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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0081227813925 Label: Elektra / Wea Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea MPN: 78139 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Elektra / Wea Release Date: September 17, 2002 Studio: Elektra / Wea Editorial Review: Album Description: The ultimate anthology curated by the band, 52 songs including 'Don't Let's Start', 'Birdhouse In Your Soul' and the Grammy-winning 'Boss Of Me' plus a full color book with lyrics, discography and essays by the band and NPR's Sarah Vowell. Digipaks housed in a slipcase. 2002. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Awesome, but missing some great tunesThere's probably no better summary of the absolute genius of They Might Be Giants than this 2-disc compilation. The quality of the band's music definitely had its peaks and valleys, and the non-sequential order of the tracks makes that even more apparent than if they were chronological. But when the band was on, they were one of the most entertaining acts around -- around the time of Lincoln and Flood, it was impossible not to love them. As with all career-spanning song sets, some of the best songs ... Read More Rating: - Introduction to a brilliant and creative bandThey Might Be Giants is a band I've known about for a long time, and have always been meaning to check out, but never did until now. I actually remember calling the dial-a-song number in the late 80's. First let's be clear that, despite the title, this is NOT a compilation of songs from the dial-a-song hotline. That would be an interesting project in itself. As the liner notes to this compilation explain, the lo-fi & low tech nature of playing songs over a telephone answering machine affected the ... Read More Rating:  - Is there a problem?The rumors are that They Might Be Giants are the cause of the fact that the "Malcolm in the Middle" TV series will not be released on DVD, possibly ever. It is rumored that securing the music rights is the hold-up and that it is allegedly the fault of They Might Be Giants. If that is so, I hope that They Might Be Giants will go count their money again and see if they have enough to reconsider and let "Malcolm" go. The rest of us would love to be able to buy all of the "Malcolm in the Middle" TV shows ... Read More Rating:  - They might be our new favorite!My wife and I have been TMBG fans for 20 years; unfortunately we have most of their old (and best) stuff on vinyl. "Dial-a-song..." brings all of those songs back to us, along with some new stuff we haven't picked up. Thanks to "NO!", our kids have also become TMBG fans, and have found, just like adult fans like the "childrens'" albums, they like the adult material. Our family faves - "The Guitar," "Birdhouse in your soul," "New York City," and "Twisting." With not a bad song in the bunch, "Dial-a ... Read More Rating: - fan-friggin-tasticYeah, I don't know about the album yet, but it looks great and I can't wait to listen to it. I'm really here to comment on the previous review. Amen brotha man. Preach it. |
