A little flat? (Apollo 18 - They Might Be Giants)

Member Name: John Rickard

Product:	Apollo 18 - They Might Be Giants
Date:	23/06/00 (11 review reads)
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Advantages: Its by TMBG

Disadvantages: Not as good as normal

This album came out two years after Flood and Birdhouse in your soul gave TMBG their biggest hits in the UK (and by the sounds of their patter on the live gigs in the US as well - they claim they could play Birdhouse even if their brainstems were cut). Sadly, it seems as if they were rushed into producing albums after that success, and Apollo 18 is not as consistently good as their normal output. Having said that, there are some high points, in particular The Guitar (The Lion sleeps tonight), one of only two cover versions I am aware of, and one that bares only a very slight resemblance to the original. Buy it, but buy all the rest first.

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