar riffs with a flute in the background...genius. (Edited)
lleon79 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/02/2023 14:07 | #298454
One of my favorite Flips songs. Totally underrated.
