Other Mixes By abangaku
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Rock - Prog-Rock/Art Rock
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Theme - Narrative
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Rock - Prog-Rock/Art Rock
They Might Practically Be Giants
| Artist | Song | |
| They Might Be Giants | Critic Intro (1:39) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Empty Bottle Blues (1:38) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Wearing A Raincoat (3:10) | |
| They Might Be Giants | The End of the Tour (3:18) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Istanbul [live] (3:07) | |
| They Might Be Giants | I Palindrome I (2:22) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Man, It's So Loud In Here! (3:59) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Unrelated Thing (2:30) | |
| They Might Be Giants | See the Constellation (3:27) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Thunderbird (2:38) | |
| They Might Be Giants | The World's Address (Joshua Fried Remix) (5:43) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Mink Car (2:09) | |
| They Might Be Giants | It's Not My Birthday (1:51) | |
| They Might Be Giants | She's An Angel [live] (3:20) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Stalk Of Wheat (1:27) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Everything Right Is Wrong Again (2:22) | |
| They Might Be Giants | The Spine / Memo to Human Resources (2:35) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Which Describes How You're Feeling (alternate version) (1:26) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Rat Patrol (2:01) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Twisting (1:56) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Spiraling Shape (4:24) | |
| They Might Be Giants | On The Drag (2:18) | |
| They Might Be Giants | The Statue Got Me High (3:06) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Why Does The Sun Shine? [live] (2:08) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Oranges (1:09) | |
| They Might Be Giants | My Evil Twin (2:37) | |
| They Might Be Giants | A Self Called Nowhere (3:22) | |
| They Might Be Giants | Don't Let's Start (single mix) (2:33) | |
| They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants (2:45) | |
| They Might Be Giants | I Can't Hide From My Mind (2:43) | |
Comment:
Not the biggest hits (I always far preferred the live "Istanbul" here, with the amazing sax intro, to the studio hit anyway), but practically a summation of TMBG's career from their MIDI-enhanced eponymous 1986 debut up through 2004's indie-rock testament, The Spine. Lots of quirky songs from "misses" collections Miscellaneous T, Then, and They Got Lost; all live tracks from the Severe Tire Damage album, with edited fadeins/outs when necessary. Normally considered a "geek-rock" band, TMBG has in fact created some of the most emotionally powerful and truthful rock of the last 20 years. It always amazes me how their imitators, including Moxy Frnvous and Barenaked Ladies, completely fail to understand what TMBG are all about. My closest comparisons to them have to be Brian Eno circa Here Come The Warm Jets, and the Beatles circa Abbey Road. If you haven't heard them, please do so now!!Feedback:
This is cool. This Summer, while traveling to the shore, I introduced my kids to "Istanbul" (not Constantinople)...and we must have played it twenty times between traveling to, and back home again from, vacation.
Nice mix!
Nice mix!
Hmm...TMBG compilations always seem to differ greatly from one person to the next. Needless to say, a lot of these wouldn't come anywhere near a comp for me. ("Oranges," "Empty Bottle Blues," "Unrelated Thing," etc.) I had to do my comp in three discs...and there were still regrettable omissions.
actually i've got three discs too... maybe i'll post the other ones sometime. this one's my favorite of the bunch, i think. notice lack of tracks from amazing album "Lincoln" -- all of them commandeered by the other two mixes.
Wow, can't believe I didn't notice that, considering "Lincoln" is far and away my favorite TMBG record.
Aye, you've got it pretty much nailed here.