John Henry is the name of They Might Be Giants' fifth original album, although it is the sixth disc in their discography. It was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It is the first album in which John Linnell and John Flansburgh utilized a full band, as opposed to playing most or all of the instruments themselves. Image File history File links Cover of the They Might Be Giants album John Henry. ... Image File history File links Cover of the They Might Be Giants album John Henry. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... Discography is the study and listing of sound recordings. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... See also: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hit a freeway median and flipped over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... Linnell is known for his reserved stage personality, especially compared to bandmate Flansburgh. ... John Flansburgh (b. ...

John Henry is both TMBG's longest record (twenty tracks clocking it at about a full hour) and their most divisive: the hard-rocking live sound, abundance of guitar solos, and unrelenting dreariness was almost entirely unexpected by fans, panned by critics, and rarely revisited in the group's future recordings.

The album's name is roughly an allusion to the band's fundamental switch over to more conventional instrumentation, especially the newly-established use of a human drummer instead of a drum machine, which had been a staple of their prior four albums.

Track listing

1. "Subliminal"
2. "Snail Shell"
3. "Sleeping in the Flowers"
4. "Unrelated Thing"
5. "AKA Driver"
6. "I Should Be Allowed To Think"
7. "Extra Savoir-Faire"
8. "Why Must I Be Sad?"
9. "Spy"
10. "O, Do Not Forsake Me"
11. "No One Knows My Plan"
12. "Dirt Bike"
13. "Destination Moon"
14. "A Self Called Nowhere"
15. "Meet James Ensor"
16. "Thermostat"
17. "Window"
18. "Out of Jail"
19. "Stomp Box"
20. "End of the Tour"

• While the lyrics to the song "AKA Driver" refer to a "NyQuil driver," legal issues—whether real or perceived—required a title with no reference to the medicine, and the lyrics to the song are omitted from the CD insert.

James Sidney Ensor, Baron Ensor (April 13, 1860–November 19, 1949), was a Belgian painter whose unique portrayals of grotesque humanity made him a principal precursor of 20th-century expressionism and surrealism. ... Vicks NyQuil is a medicine designed to help relieve many symptoms of a cold that is to be taken orally in either liquid or LiquiCap (capsule) form, at night. ...

External links

• John Henry page at This Might Be A Wiki