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~ They Might Be Giants
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (26 Mar 1990)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Wea
  • ASIN: B000002H7V
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,219 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Flood
2. Lucky Ball And Chain
3. Dead
4. Particle Man
5. We Want A Rock
6. Birdhouse In Your Soul
7. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
8. Your Racist Friend
9. Twisting

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Amazon.co.uk Review

TMBG has always been a great reason for math and computer science majors to add a real rock album to their collection of John Williams and Weird Al records--and Flood is a bacchanalian celebration of stupidity. Lifting off from their previous album, Lincoln, which was a sort of transitional hit-or-miss, Flood is a soaring, catchy sing-along album destined for people who love quoting Monty Python sketches. Try not singing the words to "Particle Man", "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" or "Birdhouse in your Soul". (Apparently, "Particle Man" was so catchy that the song was later used as a sing-along in a cartoon show for children.) Combining a book-smart, funny love of history, junk culture and film noir, this is the album to own. Put it on loud, sing along and dance very, very badly. --Todd Levin


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It is fair to say that listening to this, their second album, in one hit is a little hard on the ear. Individually, thepathos and humour these chaps manage to put into every songis admirable--very much like a '90s version of Tom Lehrer, but without the satire. The jokes are ironic rather than obvious. Their commercial success is of course due to the songs' accessibility, the most commercial being the wonderful "Birdhouse In Your Soul", a deserved hit single. The story of aback-stabbing office ogre is chronicled in the shape of "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair". Some tracks are clearly private jokes and pass by the listener, although self-interpretation can come into play.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is Where the Party Ends?, 15 April 2004
This is where the party begun for many TMBG fans. It is the definitive TMBG album. This album spurred me on to buy all their other albums.

Ingenious. No two songs are alike, it is an album full of surprises. Most people I have lent this album to have then gone out to buy it for themselves. I see it as a must have for music fans, if only to broaden one's collection.

There are a lot of highlights to this album, most people who have heard it would cite 'Birdhouse in your Soul' as the best song, but in my opinion there are a lot on a par with this. Notably, 'Letterbox', 'Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love' and well, I could go on and name all the songs, because they all have qualities.

TMBG are musical innovators. This album proves that.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well!, 13 Jan 2003
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Since hearing this collection of mad, mad stuff a long time ago (courtesy of a friend with more money than I had at the time) I have constantly been uplifted when listening to the clever, catchy lyrics and droll commentaries on life and the world in general.
The fun I got from learning the lyrics of Rock, and trying to sing them in time to the music has occupied many happy, if exhausted hours driving home from work late at night. (Probably kept me awake too!)
Yes TMBG, not only do I love your music, but I probably owe you my life too!!!
If you are trembling on the verge of 'to buy or not to buy'
BUY - you won't regret it.
Then, when you have made that decision, buy Apollo Two too as it is also excellent.
Then stop until you are richer, and can afford disappointment!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous, 30 May 2001
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one of the greatest ablums i have in my collection this is one of those albums, and generally one of those bands, that you never tire of listening to. These tracks manage to successfully combine catchyness, rock and when listened to properly, quirky but also quite meaningfull lyrics. Songs such as birdhouse and dead are really quite thoughtfull but they combine this with the totally bizarre minimum wage in a seamless fantastic way. BUY THIS ABLUM RIGHT NOW IF YOU HAVE ANY TASTE AT ALL, CLICK BUY, GO ON DO IT, NOW GO ON. NO DONT LEAVE IT TILL LATER RIGHT NOW.

ps i can also recommend sever tire damage worth it for the live version of istanbul alone

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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
I remember hearing this album being played alot when i was very little. it stuck with me because i do remember randomly spouting out

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't own this, buy it!
I found this album because I'd heard 'Birdhouse In Your Soul' on the radio and decided that I would like a copy of the song. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2004 by Douglas McNair

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They Might Be Giants are so unlike anything you will have ever heard it's hard to find words to sum them up. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Surreal
This is a brilliant album, with a diverse content. Everything is silly, and surreal. (Which I love :-) )
Published on 8 Nov 2000 by psychonaut-23@disinfo.net

4.0 out of 5 stars Uneven quality, but with moments of excellence
Flood is an album that should be heard in small doses. They Might Be Giants managed to pack 19 songs in to its forty minutes running time, which is enough to drive the first-time... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as their earlier stuff, but still damn good.
As i say, it just aint as good as lincoln ... but it is still great stuff. birdhouse in your soul & istanbul (not constantinople) are both classics.
Published on 8 Dec 1999 by baberuth@funkybus.co.uk

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