--- In birdsofmyneighborhood@yahoogroups.com, "pendimar"
<pendimar@e...> wrote:

> They do sell their discs at their own shows. I honestly have not
> looked to see if it's the entire catalog ( I was only looking for
> anything I didn't have at the time... Christ is my Hope and Don's
> album... both of which I have now.) But they do sell them.

> > Erik says:

> > concurring w/ Keith,I realize bands move on and would
> > prefer to focus on newer stuff, and that is
> > understandable. On the other hand, I think they could
> > have fun playing their "oldies" in a more stripped
> > down style.
>
> At their most recent show in Lancaster, PA as people shouted out
> their requsts for old favorites, Karen said that they didn't
> remember how to play a lot of the old songs. Also I recall reading
> an interview where Karen and Don said that they thought the early
> stuff didn't even sound like them to them anymore. So I think that
> they have just gradually moved on.
>
> Cheers,
> Pendimar


I have been lucky enough to attend many of the shows since they
started touring again last year. Although I've seen many of their
recent albums at the concessions tables, including Don's, I can't
ever recall seeing the self-titled debut or the "Umbrella" albums
there - I may well be wrong about this though. I was very thankful to
see the limited edition "Birds..." CD that they are currently
offering on the website. Since I don't buy online, I was quite
overjoyed when I saw it up for sale at a recent show. Now if only
they'll do the same with the "One For Sorrow..." single when they
start touring again - bit of a stretch, though, since it is a U.K.
release ( go here - http://www.agendamusic.com/ )

Since I'm a newer fan of the group, I've tended to like their more
recent material. Though I do have their first two albums, they really
do not appeal to me as much as "Glow" and all they've done since. I
do have to say, however, that I was lucky enough to catch
an 'updated' version of "Wonder of Birds" at the Christmas Show in
NYC and was blown away! It actually made me go back to the first
album and give it another listen! But, as Keith said, performing some
of the older songs would have to be fun for them - wouldn't want the
band to play them grudgingly.



Peace, Mike (a.k.a. "SRMadde")


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