đHappy 35th Birthday to They Might Be Giants' Brand New Album for 1990 - 'FLOOD'!đ
The platinum best-selling album from They Might Be Giants was their 3rd studio album and changed the course of my life forever.
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I just want to take a moment to express my gratitude that an album like Flood exists and that I had the chance to experience it during my lifetime. It was the first time I encountered music that truly resonated with meâcapturing my unique way of looking at the world, one that often felt at odds with how those around me seemed to see things.
It was music that felt like mine.
If you arenât familiar with it, please grab a copy of this album and spend some time listening. You can also read the posts I wrote about each song from âFloodâ and learn how they shaped, influenced, and affected me personally. Including how I came to find this band in the first place.
Happy Birthday, Flood! Thanks for the very excellent 35 years. A collection of music can never truly die so hereâs to the last 35 years on the way into infinity. Youâll still exist long after I am dead which, compared to infinity, is coming up relatively soon.
If you ARE familiar with this album, share in the comments some of your thoughts, memories, or just favorite songs from Flood and letâs celebrate this incredible musical album together.
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'Flood' came out during my senior year in high school. As a Quiz Bowl nerd and theatre dork in a small, hick town, that record hit like me like a ton of bricks. It was smart, odd, weird, awkward, funny, and wholly unique. I lived inside it for most of the rest of my senior year. That cassette, the debut from the Stone Roses and 'Doolittle' were pretty much all I played in my car that school year.
I got the chance to see the 30th anniversary show just two days before the Covid shutdowns began happening in Michigan. I am so happy to have been a part of it. Even got to spend a bit of time with one of the Johns that night as well.
Thanks for sharing this, Chase. Great stuff.
TMBG is my Grateful Dead, the band I would miss classes for in order to follow their tour across my state. When years later they performed a family concert in the library where I work, I literally couldn't do my job. Thanks for being here to celebrate them!