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 - You can get all of theese songs off of "Dial A Aong: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants"except 2............................... Rating:  - Good for a beginner TMBG fanLet me start off by saying that I have always known about TMBG, but had never really had any experience with their music. Yes I am an adult... sad, I know. Anyway now that people are done laughing at me for not really knowing much about TMBG or any of their songs (other than the obvious Don't Let's Start and the like)I'd like to go on with my opinion of A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants. I bought this album on a whim the other day after having just watched Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns. The documentary got me really interested in TMBG, so when I saw this CD at the store while I was looking for something else, I decided to pick it up as a starting point. The disc is loaded with many TMBG favorites, and for me it was perfect. For someone who does not know much TMBG material I think this is a great start, and if you're curious about these guys and can handle their insane quirkiness, then I say pick this album up. It has gotten me interested in checking out others, and I'll probably start with Flood, and then Mink Car. Anyway, it's a good starting point, but I could see die hard TMBG fans passing on this one because it's got a lot of the same songs that many of their other albums and compilations have. But, if you're like me and don't know much TMBG, but want to get to know them better then it's worth the money and highly recommended. You will easily be able to figure out whether you would want to purchase more of their albums by listening to this. Some people just can't handle them, or think they are too silly, this album can help you to decide which type you are. Rating:  - Early TMBG Classics!I've been listening to TMBG's since the beginning and have all of their early albums on vinyl. A kids band they're not, well any more than Shel Silverstein is. These 29 classic tracks represents the early form of TMBG at their finest! If you like the early They Might Be Giants music then this is the one to get. Rating:  - Why?I can't figure this group out. Obviuosly they are a kids band, but I love a lot of their songs. It is just the ones never compiled. Why do we get the light shines song, which is not catchy or clever, don't let's start, which sucks, hotel detective, a loser of a song, boss of me, which I hate, bangs and all kinds of their worst material. I guess my recommendation is to get the albums and have fun treasure hunting. Rating: - 29 songs for 11.98 = about 41 cents for each song!I agree with what most of the other reviewers said. It's perfect for a TMBG-newcomer who doesn't want to spend twice the money on Dial-a-Song. I would like to mention a couple of things about this CD that no one else has said yet, though. If it matters at all, track 19 "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)" on this album is the original glockenspiel version from the EP of the same name, not the "live" version that's included on the two-disc Dial-a-Song set. Secondly, it may or may not be worth mentioning that the liner notes are pretty cool. They list "A Fairly Complete List of They Might Be Giants Gigs Since 1985," the date and city of every performance up to October 2004. There's also a "track related timeline" (for example: 1938 - U.S. minimum wage established) a list of every song recorded, and some other neat stuff (No lyrics , though). I realize most people won't buy this just for those ten pages if they already have the songs, but I thought someone should mention it for the sake of...mentioning it.
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