Track Listings

1	Fibber Island
2	Four of Two
3	Robot Parade
4	No!
5	Where Do They Make Balloons?
6	In The Middle, In The Middle, In The Middle
7	Violin
8	John Lee Supertaster
9	The Edison Museum
10	The House at the Top of the Tree
11	Clap Your Hands
12	I Am Not Your Broom
13	Wake Up Call
14	I Am a Grocery Bag
15	Lazyhead and Sleepybones
16	Bed Bed Bed
17	Sleepwalkers

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 11-JUN-2002

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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

Product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 0.39 x 4.92 inches; 3.53 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rounder
Item model number ‏ : ‎ No!
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 20, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Rounder
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000068C97
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Dave (D.J.) Butler

Fun For The Whole Family

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2002

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I saw They Might Be Giants ("TMBG" or "They") in concert once. I found it remarkable at the time (this was in the "Flood" days) that something like a fifth of the audience was young adolescents or parents with children.
This fantastic disc confirms what I learned about They that night: They might come from a punkish scene in New York, but They are a band that can play to any age group. And on this disc, they have.
As a CD, No is relatively short (some thirty-three minutes). The songs are a mixture of (often didactic) kids' songs (about Thomas Edison, or geography, or about how to cross the street, or about going to bed), classic TMBG fun (John Lee Supertaster, who has super powers of taste), and apparent gibberish (Violin).
Slot the CD into your computer and some dozen of the eighteen tracks also have little animated videos, with some (limited) interactivity. The gibberish songs are still gibberish, but somehow they're more fun with bright cartoony images of presidents' heads in fractions, or appearing and disappearing hippopotami. (Incidentally, at least with the PC, you don't have to load or install anything onto your hard drive -- just put in the disc and you're ready to go -- very convenient, and also very portable.)
This is a great CD.

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Great gift for kids from 'cool' aunts and uncles

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2007

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My oldest brother and his wife just had their first baby, so I am a first-time aunt, and therefore clueless about anything having to do with children. My brother is very picky about music, considers himself very hip (ha ha, I'm the little sister so I get to make fun of him), and I'm broke so I can't buy a designer diaper bag, but I CAN afford cool music.

So I just bought them this CD (apparently one of the songs is on some Disney CHannel show?) and they LOVE it. They keep telling me how great it is and how grateful they are to have kids' music to listen to that isn't mind-numbing. I also got them "Toddler" by Sara Hickman, recommended by Zooglobble.com, which has some great reviews of kids music. And 'Good Ideas' by the Imagination Movers, and they like both those albums too, but they especially keep thanking me for this TMBG album.

So now I just have to find something that will help them get her to sleep... :)

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Nyackpond

It is a kid CD too

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2004

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For people who say it's not a kid's CD, you are obviously not open minded. My 3-year ols loves most of the songs here (hence the 4 not 5 stars). Kids music should be fun and silly, and traditional "kids" music can be boring. And being a TMBG fan from way back, I love it too. AS for the person who said it doesn't work, that is strange, since it works on my stereo, my car and my computer (the enhancements are cool too). Just have fun!

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Griffin Talbott

Great musical funfor the entire family

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2008

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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 songs even when it's not plying. That to me is the sign of a successful musical endeavor.

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bookie

Kids CD that Mom and Dad can enjoy

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2007

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Your kids will love this CD! The songs have a great sound. Each song has its own unique sound. The lyrics are great too...clever, witty and singable. Some of the songs are certainly strange, but strange in a good way. If you're a fan of They Might Be Giants, you'll love this CD too. If your tastes are a bit more "main stream," this album may leave you scratching your head. Either way, your kids will love it. If they've only every heard syrupy sweet kids sing-a-long songs this is a great change of pace.

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JMB

Kid-tested and highly recommended

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2002

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Well, today is the first day I have enough computer time to write a review. My kids have been playing the games on the CD every day. We had been the website and heard the clips, but that wasn't enough. They had to know what happened to the guy on "Four of Two".
The games are incredibly cute. I Am a Grocery Bag and The House at the Top of the Tree are favorites.
The music may not be fresh enough for the older "kids" but mine are 6 and 4 and they love every track. TMBG's other songs may not be unsuitable for younger people but most are certainly above their heads or even a little dark.
All in all, another fantastic effort and one I am glad to share with any and everyone.

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David Caven

Robot Parade

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2005

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I'm not sure why, but my son seems to like this album as much as I do - He's eight and I'm 43. That seems significant. The joy of They Might Be Giants is their ablility to deliver clever and concise pop songs. If you don't like what you're hearing, just wait a minute or two, and they'll serve something equally diverting up before you can say "Robot Parade."

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Lizardhaven

the greatest cd with songs and also a computer game that at aage 72 tickles me every time i play it

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018

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this is a geat cd for a child. it can play as a sd or go into a computer and has lots of images and things to push to have pop ups for a kid to hit that have cartoons ilustrate the songs my youngest is 40 so i have to play with it all by myself.

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Lady Grey

This is a very special CD!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2002

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As a trainee teacher I stumbled across this by accident and bought it more out of curiosity more than anything else - and what a fabulous purchase it was! My family are hooked (and the youngest is 15!) We must have listened to this CD hundreds of times by now! - the songs are so catchy and never get boring.The interactive features are amazing for the price of this album, I have never seen anything like it. I introduced this to a Reception class (4 and 5 year olds) who soon became addicted to it, and really learned a lot from using it. Not only are they improving their computer skills, listening skills, musical awareness etc etc but they are also having so much fun! I have also used this CD with children with special needs who love it as it holds their attention and many of the interactive parts need very little mouse control. I would recommend this to absolutely anyone, whether you have children or not, and promise you will find yourself singing "in the middle in the middle in the middle" for weeks on end!

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Sarah

Listenable children's music!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2016

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TMBG do great children's music that doesn't drive you mad. A couple I don't like but some wonderful songs in different styles, and it's not supposed to be for me after all but my child... ;) My favourite is the title track, rather Pixies-esque.

penny sharp

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2018

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Arrived on time and exactly as described. Thank you.

Amazon Customer

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2015

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Every parent should own it