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Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
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Forget the violin. Forget the classical background. As troubadour Andrew Bird puts it, “At this point the violin just happens to be the instrument I have on hand to make the sounds that I hear. I like to abuse it and pull as many sounds out of it as I can.” Bird is a masterful and intuitive singer / songwriter, and what he does while performing—alternately plucking and bowing his violin, then immediately sampling the results, layering the sounds with guitar, whistling, glockenspiel and vocals—bears little resemblance to what most people might expect. It’s only one of several devices in his arsenal of instruments, melodies, and imaginative wordplay.
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VelvetGunpowder wrote:
@bwoose I feel like AB'sBoF is the evolutionary link between his work with Squirrel Nut Zippers and his solo career. It's great to listen to all of it in chronological order though I prefer his solo albums.
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deviantpsyche wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Why? is my favorite! love it.
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bwoose wrote:
to be honest, andrew bird (solo) and the bowl of fire aren't all that similar. well, apart from that whole andrew bird thing.
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maryn5 wrote:
awesome!
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Spencetastic wrote:
Thrills. Thrills. Thrills.
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Younghappy wrote:
It seems to be many of the same similar artists to his solo work. Stylistically Bird is similar to no-one but I guess you could say that they're similar in that they have a unique approach to creating their music with an emphasis on multi-instrumentalists and orchestration and what not.
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AceOfSpades24 wrote:
None of the top similar artists but Squirrel Nut Zippers really belong up there.
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jelena69 wrote:
"Thrills" is one of the best albums I heard in my music history. I would just added "Why?" to the list for a perfect end. jazz - blues - gypsy - swing - just perfect!"!
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castleday wrote:
took a few listens, but i'm really starting to get into the swimming hour. still have to listen to the other albums, though...
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MrsMoitinho wrote:
fucking great!
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bruisemine wrote:
I can tell by the way you take your infusion you've spent some time in a mental institution...OH SHIT!
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pabulous wrote:
that's better =)
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pabulous wrote:
we need a nicer picture!
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KHalpin83 wrote:
"Eugene" featured in the short cartoon Quimby the Mouse: http://vimeo.com/4412391
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johann_bauer wrote:
an idiot's genius
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thinkofengland wrote:
11:11 is one of the greatest songs i have ever heard in my entire life. Mr Bird should get Nora O'Connor onstage and randomly perform that song when they're at the Greek in LA this summer. just sayin'.
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lawrencefelt wrote:
11.11
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dancetoska wrote:
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GannonBan wrote:
this stuff is so amazing andrew bird fills my heart with fire
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AshezAshezAshez wrote:
When he played in San Diego they were having problems with some wires, so he played Some of These Days while they fixed it
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