Best of the Early Years

They Might Be Giants | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bmg Special Product
• ASIN: B00003GPRS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Don't Let's Start

2. Ana Ng

3. Youth Culture Killed My Dog

4. We're the Replacements

5. Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head

6. Purple Toupee

7. (She Was A) Hotel Detective

8. Everything Right Is Wrong Again

9. Cowtown

10. Hide Away Folk Family

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bad Track Selection, November 22, 2001

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Nickolaus Brimer (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Early Years (Audio CD)

Who decided this was the 'best' of the early years for TMBG? Alright BMG did, rhetorical question I agree. But this CD is missing some key songs among the Johns' greatest hits. Let's Start with the fact the it's missing She's An Angel. I've played this song so many times on my CD that the song started skipping, forcing my to my tape version of the album until I could replace it. And what happened to Pencil Rain, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, Kiss Me Son Of God, and I can't list anymore with further upsetting myself. I understand I'm basically listing enough songs to make up the entire album, but that's really what you need to buy, not the rip off which contains songs the publisher deemed worthy. Who is this person that decided these were the 'best?' Ask any loyal TMBG fan and they'll tell you the same thing I am; GET THE FULL ALBUMS! If you are reading this, then you've heard of TMBG enough to look into it. If you are considering your first TMBG CD, then get your money's worth and buy both CDs. If you're willing to buy this online, then you might as well take the initiative and get both CDs. It's worth it.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars These are good songs, that's why I own the original albums, December 6, 1999

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"bob911" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Early Years (Audio CD)

Save your money. Buy the originals

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Then again, they're always good..., March 8, 2000

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Nat Moes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Early Years (Audio CD)

These songs, like all of TMBG's material, are great. They're stunningly original, musically adept, and quite possibly the greatest group ever. If you don't have the CD's these songs came from (They Might Be Giants and Lincoln) get these instead and save some money. If you already have them don't buy this.