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They Might Be Giants's first children's album, NO!, is remarkably similar to their albums for adults. Characterized by irrepressibly catchy melodies, witty lyrics, and an overall sense of irreverent playfulness, NO! is business-as-usual for the dynamic duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and fits perfectly within their discography. In fact, in inventiveness, songwriting, and pure crazy pleasure, NO! may be the best Giants album since FLOOD. Musically, the Giants are all over the map here with funky grooves ("Clap Your Hands"), wistful lullabies ("Sleepwalkers") and avant experimentalism ("Violin").
While whimsy is a given for Flansburgh and Linnell, there is a sense that they've tailored their songwriting for a younger set on this release. "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" is a public service announcement about crossing the street safely, while the loopy, building narrative of "The House at the Top of the Tree" belongs to the category of smile-inducing tongue-twisters like "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." As freewheeling, clever, and appealing as anything they've done, NO! reminds all of us--kids and the kids inside us--how much fun life can be.
Recorded at Coyote Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
They Might Be Giants: John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar); John Linnell (vocals, keyboards).
Personnel: John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar); John Linnell (vocals, keyboards); Nicholas Hill, Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser, Danny Weinkauf (vocals); Dan Miller (guitar); Krystof Witek (violin); Garo Yellin (cello); Jim O'Connor (trumpet); Dan Levine (trombone); Dan Hickey (drums).
Audio Mixer: Albert Caiati.
Recording information: Coyote Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
Additional personnel: Danny Weinkauf (vocals, bass); Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser, Nicholas Hill, (vocals); Dan Miller (guitar); Krystof Witek (violin); Garo Yellin (cello); Dan Levine (trombone); Dan Hickey (drums).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. No! Music | List Price | $17.97 (You save $3.92) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Children's, Rock/Pop, Enhanced CD | | Label | Idlewild / Rounder | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13316  | | CD Universe Part number | 3670779 | | Catalog number | 618113 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 11, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | They Might Be Giants | | Engineer | Stanley Wright; Albert Caiati | | Personnel | John Linnell - vocals, keyboards
John Flansburgh - vocals, guitar
Dan "The Machine" Levine - trombone
Jim O'Connor - trumpet
Also: Garo Yellin, Dan Miller, Dan Miller, Danny Weinkauf, Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser, Krystof Witek, Dan Hickey, Nicholas Hill | | Additional Info | Enhanced CD |
They Might Be Giants No! Songs Purchase No! CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Faith Hill Breathe CD (1999)
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Faith Hill won the 2000 CMA Award for Female Vocalist Of The Year.
BREATHE won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "Breathe" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. "Let's Make Love" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. "Breathe" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award in the categories of Best Country Song and Song Of The Year. "The Way You Love Me" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Song.
With her third album, FAITH, Faith Hill tasted pop crossover success--and she evidently liked the taste. BREATHE, Hill's fourth release, takes the pop/country stylings of FAITH to the next level. It's an appealing collection of pop, gospel, R&B, rock, and ballads, with just a bit of country thrown in. The production, featuring Hill's big voice surrounded by booming drums and screaming guitars, is so slick you could skate on it.
Love is the subject of nearly every song, from the exuberant "I Got My Baby," to the soulful "Love Is a Sweet Thing," to the cutesy "The Way You Love Me," with its Beatlesque backing vocals. But while Hill can obviously handle a wide range of material, she sounds best ...
| | They Might Be Giants Mink Car CD (2001)
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Additional personnel includes: Mike Doughty (vocals); Garo Yellin (cello); Jim O'Connor (flugelhorn); Dan Levine (trombone); Guy Pratt (bass); Hearn Gadbois, Luis Jardim (percussion); Chris Maxwell, Phil Hernandez (programming).
When They Might Be Giants first appeared in the late '80s, it was hard to predict that the whimsical alt-rock duo would still be going strong over a dozen years later. However, MINK CAR stands as further proof of the band's staying power, mostly attributable to the endlessly inventive songcraft of Johns Linnell and Flansburgh. These days, the pair fleshes out the TMBG sound with a backing band that includes a couple of erstwhile members of the late, lamented Lincoln, the Chris Temple-headed band that logged a lot of road time with the Giants in the late '90s.
