r/tmbg

This is the sixth album in a series, check out parts One, Two, Three, Four, and Five here!

Back in the studio once again, the Quasars’ two head songwriters were at an impasse. Linnell wanted their next record to expand upon the sound of Spines, while Flansburgh wanted to go in a completely new direction inspired by Funk, R&B, Jazz and Latin music. The five piece band held a vote to decide the record’s direction and Flansburgh’s vision won 3-2. This action unsurprisingly led to tension within The Twin Quasars during the following sessions and caused a major strain on Linnell and Flansburgh’s creative partnership, with Linnell continuing to push back on the new sound. In the end, to minimize any more hurt feelings, the Quasars decided to finish the album as tensionless as possible then enter an indefinite hiatus to focus on solo projects. The Twin Quasars’ final* album, Mink Car, released in December 1970 to mixed reactions and poor sales, but has since become a fan favorite oddity.

The Twin Quasars are a 1960s time swap of They Might Be Giants.

SIDE ONE

1.   S-E-X-X-Y [from Factory Showroom]
2.   Mr. Hughes Says [from Mono Puff’s It’s Fun To Steal]
3.   Climbing The Walls [from The Else]
4.   Imaginary Friend [from Mono Puff’s It’s Fun To Steal]
5.   Metal Detector [from Factory Showroom]
6.   No One Knows My Plan [from John Henry]
7.   Dirt Bike [from John Henry]

SIDE TWO

1.   Iowa (She’s A Witch) [from John Linnell’s State Songs]
2.   Mink Car [from Mink Car]
3.   She Was A Hotel Detective [from Back To Skull (E.P.)]
4.   They Got Lost [from Long Tall Weekend]
5.   Pet Name [from Factory Showroom]
6.   Lullaby To Nightmares [from Long Tall Weekend]
7.   The Bells Are Ringing [from Factory Showroom]

Total Runtime: 45m 11s

Singles Released during this album cycle:

- Imaginary Friend b/w Metal Detector
- Take Out The Trash [from The Else] b/w The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) [from Apollo 18]

*The Twin Quasars' story is not done yet! Stay tuned for more!

Get it? Barr-Nunn, like Bar-None Records (the record label they used to be signed to)!

The whole world has slipped away...

I've often wondered if this Looney Tunes moment inspired the TMBG song

This is so surreal

Tattoo done by Danielle Holyoak at Venus Tattoo in Sebastopol, CA.

He would also like to mention that you can go to investigatorsbooks.com . "Its not just to buy the books, there's like games and stuff."

part two