Wayne Coyne describes 'At War With The Mystics' as being more of a rock record than recent efforts, with the Lips being inspired by their live performances of Black Sabbath's 'War Pigs' to get back to playing guitars and building songs from there. Listening to the record, it's easy to see where he's coming from but, beyond the kind of rock grooves you might expect the Lips to bring alongside their riffs, there also seems to be a bit of a funk feel bubbling underneath.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. THE YEAH YEAH YEAH SONG... (WITH ALL YOUR POWER)
2. FREE RADICALS (A HALLUCINATION OF THE CHRISTMAS SKELETON PLEADING WITH A SUICIDE BOMBER)
3. THE SOUND OF FAILURE/IT'S DARK...IS IT ALWAYS THIS DARK??
4. MY COSMIC AUTUMN REBELLION (THE INNER LIFE AS BLAZING SHIELD OF DEFIANCE AND OPTIMISM AS CELESTIAL SPEAR OF ACTION)
5. VEIN OF STARS
6. THE WIZARD TURNS ON...THE GIANT SILVER FLASHLIGHT AND PUTS ON HIS WEREWOLF MOCCASINS
7. IT OVERTAKES ME/THE STARS ARE SO BIG...I AM SO SMALL...DO I STAND A CHANCE?
8. MR. AMBULANCE DRIVER
9. HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE
10. THE W.A.N.D.
11. POMPEII AM GOTTERDAMMERUNG
12. GOIN' ON