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They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants Audio CD

A fair review of the They Might Be Giants "They Might Be Giants" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all They Might Be Giants reviews here, or go back to the They Might Be Giants tabs.

They Might Be Giants Band: They Might Be Giants
Title: They Might Be Giants
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Release Date: 1993-07-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Everything Right Is Wrong Again 2: Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head 3: Number Three 4: Don't Let's Start 5: Hide Away Folk Family 6: 32 Footsteps 7: Toddler Hiway 8: Rabid Child 9: Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes 10: (She Was A) Hotel Detective 11: She's an Angel 12: Youth Culture Killed My Dog 13: Boat of Car 14: Absolutely Bill's Mood - Eugene Chadbourne, They Might Be Giants 15: Chess Piece Face 16: I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die 17: Alienation's for the Rich 18: Day 19: Rhythm Section Want Ad

A classic
Look, if You like TMBG and you don't have this one. . just go ahead and buy it. It's classic.


Pure coffee-induced, nonsensical genius
Although those albums might be tighter or better orchestrated than this one, this one beautifully preserves the original motive and soul of their music. It is unfortunate that this album never gets as much recognition as, say, Flood or The Spine. It's definitely not a good album to start out with if you're a beginning TMBG addict - er - fan (personally, I'd suggest The Spine, Factory Showroom or Mink Car) but it fills a conspicuous void if you've been listening to and loving them for a while. Other than They Got Lost, I doubt that TMBG ever produced an album so rife with their special blend of gentle (or not) nonsensicality and refreshingly innovative harmonies. I would even advocate buying this album just for the sleeve artwork =).


Everyone dies frustrated and sad and that is beautiful.
It established their "formula" of short songs with catchy melodies and silly lyrics. This, of course, was the first album by They Might Be Giants. It is somewhat overlooked today, because TMBG almost never play any of these songs in concert anymore. But it does feature a number of classic TMBG songs, like "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head", "Don't Let's Start" and "Hotel Detective". Some of the other songs don't quite hold up as well, but it's a solid first album that would lead to (arguably) better things.


THE FIRST AND THE BEST - A CLASSIC


The opening of the album is what hooked me for life. Back in 1990 on the school bus - I saw that cartoony cover art from my friend's cassette tape and asked, "What the heck is that?" He let me borrow it that day and I've been a fan ever since. John L's distinctive voice struck a nerve. Every song here is totally catchy, melodic, downright weird, and fun to sing along with. Got all the words to every song memorized.

If you like a silly good time, you'll be susceptible to these infectious little ditties. One of my top 5 favorite CD's of all time.
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The Best at the Beginning
If you are a They Might Be Giants fan or a Geek Rock fan, you will not be disappointed with this CD. With a completely different sound of later albums, TMBG's debut album contains lots of the classics (Don't Let's Start, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, She's an Angel), favorites (Everything Right Is Wrong Again, Nothing's Smelling Like a Rose, Rhythm Section Want Ad) and some bizarre They Might Be Giants tracks (Toddler Highway, Rabid Child).


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