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Andrew Bird — Fiery Crash
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dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy)
Posted: Apr 14, 2013 - 13:23
 
 Byronape wrote:

The best music is often music that takes time to understand.  Layers of harmony, subtle cues, and depth of lyrics often make a song too complex to really appreciate passively.  It's that kind of complexity that makes many songs great after years and years of listens.  Unfortunately, it also can make a song hard to understand and turn away people that are not willing to put in the effort.

I'd call that the difference between a music fan and a music enthusiast. 


 

You are correct! Very well said.    {#Yes}

cShaggy
Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 02:51
 
..what tha frack is that bird (parakeet?) looking at, anyhow?..oh, & holding steady at 8! on this trip thru..
oilydwarf
Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 00:50
 
Bill - more like this please!!  Great way to start the day here in the UK

G

Abhishekraiji
Posted: Apr 08, 2012 - 00:50
 
I guess it's time that we peep back into the source of music which gave us so much such as folk. Musicians like Andre Bird and Bon Iver are reinterpreting music for us. We need more such endeavours. 

number7
(Napanee, Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 16:49
 
I really enjoy Andrews tunes.
Don't know why just do.

84MacGuy
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 12:04
 
I absolutely love this song, but I have no idea why.  Complex music is always like that.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 09:09
 
Been awhile since I heard this on RP.  Amazing song. 

This is a 10 for real music fans like myself, in my not so humble expert opinion. {#Nyah}

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 - 16:35
 
 Proclivities wrote:


Listening to music doesn't have to be a passive activity (i.e., "I'll just sit here - entertain me").  Many things are "difficult to understand"; that doesn't make them inferior to something which is easier to understand.
 
The best music is often music that takes time to understand.  Layers of harmony, subtle cues, and depth of lyrics often make a song too complex to really appreciate passively.  It's that kind of complexity that makes many songs great after years and years of listens.  Unfortunately, it also can make a song hard to understand and turn away people that are not willing to put in the effort.

I'd call that the difference between a music fan and a music enthusiast. 


run4more
(The cave)
Posted: May 27, 2011 - 22:26
 
 horstman wrote:
 Rooney wrote:
here, knock yourselves out, boys and girls. I don't see how this artist can get a 10 worth of anything.  He is impossibly difficult to understand, unless you take the time, and follow along, word by word, his lyric sheet.  Does the CD even come with one?  It should be mandatory.  Heaven knows, he may be gifted, but why try, is my question, when he sounds like he has the kitchen towel stuck between his teeth.  Lovely.  Must be some worthy reason he wants you to try so hard to follow along...I'm not buying it, or the CD either.


I saw Andrew on Austin City Limits and was blown away by his musical artistry. He is hard to understand but you could say that about a lot of artists. Some of us listeners (myself included) pay more attention to the melody and the organization of the instruments than to the lyrics. Usually when I love a song and don't understand the lyrics, I read them and this helps to bring it all together.

Anyway, this boy gave it a 7 and just bumped it to an 8. I like the whistling as I am an avid whistler. I whistle in tune and everyone in my office knows the songs I whistle at work instantly because of this musical precision which I employ.

Not that they like it!!!{#Whistle}
 
With you there (re: lyrics)—I always say too many years of industrial noise, rock music and shooting guns did me in.  Funny, one company used to test our hearing every year and then I would get a statement saying that I had probably experienced some high frequency loss—but with no reference to any kind of 'base'. So—compared to what? The point that I was getting to before wandering is that even in my better years I was first attracted to the sound and if the lyrics seemed interesting I would later go back and try to interpolate.  Of course I wouldn't think of doing that now unless I had exhausted Google (and it doesn't happen often).


Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 08:05
 
 Rooney wrote:
here, knock yourselves out, boys and girls. I don't see how this artist can get a 10 worth of anything.  He is impossibly difficult to understand, unless you take the time, and follow along, word by word, his lyric sheet.  Does the CD even come with one?  It should be mandatory.  Heaven knows, he may be gifted, but why try, is my question, when he sounds like he has the kitchen towel stuck between his teeth.  Lovely.  Must be some worthy reason he wants you to try so hard to follow along...I'm not buying it, or the CD either.

 

Listening to music doesn't have to be a passive activity (i.e., "I'll just sit here - entertain me").  Many things are "difficult to understand"; that doesn't make them inferior to something which is easier to understand.

