I would recommend starting with Then: The Early Years (http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Then-The-Earlier-Years/They-Might-Be-Giants/e/18777293129?itm=20&USRI=they%2Bmight%2Bbe%2Bgiants), which is a collection of their first two albums and a bunch of early rarities, many of which are as good as anything on the albums themselves. Or try Flood, their third album. They haven't maintained the brilliance of that early explosion of creativity, although they have never released an album without *something* staggeringly brilliant on it, often several somethings.
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Date: 2011-06-05 01:09 pm (UTC)This amateur video of the same song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOPjdHjpV8k&feature=related) isn't quite as good, but it has a lot going for it.
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Date: 2011-06-06 01:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-07 01:45 am (UTC)