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Tonkka
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Trying this again.
Once upon a time there was a band made of two guys named John. Well, thirty years later there still exists a band made of two guys named John, and they are called They Might Be Giants.
This band is still one one of my favorite bands in the world. Like really, ever (sorry Faith No More but you are a dead tie).
These giants who may be started out as two guys with a guitar, and accordion, a saxophone, and some samples plus a drum machine and they made these songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvOVMxOTwqw
That was a bit of a hit. They did well in New York, but we know New York people are in to weird stuff. These were some other good songs from that first album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH21QovdhZs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48OoQvi3HTY
Okay, next album: Lincoln
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dQLkxz6c2E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5myRqJUYy4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-EpD_Udss
Okay, so everyone is pretty familiar with this album: Flood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNoxjUUyec
Okay, we're over that, right? I know they used some songs on Tiny Toon Adventures that was great and everything. Let us move on.
Holy SHIT APOLLO 18 was an awesome album (this album turned 20 years old a few days ago).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQ7IMpX554
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgpuxgktfas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrc9siok3IU
So 1994 was the year that I actually got to look forward to a new They Might Be Giants album.
John Henry happened, and the Johns had a full band behind them for the first time.
Holy shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6bfJIoabcE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tim0B9NJuk
Factory Showroom, also awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4x_-761gpo
Featuring an adorable cover from a band called Cub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSS_ty5o7x4
My favorite song of the moment...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aeOBZ7gVPY
Then Mink Car? I know I am missing something but this song is so fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoVxAqapakk
So, I missed a bunch of stuff. I got lame and stopped listening to fun music.
BUT THEN!
JOIN US came out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPjSinfx0KI
Please fill in all of the blanks that I left open for all of you.
I seriously did that on purpose because I can't possibly list all of my favorite songs in a single post.
Once upon a time there was a band made of two guys named John. Well, thirty years later there still exists a band made of two guys named John, and they are called They Might Be Giants.
This band is still one one of my favorite bands in the world. Like really, ever (sorry Faith No More but you are a dead tie).
These giants who may be started out as two guys with a guitar, and accordion, a saxophone, and some samples plus a drum machine and they made these songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvOVMxOTwqwThat was a bit of a hit. They did well in New York, but we know New York people are in to weird stuff. These were some other good songs from that first album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH21QovdhZshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48OoQvi3HTYOkay, next album: Lincoln
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dQLkxz6c2Ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5myRqJUYy4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-EpD_UdssOkay, so everyone is pretty familiar with this album: Flood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNoxjUUyecOkay, we're over that, right? I know they used some songs on Tiny Toon Adventures that was great and everything. Let us move on.
Holy SHIT APOLLO 18 was an awesome album (this album turned 20 years old a few days ago).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQ7IMpX554http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgpuxgktfashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrc9siok3IUSo 1994 was the year that I actually got to look forward to a new They Might Be Giants album.
John Henry happened, and the Johns had a full band behind them for the first time.
Holy shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6bfJIoabcEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tim0B9NJukFactory Showroom, also awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4x_-761gpoFeaturing an adorable cover from a band called Cub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSS_ty5o7x4My favorite song of the moment...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aeOBZ7gVPYThen Mink Car? I know I am missing something but this song is so fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoVxAqapakkSo, I missed a bunch of stuff. I got lame and stopped listening to fun music.
BUT THEN!
JOIN US came out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPjSinfx0KIPlease fill in all of the blanks that I left open for all of you.
I seriously did that on purpose because I can't possibly list all of my favorite songs in a single post.
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GOOD THREAD, BEST TONKKA
E: wait that's a shitty upload I'll find another
EE: there
best drum solo
best
i like the requisite songs
that's about all i've heard though
But it wasn't until this song that I really paid attention to them
Starting in 2002, the band started making and have continued making some of the best music for kids and the young at heart
This was the first album I was around for the release of
TMBG are the first band I really got into and remain my favorite band, even if I am a complete hipster these days. I haven't kept up with their albums since The Else but I still go to their shows. Did I mention that they put on some of the best live shows I've ever seen? I've seen them six times and they are always an absolute delight.
I was just about to post this song. It is a song I play constantly.
3DS: 2981-5304-3227
I remember when they played this on cartoon network
fuckin'
yeah
They did some sweet podcasts that no fan should miss out on!
They did this thing where they once wrote and performed a song about every venue of one of their tours!
There's a documentary about them!
(daaang do i need to watch gigantic again)
(daaang do i need to listen to everything again)
There's also a lack of Here Comes Science in this thread.
They tore down Richard's a few years ago and put up a condo. I'm sad now, so keep posting videos to cheer me up.
You know, I don't think anything about this thread's namesake has been posted. Dial-A-Song was a thing the band implemented when John was injured in a bike accident and couldn't perform. They got an old ass answering machine and would record short songs and messages for people to listen to when they called the number (718-387-6962. Yes, I have it memorized. No, I was never able to get through. Not sure if it's still in service)
A lot (a lot) of songs got their start as demos on DAS. A good amount of the original versions of these songs are available in some form, some can still be found if you scour the internet, but who knows how many hours of listening that DAS offered over the years.
I should do that.
Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
Why must you be the screen door on my submarine?
no megathreads!
edit: no you are not
Holy shit
my friend who is super into TMBG has told me about this bit but I never could track it down
this is incredible
Good call on Spiraling Shape Tonkka. That song is fantastic.
what the fuck are you doing in here
:^:
Apollo 18 was one of those albums that I listened to a million times because I only had a cassette player in my car and I happened to have it on cassette tape. It was Apollo 18, Talking Heads' Naked and the Empire Strikes Back soundtrack for like a year straight. Also it turns out my best friend of like forever years now was at the same TMBG concert that I attended in high school the year before we met.
Anyway!
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
(i love this band)
The first album I ever owned was a cassette tape of Flood
they just keep showing up when I least expect them
I love these guys
Also where I work plays the really old version of Istanbul not Constantinople in the dining room and it's strange.
I've seen this, or a version of it, when I saw them live. My mom also hit on Dan the drummer, heavily.