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No!
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0011661811324
Format: Enhanced
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
MPN: 618113
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rounder / Umgd
Release Date: June 11, 2002
Studio: Rounder / Umgd
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Editorial Review:
Hitch up your I-Pods, egg-headed hipsters of the future: They Might Be Giants, the out-there band that files its sound under the banner of "Can't We All Just Get Along" is speaking your language. What they're saying is No!, but in a way that's weirdly welcoming, especially to anybody who's over 3 and has a hard drive. No!'s computer enhancements (animation, games, and a sing-along scroll bar) don't assign the strictly audio experience to the so-what pile, but at certain moments they seem necessary--how else are you supposed to decipher a song ("Violin") whose only words are "violin," "hippo," and the ticking off of fractional segments of George Washington's head? Of course, to try to make sense of the 17 tunes contained here may be to miss the point. While TMBG's lyrical and vocal hijinks can be off-putting to grownups prone to self-consciousness about not getting the joke, the generation No! takes aim at needs nothing in the way of validation. Thus the brilliance of baggage-free ditties like "Fibber Island," where the natives strum rubber guitars and sew buttons on cars, "John Lee Supertaster," a rock & roll fantasy following a hero with heightened senses of sweet and sour, and "I Am a Grocery Bag," detailing what's bumping around in brown paper after a trip to the market. With their triumph over the tube (TMBG took home a Grammy for the theme to Malcolm in the Middle and perform and wrote the intro to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), frontmen John Linnell and John Flansburgh have already infiltrated the family market, sort of. No! finds the band bending to a level lots of other giants might overlook, but without cramping up. Given the right reach, They Could Be Kiddie Icons. -Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - No!
My husband is a huge TMBG fan and when we found out that the theme song for "Malcolm in the Middle" was written by them, we started watching the show. Now it was time to get the music.
Rating:  - Great musical funfor the entire family
Being a long time fan of TMBG, I first checked this out from the library not knowing they had produced a children's album. I am so glad I did as this is actually now on my iPod and in my kids CD collection. The songs are irreverent and infectious. I love some humor in my music. This CD delivers. My two girls clamor for this CD every time we get into the car. My 2-year old giggles all the way through the songs. This is not your typical kids CD. You will find yourself singing and humming most of these ... Read More
Rating: - We LOVE it!!!!!
We are new parents to a 1 and 3 year old and music has always been an important part of our life style so we are hard at work to find great music that is kid friendly but we can enjoy too. I wake up singing Fibber Island in my head and the Robot Parade gets my little guys clapping every morning on the way to school. This CD ROCKS!!!
Rating: - The best kids music EVER!
This was originally given to my family as a gift - WE LOVED IT! Whenever our daughter (at the time 3 yrs old) was in the car, it was playing and everyone (including mom and dad) sang along. We loaned it to a friend and never got it back - a sad day in our family. I finally ordered it on Amazon (and one for an expecting friend as well) and was SO EXCITED when it arrived! My daughter (now 5) was screaming with joy when I picked her up and had it playing - she still remembered all the words and once again ... Read More
Rating: - Fun for old and young!
My four grandchildren, ages 16 months to 4 years, love this cd. The important thing is, so do I! We dance all around the kitchen and I find myself singing along on most songs. I have purchased this cd for other children and the parents all enjoy it.
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