2018 Live

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2018 Live
Live Album by They Might Be Giants
First released December 2018 (IFC)
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Tracks 17
Label Idlewild Recordings Length 59:02

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This release was made available exclusively to members of the 2018 They Might Be Giants Instant Fan Club.
Information about some IFC material was originally unavailable on TMBW prior to 2024, but due to the availability of details about these projects elsewhere online, we will be cataloging them going forward in the spirit of remaining an accurate and complete TMBG knowledge base. Per the IFC oath, distributing or requesting IFC-exclusive content is still prohibited.

Photos from the liner notes of 2018 Live
Photos from the liner notes of 2018 Live

2018 Live is a live album compiling They Might Be Giants performances recorded at live shows in 2018, released to members of the 2018 Instant Fan Club via CD and download.

Description[edit]

Emails with downloads of the album came with this intro:

While no live recording could do justice to the full experience, which was recently described as "They Might Be Giants with bacon" by an insightful fan, many of the musical highlights unique to this year of shows are captured here. Kudos to our always-stellar band –– Dan Miller on guitar, Danny Weinkauf on bass, Marty Beller on the drums, and the new kid on the bus, Mr. Curt Ramm on trumpet.

The cover image was taken at The Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York by Jon Brunette in the middle of the Quiet Storm portion of the show. Their super-sized disco ball will always be spinning in our hearts.

The photographs in the CD's foldout liner notes were taken at 2018 They Might Be Giants live shows by Jon Uleis.

Track listing[edit]

# Title Length  Lyrics Guitar Tab
1 The Communists Have The Music 2:29 
2 Your Racist Friend 2:49 
3 All Time What 2:43 
4 Which Describes How You're Feeling 1:24 
5 Spy 8:13 
6 Applause Applause Applause 2:11 
7 I Like Fun 3:23 
8 Why Does The Sun Shine? 3:53 
9 A Self Called Nowhere 3:16 
10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 6:13

 

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11 Let's Get This Over With 3:13 
12 Whistling In The Dark 2:48 
13 Authenticity Trip 2:26 
14 Ana Ng 3:41 
15 Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal 3:49 
16 Hearing Aid 3:33 
17 Mrs. Bluebeard 2:56 

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