That is why TMBG has lasted this long without losing any steam. It forces you to question reality, to view the world with a serious slant. It's their lasting ability to continuously write and create lyrics and music that doesn't define generations, that doesn't challenge authority but instead forces you to think. With TMBG it's not just the music, it's the words and the constant imaginations of the Johns. I believe that it is brain fuel for creativity. If you know anything about my core beliefs, you know that music is very important to me. In truth, while I downloaded both this and Join Us on the same day, I have found myself listening to Album Raises New and Troubling Questions about three times as much. Four of the aforementioned old tracks are performed with The Other Thing Brass Band, while "Istanbul" becomes "Electronic Istanbul." The tracks "Cloisonne" and "You Probably Get That a Lot" from Join Us get remixed for the purposes of this rarities album. I love the track "Authenticity Trip." It's one of those tracks that I will quickly memorize (as I can sing along with pretty much the entire TMBG library). Most of the original tracks on the album feel like that. Instead, it's a rousing and entertaining track that feels like it wasn't what it is, a goofy track recorded during the Join Us recording but ultimately cut. The song "Marty Beller Mask" (referring to current TMBG drummer Marty Beller) hangs in that theme, not feeling old or dusty at all. It's not as if they dusted off some B-sides for this album regardless of the tracks that appear in their original forms on their original albums, this feels like a brand new LP. That's especially true with a group like TMBG. There is usually something hidden, some slice of personality buried within the tracks, taking the listener off the beaten path into territory previously unknown. ![]() Albums like this are always pleasantly surprising. Me," "Boat of Car," "Istanbul Not Constantinople," "Particle Man" and "Dirt Bike"), some live tracks and some remixes of tracks from Join Us. With Album Raises New and Troubling Questions there are some old tracks ("Mr. Thompson, I credit TMBG with helping to develop these skills. Along with the descriptive reality of Hunter S. Not to mention being able to stretch my mind and perception to be able to create and perceive such situations. For years, and now on Twitter, I've perpetuated a similar sense of reality and humor as TMBG and I pride myself on being able to express myself in such a manner. For those of us with wildly nonsensical imaginations, the culmination of all of our collective creativity is the continued success of TMBG. They Might Be Giants have made a career out of creating ubiquitously irreverent and wildly creative lyrics, music and themes. In my life as a writer and overall creative person, They Might Be Giants have been and continue to be one of my primary influences. There will also be a review in here somewhere, but I haven't written about They Might Be Giants since high school (related to one of my stories) so I'll be using this opportunity to get all sentimental on y'all. ![]() Actually, I have a few confessions to make, and a story or two to tell.
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