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 07:49
 
 Rooney wrote:
here, knock yourselves out, boys and girls. I don't see how this artist can get a 10 worth of anything.  He is impossibly difficult to understand, unless you take the time, and follow along, word by word, his lyric sheet.  Does the CD even come with one?  It should be mandatory.  Heaven knows, he may be gifted, but why try, is my question, when he sounds like he has the kitchen towel stuck between his teeth.  Lovely.  Must be some worthy reason he wants you to try so hard to follow along...I'm not buying it, or the CD either.


I saw Andrew on Austin City Limits and was blown away by his musical artistry. He is hard to understand but you could say that about a lot of artists. Some of us listeners (myself included) pay more attention to the melody and the organization of the instruments than to the lyrics. Usually when I love a song and don't understand the lyrics, I read them and this helps to bring it all together.

Anyway, this boy gave it a 7 and just bumped it to an 8. I like the whistling as I am an avid whistler. I whistle in tune and everyone in my office knows the songs I whistle at work instantly because of this musical precision which I employ.

Not that they like it!!!{#Whistle}

Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Oct 19, 2010 - 07:17
 
here, knock yourselves out, boys and girls. I don't see how this artist can get a 10 worth of anything.  He is impossibly difficult to understand, unless you take the time, and follow along, word by word, his lyric sheet.  Does the CD even come with one?  It should be mandatory.  Heaven knows, he may be gifted, but why try, is my question, when he sounds like he has the kitchen towel stuck between his teeth.  Lovely.  Must be some worthy reason he wants you to try so hard to follow along...I'm not buying it, or the CD either.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NP7-jX8tv8

Lyrics to Fiery Crash :
turnstiles on mezzanine
jet ways and Dramamine fiends
and x-ray machines
you were hurling through space
g-forces twisting your face
breeding superstition
a fatal premonition
you know you got to envision
the fiery crash

oh close your eyes and you wake up
face stuck to a vinyl settee
oh the line was starting to break up
just as you were starting to say
something apropos I don't know

beige tiles and magazines
Lou Dobbs and the CNN team
on every monitor screen
you were caught in the crossfire
where every human face
has you reaching for your mace
so it's kind of an imposition
fatal premonition

to save our lives you've got to envision
and to save all our lives you've got to envision
the fiery crash

it's just a formality
why must I explain?
just a nod to mortality
before you get on a place

oh close your eyes and you wake up
face stuck to a vinyl settee
oh the line was starting to break up
what was that you were going to say?



Asten
Posted: Oct 19, 2010 - 07:12
 
Anyone know who the female vocalist is in this song?

iTuner
Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 08:24
 
Song sounds average, maybe its me, but the mix sounds sort of muffled.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 15:17
 
I like the album cover. Reminiscent of Grerhard Richter painting "Betty", only not as well done - and decades later.

lysisphere
(largest contiguous ponderosa forest)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 15:14
 
pretty bird

RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 07:50
 
More irritating with every play.

bubink
(Bellevue, Nebraska)
Posted: Jan 31, 2010 - 19:55
 
...oh BOY I like this tune, this CD, this artist...  catch him live if you can and be AMAZED...

heatherchickenlady
Posted: Jan 31, 2010 - 19:54
 
We heard this album on OPB public radio when they still played music most evenings, and we bought it and have had it in constant rotation ever since. Saw him in concert since, and got a few other albums, all have been very good, but this album is the one I always pick to listen to.

swruch
(Central Joisey)
Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 14:37
 
This is much better than "Not A Robot, But A Ghost", which is the only other Bird song I've heard thus far.
I'm glad I didn't switch stations when I saw his name come up.


FluorideFreeMN
(Central Minnesota)
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 04:41
 
lowered from 9 to 8...I'm hearing it too much!!

camatcba
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 16:54
 
{#Motor} SWEEEEET !!!{#Guitarist}

tonypf
(Honolulu)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 16:53
 
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
bought the album .. one of the better recent acquisitions.
 

Second that emotion.

Mack
(All over the place)
Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 06:02
 
 Patagonia wrote:
One of the best new songwriter I've heard in ages. Very talenful.
 

Talonful? No wait, do budgerigars have talons?

Maybe it's actually picture of Andrew and not a bird at all.

