Citizen Bird

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Further evidence Sweden has more to offer than Roxette and a topnotch bikini team: Citizen Bird. Hailing from the port town of Gothenburg, the psychedelic rock five-piece (which goes under the name Silverbullit in Europe) has soaked in a staggering array of influences ranging from Los Angeles hippie gods the Doors to New York electro-punks Suicide, and crafted an album that is exquisitely original. Citizen Bird's second, self-titled release is a frantic, shambled thrill ride, driven by rippling Hammond organs, slow-burning rhythms, and Spiritualized-inspired haziness. In a previous life--OK, on their 1998 debut, Silverbullit--these guys were merely nervy Stooges copycats. But here songs like "Magnetic City" and "Glory" make them sound like the Hives on acid. And, yes, that is a major compliment. --Aidin Vaziri

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Citizen Bird
Bernard Herrmann: Music From Great Film Classics
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    ASIN: B00000428X
    Release Date: 1996-11-19

    Tracks:

    1. Citizen Kane: Ov - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    2. Citizen Kane: Var - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    3. Citizen Kane: Ragtime - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    4. Citizen Kane: Finale - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
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    6. The Devil & Daniel Webster: Sleigh-ride - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    7. The Devil & Daniel Webster: Swing your partners - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    8. The Snows of Kilimanjaro: Inter - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    9. The Snows of Kilimanjaro: The memory waltz - Bernard Herrmann, London PO
    10. Mysterious Island: Prld - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    11. Mysterious Island: The balloon - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    12. Mysterious Island: The giant crab - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    13. Mysterious Island: The giant bee - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    14. Mysterious Island: The giant bird - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    15. Jason & the Argonauts: Prld - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    16. Jason & the Argonauts: Talos - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    17. Jason & the Argonauts: Talo's death - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    18. Jason & the Argonauts: Triton - Bernard Herrmann, NPO
    Citizen Bird
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • A hidden but sparkling Swedish gem. Uncover it.
    • Good, but could be better
    • keyboards up front
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    Manufacturer: Stinky
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    ASIN: B000063DFL
    Release Date: 2002-04-02

    Tracks:

    1. Glory
    2. Joy
    3. Magnetic City
    4. Money
    5. This is the Place
    6. Citizen Bird
    7. Grasshopper
    8. People Get Real
    9. Star
    10. Axe Man
    11. Knucklebuster
    12. Dance with Me
    13. I Love You

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    Further evidence Sweden has more to offer than Roxette and a topnotch bikini team: Citizen Bird. Hailing from the port town of Gothenburg, the psychedelic rock five-piece (which goes under the name Silverbullit in Europe) has soaked in a staggering array of influences ranging from Los Angeles hippie gods the Doors to New York electro-punks Suicide, and crafted an album that is exquisitely original. Citizen Bird's second, self-titled release is a frantic, shambled thrill ride, driven by rippling Hammond organs, slow-burning rhythms, and Spiritualized-inspired haziness. In a previous life--OK, on their 1998 debut, Silverbullit--these guys were merely nervy Stooges copycats. But here songs like "Magnetic City" and "Glory" make them sound like the Hives on acid. And, yes, that is a major compliment. --Aidin Vaziri

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A hidden but sparkling Swedish gem. Uncover it........2004-08-13

    Eversince Soundtrack Of Our Lives released 'Behind The Music', I've been searching for another Swedish export with the same type of power, diversity, and production slickness...I may have found it with Citizen Bird's self-titled album. Earlier in the decade, this brief spurt of Swedish bands ranged from spacey ambience and garage-rock to bland indie sounds, but nothing that matched the retro-psychadelia meets 70's rock groove of 'Behind The Music'. Yet if you backtrack a few years earlier, you will find it with Citizen Bird's (formerly Silverbullit) sophomore effort. Just think a combination of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives' Stones meets Zeppelin guitar-swagger, Spacemen 3 or early Spiritualized, along with flashes of The MC5. Who knows, Citizen Bird could even be considered the Scandanavian cousin of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or The Warlocks. Regardless a really nice find, and I tip my hat towards Epitonic for leading me in the right direction.

    3 out of 5 stars Good, but could be better.......2004-04-09

    I saw these guys in Philly when the opened for Cato Salsa Experience who opened for The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Pretty good billing huh? Citizen Bird really impressed me as a live band with their neurotic lead singer and huge psychodellic sounds. I never wanted to buy a cd after seeing a show more than after this. When I got home I was a bit dissapointed. The sounds is a bit muffled and it seems to lack some of the crazy energy that I know the band can put out. However, I would definitly see the band again and would buy their next album.

    4 out of 5 stars keyboards up front.......2002-07-03

    lots of suicide and stranglers.
    traces of cult, radiohead, floyd circa '69
    and mercury rev circa 99'.
    solid songs, excellent playing...
    most interesting rock album i've heard this year
    Citizen Bird
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A hidden but sparkling Swedish gem. Uncover it.
    		 Citizen Bird
    Silverbullit
    Manufacturer: North of No South
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    ASIN: B00005AQB4
    Release Date: 2006-03-27

    Tracks:

    1. Glory
    2. Joy
    3. Magnetic City
    4. Money
    5. This Is the Place
    6. Citizen Bird
    7. Grasshopper
    8. People Get Real
    9. Star
    10. Axe Man
    11. Knucklebuster
    12. I Love You

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A hidden but sparkling Swedish gem. Uncover it........2004-08-13

    Eversince Soundtrack Of Our Lives released 'Behind The Music', I've been searching for another Swedish export with the same type of power, diversity, and production slickness...I may have found it with Citizen Bird's (formerly Silverbullit) self-titled album. Earlier in the decade, this brief spurt of Swedish bands ranged from spacey ambience and garage-rock to bland indie sounds, but nothing that matched the retro-psychadelia meets 70's rock groove of 'Behind The Music'. Yet if you backtrack a few years earlier, you will find it with Citizen Bird's sophomore effort. Just think a combination of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives' Stones meets Zeppelin guitar-swagger, Spacemen 3 or early Spiritualized, along with flashes of The MC5. Who knows, Citizen Bird could even be considered the Scandanavian cousin of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or The Warlocks. Regardless a really nice find, and I tip my hat towards Epitonic for leading me in the right direction.

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