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I have heard some bad things about this album, WELL BLAH BLAH BLAH! i LOVE this album, sometimes i like it better than Flood, depending on what mood i am. THe album grows on you everytime, each time you'll hear a different song that makes you say HEY, THIS SONG RULES, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A HIT. OF course, their are derges in the album (i.e. "o do not Forsake me") My favourites are "I Should be allowed to think", "Unrelated thing", "No one knows my plan", "Out of Jail" (many of their most underated songs i think), Meet James Ensor, and Much more guarenteed to get stuck in your head but i am limited to 1,000 words so, this album ROCKS!
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I've always been surprised by the lingering notion that John Henry is TMBG's "bad" album. Condescending attitudes from Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly aside, most of my friends who listen to Johns usually dismiss this one, 'cause it's "missing the accordion." This has always been one of my favorite TMBG releases. True, it's a departure from their earlier exercises in resourcefulness, but anyone who bought Apollo 18 (and listened to "The Guitar" and "The Statue Got Me High") could probably anticipate that the Johns were moving toward a fuller sound. This effort came off better than one can reasonably expect, though the lyrics on this CD are probably the harshest they've ever written (especially on "I Should Be Allowed to Think" and "A Self Called Nowhere") But counter-balanced to that is the bounce of "No One Knows My Plan," the goofy self-pity of "Out of Jail" and the heart-breaking "The End of the Tour." John Henry may grate on you, but that last one (supposedly about a man who accidentally kills a group of teenagers in a car wreck -- the interpretation fits beautifully) is enough to redeem the whole album. Even for people who miss the accordion.
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I think this is their best album, just better than "Flood". The song "Sleeping in the Flowers" is their best on the album, though "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from Flood is their best song of all time.
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This, along with "Flood" and "Factory Showroom" is one of the best TMBG albums out there. "Sleeping in the Flowers" is one of the best songs. When I first heard it, I didn't care for it much. However, after a few listenings, I was really into it. A step in the right direction for TMBG.
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I love this CD!! I could rave about it for hours. I think anyone would like it, it's fun, funNY, quirky, and great. Often I find myself humming one of the songs (At this second it's Meet James Ensor) soooooooo, the only bad point of it is you may become addicted!
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