The Spine
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| The Spine | ||
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| Missing image TheyMightBeGiantsTheSpine.jpg Album cover | ||
| LP by They Might Be Giants | ||
| Released | July 5, 2004 (UK) July 13, 2004 (USA) | |
| Recorded | 2004 (?) | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 35 min 53 sec | |
| Record label | Idlewild/Rounder | |
| Producer | Pat Dillett | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fu4gtq8zzu43) |
| They Might Be Giants Chronology | ||
| Mink Car (2001) | The Spine (2004) | N/A |
The Spine is the tenth full-length They Might Be Giants studio album. The album was released on July 5, 2004 in the UK, and July 13 in the US (see 2004 in music) on Idlewild/Rounder Records. It was released in conjunction with The Spine Surfs Alone EP and includes two tracks from the previously released EP, Indestructible Object. Some tracks were available pre-release on Dial-A-Song.
The album has gained recognition (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/04/0249245&tid=141&tid=187&tid=95) because it was the first album to be sold as DRM-unencumbered MP3s on They Might Be Giants' web site (http://www.theymightbegiants.com/), for one dollar apiece or ten for the entire album. The music video/cartoon for "Experimental Film" was the first to be done in conjunction with the creators of Homestar Runner, and stars Homestar Runner characters.
Track listing
- "Experimental Film"
- "Spine"
- "Memo to Human Resources"
- "Wearing a Raincoat"
- "Prevenge"
- "Thunderbird" - Long Tall Weekend's "On Earth My Nina" is "Thunderbird" played backwards as heard by Linnell
- "Bastard Wants to Hit Me"
- "The World Before Later On"
- "Museum of Idiots"
- "It's Kickin' In"
- "Spines"
- "Au Contraire"
- "Damn Good Times"
- "Broke in Two"
- "Stalk of Wheat"
- "I Can't Hide From My Mind"
The version available from Apple Computer's iTunes service features an exclusive bonus track, "Renew My Subscription."
External links
- Experimental Film (http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Experimental_Film) page on the Homestar Runner Wiki
- The Spine (http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/The_Spine) page on This Might Be A Wiki
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