They Might Be Giants?

When I was in 5th or 6th grade I heard don't let's start. I fucking loved that song. In 97 they did a free show on the hatch shell in Boston. I went with my favorite girlfriend so far. It was hot as hell that day, and a whole bunch of no name crap bands opened. TMBG just put out a new album so when they came on they were playing all their new stuff. After hours of heat combined with crappy music halfway into their set I was convinced they would'nt play any of their old songs so we left. The next day I read a review in the paper that said most of the day sucked until TMBG closed their set with all the past hits, and the encore was Don't Let's Start. I was seriously upset for a day or two.

they're fucking awesome....very intelligent, hilarious, bizarre, and actually do some good in this fucked up world occasionally

they are great. the funny thing is i just heardabout them about 6 months ago. The song that haunts my dreams is "whistling in the dark" It reminds me of Dumbo's pink elephant's on parade

I've had Ana Ng stuck in my head for nearly a week. And it's really not such a bad thing.

I saw them live back in Seattle. When they played Instanbul (Not Constantinople), people in the second tier were stomping so hard, I though the balcony would collapse on those of us below. Good times!

I've been listening to We Want a Rock at least once a day for the last week. I love that song.

Any of you all with kids should go buy this DVD right now. It is pure genius and will save you from stupid kiddie videos.


And after you buy it, you should stop looking at nekkid girls on the internet and spend some more time with your kids.

[Edited on Apr 24, 2005 by lumps]

LOL! guilty as charged!

I'm here in super slow response time.....

Spac Suit kills me....as an end to an album, it's brilliant. As a song in itself, it amazes me. Couldn't tell you why, but I think it taps into when I was 13-15......I can listen to that song hundreds of times in repeat, and it still gets me.

They are my all time favorite band...ever.
Honestly...they are the reason I survived High School.
Without their music, I probably would have killed myself.

absolutely my favorite band of all time! flood was the first cd i ever bought and i have at least 12 of their cd's. gigantic was great, they also have a dvd called 'live from brooklyn' that has a lot of good music videos. *sigh* oh tmbg...

diddo, even worse for me was the statue got me high, god i have heard that shit in my dreams before.

listening to podcast 6A now. theyre one of my very favorite bands of all time.

Question:

I'm seeing my first TMBG show a week from tonight. What do they play nowadays? I admit that I'm one of those kinds of showgoers who would feel cheated if all the band did was play album cuts off of their new releases; do they play stuff like "Birdhouse" and "Ana Ng" still?

yep. when ive seen them theyve played most of their "classics" as well as newer stuff, a really diverse and not at all disappointing set list .

+1 for "tmbg is awesome"

A lot of their songs are really serious. Your Racist Friend is really only a departure becuase it's so direct. A lot of their songs are actually really depressing if you ignore the instrumentation.

Watching DVDs?

Holy shit, you were in You Were Spiraling? I saw you open for TMBG in Chicago, and I picked up copies of The Hello CD and Delusions of Grandeur. It still ranks as one of my favorite shows ever.

TMBG is one of my favorite bands, going all the way back to when I was 8 and used to dance around in my friend's basement to her sister's copy of Flood. I have all their albums, and Gigantic is actually one of the dvds I brought with me to Japan.

I credit TMBG with ruining me for pop.

I was in 8th grade. Lincoln was relatively new, and my friend Chris Manning put a tape in my hand and said, "You MUST listen to this." Listen I did, and I fell in love.

I like the older stuff more than the newer stuff, mostly out of nostalgia, but I am getting into some of the newer stuff more and more. I get the podcast, though!

What are we gonna do unless they are?

They're playing here tonight. I've warmed to them a bit since last year, but I don't feel bad about skipping the show.

I have to say they are probably my favorite band at the moment.

!!!