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| Image      = TMBG-Hiway.jpg
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| Title      = The Spine Hits The Road
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| Artist      = They Might Be Giants
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| Type        = Live album
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| Released    = August 31, [[2004]]
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| Tracks      = 11
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| Length      = 36:02
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| Label      = [[Idlewild (Label)|Idlewild]] ([[iTunes]] exclusive)
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'''''The Spine Hits The Road''''' is a live album released by [[They Might Be Giants]] in August of [[2004]], available only through [[iTunes]].  The songs were recorded during the [[Spine On The Highway Tour]], which was a 2004 tour to promote ''[[The Spine]]''. 
  
== The Spine Hits The Road ==
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The tracks were taken directly from the full-length downloadable live shows available on [[tmbg.com]], with minimal preparation, so transitions between them are sudden and jarring.
  
http://tmbw.net/upload/1093932835-TMBG-Hiway.jpg
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=== Purchase ===
 
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{{Purchase Table Header}}
First Released: 31st of August [[2004]] US <font size=1>([[/Release Details|Show All]])</font><BR>
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{{iTunes Album|id=311254586}}
Tracks: 11<BR>
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{{Close Table}}
Label: [[iTunes]] exclusive
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=== Track Listing ===
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#[[Experimental Film]] (3:05)
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#[[Bastard Wants To Hit Me]] (2:27)
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#[[Damn Good Times]] (2:38)
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#[[John Lee Supertaster]] (3:08)
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#[[I Palindrome I]] (2:27)
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#[[Robot Parade]] (3:07)
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#[[It's Kickin' In]] (1:58)
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#[[Violin]] (6:41)
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#[[Stalk Of Wheat]] (1:37)
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#[[Fingertips]] (5:26)
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#[[The End of the Tour]] (3:28) Recorded at [[Shows/2004-07-25]].
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== See also ==
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[[/Discussion]]
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=== Track listing ===
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{{Track List Header}}
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{{Track|song=Experimental Film (The Spine Hits The Road)|Experimental Film|length=3:05|note=Washington, DC; [[Shows/2004-07-24|2004-07-24]]}}
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{{Track|song=Bastard Wants To Hit Me (The Spine Hits The Road)|Bastard Wants To Hit Me|length=2:27|note=Dallas, TX; [[Shows/2004-07-18|2004-07-18]]}}
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{{Track|song=Damn Good Times (The Spine Hits The Road)|Damn Good Times|length=2:38|note=Columbia, MO; [[Shows/2004-07-13|2004-07-13]]}}
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{{Track|song=John Lee Supertaster (San Francisco Show)|John Lee Supertaster|length=3:08|note=San Francisco, CA; [[Shows/2004-08-14|2004-08-14]], also featured on ''[[Almanac]]''}}
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{{Track|song=I Palindrome I (The Spine Hits The Road)|I Palindrome I|length=2:27|note=Brooklyn, NY; [[Shows/2004-07-30|2004-07-30]], also featured on ''[[Almanac]]''}}
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{{Track|song=Robot Parade (The Spine Hits The Road)|Robot Parade|length=3:07|note=Brooklyn, NY; [[Shows/2004-07-30|2004-07-30]]}}
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{{Track|song=It's Kickin' In (The Spine Hits The Road)|It's Kickin' In|length=1:58|note=St. Louis, MO; [[Shows/2004-07-14|2004-07-14]]}}
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{{Track|song=Violin (The Spine Hits The Road)|Violin|length=6:41|note=Austin, TX; [[Shows/2004-07-16|2004-07-16]]}}
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{{Track|song=Stalk Of Wheat (The Spine Hits The Road)|Stalk Of Wheat|length=1:37|note=Dallas, TX; [[Shows/2004-07-17|2004-07-17]]}}
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{{Track|song=Fingertips (The Spine Hits The Road)|Fingertips|length=5:26|note=San Francisco, CA; [[Shows/2004-08-14|2004-08-14]]}}
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{{Track|song=The End Of The Tour (The Spine Hits The Road)|The End Of The Tour|length=3:28|note=Pittsburgh, PA; [[Shows/2004-07-25|2004-07-25]]}}
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{{Close Table}}

Latest revision as of 11:53, 19 March 2024

The Spine Hits The Road live album cover
The Spine Hits The Road
Live album by They Might Be Giants
First released August 31, 2004
Release details / collectors: Show | Hide
Tracks 11
Label Idlewild (iTunes exclusive) Length 36:02

The Spine Hits The Road is a live album released by They Might Be Giants in August of 2004, available only through iTunes. The songs were recorded during the Spine On The Highway Tour, which was a 2004 tour to promote The Spine.

The tracks were taken directly from the full-length downloadable live shows available on tmbg.com, with minimal preparation, so transitions between them are sudden and jarring.

Purchase[edit]

Seller   Format Price Link
AAC $9.99 Purchase

Track listing[edit]

# Title Length  Lyrics Guitar Tab
1 Experimental Film
Washington, DC; 2004-07-24
3:05  N/A
2 Bastard Wants To Hit Me
Dallas, TX; 2004-07-18
2:27  N/A
3 Damn Good Times
Columbia, MO; 2004-07-13
2:38  N/A
4 John Lee Supertaster
San Francisco, CA; 2004-08-14, also featured on Almanac
3:08  N/A
5 I Palindrome I
Brooklyn, NY; 2004-07-30, also featured on Almanac
2:27  N/A
6 Robot Parade
Brooklyn, NY; 2004-07-30
3:07  N/A
7 It's Kickin' In
St. Louis, MO; 2004-07-14
1:58  N/A
8 Violin
Austin, TX; 2004-07-16
6:41  N/A
9 Stalk Of Wheat
Dallas, TX; 2004-07-17
1:37  N/A
10 Fingertips
San Francisco, CA; 2004-08-14
5:26  N/A
11 The End Of The Tour
Pittsburgh, PA; 2004-07-25
3:28  N/A