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5/10. I'm just not prepared to handle a whole album of They Might Be Giants at once, I like em fine in smaller doses.

TMBG continues to be on my list of bands I need to just sit down and absorb because very clearly I will love them

They Might Be Giants is one of my all time favorite bands. I highly considered submitting one of theirs myself. I'm not sure that this is my favorite of their albums. It's not even my favorite of the 2010s (I think I have to go Glean or Nanobots). But it's a great album that is highly accessible. I think that if you hear this and like it then you'll have a pretty good idea of what their deal is. If you don't like this album then you're probably not going to enjoy, like, Fingertips or their Dunkin Donuts ad campaigns or any of their other ephemera that I've obsessively listened to over the years. I think Can't Keep Johnny Down, Canajoharie, and When Will You Die are some of their all time best tracks. I revisit them often.

Ha-ha-funny band proves that power-pop is sincerely packable. The quality of music never drops off as such; It's not the kind of album to maintain interest across all eighteen; Neither does the record come off as one of deep cuts.

I'm mostly surprised at this being the submission for They Might Be Giants. Pretty Damm fun though.

Love TMBG and I love you.

Good sound, good rhythms, regular voice but not so transcendental for me.

Soft spot for classic TMBG, but this is not their best album, although it is really really good. Quirky lyrics and deliver coupled with engaging musicianship (pretty much the story of their careers). I was entertained for sure. 4.5/5 but since it's TMBG, I feel compelled to round up to 5.

Meh, this really didn't do anyhthing for me I'm afraid.

This had some potential but still ended up on the 'meh'-side of things.

Never a big fan of this group, though some of my college friends were, and so I heard a whole lot of them in the early 90s. I think we also had the science-themed kids album when my child was of an appropriate age. I liked this fine, the novelty act aspect toned down a lot, clearly they've settled into a solid workable sound. Nothing here really reached out and grabbed me personally but I would listen to more without complaint.

This started out ok but got REALLY annoying after a few songs, and by the end was just utterly punishing. Like a whole album of those Weird Al songs that aren't parodies of anything, but just ADHD-inspired ditties. ugh. 2/5.

Don't really know how to describe my thoughts on this album. Sometimes it was good. But some songs were a bit dull

What? No "Flood"?