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Bird Notes

Some notes on my post about Andrew Bird.

  1. The link to the mp3 of “Tables and Chairs” is working, now that I’ve fixed the five f’d up things about my home network & web server. So you can actually listen to it, and have a clue what that post’s title is about.
  2. I actually love the Magnetic Fields, and listened to 69 Love Songs pretty constantly for most of 2000, as Terri will verify, probably through gritted teeth. The new album just makes me tired, though. I don’t care if all the songs begin with the letter ‘I’ and the tracks appear in alphabetical order— Stephen, give me something I can use!

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3 Responses to “Bird Notes”

  1. Kim Says:
    February 20th, 2005 at 10:45 am

    Tee hee! The gates are pretty funny. That cat gives me a chuckle.

  2. dmw Says:
    February 21st, 2005 at 6:42 pm

    My irony du jour: despite people mentioning Andrew Bird to me for years, I never actually heard his music until we saw him open for the Magnetic Fields last year … and seeing Magnetic Fields perform most of “i” live was the key to falling in love with songs on that record despite not caring so much for the arrangement/production of some of it. YM will probably V.

  3. Ezra Says:
    February 21st, 2005 at 10:06 pm

    D– I think my M doesn’t V very much from yours regarding the production on ‘i’. In fact, I think I feel the same way about the production/arrangement of most of their stuff. I feel like I talked about this at some point on this blog…. Yes, I did, here: (http://realfake.org/blog/archives/000050.html), after reading some things Stephen Merritt wrote in the NYT about Morrissey’s recent album.

    Anyway, I do agree that there are very good songs on ‘i’, my favorites being “It’s Only Time” (cause I’m pretty cheesy under this macho exterior) and “I Don’t Believe You” (cause any pop song that starts off with “So you quote love unquote me” is pretty hard for me not to love). You know, maybe it’s not even the production or arrangement, maybe it’s just the performance?

    Also, I think we were at the same show; it’s the only time I’ve seen Andrew Bird live. I’m reminded that I was also evangelizing him after that show. (http://realfake.org/blog/archives/000062.html)

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