I just finished a lovely couple of hours watching "Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns," a fantastic little documentary about They Might Be Giants.
Throughout it I kept making one comment, "Oh, yeah! I loved that!" It seems that I completely abandoned TMBG after 1990's "Flood" and have no idea why. Sure, their recent output isn't as singularly brilliant as "Ana Ng" or "Birdhouse in Your Soul." It's not as witty as "Purple Toupee" or "Cowtown." It's not infinitely catchy like "Instanbul (Not Constantinople)" or "Don't Let's Start." It all, however, seems like it's pretty good stuff that I shouldn't have ignored.
It seems like I should pick up some of the recent albums and put them back on my radar. I doubt I'll start calling Dial-A-Song incessantly like I did in college. I do, however, think they can still make me smile.
Posted by mikewolf at November 22, 2004 10:28 PMAnd don't forget their delightful theme song to the Cartoon Network series, "The Oblongs."
Good stuff.
Posted by: Kirsten on November 23, 2004 02:30 PMDon't! Don't! Don't let's start!
Posted by: Lady Crumpet on November 24, 2004 10:19 AMi've yet to be disappointed by a TMBG album, and I've got 'em all.
they've made an interesting journey from their early classics and style, but it's never been a BAD journey. IMHO.
Posted by: Matt on November 24, 2004 10:43 AMI met them once in New Orleans when they played at Tipitina's. My then-boyfriend was drunk and kept yelling "I wanna be the dead guy" for no reason during their show, and I kept smiling and apologizing for his behavior (we were right up at the stage). After the show, they started talking to me and we ended up having a drink with them at the bar. Both Johns were very nice.
Oh, and I like their music.
Posted by: Daniella on November 24, 2004 01:18 PM