Andrew Bird - Episode # 01 - Imitosis

[cuteliltiffers]

Oh my goodness what I would do with just one night alone with this man! I think we might be soul mates Wwwowza!

[Sehaw]

the man is a genius

[katalysis]

This performance is unbelievable.

[Xitlalic]

I would love to hear this man do some jazz. I have a feeling he'd be marvelous.

[BehindTheSea29]

@Xitlalic Check out some of his old stuff. It's very jazzy.

[Xitlalic]

@BehindTheSea29 I have his old stuff I love it. It's definitely very gypsy-jazz sounding. I met like actual jazz standards. With his violin skills and great vocal phrasing he would have such a unique sound in the jazz realm.

[Xitlalic]

@BehindTheSea29 I have his old stuff I love it. It's definitely very gypsy-jazz sounding. I met like actual jazz standards. With his violin skills and great vocal phrasing he would have such a unique sound in the jazz realm.

[donchamagoso]

i had the honor to see and hear him performing live in Mexico a few years ago... me and my friends really enjoyed :D

[Borringbee]

This man is so beautiful it's crazy.

[Fulldanze]

On the day of the end of the world i will die listening to this song

[gunther0123]

i really want to know which guitar he has

[MrDoctorDr]

@gunther0123 he plays a gibson es-125

[gunther0123]

@MrDoctorDr really? after checking it myself i think it looks more like a es-135

[Jimagination90]

trashmen were right ...Bird is most definately the word

[LittleBlueBaBaYaGaZ]

It is not only beautiful, it is also exalting.

It is stupid, but when I listen to that I have the sensation to be filled with feathers.

Not only brilliant, but also moving...

[querkopf]

Very very unique...I really like this song.

[elmersglue16]

4:11 ...wow. love it. 

[catASHtrophe168]

The amount of thumbs up in the comment section speaks for itself . So much positivity in here, thanks Mr. Bird!

[rayolacer]

my pants are on fire for him

[shocamefromebay]

@rayolacer My pants get wet for him.

[spooninspoon]

How does he make all of those beautiful sounds simultaneously ? This guy is the text book definiton of a a musical genius... Dr strings

[ausmariner1]

I saw him live earlier this year. He was amazing. So much more than I ever expected. He just blew me away. We were all speechless.

For anyone out there wanting more Bird live, check out his Black Session performance.

[colonelforbin117]

what kind of gibson is he playing??

[TheBybunny]

Perfect :) he sounds a lot like like Jeff Buckley in parts.

However, he is what he is. and he is great. :)

[tendlerful]

such an incredible musician - this is what modern music should be inclining towards - not freakin' techno, synth crap! - bravo Andrew - hopefully those who can make a difference will realise the significance of your music and your purpose.

[insanej3]

@tendlerful

I'm happy you don't decide what music should actually be. Art tends to diversity. Even if you don't like heavily electronic music, that doesn't mean it shouldn't exist.

Unrelated: I'm seeing Andrew Bird tonight at the montreal jazz fest :) I can't wait. I had to choose between Wolf Parade, MGMT and Andrew Bird, I'm sure I won't regret!

[CatastrophicDisease]

@insanej3 That's quite the set of choices you have there my friend ;)

I don't know if I woulda been able to turn down Wolf Parade especially . . . how Andrew Bird though?

[insanej3]

@CatastrophicDisease

Very interesting. Different from the standard band show. He was actually alone on stage and used loop pedals to recreate his songs. It was gorgeous. His presence on scene is shy, but it overall creates a weird atmosphere, like everything was suddenly so beautiful.

[gzila57]

best whitler ever!!!



[RapidPixel]

Holy Crap, an Ace of all trades and Jack of none!

[insanej3]

@RapidPixel

Well at the time he wasn't exactly an ace of guitar, but he's got much better. You can hear the difference when you listen to his latest album (Noble Beast)

[1234FranciscoVasquez]

@insanej3

His guitar sounds brilliant. That'll do for me.

[bc8898]

wow...for the 40th time

[redroxy2010]

this might be good music for me to chill out and get over my break up to

[diddlybop]

at times this reminds me of Santana's Evil Ways.

love Andrew Bird.

[sxkstep]

I wish I could whistle half as well as Andrew can. =(

[chatubes]

wow never have i seen such talent in one performance

[llamagesicht]

Thumbs up, yeah.

[mongoosenator7]

Ahh, the brilliance of this is indescribable.

