Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Yoshimi has its moments, but it sounds like leftover brilliance from its older, better brother, padded out with filler to make a new album.
  2. Magnet
    60
    Listening to Coyne retreat behind the faux-Power Rangers horror-movie shtick he's created here is puzzling and ultimately disappointing. [#55, p.73]
  3. While appreciating Yoshimi for its merits poses little problem, actually enjoying it is more difficult.
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 144 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 8 out of 144
  1. Sep 7, 2010
    10
    an incredibly beautiful album. Fight Test kicks things off strongly and the music never weakens. Yoshimi is catchy, mysterious, mesmerizing,an incredibly beautiful album. Fight Test kicks things off strongly and the music never weakens. Yoshimi is catchy, mysterious, mesmerizing, and so much more. I find it almost impossible to compare this to, frankly, anything... The Flaming Lips arrive officially with this effort. Full Review »
  2. Nov 2, 2011
    8
    Yoshimi has already made history and I am truly happy that louds of people will discover it for itâ
  3. Sep 21, 2022
    8
    YBTPR is perhaps their most accessible masterpiece but it's the one im least impressed by out of their big three classics. It's not as denseYBTPR is perhaps their most accessible masterpiece but it's the one im least impressed by out of their big three classics. It's not as dense as the others which despite permitting accessibility leaves a lot to be desired in terms of engagement . It is still by no means a bad album . With the opening "fight test" or the saccharine "do you realize? " there's just so much to be amazed by. It's like radiohead's Hail to the Theif where it's a really solid record thst just doest match the caliber/expectation they've set for themselves even asthey venture into the fertile grounds of electronica. Full Review »