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[CortJstr]

Linnell is obviously the superior John. There is no discussion here. The question here is #1 Dan. I propose a single-elimination tourney.

[misterqueue]

Dan Hickey...

Though my favorite drummer will always be Brian, for two reasons.

1: He was the drummer the first time that I saw them live.
2: I believe Flans said something like, "Watch Brian, he will smile and look at each and every one of you by the time the night is through."  And he did... oh how he did.  He was like some strange #####ic drumming/smiling leer machine.

[CortJstr]

Dan Hickey...

You only like Hickey because of the drum solo interlude during She's Actual Size. I think Dan Miller is probably the best. Oh, and I really miss the Velcro Horns. I think they may have also been named Dan.



To hear this drum solo in spanish, press or say 2

[pmcd9]

The only TMBG album I have is Flood which I just elimated from my i-pod because it's annoying music.  Do I not like this band or is this just a bad album?  It seems like something I would like, but I really couldn't seem to get into it.  Am I wrong?

~Paul

[misterqueue]

Flood is actually my least favorite album.

Lincoln or Apollo 18 are recommended from my end.  I'd give em a spin and if you don't like them then it's definitely not the band for you.

[CortJstr]

The only TMBG album I have is Flood which I just elimated from my i-pod because it's annoying music.  Do I not like this band or is this just a bad album?  It seems like something I would like, but I really couldn't seem to get into it.  Am I wrong?

Flood is by far the most popular album and is often the way new fans are introduced. In fact, there's a TMBG cover band called Spiraling Shape* that only plays the album Flood in order. It might not be their best album but I'd say it's the most accessible. If you don't like a single song I don't really see much point in trying out their other material. If you really want to give the old college try through I guess I'd 2nd Q's nomination of Apollo 18.


*Said cover band is made up entirely of TMBG using fake names.

[Mite]

Linnell is the tortured genius of the band, sure, but Flansy's on top just for pure rockingness. If he and Kim Deal would be to reproduce, they would create the Rock & Roll Messiah.

Hickey's pretty awesome (Press or yell 5 for Keith Moon! Press or yell 6 for Animal!), but I do like the guitarist (which one is that again?). The other Dan kinda stays under my radar.

And I just got Direct from Brooklyn on DVD in the mail yesterday! It was my birthday present from my darling husband! He has it on VHS, but we don't have a tv or a vcr anymore, so we couldn't watch it. I'm pretty sure I could watch the Ana Ng video over and over again for the rest of eternity.

[theinevitable]

mq: this finally proves that we are in some way related.
Because I read that, and said to myself "what? no fuckin' way! linnell wins".

except, actually, I was just going to say it because he plays the accordian. I don't actually know which songs he wrote.

[misterqueue]

mq: this finally proves that we are in some way related.
Because I read that, and said to myself "what? no fuckin' way! linnell wins".

except, actually, I was just going to say it because he plays the accordian. I don't actually know which songs he wrote.

The songs he wrote are the ones you like.

I say this with all certainty because that is not something they would've changed in v2 of me.

Ana Ng, Don't Let's Start, The Statue Got Me High, Mammal, &c

I can't wait to die and post something like... "tell theinevitable... to... carry on... my.. legacy  *gasp*"   And yes, I will type the extra ellipses and the gasp because it's the Internet and even in death some rules have to be followed.

[CortJstr]

The songs he wrote are the ones you like.

I say this with all certainty because that is not something they would've changed in v2 of me.

Ana Ng, Don't Let's Start, The Statue Got Me High, Mammal, &c

This reminded me of one of my favorite TMBG anecdotes. I was seeing them at the 9:30 Club and something happened with the sound so the bass cut out. While it was being fixed the Johns decided to play one of the old songs just the two of them. So they announce Saphire Bullets play like one note, then stop and confer. Then Flansburg announces, "John just asked me which one of us sings this." Then they played (Linnell sang).

That also reminded me that I fucked up above. The TMBG cover band made up of the actual TMBG is called Saphire Bullets, not Spiraling Shape. Why would a band that only plays Flood name themselves after a non-Flood song? What the hell was I thinking?

I can't wait to die and post something like... "tell theinevitable... to... carry on... my.. legacy  *gasp*"   And yes, I will type the extra ellipses and the gasp because it's the Internet and even in death some rules have to be followed.

King Arthur: Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't have bothered to carve 'Aaaauuuggghhhh'. He'd just say it.
Sir Galahad: Maybe he was dictating it.

[Hobot]

King Arthur: Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't have bothered to carve 'Aaaauuuggghhhh'. He'd just say it.
Sir Galahad: Maybe he was dictating it.

We have reached the Point of No Return.  It's all downhill from here, people.

[CortJstr]

We have reached the Point of No Return.  It's all downhill from here, people.

We'd been dancing around the threshold of uncool for so long that I decided we needed to shit or get off the pot. I couldn't think of anything better to bury the needle in the Uncoolometer than TMBG and Python in the same post.

[jough]

Ni!

[misterqueue]

Ekki Ekki F'tang Zoot Boing <mumble mumble>


Er yes.. anyway back when I was a big fan and whatnot (Approximately ages 13 - 20-ish) before my tastes hopped elsewhere I went to show after show of theirs.  I followed them across the state once and I swore with the indignation that only a person on the lower end of the teen years has that Linnell remembered me from the first 3 shows the 3 previous nights (Where I stood up front by him as well).  When I did finally meet them outside a Streetside Records at some free show they did a couple years later I just said, "Thanks.. I mean that."  I couldn't think of anything else more honest to say at the time. 

Okay so it wasn't a funny anecdote from a show, but hey, they are not all worthy of being stored at Fort Knox.

[theinevitable]

man.

so, you are right. he did write the songs I like.

Paul: I would suggest "Dial-a-song". It's basically a compilation of all of the songs that I like. I still remember buying it, and bringing it home and listening to it.

I don't know. i get all emotional when I listen to TMBG now, because back when I was first learning guitar (and actually, back to about... 6th grade?) my best friend was this kid who was obsessed with TMBG. We used to be in a band, but we only had two original songs-- both of them had like two chords. This was a problem, because while I like punk rock, and two chords seemed enough for me, he wanted to be... Phish? Every other song we did was a Phish cover. We once played in a barn in January. In fact, that was the only time we ever played that wasn't at the school talent show.

We tried to play Blitzkrieg Bop, and failed. twice. I was the only person who knew the words, and I kept screwing up the guitar part. This is when you know your band  is lacking some skills.

 He ended up being a jerk, trying to get my girlfriend to dump me and date him, etc. Actually, I liked him a lot more when he was into TMBG. Once he started liking "serious" music, he became much more of an asshole. He's the kind of guy who gets all excited about how good the copy of "Nirvana: Unplugged in New York" that I gave him for christmas was, but still tells everyone that he thinks Kurt Cobain was an untalented and worthless guitarist/songsmith. Because, of course, the most important thing about writing songs is an extensive knowledge of musical theory, coupled with unneccesary use of technical skill. I don't like people who think like this.

yeah, still bitter. Sorry.

Um, Happy Birthday, Apple Gerl! I can understand the need to make your myspace more elaborate, although I have not.