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A little bit earlier today my brain went full-on They Might Be Giants and that made me smile. I still remember when my friend, Sandy, gave me a phone number back in 1980 and told me that I needed to call it at least once a day. That was my first exposure to TMBG and the quirky universe they live in. Long before they released an album, they released almost 4 albums of material that was only accessed through their Dial-A-Song service served up via a tape telephone answering machine. I was impressed on the unbelievably weird and just as unbelievably catchy melodies. Catching them live in they NYC downtown art clubs was always a treat and one never knew when you would be introduced to the first ever bicycle chain solo (everything in this world is an instrument if you just believe) or heavy metal accordion rave ups. 40 years later and they are still at it and have never strayed from embracing their weird in "mainstream" records,children records and books (they have a pair of Grammys for them), Disney movie scores, books and countless other projects the seem to flow off the members like rain off of a newly waxed car.
I still dig them and wonder if anyone else does as well.
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< Disney movie scores
< Disney movie scores
My head was all over Peter And The Wolf today,, a great score.
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Love them. I can dig it.
Love them. I can dig it.
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>>>Peter And The Wolf today,
>>>Peter And The Wolf today,
I swear there are hints of this in the 3.21.94 space but I'm probably fooling myself.
With regards to the subject at hand....I had a Chef who would play them non stop every day and sing it in my face. Unfortunately, I did not get on their bus as he pretty much ruined it for me.
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You know, TMBG (which I
You know, TMBG (which I admittedly played nonstop when it came out) does get all the play, but in hindsight Lincoln was a much more critical effort.
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You know, TMBG (which I
I don't disagree with you on that point. Of course I was hopelessly hooked by the time the first album came out.
Lots of TMBG concert memories but the best was a show at Webster Hall that they gave free admission to anyone who brought an acoustic guitar and could play Horse With No Name. They then proceeded to invite about 200 people who brought their guitars on stage to play that song together. Talk about a surreal moment.
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In unison?
Interesting, in unison? Or sort of?
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in unison? Or sort of?
Yes and yes. Get that many people to strum the same song and there is bound to be a handful strumming a little bit early and a little bit late. There was no rehearsal for everyone so they all just winged it. I wish I was taking photos of that one. Try to picture a sold out general admission venue where almost 20% of the audience has a guitar in tow. Pretty bizarre unless you are seeing a show in Nashville.
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We took Da Boy to a TMBG
We took Da Boy to a TMBG "kids" show @ Town Hall (they replaced the bass Dan with a tuba Dan) when he was in grade school. Saw about a half-dozen of his classmate scattered throughout the hall with their sibs and one or two parents.
Instant "other cool parents" ID.
It was an early matinee. A couple dads had the W&B look. One gave up his ticket for his kid's friend. Ran into him coming out of the pub next door.
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Instant "other cool parents"
I never took my daughter to a "kids" show but she did attend one with friends once. She was a bit confused why they didn't play any of the songs that she was familiar and grew up with! She got over it when I took her to an "adult" show. lol