Oh! The Grandeur

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Oh! The Grandeur
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Studio album by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
Released August 24, 1999
Genre Indie rock, swing music
Length54:39
Label Rykodisc
Producer Andrew Bird, Mike Napolitano
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire chronology
Thrills
(1998)
Oh! The Grandeur
(1999)
The Swimming Hour
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Oh! The Grandeur is Andrew Bird's second album with the Bowl of Fire. The first track, "Candy Shop", was recorded as a demo track for the then-upcoming Tim Robbins film, Cradle Will Rock (though the song did not appear in the film). Another track of note on this album is "Tea & Thorazine," which was inspired by Bird's autistic brother's experience with mental institutions. The song mentions a "Dr. B" and Bird identifies him in the album liner notes as Bruno Bettelheim, an early autism researcher.

Andrew Bird American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

Andrew Wegman Bird is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 15 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music, indie rock, and folk music. He is primarily known for his violin playing, whistling, and voice.

Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire was an American band fronted by musician Andrew Bird. After releasing his first solo album, Music of Hair, Bird appeared on three albums by Squirrel Nut Zippers before becoming the bandleader for Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire.

Tim Robbins American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician

Timothy Francis Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

Contents

The US release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD. [2]

High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) is a proprietary audio encode-decode process that claims to provide increased dynamic range over that of standard Red Book audio CDs, while retaining backward compatibility with existing compact disc players.

Track listing

All tracks written by Andrew Bird, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Candy Shop"3:42
2."Tea & Thorazine"4:16
3."Wishing for Contentment"3:11
4."Wait" (Lyrics adapted from the poem Wait by Galway Kinnell)4:47
5."The Idiot's Genius"2:33
6."Vidalia"2:50
7."Beware"4:21
8."Dora Goes to Town"3:03
9."Feetlips"3:05
10."And So..."1:24
11."Coney Island Shuffle"5:00
12."Respiration"2:10
13."(What's Your) Angle?"3:28
14."The Confession"5:04
15."Beware (Reprise)" (+ Bonus track: "A Drinking Song In the Grande Style")5:45

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References

  1. Phares, Heather. Oh! The Grandeur at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. "List of HDCD-encoded Compact Discs". Hydrogenaudio. Retrieved 15 February 2017.