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Anonymous
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And anyone else here a fan?
Big fan here of TMBG. Met them a number of years back when they released a children's book with CD. Great guys. I kept the book until I had children and now my kids are fans as well.
They just don't stop producing material and touring. Not unlike Moz in that respect.
Like g23 mentioned, they just kicked off a big tour with a new album.
MrShoes
They just don't stop producing material and touring. Not unlike Moz in that respect.
Like g23 mentioned, they just kicked off a big tour with a new album.
MrShoes
everydayslikesunday
Junior Member
Any recommendations on what album of theirs I should buy, been meaning to check them for ages now.
caamt13
Active Member
I'd start with Flood. It's their most well known and beginner friendly.
It has a few of their bigger songs. Birdhouse, Particle Man, Istanbul.
caamt13 is right - begin with Flood! That album is their most accessible. Their other albums have gems sprinkled about, but Flood is one that you can listen to in its entirety.
If you have kids, they have about three albums that are just for them!
MrShoes
g23
Always crashing in the same car
They are playing a TINY venue in Eugene 500 capacity. They're also playing in Portland, but I'd rather see them in a venue that's the equivalent to a living room. I've seen them 5 or 6 times over the last more years than I care to admit. (Let's say Flood was pretty new the first time.) They always put on a fun show that leaves me in a good mood for the next week or so.
g23
Always crashing in the same car
Apollo 18 is pretty great, but really dive in anywhere. You'd be hard pressed to find a band with a bigger catalog of songs.
Tour is on and many sold out shows for anyone interested.
1.24 Ponte Vedra, FL http://bit.ly/tmbg0124
1.25 Orlando, FL http://bit.ly/tmbg0125
1.26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL SOLD OUT
1.27 St. Petersburg, FL SOLD OUT
1.28 Pensacola, FL http://bit.ly/tmbg0128
1.30 Birmingham, AL SOLD OUT
1.31 Baton Rouge, LA http://bit.ly/tmbg0131
2.1 Austin, TX http://bit.ly/tmbg0201 APOLLO 18 SHOW
2.2 Houston, TX http://bit.ly/tmbg0202
2.3 Dallas, TX SOLD OUT
2.6 Nashville, TN http://bit.ly/tmbg0206
2.7 Indianapolis, IN http://bit.ly/tmbg0207
2.8 Columbus, OH http://bit.ly/tmbg0208
2.9 St. Louis, MO http://bit.ly/tmbg0209 going fast
2.10 Detroit, MI SOLD OUT
2.11 Cleveland, OH SOLD OUT
2.27 Phoenix, AZ http://bit.ly/tmbg0227
3.1 San Diego, CA SOLD OUT
1.24 Ponte Vedra, FL http://bit.ly/tmbg0124
1.25 Orlando, FL http://bit.ly/tmbg0125
1.26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL SOLD OUT
1.27 St. Petersburg, FL SOLD OUT
1.28 Pensacola, FL http://bit.ly/tmbg0128
1.30 Birmingham, AL SOLD OUT
1.31 Baton Rouge, LA http://bit.ly/tmbg0131
2.1 Austin, TX http://bit.ly/tmbg0201 APOLLO 18 SHOW
2.2 Houston, TX http://bit.ly/tmbg0202
2.3 Dallas, TX SOLD OUT
2.6 Nashville, TN http://bit.ly/tmbg0206
2.7 Indianapolis, IN http://bit.ly/tmbg0207
2.8 Columbus, OH http://bit.ly/tmbg0208
2.9 St. Louis, MO http://bit.ly/tmbg0209 going fast
2.10 Detroit, MI SOLD OUT
2.11 Cleveland, OH SOLD OUT
2.27 Phoenix, AZ http://bit.ly/tmbg0227
3.1 San Diego, CA SOLD OUT
g23
Always crashing in the same car
Are you a They Might Be Giant? Dammit, Flansburgh, this is a Morrissey site, and I don't care how many darkened corridors you walk down!
g23
Always crashing in the same car
And there's just a couple more dates left off of the list...
March 1 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
March 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater
March 3 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
March 4 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
March 6 - Eugene, OR - Hi-Fi Music Hall
March 7 - Seattle, WA - Neptune
March 8 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
March 9 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
March 10 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre (Click here for tickets)
March 11 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
March 13 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
March 14 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
March 15 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
March 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
March 17 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
March 18 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
April 13 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
April 14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
April 15 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
April 17 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
April 19 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
April 20 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
April 21 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
April 22 - Albany, NY - Hart Theatre at The Egg
April 26 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music
April 27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
April 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
Im opting for Hi-Fi Music hall, and their 500 person capacity. And because the Crystal Ballroom is a shithole with the worst acoustics in town.
March 1 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
March 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater
March 3 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
March 4 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
March 6 - Eugene, OR - Hi-Fi Music Hall
March 7 - Seattle, WA - Neptune
March 8 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
March 9 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
March 10 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre (Click here for tickets)
March 11 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
March 13 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
March 14 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
March 15 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
March 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
March 17 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
March 18 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
April 13 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
April 14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
April 15 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
April 17 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
April 19 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
April 20 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
April 21 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
April 22 - Albany, NY - Hart Theatre at The Egg
April 26 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music
April 27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
April 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
Im opting for Hi-Fi Music hall, and their 500 person capacity. And because the Crystal Ballroom is a shithole with the worst acoustics in town.
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Anonymous
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yes, no, maybe...I don't know...
Darkened Corridors... An odd reference g23. The last time I heard the reference (with respect to Moz) was when I engaged in an online discussion waaay-back in the day on the pre-interwebs Usenet alt.groups with another TMBG fan. That person argued that the song was sung in the tune of Moz. I didn't feel that way at the time but later, must admit it does sound like a poor-impression of Morrissey, both in tone and topic
I must ask how/why you came to use the reference?
MrShoes
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g23
Always crashing in the same car
The mental association was made in the way you thought. When I first heard Darkened Corridors, I thought it was funny, and it sounded like gentle fun being poked at Morrissey. I wouldn't say it was sung in the tune of as much as an approximation of the style of.
Dingoatemybabby
Well-Known Member
I saw them sometime in the late 1980's in a small club in the Midwest. I didn't talk to them, but we liked them so much we threw money at them, which seemed to confuse them. In the early 2000's they put out cds for kids one about numbers and one about the alphabet and they were excellent! My kids loved them!
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Anonymous
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A nice article from The Atlantic
