They Might Be Giants
Flood
Elektra
9 60907-2
(1990)
Rock/Pop
CD, 19
Tracks, 43:14
Length
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01 |
Theme From Flood |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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00:27 |
02 |
Birdhouse In Your Soul |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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03:20 |
03 |
Lucky Ball & Chain |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:46 |
04 |
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) |
Jimmy Kennedy; Nat Simon |
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02:38 |
05 |
Dead |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:58 |
06 |
Your Racist Friend |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:54 |
07 |
Particle Man |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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01:59 |
08 |
Twisting |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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01:56 |
09 |
We Want A Rock |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:47 |
10 |
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:23 |
11 |
Hearing Aid |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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03:26 |
12 |
Minimum Wage |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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00:47 |
13 |
Letterbox |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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01:25 |
14 |
Whistling In The Dark |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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03:25 |
15 |
Hot Cha |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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01:34 |
16 |
Women & Men |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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01:46 |
17 |
Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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01:36 |
18 |
They Might Be Giants |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:45 |
19 |
Road Movie To Berlin |
John Flansburgh; John Linnell |
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02:22 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Musician |
John Flansburgh |
Musician |
John Linnell |
Musician |
They Might Be Giants |
Drums |
Alan Bezozi |
Violin |
Mark Feldman |
Producer |
Clive Langer; Alan Winstanley; They Might Be Giants |
Engineer |
Roger Moutenot |
Cover by |
Margaret Bourke-White |
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Index |
#
3399 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Alternative Rock, Pop Rock |
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On their major-label debut, Flood, They Might Be Giants exchange quirky artiness for unabashed geekiness and a more varied and polished musical attack. Although the album contains two of the group's finest singles in "Birdhouse in Your Soul" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," the overall record is uneven, since the group's hooks aren't quite as sharp as before and the humor is either too geeky or leavened with awkward social statements like "Your Racist Friend." Even with its faults, Flood has a number of first-rate songs, and it's a strong addition to their catalog, even if it isn't as weirdly intoxicating as its predecessors. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)