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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075596165426
Item Dimensions: 21
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
MPN: 61654
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: January 01, 1994
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: September 13, 1994
Studio: Elektra / Wea
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
They Might Be Giants expands to a sextet on its fifth album, John Henry. Even with the addition of bass, drums, sax, and trumpet, the focus is still on the goofy vocals, silly lyrical puns, and accordion-driven hooks of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and that is not a good thing. These 20 songs include a tune that quotes Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," love songs to a dirt bike and a copy shop clerk, and a song that takes its lyrics from Alice Cooper song titles. If that sounds like your idea of clever, enjoy. --Jim DeRogatis
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Coming across as a lighter, nerdier Ween, this mid-career disc from the super quirky duo certainly is not short on bursts of hooky pop with just enough songwriting flair to perk jaded ears, though few of John Henry's 20 tracks transcend the geeky confines this nasally pair has cultivated. Usually what makes this more for fans then initiates would be the goofy brand of humor attached to nearly all the lyrics.
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This is probably my favorite of all of They Might Be Giants' albums, and believe me... I've heard them all. In this release, They Might Be Giants have moved from being a duo with a drum machine to a full band. The results are spectacular! Imagine old TMBG with a fuller drum sound, REAL bass, and lots of horns. This allows TMBG to expand their songwriting to their full creative potential.
And boy, this album has a lot of horns. "No One Knows My Plan" is really great, one of their best ... Read More
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This is They Might Be Giants fifth album, and it's their first album performing with a full band. The extra musicians definitely produce a "fuller" sound than their previous records. But the album is one of the less popular ones in They Might Be Giants catalogue. I guess some people just don't care much for the songs on it, although I personally like most of them. The fact of the matter is, only one song from this album ("Meet James Ensor") made it onto TMBG's "greatest hits" album. I guess it's ... Read More
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Apparently, some people have a problem with this album. That makes about as much sence to me as if there were actually people who prefer the quality of the BEATLES' "LOVE ME DO" to any song they produced later.
The quality of this album is great, you can actually listen to it. Look, if you wake up every morning and put in your FLOOD album and listen to annoying tracks like "HEARING AID" and "MINIMUM WAGE" then you may want to skip this one, because those irritating TMBG snippits don't exist ... Read More
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This one has everything you'd want from a TMBG cd. Plenty of variety. Melodic, quirky, rockin', existentialism, etc. All of their cds have some great songs - they also usually have some filler. But John Henry is solid throughout.
This is the album where they turned into a full fledged band - a bad thing to some of their die hard early fans, but I think it really works. It gives them a fuller palette to draw from.
A good place to start if you're not too familiar with the band, and an essential ... Read More
