GatorBait
CancerBait  
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Registered 10-22-2004 Member Is Offline Mood: OH FUCK YEAH!!!
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| posted on 1-20-2011 at 09:02 PM |
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They Might Be Giants
My favorite band of all-time, and they have their 15th studio album coming out in March.
If you've never heard of them, are only vaguely familiar with them, or even if you're already a big fan, here's a nice little list
(complete with links to the song in various form) UGO threw together of their top 50 songs from TMBG:
http://www.ugo.com/music/50-best-they-might-be-giants-songs
My personal favorite "A Self-Called Nowhere" didn't make their cut, but I think they did a pretty solid job culling together a quality 50.
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Dead Ben
rOOkie
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Registered 2-25-2011 Location Down and to the left Member Is Offline Mood: harumph
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| posted on 2-25-2011 at 05:03 PM |
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My sister grew me up on "Particle Man", "Dr. Worm", and that sun song which the title currently alludes me... so I can tell you that indeed, They
Might Be Giants is a badass group.
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GatorBait
CancerBait
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| posted on 2-25-2011 at 05:21 PM |
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"Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass of Incandescent Gas)"
Also recently retconned on their newest children's album Here Comes Science as "Why Does The Sun Really Shine? (The Sun Is A Miasma of
Incandescent Plasma)".
Also looks like the album won't be out in March, but still sometime in 2011.
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Dead Ben
rOOkie
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Registered 2-25-2011 Location Down and to the left Member Is Offline Mood: harumph
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| posted on 2-25-2011 at 05:27 PM |
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Yes! That's the one, thanks. I look forward to a new album. Thanks for the information.
"Don't confuse me with the facts" - Bill McNeal
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doctorb
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Registered 6-27-2007 Location Where everyone is rich but me Member Is Offline Mood: need coffee
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| posted on 2-28-2011 at 06:42 PM |
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I think Whistle in the Dark sounds like it's sung by Mr. Ed.
They've always been one of those bands that I really like when it's on in the background at a party or in someone else's car but
then I'm never sure what to buy when I see all the choices, so I don't buy anything.
Then my wife bought the kids science dvd they came out with. It's a little surreal remembering driving to a party in a VW microbus with giants
blaring more than 20 years ago and now my kids are enjoying learning science from them.
The "B" is for Bargain!
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GatorBait
CancerBait
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Registered 10-22-2004 Member Is Offline Mood: OH FUCK YEAH!!!
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| posted on 3-1-2011 at 01:06 PM |
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If you're not sure where to start, try this one. It's "The User's Guide to They Might Be Giants".
http://www.amazon.com/Users-Guide-They-Might-Giants/dp/tracks/B0007XT8DA/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1
For the most part it's got all of their most recognizable songs. Especially if you can get it for under $5. Might want to look in Half.com, too.
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