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- Apollo 18 is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1992 through Elektra Records and was named after the cancelled Apollo 18 mission that was scheduled to have followed Apollo 17. The album was also associated with International Space Year, for which They Might Be Giants were declared the official "musical ambassadors" by NASA. The album marked the first conscious effort by John Linnell and John Flansburgh to branch out of their early sound, opting for more traditional rock rhythms and fuller arrangements. The duo adopted a backing band with live drums during the supporting tour. It was their last album recorded as a duo, and the band expanded to include a regular rhythm guitarist, bass player and saxophone player for their subsequent releases. Apollo 18 also includes the "Fingertips" suite, a series of twenty-one short songs, most under thirty seconds long. The album generated three singles, "The Statue Got Me High", "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" and "I Palindrome I", although only the first charted. The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with many commending the band for making music with a darker tone. However, the album was criticized for lacking a standout lead single. Commercially, the album was not as successful as Flood (1990), peaking at number 99 on the Billboard 200 and spending only six weeks on that chart. In addition, some fans were upset that Flansburgh and Linnell opted to use a backing band for the album's tour, with some even boycotting shows. (en)
- Apollo 18 es el cuarto álbum de la banda estadounidense de rock alternativo They Might Be Giants. El álbum generó tres sencillos: «», «» and «». Fue lanzado en 1992 por Elektra Records y fue nombrado tras las misiones Apolo, la última de las cuales fue la Apolo 17. El álbum también fue asociado con el , del cual They Might Be Giants fueron «embajadores musicales» oficiales. El álbum marcó el primer intento de John Linnell y John Flansburgh de separarse de su sonido anterior, optando por ritmos de rock más tradicionales. Al dúo se unió una banda de apoyo con batería durante la gira. Fue su último álbum grabado como un dúo, ya que la banda se expandió para incluir a un guitarrista rítmico, un bajista y un saxofonista para sus trabajos posteriores. (es)
- Apollo 18 est un album pop rock de They Might Be Giants sorti le 24 mars 1992. (fr)
- 《Apollo 18》는 1992년 3월 24일에 발매된 They Might Be Giants의 음반이다. 엘렉트라 레코드에 의해 발매되었다. (ko)
- Apollo 18 è il quarto album in studio del gruppo musicale alternative rock statunitense They Might Be Giants, pubblicato nel 1992. (it)
- Apollo 18 é o quarto álbum de estúdio da banda They Might Be Giants, lançado a 24 de Março de 1992. (pt)
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- Chorus sample from "The Statue Got Me High" (en)
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- reprise (en)
- They Might Be Giants, Solomon Linda, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss (en)
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- "Having the freedom to do the production on the entire record has been very positive. The writing and recording were our only focus for nine months. We purposely avoided session-man-mania, and let our own humble playing shine through" (en)
- "Apollo 17 was the last lunar mission, so Apollo 18 the record is sort of a poor substitute for an actual moon launch. Cheaper for everybody. It seemed to tie together partly the idea of space but also being spaced out. Which seems silly to have as a theme for a record, but it's such a common state for me and John [Flansburgh]." (en)
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- — John Flansburgh on self-producing the album (en)
- — John Linnell on selecting the album's title (en)
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- Fingertips 12: All Alone, All By Myself (en)
- Fingertips 13: What's That Blue Thing Doing Here? (en)
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- Fingertips 15: I Don't Understand You (en)
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- Fingertips 21: I Walk Along Darkened Corridors (en)
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- Fingertips 6: I Found A New Friend Underneath My Pillow (en)
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- Apollo 18 es el cuarto álbum de la banda estadounidense de rock alternativo They Might Be Giants. El álbum generó tres sencillos: «», «» and «». Fue lanzado en 1992 por Elektra Records y fue nombrado tras las misiones Apolo, la última de las cuales fue la Apolo 17. El álbum también fue asociado con el , del cual They Might Be Giants fueron «embajadores musicales» oficiales. El álbum marcó el primer intento de John Linnell y John Flansburgh de separarse de su sonido anterior, optando por ritmos de rock más tradicionales. Al dúo se unió una banda de apoyo con batería durante la gira. Fue su último álbum grabado como un dúo, ya que la banda se expandió para incluir a un guitarrista rítmico, un bajista y un saxofonista para sus trabajos posteriores. (es)
- Apollo 18 est un album pop rock de They Might Be Giants sorti le 24 mars 1992. (fr)
- 《Apollo 18》는 1992년 3월 24일에 발매된 They Might Be Giants의 음반이다. 엘렉트라 레코드에 의해 발매되었다. (ko)
- Apollo 18 è il quarto album in studio del gruppo musicale alternative rock statunitense They Might Be Giants, pubblicato nel 1992. (it)
- Apollo 18 é o quarto álbum de estúdio da banda They Might Be Giants, lançado a 24 de Março de 1992. (pt)
- Apollo 18 is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1992 through Elektra Records and was named after the cancelled Apollo 18 mission that was scheduled to have followed Apollo 17. The album was also associated with International Space Year, for which They Might Be Giants were declared the official "musical ambassadors" by NASA. (en)
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- Apollo 18 (álbum) (pt)
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