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I vote to move this page to They Might Be Giants. ZERO actual pages link here (see What links here). Instead, three redirects do (They Might Be Giants, TMBG, and Who Are They Might Be Giants). Also, it's kinda sorry to have the page with the band's name be a redirect. -badqueso 01:46, 3 Jan 2006 (EST)

I second that! -magbatz

You know, that's always bugged me as well. So, i agree, and i moved it for you. Also, the page itself is a bit sparse, for anyone that is interested in adding some more details.--Duke33 10:31, 3 Jan 2006 (EST)

Maybe this page should have the history of the band, since I don't think there's already a place for that on the wiki. Magbatz 21:28, 3 Jan 2006 (EST)

There is the History Category...but that's more of a bullet-point history. Something in paragraph form would be great, if you want to take a stab!--Duke33 22:32, 3 Jan 2006 (EST)

Why not point to, or duplicate, or otherwise cooperate with the Wikpedia article on the band? --Nehushtan 18:56, 14 Mar 2006 (CST)

(oops... scratch that, just noticed that it does point to the Wikipedia article) --Nehushtan 09:49, 20 Mar 2006 (CST)

[edit] Just a laughable thought...

Recently I was in the mall and walked into a chocolate store. I was telling my cousin that I ordered Severe Tire Damage, and Borders would call me to pick it up soon. As soon as "They Might Be Giants" was mentioned, I was echoed by a: "They Might Be Giants?!" from the store's clerk. He seemed like a kid, I dunno, a teenager maybe. He asked, "Are they doing shows or anything?" And I nodded and answered with, "Well, yeah, they're not dead!" We trailed off into silence, and I began talking to my cousins and brother. So as my aunt approached to buy our candy (yay!), he asked me once again, "So they're still doing shows?"

Once again I replied: "Yeah."

"I heard you had to be, like 21 or older, 'cause they hate kids."

"But they did two kids CDs!"

Laughing: "Yeah, but they hate kids!"

Leaving the store, my cousin mumbled to me: "You think THEY hated themselves when THEY were kids?!"

Just kinda funny. =) Both the conversation and my cousin's response.

PS: Sorry for the long response, my brother was telling me to put this on the wiki somewhere. If it's the wrong place, forgive me. --Lemita 01:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The New Info-Laden TMBG Page

Tonight I drew up a set of final titles for each section of the new, big edit of this page:

  • When in Lincoln... 1959-82 - Regarding the history of the John's relationship before they began TMBG
  • Then, Them, and no us 1982-85 - The band before any fanbase devloped (title up for grabs, and can probably be merged with third section)
  • Clubs, Pubs, and Run Down Apartments 1985-86 - The Johns begin performing, yay. This section covers everything (including the demo tapes) up until...
  • The technical term is "comercial artists"… 1986-89 - This covers their first album and Lincoln and such, including their movement into the national scene.
  • And the course will see you through... 1990-94 - Regarding the time with Flood and Apollo 18. The 92 tour (and the fall of the tape concerts) would be a great segway to...
  • But the band plays on 1994-96 - Another full band venture: John Henry! and the turmoil all this created.
  • I don't know why you say Hello... 1990-99 - (A Beatles quote was gonna happen) This section covers the 90's (poosible back tracking to cover it all), the solo-projects, Hello Club, Albums, etc.
  • Post-Cambrian Explosion 2000-06 - Mink Car to now, plus their recent altruistic side.

Misc Items:

  • It's the little ones that I'm worried about... - The Kid's stuffs!

They're divided into chronological order/importance and dated (relatively) with a short deletable description whgere they article should go. Once we can get a mandate on these, I'll add them to the page and people can tear into this! Now, instead of the daunting task of writing the whole freaking page, you can write for or just add to the period of time you know best (or know at all, we're desperate ;-) Be sure to check the TMBW To-Do List to sign up and let everyone know you're planning on helping. It'll raise the spirits some. --Luke 03:56, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Genre?

So, what is TMBG's genre? I'm gonna say Experimental New Wave or maybe nowadays you could call them Experimental Alternative. So I guess It's An Experimental Alternative to New Wave or Experimental Alternative Wave.

What do you guys think?

--Dunklekuh81

I think "alternative" is fitting, with avant-garde ties in the early years. "Pop" might work as well. ~ magbatz 23:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I can't say Pop would be good. Alternative is good. Avant-Garde, I don't know, I guess.

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