whiskeygirl Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 andrew bird played the zoo in brisbane last night and what a show it was! it was such an enjoyable performance with an appreciative, although small, crowd (most people were up the road at another venue for the sufjan stevens show - yes, they clashed - but at least i get to travel to sydney to see sufjan on the weekend, lucky me ) so thanks vc for introducing me to mr bird - couldn't imagine my musical life without him, so i hope he comes back to oz real soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I too wish to thank VC for introducing me to Andrew Bird, I have been listening to him non-stop for the past two months or so. The Fingerlings 3 version of Scythian Empire is one of the best things I've ever heard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 On behalf of VC and Chicago I will accept the thank you.... Here in Chicago the crowds are sadly no longer small when he performs... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Here in Chicago the crowds are sadly no longer small when he performs... LouieBNor anywhere else for that matter. And that's actually a good thing. Glad to see him garnering the attention and success he richly deserves.The guy is phenomenal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 The guy is phenomenal. that pretty much sums it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wow.. And he may be gaining another fan today too.. This is my first time hearing/seeing him Andrew Bird On Letterman Like letterman says, "very impressive"... Holy shit, this guy is amazing.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wow.. And he may be gaining another fan today too.. This is my first time hearing/seeing him Andrew Bird On Letterman Like letterman says, "very impressive"... Holy shit, this guy is amazing..Welcome to the "flock!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'll add my thanks too. He's definitely in my top five; my most recent addition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Come to think of it, this is where I started reading about AB. Then I snagged the Eggs CD at work for a buck, and the rest is history. Noticed Neko Case copped a photo credit on The Swimming Hour. 11:11's amazing. Did you know that the initial citation that Barney gave Goober on the "Citizen's Arrest" episode was a 9-11? Kinda makes ya think. Sleeper cell in Mayberry? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesselne Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I also would like to thank VC for opening my eyes to Mr. Bird... and John Vanderslice... and The National... and Beirut.... I'm sure there is more, i just can't think of it right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Tony Margaritatime Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I do agree with this!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 It is so interesting how Bird has built a following over alot of years. He is certainly not an overnight success, which is cool. I remember seeing him for the first time at Metro (he opened for two other bands and stop me if you have heard this story before) thinking he was already a big star of some sort because he was on Rykodisk with his group Bowl of Fire and he said that Metro was the largest venue he had ever played up to that point. This was a pretty long time ago (maybe 10 or so years...) The last time I saw him was at the Hideout block party which was pretty crowded and outdoors, playing to thousands. He deserves the attention that is for sure. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lynch Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Wow.. And he may be gaining another fan today too.. This is my first time hearing/seeing him Andrew Bird On Letterman Like letterman says, "very impressive"... Holy shit, this guy is amazing..Wow, I just watched this! Thank you so much. This guy is great. Another great artist to follow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardinggr Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Being a Andrew Bird newbie which album do you recommend I buy first?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 ^^ Andrew Bird and The Mysterious Production of Eggs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 ^^ Andrew Bird and The Mysterious Production of Eggsagree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Yup....for starters... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 so thanks vc for introducing me to mr bird - couldn't imagine my musical life without him, so i hope he comes back to oz real soon I think VC is responsible for at least 80% of what I listen to these days, including Andrew. The first time I tried to see him live was about a year and a half ago. I got to the venue (capacity around 500) to find out the show was sold out. Boo. Next time I tried to see him was last winter after we were hit with two rather uncharacteristic blizzards. He was opening for our local DeVotchKa at the Ogden (capacity around 800) but due to Denver's pathetic plowing system I couldn't find parking and missed his set. As they say, the third time's a charm, and I finally saw him last April in Boulder at the Fox Theatre (capacity around 700) at a sold out show. My points being, that he is definitely on the rise and that he is amazing live. The end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 ^^ Andrew Bird and The Mysterious Production of Eggs ARMCHAIR!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Well since we can't really agree...The Swimming Hour...with Kevin O'Donnell and Nora O'Connor.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Well since we can't really agree...The Swimming Hour...with Kevin O'Donnell and Nora O'Connor.... LouieB Gonna give that one a spin Soldier On-Howdy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 What's the consensus about AB's Bowl of Fire material? I remember one VCer saying it was nothing like Eggs or Armchair, so I never gave it a listen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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