[vanessa4886]

This is pretty amazing.

[the1stmikec]

Thank You Andrew

[JolieShoulamite]

super super super interprétation. je suis sous le charme. très soul je trouve.

[LilChoikang]

Je suis tout à fait d'accord!

[dubblewalker]

His whistles. They invoke the shivers.

[greedyfly3131]

Holy Crap, say that again! this is just Briljant! saw him live a couple of times...

EPIC!

[lizxwiz]

I am so glad he exists and is making music.

[wdm2112]

He is so epic. Holy crap.

[Oregonjazz]

AHHHHHHH hes so amazing. He does miracles with music you could pass as jesus

[sc72689]

This is great music. I really enjoyed this.

[barandsail]

the man is genious

[chrich123]

simply unbelievable good!

[vosvolvlinders]

I hope not.. I was just asking myself.. why is everybody so critical and mad at users on youtube.. damn.

Andrew is my biggest idol, from the squirrel nut zippers to his solo project and evrything. Sure he's not reading this, do you think he 'll keep himself busy with that haha..

[LeahWanderlust]

Andrew, do you read these?

[harriha1]

who cares if he's gay or not? he's an amazing musician either way

[vosvolvlinders]

indeed, but i saw it wrote on the internet somwhere, i couldn't understand..

[calexico94]

you're a dick dude, of course he's not gay...

[vosvolvlinders]

but i'm still asking myself.. is he gay or not. hope not

[egolayer13]

I hope he's gay and it ruins him for you. One less homophobic fan.

[vosvolvlinders]

female homo, sure it is

[egolayer13]

What? Really, I want to know. What the hell does "female homo, sure it is" mean? Downrating my comment is one thing, but to attempt to defend yourself with complete jibberish is another. By all means, do tell us what the hell you're talking about.

[TheJohnMayor]

I hope he's gay...that way I have a chance ;-p

[InterstateEight91]

This man was beyond incredible live. Hands down one of the best musicians and shows I've ever seen.

[madelinexoxo]

I do believe he is so, so attractive and eloquent and oohhh, from now on, I'll seek out men who remind me of him, for any conversation must be charming with that charming, charming voice.

[hippityhop05]

Yes, same here. Where's my Andrew Bird lookalike?

[ChadwickLynch]

excellent

[spooninspoon]

I met him in 06 in buffalo... got him to sign my MPOE album. He's amazing.

[drzany53]

Wow...I had never heard Andrew Bird until yesterday...call me out of touch. Soooo original, yet reminds me in ways of Sting, Michael Franks, David Byrne...and man can he whistle! Bee-yooo-tee-full!

[drzany53]

Where IS my rhumba partner?!

[VanillaAndBasil]

Aw, I love how the bow of his second violin (or whatever it is) is coming undone!

[baronbrapp]

I like this live version better than the album version. It's got more character. Anyone agree?

[suzeaa]

Like any real musical artist, he rocks during live performances -- that's where they all belong -- not in the studio but on the stage. His music is alive and it grows and evolves the more he plays it.

[margaux1992]

it looks like he often breaks his violin :S

[alexstro204]

just saw him at the civic opera house in chicago when he dropped and broke his violin!

[dizzledlj]

Thank God he had a back up :)

[supersibbers]

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Totally aces.

[Clemmitt27]

I wish I could shred on my violin like Andrew Bird can.....

[kookamungaa]

i second that redstorm

[redstorm429]

how does he whistle like that? He must be part bird.

[jfvt21]

I think he's got a theremin with some tremolo on it hidden in his chest.

[sirofcourse]

this performance is so huge it doesn´t fit my computer screen

[zombiepassionpit]

AGREED!!!

[badfishcrew]

perfect way to describe the genius

[GreenDawnMusic]

Why haven't I heard of him before?

[v642336]

I felt the same way. But isn't it reassuring that there's so much good music out there you haven't yet discovered?

[VoteNixon2008]

Of all the songs on the subject, this is my favorite song about cell division by far

[ramadonker]

i love the drumming in this song... and of course andrew's violin is amazing

[dja423]

Awesome song.

[omgwtfomg]

i am in love with this man

[thomasonson]

wow, awesome!

[belgianales]

Dude whistles like a therimin

[andyfedel]

very nice music. does anyone know what equipment he's using to get the loops he is using?

thanks for sharing the video.

