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They Might Be Giants - Miscellaneous T Audio CD

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

Tracks: 1: Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal 2: Lady Is a Tramp 3: Birds Fly 4: World's Address [Joshua Fried Remix] 5: Nightgown of the Sullen Moon 6: I'll Sink Manhattan 7: It's Not My Birthday 8: Hello Radio 9: Mr. Klaw 10: Kiss Me, Son of God [Alternate Version] 11: Biggest One 12: For Science 13: #13 14: (She Was A) Hotel Detective [Single Mix] 15: Famous Polka 16: When It Rains It Snows 17: We're the Replacements 18: Don't Let's Start [Single Mix]

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It's consistent with the distinct whimsical sound and sense of humor of the first two albums (self-titled and Lincoln). Fans of the earlier TMBG releases will appreciate this essential collection of b-sides, remixes, and odds n ends. If you're just discovering the beauty and wonder that is They Might Be Giants, I would go through the albums chronologically, getting this one third.


My favorite TMBG album
The range of styles from a rockin' "We're the Replacements" to the polka sounds of "The Famous Polka" to the swing sounds of "Birds Fly" even the random oddity of #13. Well being an avid TMBG fan for more the 15 years this is the one album that seems to be the anthesis of the John's. This is what TMBG is about. Heck, you might even say most of their career is one wonderful "B" side. The only slight blemish is the Joshua Fried Re-Mix of "The World's Address" but hey that's what they make the "next" button for.


We're playing in a rock 'n' roll band.
There are some good tracks here, but there are also some rather forgetable tracks. This is a "B-side/Remix compilation" from They Might Be Giants early years. There's a reason that these songs were left off of TMBG's "real" albums (other than the four songs here that were featured in different versions on other albums). Like I said, there are some good songs here, but this album is really only for serious TMBG fans.


SUPER
I guess that made it even better, as the Kiss Me, Son of God remix grew to me before I heard the original. Not knowing that it was a remix album when I first bought it (it was one of my first TMBG albums I got), all of the songs sounded pretty new to me.

Overall, album is really a mix of the incredible (Hey, Mr. Dj, Nightgown of the Sullen Moon, *Untitled*, The Famous Polka), the mediocre (For Science, Birds Fly, I'll Sink Manhattan), to the completely throw-away (Mr. Klaw, Hello Radio). Though, good tracks still outnumber the bad.

The Johns (still with a drum machine at this point) never cease to amaze me with Hey, Mr. Dj. . . which (combined with a couple others) really is enough to warrant a purchase alone. And regardless of how little effort they might've put into some of the other tracks (I'm still wondering about The Biggest One. . . ) you still have the classic Don't Let's Start and The World's Address tracks to fulfill the nostalgic needs for previous TMBG album owners.

If the thought of a standard TMBG isn't quirky enough, a remix and B-side album is just pushing the limit, really. Though in the end, it comes out quite nice. I really wouldn't recommend this album to newcomers of TMBG, as they should start off with something a bit more classic to introduce them to the Giants' humor and intellect. But for everyone else, it's a still a beauty to behold and rightfully deserves a place on your shelf.


ah, B-sides.
) Anyway, their B-sides and extra material always make it worth it to buy singles, even if you already have the album. TMBG's best stuff is sometimes their B-sides (As said by everyone else. In fact, sometimes, the B-sides are better than the song they're promoting. These songs don't sound like B-sides, they're album-worthy songs. So, in case you don't get what I'm saying, buy it! Better yet, buy Then:The Early Years with their first two albums, this compilation, and 15 unreleased tracks.


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