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They Might Be Giants - Boss of Me Audio CD

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They Might Be Giants Band: They Might Be Giants
Title: Boss of Me
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Very nice, but why those B-sides?
The first is that it's not readily available in most of the world without import fees, and the other is that it's really short (I think this is due to chart regulations in the United Kingdom). This is a British import, which is unfortunate in two ways. I am glad to have a recording of the title track, and "Reprehensible" is one of the best songs They Might Be Giants have ever done (especially that clarinet solo), but those two songs and "Mr. Xcitement," a weird spy music/rap combination that probably has less of the Johns in it than any other TMBG song, are all you get here, and the two B-sides are available elsewhere. Unfortunately, it seems like the days when TMBG released excellent and otherwise unavailable songs ("She Was A Hotel Detective," "Welcome To The Jungle," "It's Not My Birthday," etc. ) as B-sides are over. This single is good as far as it goes, but it leaves me wanting more in the B-side department.


Typical excellent fare from the Johns
Anyway, these songs are what you'd expect from Flanny and Linnell. I have no idea where the previous reviewer got TMBG as a ska band from. I'm pretty sure at least one of the 3 songs will be on the next full length album, "Mink Car", but it's a definite pickup for obsessed fans like myself.


The first good album TMBG have brought out
TMBG have finally chanfed from a slow kinda of boring band and upped the tempo and have created some brilliant catchy ska/punk songs i havent listened to all of the songs on the album but all the ones i've heard are all good i think if your in to Goldfinger/less than Jake an the whole punk scene it is a must have in your collection. this is the first good album TMBG have brought out.


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