Oh! The Grandeur

• Artist: Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Total Time: 54:34
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Andrew Bird's second album Oh! The Grandeur reunites him with his Bowl of Fire counterparts, as well as some special collaborators like the Squirrel Nut Zippers' James Mathus. Recorded in New Orleans, the album builds on the hot jazz/Brecht vibe that Bowl of Fire pioneered on their first album Thrills, but focuses more on Bird's witty lyrics and deadpan delivery, as tracks like "Tea & Thorazine" and "The Idiot's Genius" display. Musically, Oh! The Grandeur keeps the live, one-take feeling of its predecessor, and Bird's fiddle playing is as expressive as ever. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Candy Shop (Lyrics)	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(3:42)
Tea and Thorazine	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(4:16)
Wishing for Contentment	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(3:11)
Wait	Galway Kinnell, Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(4:47)
The Idiot's Genius	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(2:33)
Vidalia	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(2:50)
Beware (Lyrics)	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(4:21)
Dora Goes to Town (Lyrics)	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(3:03)
Feetlips	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(3:05)
And So...	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(1:24)
Coney Island Shuffle	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(5:00)
Respiration	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(2:10)
(What's Your) Angle?	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(3:28)
The Confession	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(5:04)
Beware (Reprise)/Drinking Song (In the Grande Style)	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire	(5:45)

Credits

Galway Kinnell (Poetry), Brent Lambert (Mastering), Mike Napolitano (Producer), Mike Napolitano (Engineer), James Mathus & His Knockdown Society (Banjo), James Mathus & His Knockdown Society (Guitar), James Mathus & His Knockdown Society (Mandolin), James Mathus & His Knockdown Society (Trombone), Andrew Bird (Violin), Andrew Bird (Producer), Andrew Bird (Main Performer), Andrew Bird (Liner Notes), Josh Hirsch (Cello), Daniel Coston (Photography), Colin Bunn (Guitar), Pat Sansone (Piano)

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