[comicmess]

Performing live, Bird makes use of two Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler Stompboxes, and uses them to develop the repeating phrases in his music.

[andyfedel]

thanks for the tech support cosmicmess, and thanks for taking the time.

[rubellabell]

you ROCK!

[tophatandrew]

his sound is totally unique and creates a genre of its own imo.

no matter the mood, his music launches me into a mindset that i only experience when listening to his music. very visual music.

hoping to see him in chicago.

[TheManOfCole]

i guess u could call it bach rock, but there arent overwhelming elements of classical, i dunno i just call it awesome

[CasualMimic]

Of course. What was I thinking?

He's a genius.

I speak only from my love of his recordings which I so passionately listen to over and over again.

I am jealous because all of you, with very few exceptions, have seen him in concert.

[CasualMimic]

Bird is really more of an audio experience than anything. He almost seems awkward in concert.

Maybe it's all of the shifting around on stage in order to change instruments.

[TheNamingOfThings]

i've been to two of his shows and have a ticket for the third. it's really something that you have to experience, there is nothing like it. when you see andrew work in person you are very aware that you are in the presence of a genius. but i also love him for his recordings which are more structured. still, i 100% recommend going to a live show (assuming you haven't)

[CasualMimic]

So I see you are on a first name basis with him...

Merci, mon ami.

J'ai vu le soleil.

Quelle musique!

Bird est un vrai artist.

Do you want to know something interesting?

The audio previews of French comments are simply horrendous.

[machineinindia]

You saw him live and didn't love it? Where? He must have had a fever.

[xxpeyotedragon]

Yes. He certainly resembles a bug more than he resembles an Anglo.

[LISAGRAZIANI]

This is an awesome song, Andrew Bird, is soooo very talented.

[decadentunicorn]

I think he looks more like Buddy Holly, haha.

[scifiii]

who the fuck is this aborysdfkjsldf or whatever. lol way to go, dude! i find your comments hilarious. thanks for spending so much of your time and energy trying to entertain us. i really am grateful.

[lucydiamondduchess]

Is it just me, or does he look like a Beatle?

[aborygydknee]

It's spelled: "beetle". And yes, bird does have a striking resemblance to some sort of creepy crawling bug.

[lucydiamondduchess]

Huh?

[aborygydkneee]

No, not 'huh', BEETLE, COCKROACH-any bug you prefer: the bug of the day=andrew bird!

[RarisaChan]

haha, i think lucy meant as in, does bird look like a member of the Beatles. however, when one talks about any member of the Beatles, it's usually unnecessary to say, 'a member of' and it tends to suffice to just say 'a Beatle.'

[lucydiamondduchess]

haha, thanks.

[StephenMirabito]

lol dude you're an idiot that comment made my day. and idk he might look like George. Maybe?

[pinkrobotcio]

I don't personally see it, but I think he definitely has a British look to him. When I first saw him, I thought he was. I'm totally in love with him, so I could just be trying to fit him into my Angrophilia ;)

[malkalevadom]

I hear the echoes of David Byrne in his voice, which is always a good thing in my book. btw, I love this song. the lyrics are a wonderful reflection on the loneliness of people's isolated existence. gotta love it.

[hhoh12]

haha what the fuck is happening in these comments

[barandsail]

love andrew

[manzilla86]

Wow, get a life dude.

[LoftNuthouse]

hehe, you sad boy.

[aborygydkneeeeee]

I am not sad, you are the sad one LoftNuthouse!

[LoftNuthouse]

sorry to interupt you fellas mid argument and that but, this music is fucking lovely. found it by accident, made me day.

[B8042599]

I believe it would be"easily pleased." But I agree with abory that the music is "fucking lovely." But if you don't it's cool, just let it be. Go rag on Good Charlotte or Sum 41 or another band that made it by playing for commerciality. At least he had the juevos to try something new.

[B8042599]

I agree with loftnuthouse, not abory, abory you are the one that I direct my comment towards.

[Vende11]

I love this song.

[DespondentDream]

So, yeah, Andrew Bird is totally awesome!

[sensiblemaniac]

ut ohhhh

[jcomolli1]

if u like andrew bird check out a band called poor pluto

[myplasticHip]

his crazy faces make me wet.

[MANwhoamI]

Andrew Bird for president!!

[blackbeeard]

whoareyou?

You like Jimi and you come out with such a lame comment as that.

You're stirring aren't you.

