Spine (2004)

Artist: They Might Be Giants
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Label: Zoe Records (rounder)
UPC: 00601143104121
Release Date: 7/13/2004
Buy.com Sku: 61012337
Item#: MJHE5Q
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Experimental Film ~ They Might Be Giants
2. Spine ~ They Might Be Giants
3. Memo To Human Resources ~ They Might Be Giants
4. Wearing A Raincoat ~ They Might Be Giants
5. Prevenge ~ They Might Be Giants
6. Thunderbird ~ They Might Be Giants
7. Bastard Wants To Hit Me ~ They Might Be Giants
8. World Before Later On, The ~ They Might Be Giants
9. Museum Of Idiots ~ They Might Be Giants
10. It's Kickin' In ~ They Might Be Giants
11. Spines ~ They Might Be Giants
12. Au Contraire ~ They Might Be Giants
13. Damn Good Times ~ They Might Be Giants
14. Broke In Two ~ They Might Be Giants
15. Stalk Of Wheat ~ They Might Be Giants
16. I Can't Hide From My Mind ~ They Might Be Giants



With their unique blend of catchy melodies and inscrutable lyrics, They Might Be Giants have lived a twenty-year frenzy of creative output, selling over three million albums and winning a Grammy in the process. The Spine is TMBG's new release, and has been heralded as their most rocking album ever.
 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
They Might Be Giants: John Flansburgh, John Linnell.
Additional personnel: Dan Miller (guitar); Danny Wienkauf (bass instrument); Marty Beller (drums).
A new THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS release is somewhat akin to an issue of Mad Magazine with a bonus CD; wit, sarcasm, and satire abound, accompanied by all manner of sonic finery. Though Johns Flansburgh and Linnell are best known for the cartoonish, humor-filled aspect of their songs, there's often something deeper lurking below the surface. On THE SPINE, while there's as much quirky cleverness as on previous TMBG albums, there seems to be more of an emotional core to many of the tracks.
There's a palpable sense of disillusionment and dislocation at the heart of "Memo to Human Resources," brought home by a melancholy, Beatles-like structure. The post-New Wave power pop of "Broke in Two" strolls gingerly through the shards of a painful past. The protagonist of "I Can't Hide from My Mind" is engaged in the confusing process of finding his own center. Of course, there's plenty of jubilant absurdism in the grand Giants tradition, as well, but THE SPINE has more to offer those willing to listen closely for it.

 
Compilation Appearances
Testimonial Dinner-Songs Of XTC
Vol. 2-Festival Of Light
Austin Powers-Spy Who Shagged Me-More Music From
This Is Next Year (Brooklyn-Ba
Songs From The Material World-Tribute To George Harrison
Wig In A Box
Disneymania 2
Greasy Kid Stuff 2: more Songs From
Spine
For The Kids Too
Sky High
Playhouse Disney Imagine And Learn Wi
Playhouse Disney Imagine And Learn Wi
7Th Inning Stretch / O.s.t.
Disneys Mickey Mouse Club
Meet The Robinsons
Dig For Fire:tribute To Pixies
Disney Music Block Party
Rock The Net:musicians For Network Ne
Coraline (Ost)
Playhouse Disney: Music Play Date
Greasy Kid Stuff 3:Even More Songs F
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse:meeska Mooska

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 07/13/2004
Original Release Date : 2004
Catalog ID : 431 041
Label : Idlewild/Rounder
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00601143104121

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.116)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "TMBG maintain their characteristic mix of playful absurdism and deeper melancholy in matured, two-minute marvels..."

Q (p.119)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "It's packed with sweet, oft-piste songs..."

Uncut (p.97)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "Lyrically, the territory they cover is still perversely eclectic..."

Magnet (p.108)
- "The two Johns delight in offering a shiny surface replete with singalong hooks and crafty riffs, but their secret weapon has always been their depiction of common human fears and frailties."

CMJ (p.4)
- "Hook-laden and rife with their patented clever lyrics, THE SPINE is classic They Might Be Giants: hard not to love, and will have everybody jumping."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.99)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he tunes are agreeable enough, as is their unhinged wit."

  
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