Comments on: Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/ Independent and alternative music in Scotland - with a shitload of gin. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mjrc http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-127 mjrc Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:26:21 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/21/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-127 i tell you what, let's compare notes after you see him in london and i see him in philadelphia (may 18). i'm really curious to see how this album translates to live performance. and thanks for the link! : ) i tell you what, let’s compare notes after you see him in london and i see him in philadelphia (may 18). i’m really curious to see how this album translates to live performance.

and thanks for the link! : )

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-126 Matthew Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:00:57 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/21/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-126 Oh don't get me wrong, I really do like the album. It's excellent, but I rarely find myself taking anything this polished entirely to heart, that's all. Oh don’t get me wrong, I really do like the album. It’s excellent, but I rarely find myself taking anything this polished entirely to heart, that’s all.

]]> By: mjrc http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-125 mjrc Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:49:17 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/21/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-125 hi toad. i'm afraid i'm one of those folks who've tried to convince dear liz that she should give the bird a chance--so sorry to hear it's not doing it for her. i, for one, absolutely love this album. and i think i like it so very much for the reason you don't. i find the lyrical nature and the forward-movement of the songs very compelling. there's something almost symphonic about the songs, and the album as a whole, that i think takes what he does to a whole new level. hi toad. i’m afraid i’m one of those folks who’ve tried to convince dear liz that she should give the bird a chance–so sorry to hear it’s not doing it for her. i, for one, absolutely love this album. and i think i like it so very much for the reason you don’t. i find the lyrical nature and the forward-movement of the songs very compelling. there’s something almost symphonic about the songs, and the album as a whole, that i think takes what he does to a whole new level.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-124 Matthew Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:33:10 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/21/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-124 I find the album a little difficult to listen to in its entirety as well, but once songs started to turn up in isolation when I turned on my randomiser I started to appreciate them more. Have you heard any of his earlier stuff, Liz? Same reaction or not? And FiL, I think palindromes is his favourite word. It's turned up a few times now and for a rather obscure word, that's a lot. I find the album a little difficult to listen to in its entirety as well, but once songs started to turn up in isolation when I turned on my randomiser I started to appreciate them more.

Have you heard any of his earlier stuff, Liz? Same reaction or not?

And FiL, I think palindromes is his favourite word. It’s turned up a few times now and for a rather obscure word, that’s a lot.

]]> By: FiL http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-123 FiL Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:05:52 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/21/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-123 Oh, come now, any artist who namechecks the Scythians is worth a bit of while in my books... Oh, come now, any artist who namechecks the Scythians is worth a bit of while in my books…

]]> By: Liz http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-122 Liz Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:04:53 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/04/21/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha/#comment-122 I didn't care for it. It was lovingly recommended to me by many people, but I don't think my musical tastes are really mature enough to appreciate his subtleties (meaning I fell asleep). I didn’t care for it. It was lovingly recommended to me by many people, but I don’t think my musical tastes are really mature enough to appreciate his subtleties (meaning I fell asleep).

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