In the manner of the surprise hit "Istanbul," there's a zany-sounding cover tune here, a funky take on Georgie Fame's "Yeh Yeh," but the Johns' own songs are clearly the centerpiece. "Man It's So Loud in Here" is a devilishly clever satire of dance music ...
| | They Might Be Giants Indestructible Object CD (2004) Extended Play
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Those acquainted with They Might Be Giants' witty brand of quirky pop are already familiar with the band's penchant for literate, surreal wordplay and irresistible melodic hooks. For these fans, INDESTRUCTIBLE OBJECT (named after a Man Ray sculpture) reconfirms high opinions, and, for the uninitiated, this five-song EP offers a winnowed-down sampler of the duo's charms (though the full-length FLOOD and the DIAL-A-SONG anthology are excellent places to start).
The opener, "Am I Awake?," is the strongest track--a lyrically subtle tune that paints a picture of existential disorientation over a Pet ...
| | They Might Be Giants Spine CD (2004)
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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 ...
| | They Might Be Giants Here Come The Abcs CD (2005)
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Critics may laud They Might Be Giants' knack for ingenious pop hooks and nimble, brainy wordplay (and those things are certainly true), but another aspect of their appeal is that their music is so fun and goofy it can make the listener feel like a kid. It is no surprise then that Giants John Flansburgh and John Linnell are naturals at making recordings for children (see their excellent release NO!). HERE COME THE ABCS, released on Disney's label, bears all the giddy hallmarks of TMBG's best work.
As the title intimates, HERE COME THE ABCS is about the alphabet. The album-length conceit spins the 26 letters through the Johns' wacky imagination, anthropomorphizing them ("E Eats Everything"), using them to illustrate geography ("Alphabet of Nations"), and even pitting ...
| | Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall: Recorded Live June 9, 1962 -- The Complete Concert CDs (1962)
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CARNEGIE HALL recreates the original 1962 performance by adding 18 unreleased songs ...
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| | Pocket Snails: Letter Adventure & Other Snaily Songs CD (2004)
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| | Hot Peas 'N Butter Vol 3: Mo Hotta Mo Butta CD (2006)
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When Under Attack appeared in 2006, it marked the Alarm's first new U.S. ...
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Cocek Mambo: (ORIGINAL - 2/4) Written by Kip, this tune uses all the 7th chords you can make from the Hijaz scale, plus a couple.O Male/Pajdusko: (BULGARIAN - 5/16) A young girl learns that her love is to marry another. She writes him, "Go ahead, I've become engaged to our neighbor." O Male!Pamela's Rucenitsa: (ORIGINAL - 7/16) Steve won't tell us who his Bulgarian-style tune is about, but we suspect someone named Pamela.Katerino Mome: (BULGARIAN/MACEDONIAN - 4/4) This asks the musical question, "What sort of mother gave birth to you, and how wild were you as a girl?" We think you'll find the answer amusing.Pleasant Peasant: (ORIGINAL - 11/8) A tune written by our friend, that cool dude, Souren Baronian.Pravo Medley: (BULGARIAN 2/4, 6/8) JANO JANKE VAKLO AGNE: A song about the perfect love connection in Strandza. TRUGNAL E MARKO: Marko's new bride won't sing for him in the forest. She fears her hajduk ex-lover may hear. Pretty scary!Kopanitsa Medley: (BULGARIAN - 11/8) TRUGNALI MOMI NEVESTI - Young women are gathering strawberries when they are set upon by Tatars. Yikes! The second tune is a kaval (flute) tune played by Steve on saxophone.Malko Pajdusko: (ORIGINAL - 5/8) A tune written by Allan. Pretty good for a bass player.Cocek '80: (MACEDONIAN - 2/4) A tune from Ferus Mustafov (Bill provides ...
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