The Soft Bulletin is the ninth album by the Flaming Lips originally released on may 17, 1999 in the UK. The crazed genius of the Lips comes to full flower on the sonically massive and majestic The Soft Bulletin. Head lip Wayne Coyne compounds the band's penchant for psychedelic freak-outs with a symphonic extravaganza. The result is nothing short of magnificent, not only the best rock album of that year, but among the best recordings of the decade.