[blackbeeard]

How many waywardbrigands does it take to change a lightbulb?

[aborygydknee]

The answer is: "none". Waywardbrigand doesn't KNOW how to change a lightbulb-he is a dim-bulb that doesn't even know how to change his underpants.

[blackbeeard]

I think that he does know, it's just that he doesn't do it very often. His mom asked him what those stripes were, and he replied, "oh mom, thats the pattern on them".

[aborygydknee]

Yeah, blackbeeard. You nailed the head right on the hit! Those stripes are what he considers his 'racing stripes'. Whenever he 'races' to the toilet, he stops part way to comment on youtube and shits himself every time. It shows in the shitty nature of his comments.

[blackbeeard]

I don't know if you're into surfing aborygydknee, but the reason I bring it up is the fact that I have noticed that waywardbrigand comes and goes like waves do.Right now is the lull in between the "sets"

He'll come on, get the shits, and then you wont see him for a while only for curiosity and bewilderment to get the better of him.

I can see more sets coming,it won't be long now.

[aborygydknee]

I DO like to surf occasionally blackbeeard, and not only on the internet. When brigand finally surfaces, I'll be surfing on top of his head.

He is shitting himself as we speak!

[WaywardBrigand]

Well here I am, as if on cue, wondering where your hiding, lying, whining, big talking, sniveling little self is, wussy.

"I'm going to hurt him!"

Nothing happens.

"I'm going to hurt him!"

Nothing happens.

"I'm going to hurt him!"

Nothing happens.

"I'm going to hurt him!"

That's pretty much all that's happening. Prove me wrong, I dare you.

[blackbeeard]

It's the psychological pain he inflicts.

I don't think he's going to fork out for a plane ticket and waste his time to come and teach you some manners.

The pen is mightier than the sword. You had better believe it.

[WaywardBrigand]

Ok, off with my vow again, just once more:

Slapping me so hard I would fall to the ground crying? Going about my friends and I causing painful mayhem? Numerous threats to hit me in some way?

All psychological? Just words? Doesn't make him sound like such a tough guy.

He actually said he would take time out of his "busy" life to come here and beat me up. If not, I guess he's a liar.

Or he is just scared of me.

[aborygydknee]

I am NOT a liar! I may be a lot of things as you'll discover, but NOT a liar. I am a man of my words, if 'better late than never' means anything to you. 'Never' would be better for you, but 'Late' is not so good as you'll soon realize that revenge is a dish best served cold. Blackbeeard was right that I won't waste time and money on you, but I gig randomly and widely, and I've listed your town with my agent as a possible. So when I appear locally, you WILL get a tap on the shoulder... SURPRISE!

[WaywardBrigand]

You have indeed lied.

Making you a liar.

[aborygydknee]

Why don't you make a little effort and come and find me, at a gig or whatever and say that to my face. I will use the occasion to humiliate you in the most worst way and get a cheer and applause from my fans. It won't be the weirdest thing I've done to get attention on stage!

[WaywardBrigand]

I won't because you said you would come find me.

I'm giving you the opportunity to be a man of your word.

[blackbeeard]

Piss off waywardbrigand, you make the place look untidy.

[aborygydknee]

But wailing big arse, you forget what I SPECIFIED as a condition: at an UNspecified time and at my leisure-(translation: whenever the fuck I feel like it). You aren't GIVING me the opportunity to be a man of my word, MY word's already proven. You are the one who backed out of a fight YOU suggested, after I'd agreed to it. Now you moan and whine that it's not happening as you'd like, well: tuff titty! If you're so keen to fight, why not get up off of your fat arse and make some tracks yourself?

[WaywardBrigand]

And whose the one who has backed down from further meeting agreements?

Hell, dipshit, if you still want to meet at an agreed upon location, I'm all for it.

You won't agree of course, you seem to be scared of me or some such.

[WaywardBrigand]

Who's, not whose. Wow, go me.

[aborygydknee]

You made "further meeting agreements" impossible by threatening to call the police if violence occurred at a 'fight' of all things!

You are going at it like at the start when you were all gung-ho to fight me. I remember you chickened out as soon as I said I was coming. What assurance do I have that you'll keep your word this time? I am not Charlie Brown to get fooled again by Lucy!

I know you want confirmation of time and place so you can prepare either the law or other help to get me. No way!

[WaywardBrigand]

Exactly, you are scared.

