Weekly Music Review: They Might be Giants

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[D-MoN]

I dunno man. I thought they were kind of funny but not funny enough to carry a whole album.

[Gilgongo]

This album, along with Flood and Apollo 18 make a trilogy of awesome. I love these albums as much today at 32 as I did when I was 14.

[King Credo]

I used to be really into TMBG. I loved the lyrics because they were weird and interesting. I should really listen to Apollo 18 again. It took me 2 years to find that album for a good price.

[StormDragon]

TMGB got me through middle school. I have to say, though, that if I had to pick a favorite, I'd pick Lincoln. I'm not sure why, I just love that cd.

[Tom Foolery]

I had a cousin who once told me when I was much younger that, "If you want to be cool, you have to watch Cool Hand Luke. But if you want to be really cool, you have to listen to They Might Be Giants." He went off to become a beer truck driver. How freakin' cool is that!? TMBG is near the top of the list of my favorite bands. Seems just about ever song by them I listen to just makes me feel a lot less like punching pedestrians. 'Ana Ng' has got to be one of their best songs.

[Nick]

They Might Be Giants are everywhere.

[DALI-II]

Why did you grow a beard?
Why did you grow a beard?
I can't leave you alone for five minutes
What the Christ?
What the devil?

Why did you grow a beard?
Why did you grow a beard?
Is there nowhere in the world for a no goodnik
Is there nowhere in the
Freedom-loving
Sister-hugging
Screaming, yelling

Animals rule this land
Animals rule this land
Would it kill you to use your signal when you cut me off?
Would it kill you?

Why did you grow a beard?
Why did you grow a beard?
Why did you put it on the garbage barge and tow it out into the
Freedom-loving
Sister-hugging
Screaming, yelling...

Man, TMBG rules.

[simogene]

When I was young the thing I liked most about the lyrics were that I "got" them, and some of my stupider friends didn't. Those of us who did formed a sort of little clique that frowned upon anyone who could not properly decipher the meaning of Birdhouse In Your Soul.

You should see them live Max, they are awesome on stage.

[BeatlesLover]

TMBG are absolutely awesome.

My personal favorite album is Flood, but you have to love Absolutely Bill's Mood from the first...

[Wild Wallace]

So Flansburgh's daddy didn't like his music? What a jerk.

Anyway, I'm going to avoid bumping an old thread and say that The Else is a great album. I didn't like it at first [mainly for the Take out the Trash song and Contrecoup], but it grew on me and I even consider Bee of the Bird of the Moth one of the best TMBG songs. The extra podcast disc was great too.

My favorite song from the debut album is "Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head".

[Scorpio1976]

Apollo 18 + "Shuffle" button = GENIUS!

[Wild Wallace]

I've been listening to the album lately and now I think it's better than Flood. The cheap sound and drum machine is perfect and Flansburgh had written and sung what may be his best songs of all time. This is for sure the only album where he outshines Linnell (though he had his moments, Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes and Rhythm Section Want Ad comes to mind and of course Don't Let's Start).