They Might Be Giants?

I just finished watching, "Gigantic", the documentary on They Might Be Giants, and I'm quite impressed, and surprised; I had no idea how much of a landmark they made in the realm of Independent music.

I remember them well from junior high school days - I even lip-synced to "Particle Man" (I was Universe Man - it was one of the most humiliating moments of my young life, in retrospect). I enjoyed them, but not nearly as much my geeky friends did. Anyone I knew who owned a home computer in the late 80's, played in the school marching band, or had seen "Rocky Horror Picture Show" more than once - this was their favorite band.

So - anyone here like them?

Like em? No.

Love em!

I really want to see them live! They look they are fun as hell!

I thought they were the bomb... when I was twelve.

Yes.

"Minimum waaage... hyeeeah!"

best 47 second song ever

Saw them 4 years or so back.... very cool show. They were having fun raggin on the stoners in the back row... dunno what those guys were smoking, but it was HARSH. Kinda hard to get a secondhand buzz off smoke in an open-air venue... but damned if this shit wasn't doing it! The band was starting to look a little glassy-eyes by the show's end even...

Even back then, "Yoru Racist Friend" struck me as a huge departure for them. Serious sugject matter, and what seem like an actual personal expereince for one of them. And the message is so well-spoken. And the guitar riff in the bridge is SWEET. A great song.

love em. Hot Cha is one of my favorite songs ever.

Hell yes! TMBG rules, and the DVD is awesome.

I dont think there could ever be a Best Of... album for them. It would just have to be their whole catalog. 'She's an Angel' always comes to mind for my favorite song by them though, along with 'Night Gown of the Sullen Moon'.

Get their early albums, they're brilliant. Later on, they kinda fall off.

You're telling me that "Ana Ng" and "Don't Let's Start" and "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" don't fucking rock?

They might be, but they're not. I just don't get what the big deal is. A bunch of my friends think it's blasphemy that I don't worship them. I don't hate them, but I fail to see why they are supposed to be so brilliant. To each his own, I guess.

[Edited on Apr 19, 2005 by mamet]

I first heard They Might Be Giants in 1988, when Weird Al played the "Don't Let's Start" video on Al TV. Brilliant. I first saw them live in Portland at the Melody Ballroom in 1990, and have seen them live at least a dozen times since.

But as much as I liked the band way back then, they've improved with age. They started to lose me a little with John Henry, but I think Mink Car is one of the best things they've done...

I'm not a huge fan, but I did use to listen to their older stuff in the 90's.

I was lucky enough to be staying in the same hotel in London as the band back in '99. We kept the house bar open up two nights in a row drinking, smoking, joking, and jamming on a couple acoustic guitars. It was pretty badass.

I thought they were ok until I saw them on TechTV years ago, and learning more about them found out they were rather awesome far beyond just their music.

"The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace!"

I saw them at a dive bar a LONG time ago and they were excellent....

And that documentary is fantastic....better than End of the Century by far....

[Edited on Apr 19, 2005 by Altoid]

I only like the songs that appeared on Tiny Toon Adventures.

See them live. I PROMISE you, you will see one of the best live shows of your pathetic little life.

Seriously. Those are the only TMBG songs I can get behind. They're alright, but semi-serious, massive-discography bands just do not interest me in the least. You hear me, Ween?!

i think you'd have to be entirely ignorant to the rest of TMBG's catelog to find the tiny toons songs to be the best stuff they've done. I understand not being a fan at all, but to say that istanbul is seriously the best thing they've done for example. that's objectively wrong.