They Might Be Giants

ObnoxiousFrog · 2003-09-04, 05:49 PM

Well, at PSU we have our rock fans, our metalheads, our ambiguously multi-genre music fans, but what about the often underapprecieated genre of alternative novelty tunes?

Enter They Might Be Giants.

Funny in its idiocy, irrelevent and fun to listen too, these guys have been a favprite band of mine for some time now. Anyone else heard some of their pointlessly fun style of music?

Zodiac · 2003-09-04, 06:42 PM

hell yea! they own

just like you said pointless and fun music, great for when you are just hanging out alone on a boring afternoon

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NeoTassadar · 2003-09-04, 08:41 PM

I heard Particle Man, that's a good one. But that's all of them I know of.

Endless · 2003-09-04, 09:40 PM

What was that one song, something about Amsterdam, had a kind of Egyptian like tune. Good stuff, been a while since I've heard it.

OneManArmy · 2003-09-04, 10:36 PM

well perhaps you mean istanbul (constanople) sp?

that is one serious old school band right there... I mean crap thier from the 80's but good stuff

Nimbus · 2003-09-05, 01:51 PM

I love TMBG

They're still around. They did the theme for Malcom in the Middle and still do songs for movies.
If any of you are fans but don't have any of there CD's I'd recommend "Flood" It has most of their popular songs.

Zodiac · 2003-09-05, 04:05 PM

they also did the music for Cartoon Network's "The Oblongs" i wouldnt recomend watching the show since it sucked so bad, but it did have cool music

ObnoxiousFrog · 2003-09-05, 04:19 PM

They did the theme music for:
The Oblongs
The Daily Show
Malcolm in the Middle

Of course, they also do their own music. They have a new CD out called "Mink Car" which I don't have yet, nor have I heard any songs off of it. But, I do have they're incredibly hard-to-find, 4-track disc featuring their original remake of "The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas". I also have:

Severe Tire Damage
Flood
John Henry
Apollo 18
Lincoln

Good music. Good, pointless, nasal music.

Nimbus · 2003-09-05, 04:22 PM

I bow before Mr. Frogs superior Knowledge of TMBG.
They sang Sen Surround for the Power Rangers Movie way back when.

Zodiac · 2003-09-05, 04:23 PM

cool didnt really thing they were making anything new, been awhile since i was actually intrested. i will have to check it out