Mack
(All over the place)
Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 05:58
 
Bird by name, bird on your album. Fair enough!

calebstewart
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Oct 21, 2008 - 18:07
 
Arm Chair Apocrypha is an absolute masterpiece.  I would start there.
 
TriskyJen wrote:
Every time I hear Andrew Bird I think I want to buy and album but can't decide which one... any suggestions?
 



TriskyJen
(Hudson River Valley)
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 14:25
 
Every time I hear Andrew Bird I think I want to buy and album but can't decide which one... any suggestions?

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 14:24
 
Nice song, and nice album cover, too.

Excelsior
Posted: Sep 26, 2008 - 09:27
 
Has this guy ever opened his mouth more than a crack while singing, or done anything with any energy whatsoever?  {#Yawn}

Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 13:17
 
I'm digging Andrew Bird more and more. Smart and interesting lyrics, good beats, nice layering of sound. It used to bug me that he sings with his mouth closed, but I'm over it. I don't even mind his whistling, as long as he keeps it brief... {#Yes}

topherg87
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 13:16
 
 Patagonia wrote:

Same for me. Keeps playing after all these weeks.
 
Agreed. Its one of the few I just cant seem to remove from my Ipod to make room. Love this guy.

Patagonia
(Montréal, Canada)
Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 15:35
 
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
bought the album .. one of the better recent acquisitions.



Same for me. Keeps playing after all these weeks.
NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 15:34
 
bought the album .. one of the better recent acquisitions.
Patagonia
(Montréal, Canada)
Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 15:34
 
One of the best new songwriter I've heard in ages. Very talenful.
morgsy67
(Cape Cod, MA, USA)
Posted: May 23, 2008 - 05:07
 
....what was it I was going to say?
rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 22:40
 
mefrombrazil wrote:

why?


Because it's fun to say. It sounds like one of those exercises the choral teacher makes the class do to warm up.
Excelsior
Posted: May 08, 2008 - 19:19
 
mefrombrazil wrote:

why?


Because he plays this song every single day, so we get to hear "Armchair Apocrypha" on a consistent basis?
alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: May 05, 2008 - 17:37
 
mefrombrazil wrote:

why?


Because i've heard him say the name of the album a number of times before/after this song. If we could all say "Armchair Apocrypha" into a soft, foamy microphone at least thrice a week, we'd all live longer. Nobody can argue with that.
mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 14:41
 
alph wrote:
I've concluded that Bill enjoys saying the words "Armchair Apocrypha" :)

why?
alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: Mar 03, 2008 - 16:59
 
I've concluded that Bill enjoys saying the words "Armchair Apocrypha" :)
typecast
(ya can't git 'ear from derr)
Posted: Feb 18, 2008 - 17:49
 
Great!

so I just ordered it along with Boxer, by the national.
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Feb 12, 2008 - 11:19
 
Enjoying Andrew Bird more and more. He used to annoy me a little. Now I like him. Hm. At this rate I'll end up liking Cake or even Radiohead. Naw. That's just the crazy talking.
Masoud
(UK, Oxford)
Posted: Feb 06, 2008 - 01:50
 
A good one to wake me up along with my coffee in front my screen early in da morning. Cheers
Dragonfly_Launch
(Conway, Ar)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 13:48
 
youngj wrote:
I thought this was the best album from 2007. Love this from start to finish.


This album, Robert Francis' new and first album and The National, Boxer were indeed my favorite albums of the year.
youngj
(Canton, GA)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 12:37
 
I thought this was the best album from 2007. Love this from start to finish.
jenakle
(Tallahassee, FL)
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 12:37
 
I have yet to tire of this
good job Dearest Drew
jakeinprogress
Posted: Jan 16, 2008 - 10:14
 
Per the comment below, here's a link to Andrew Bird as Dr. Stringz in Jack's Big Music Show. Watch and then try to tell me he's not one of the coolest people around:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HmkLu24w2o


Taraincognito
(Mountainous rugged terrain.)
Posted: Jan 16, 2008 - 10:11
 
SO growing on me; the music and the album cover. I like it a little more every time it comes up.
totalnirvana
Posted: Jan 16, 2008 - 10:09
 
He loops it up live! See him!
Kismet
(Calgary, Alberta)
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 23:55
 
Actually quite decent. The man has talent.