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The sound of the songs is not totally different from pop rock--a lot of the tunes are catchy, upbeat, easy to sing along with, and just fun. But the lyrics--what each song is actually about--is about as close to unadulterated silliness as you can get. They're both absurd and clever. And the sound of each song matches the subject, somehow. Like I said before, their style is friendly to the pop-attuned ear, but this album does have quite a variety of flavors, if you will. You've got "Another First Kiss": a sweet, pretty, and simple little song. And "Cyclops Rock"--I'm not sure why it's well liked by TMBG fans, but I guess it is. It sounds kind of like hard rock, except that it's aware of its own silliness. The track "Mink Car" for which the album is named has more of a smooth jazzy feel. And just the instrumental intro to "Older" will make you chuckle even before the hilarious first verse begins. Okay, so probably it's mostly funny for us elderly folks. (-; If you don't know TMBG, there's probably no way to describe it. You just have to listen for yourself. And if you do know TMBG and like their other albums, this one should be no disappointment. It may be my favorite; it's also the album that introduced me to TMBG, so that may be why.Read full review
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Once again, They Might Be Giants do what they please and while many fans were turned off to some of the songs I think TMBG were simply being true to themselves. There are some real classics here (Older, Drink!, Bangs) and a few annoying tracks (Mr. Excitement, Cyclops Rock). Overall, it's a keeper. 4 1/2 Stars.
I bought this CD to expand my TMBG collection. Compared to the other TMBG CDs I have, this is my least favorite. There was only one duplicate song that was on another CD that I own and now I know why the other songs aren't on any other of their CDs.
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