reprehensible
Overall, a strong CD. Just when I thought that they were loosing some creativity, they write \"Reprehensible.\" THAT song cracks me up! Listen to the lyrics! Only the John's could think that up.
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One of the stronger TMBG albums
Long Tall Weekend, TMBG's ground-breaking foray into mp3 as a means of distributing music, has gotten a lot of short shrift from fans, but I have to respectfully disagree - the album is a little masterpiece that can be listened to over and over again. "Older" "She Thinks She's Edith Head" "Reprehensible" "Lullaby To Nightmares" are some of the high points - well worth a download!
Not Samurai
The song referred to in the opening review is "Certain People I Could Name"... and that song rules! Very clever - but no surprise there.
It's OK.
One of the weakest TMBG albums available on emusic. None of the tracks really stand out, except "Older" (which I first heard from "Mink Car").
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The "samurai" reference must be to the first verse of "Certain People I Could Name." Apparently the reviewer wasn't paying much attention.
samurai??
how does the AMG review mention a track "Samurai" and it doesn't appear here - when eMusic is the original format for this album?
What They did between record deals
When TMBG found themselves between record labels, they decided to join forces with a young dot-com upstart named eMusic and release the first online-only album by a major artist. Collecting previously unreleased material largely recorded during their album Factory Showroom, Long Tall Weekend gave an output for some of their rarer output while providing a glimpse of the future. Both "Edith Head" and "Older" appear in different versions on their next album Mink Car, while "Edison Museum" is identical to the version later released on No. "Token Back To Brooklyn" also appeared as a very, very hidden track on the CD of Factory Showroom. There are still plenty of gems on here though. "They Got Lost" here is much slower than its live version. "On Earth My Nina" is a haunting song with non sensical lyrics that when reversed would be instantly recognizable to those that have heard their LP The Spine. Not a necessity for fans of the band, but still a brief and enjoyable musical experience.
