Direct From Brooklyn:They Might Be Giants

Artist: They Might Be Giants

Date Released: 1999 (VHS) / 2003 (DVD)

Label: Rykodisc

Produced By: They Might Be Giants, Bill Krauss, Pat Dillett, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Adam Schlesinger

Tracklisting:
 * Doctor Worm
 * Snail Shell
 * The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
 * The Statue Got Me High
 * Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
 * Birdhouse In Your Soul
 * They'll Need A Crane
 * Purple Toupee
 * Ana Ng
 * (She Was A) Hotel Detective
 * Don't Let's Start
 * Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
 * Particle Man (Tiny Toons)
 * Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Tiny Toons)
 * Why Does The Sun Shine? (live from the 2002 tour)
 * Complete Paranoia - an Easter Egg
 * All MacGyver On It
 * Your Mom's Alright
 * Man, It's So Loud In Here (Hot 2002 Remix)

(The last 5 tracks only available on the DVD version.)

Review: They Might Be Giants are partially known for their eye-catching and innovative music videos, so it's good to have them all in one place. For a while, it looked like they'd stopped making videos, but with the advent of the DVD format, they've been doing them again in higher volumes than before. I'm a big fan of the form of music video, particularly when people do it right, and They Might Be Giants do it right. Check this one out! (And get the DVD -- it's got loads of extras, including a commentary track where John & John provide commentary on all the videos (except "Snail Shell", where instead, they play the song "Complete Paranoia" as there's not really much to talk about, as it's their blandest and most "WE ARE A ROCK BAND" video -- also, an instrumental version plays during the credits on the commentary track.) - Rev. Syung Myung Me