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Track Listings
| 1. Oh No |
| 2. Masterswarm |
| 3. Fitz and the Dizzy Spells |
| 4. Effigy |
| 5. Tenuousness |
| 6. Nomenclature |
| 7. Ouo |
| 8. Not a Robot, But a Ghost |
| 9. Unfolding Fans |
| 10. Anonanimal |
| 11. Natural Disaster |
| 12. The Privateers |
| 13. Souverian |
| 14. Oh Ho! |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By M. Rea
Format:Audio CD
Andrew Bird has a wonderful four albums to his name - the multi-instrumentalist (including classically-trained violinist) reached his zenith with The Mysterious Production Of Eggs, a gorgeous, clever, sophisticated delight of an album. Were you to imagine a muso Jeff Buckley, you'd not be far wrong, with Bird's wonderfully warm, soaring voice accompanying his pizzicato violin, and (often simultaneously) multi-tracked instruments. Noble Beast is a bit of a departure, and not an entirely welcome one. Whereas he's been pretty self-reliant in past, this album sees him rope in some members of Wilco to indie up the sound. The result, with Mark Nevers (producer of Lambchop and Calexico) at the desks, is a little one-dimensional - nice enough, but lacking the kind of flights of fancy that entertained so much, and that can easily be misclassified as experimental. It is an album that has a stronger crust to break through, and once in it is a little flat. Bird seems to have taken himself pretty seriously here - the whimsy of his music lost. Instead, Noble Beast sounds like later-era Paul Simon, but played and sung beautifully. (This review also refers only to CD1...)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Syriat
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I've never heard Andrew Bird before so when Noble Beast came through I didn't know what to expect. But what i got was a real find. What I got was acoustic guitar, a great voice, strings and oh...some whistling.
It starts off with Oh No and its great chorus of 'Arm in arm we are the harmless sociopaths', Lyrically its pretty good as well. On Masterswarm his voice reminds me of Thom Yorke for some reason at the beginning.
Fitz and Dizzy Spells is a great feel good number that bounces along and is one of my personal favourites. The album veers between feelgood and the heavier numbers. Both work well. It reminds me of of It's Heavy in Here - by Eric Matthews It's Heavy in Herefor some reason. I think its the way it uses strings and tracks start and never end in the same way. The best example of this is my personal favourite Anonanimal. Again there are echos of Radiohead here towards the end when the drums kick in and we could be listening to something from Hail to the Thief.
The more I listen the more I pick out. And having seen the live version of Andrew Bird I must say I can't wait for a new offering.
It starts off with Oh No and its great chorus of 'Arm in arm we are the harmless sociopaths', Lyrically its pretty good as well. On Masterswarm his voice reminds me of Thom Yorke for some reason at the beginning.
Fitz and Dizzy Spells is a great feel good number that bounces along and is one of my personal favourites. The album veers between feelgood and the heavier numbers. Both work well. It reminds me of of It's Heavy in Here - by Eric Matthews It's Heavy in Herefor some reason. I think its the way it uses strings and tracks start and never end in the same way. The best example of this is my personal favourite Anonanimal. Again there are echos of Radiohead here towards the end when the drums kick in and we could be listening to something from Hail to the Thief.
The more I listen the more I pick out. And having seen the live version of Andrew Bird I must say I can't wait for a new offering.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Joao Nunes
Format:Audio CD
This is my first Andrew Bird album and it took a while to sink in. The songs are a bit complex, with unexpected left turns and unusual structures.
So the first thing that caught me was the whistle. Suddenly I found myself whistling these songs and then the rest just followed and I understood how clever and sophisticated Bird's songwriting is.
Well, not everything works here. Some of the songs fail to grab my attention even after repeated listening. Other songs are too oddly structured. For instance Not a Robot, But a Ghost starts off really nice but half the way through it changes completely, and then again, and again, never to return to its original form - I find it a bit hard to chew.
But at least half of the album is close to sublime and quite unique. And most importantly, it makes me want to check out his previous albums.
So the first thing that caught me was the whistle. Suddenly I found myself whistling these songs and then the rest just followed and I understood how clever and sophisticated Bird's songwriting is.
Well, not everything works here. Some of the songs fail to grab my attention even after repeated listening. Other songs are too oddly structured. For instance Not a Robot, But a Ghost starts off really nice but half the way through it changes completely, and then again, and again, never to return to its original form - I find it a bit hard to chew.
But at least half of the album is close to sublime and quite unique. And most importantly, it makes me want to check out his previous albums.
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Sublime
I recently discovered Andrew Bird and as a fan of such leftfield "indie" as Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian and Tindersticks this was right up my street. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Neil Rapley
2.0 out of 5 stars
Soldiering on
Comparisons are odious, as someone famous once said, but sometimes they are revealing. After listening to Noble Beast twice, I stuck the ipod on shuffle. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Twig
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Very different and sweet
This the first album by Andrew Bird I have heard. It made me want to hear more. Beautiful.
Published on 11 Jun 2009 by Tess Cooper
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Creature Comforts
Mr Bird is that rarest of creatures. Namely one who still
understands and values the gentle art of whistling.
Bird by name and bird by nature. Read more
understands and values the gentle art of whistling.
Bird by name and bird by nature. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by The Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best albums of the year
Having recently caught many people's attention on the live music TV show, From The Basement, Andrew Bird's captivating performance whetted the appetite for his fifth solo studio... Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by Mr. Gideon D. Brody
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Beauty & The Beast
Like all good folk-influenced music, Bird has crafted an album which places great importance on the lyrics. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2009 by Gannon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buy It!
Andrew Bird has produced another great album. More 'mainstream' i guess but is still on a par with th Mysterious Production Of Eggs and Armchair Apocrypha. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2009 by Mr. T. Readhead
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mellow Bird
This latest release comes in two parts, and I haven't heard the 2nd (instumental) CD so these comments refer only to CD1. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2009 by Thanks Mr. R
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