Perhaps the best of their early releases
October 6, 2008
Many fans are in love with "Flood" because it contains multiple classics that show up in everyone's collections. The best contained in "Lincoln" are on par, starting with "Ana Ng", right on through the obnoxious finale, "Kiss Me, Son of God".
With all the earlier TMBG releases, you get songs that, even though they are short in duration, are certainly not lacking in development. There are no fillers here. "Ana Ng" demands immediate attention - you will remember the first time you heard this song. There are plenty of examples of their patented off-beat humor to choose from.
There are also flashes of some of the most innovative composition you will find in the rock medium. The John's are masters of making interesting and unique arrangements of whatever they put out, but take a moment and look at what's underneath. There are some brilliant melodies and musical ideas on this album.
If you are new to TMBG, you definitely want to start here.
A Good CD, but I recommend the Double Album instead.
January 12, 2007
TMBG (or perhaps I should say their Record Company) released a Then and Now Double CD that has this album wholesale on it combination with their first album. Unless you already own their debut album or are a purist, I recommend buying that one instead and save yourself some money in the long run.
Contradictory Opinion - looking a little deeper
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July 27, 2006
I have to disagree with many of the reviews here, far from being their best album, this so far is my least favorite of TMBG's work. While some may enjoy the music styles, they seem to not be paying much attention to the lyrics. TMBG is notorious for their use of symbolism and metaphor to convey a deeper meaning, whether historical, political or social commentary, or whatever it may be. If you only listen to a TMBG album for the music, you're missing the brilliance of their artistry.
That having been said, this album seems to reveal something of the darker side of the group. The songs cover topics such as alcoholism and drug abuse, government control, combat, death and destruction, adultery, and blasphemy to name a few. Personally, I didn't care for the choice of material. I'm sure others will disagree with me, some will enjoy the subject matter. There's no doubt that the album is well crafted, with TMBG's usual crazy approach to serious topics, and there are even some songs I enjoy, but the darker overtone of this album just wasn't my style. This one's going back on the shelf, and I'll stick to the rest of the albums in my hefty stack of TMBG music.
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs.
June 14, 2006
This was the second album by They Might Be Giants. If you are familiar with TMBG, you know what to expect. Songs with catchy melodies and silly lyrics. There are a lot of great songs here. My personal favorites are "Ana Ng", "Santa's Beard" and "Shoehorn With Teeth". They Might Be Giants fans love this album, and rightly so.
Great
March 15, 2006
Hey this is a great album with a awsome selection of tunes, very catchy. Well as we all know Ana Ng is one of their best songs but Cowtown is an odd song that you'd expect from tmbg but still good tune. Lie Still Little Bottle is what you would hear from a Starbuck's poetry reading, but hey its catchy. Purple Toupee is one of their is a hard rock song that's as enjoyable as Ana Ng. Me Mr. is one of those songs you could listen to over and over again amd I've Got a Match is another one. Santa's beard reminds me of The Biggest One with Flansburgh very intense melody same with You'll Miss Me (it's almost a recycled version of it). They'll Need A Crane is another great love song by tmbg. Shoehorn With Teeth is a short tune with a great sound. Stand On Your Own Head is a flat sounding song but the Johns make it sound awsome. Snowball in Hell is a keeper with a great chorus. And Kiss Me, Son Of God is like a duet with violins and basses, but turns our to be a funny little song. Overall this is one that any tmbg fan must have, even if you do like the tmbg with their back up band (which i love) I think you will still like it but you maybe should listen to some of the songs. These songs are more catchy, when with the "Band of Dans" has a little more rock sound.