[aborygydknee]

If I'm scared, why is it do you think, that YOU are the one who chickened out when it was all arranged and going ahead?

And why would I be scared, when YOU are the one would threatened to call the police if any 'VIOLENCE' occurred at the second scheduled 'tangle'. Imagine that, 'violence' in a fight, who would of thought it? Who knew? You aren't just a cowardly chicken-shit, you are a stupid one as well.

[WaywardBrigand]

Aren't scared?

Accept my challenge then, chickenshit.

[WaywardBrigand]

Wait Matt!

He won't!

Not surprising.

[aborygydknee]

Isn't it just like the coward in you copying my lingo, like any coward trying to imitate that which they fear, thinking it will make them more like the object of their dread.Your challenge is a fallacy! How do I know? Previous experience !!! Three exclamation marks to mark how many times you've wimped out. I'll give you this, you have the ability to make me respond to your stupid comments because I and others wait to see what kind of bullshit you'll come up with next. I know what you're doing.

[WaywardBrigand]

I copy none of your lingo. Any of "your lingo" I use I have been using before ever reading you using it.

If you think my challenge is a fallacy, fine by me. I'll just have to go along with my life knowing some dipshit yellowbelly won't show up to "beat me up". Oh my, my life will never be complete!

[aborygydknee]

I was the one to call you a 'chickenshit', and I spoke the truth!

You simply say it back to me, like a silly child!

How do you want to get beat up?

[WaywardBrigand]

I "only say it back to you" because it is correct.

I'm not copying you, I'm just stating the truth.

[aborygydknee]

Another silly and stupid pedantic boring argument from Waywardbrigand. You are so beige! And gray! You are SO boring me, I could justify slapping you just for being such a fucking boring arse hole.

[WaywardBrigand]

Well good for you.

Get on with it then.

[aborygydknee]

YA!

[WaywardBrigand]

Original!

Or not at all.

Probably the latter.

[ap0IIo]

Hey waywooddickhead

You do nothing but attempt to provoke.

Are you going to be consistent and do it all your life?

[aborygydknee]

Are you still craving attention, laymanprickhand?

I know the cure!

[WaywardBrigand]

Aww, changing my name into an insult.

How very 3rd grade of you.

[aborygydknee]

Aww, calling me 3rd grade.

How very (lower grade) of you.

[WaywardBrigand]

Yes, someone in second grade would say "how very 3rd grade of you" as an insult.

That makes PERFECT sense.

(actually, it makes NO sense whatsoever)

[aborygydknee]

So my implied 'second grade' makes NO SENSE, while your stupid 'third grade' does?

I suppose in your mind, you can do no wrong!

[WaywardBrigand]

Think about it again.

Would someone in second, or first, or kindergarten, say "that is so third grade of you" as an insult?

No. They wouldn't.

So what you said makes no sense at all.

[aborygydkneee]

Fuck off you idiot with your nonsense that makes NO sense.

[WaywardBrigand]

And now, after you can't comprehend a perfectly sensible explanation, you resort immaturely to cursing.

Tsk tsk, young lady, that isn't how to talk to others, is it?

[aborygydkneee]

I wasn't talking to others, I was telling YOU to fuck off! Is that plain enough, stupid?

And I know you 'pretend' to understand a 'different version' of what I say to you in order to make an argument. In other words, you 'disagree' with something I 'never said' to make it look as if it was what I had meant. You are only fooling yourself, everybody who's paged me says so. They know you are a sniveling coward, you've managed to prove that about yourself. You hang around with weaklings, it's true.

[WaywardBrigand]

You have told others to fuck off as well, so yes, you DO say it to others.

I don't pretend to understand what you say. I'll explain this one out a little more so you can grasp it hopefully.

I said "how third grade of you."

You said "how (lower grade of you)" in response.

So, it is like I am in the ( x < 3) grade to say that you do something like a third grader.

So, in essence, you say that first and second graders say "how third grade of you" as an insult.

How much sense does that make?

[blackbeeard]

waywardfuckhead

You refuse to reply to my comments, therefore I own you.

Aborygydknee told you to fuck off, plain and simple.

Which part of "fuck off" don't you understand?

What's all this other shit you're going on with? Wassa matta? Was there no-one that you could dob-in at alpha mater today?

[WaywardBrigand]

Just to let ya know, unless he has multiple accounts, that is not aborygydknee.

[maraIin]

thanks, I can see that now, but it sure sounds like him.