Bright Eyes, genius or sell out? Options

[angel-roh]

I heard of them on TV. They were advertising their new music album. I thought they would be good, but ehh not that good for me. I think my sister said that she liked it while she was watching the advertising show part with me. But yeah... -_-;;;;;

[*tweeak*]

yeah, a couple of months ago everyone at school was "ohemgee deshboard confessional is so awesome."

perhaps not.

[ahhishkaren]

i heard about him about two years ago, but that's when i was still obsessing with weezer, and his music seemed too weird for me.

Hahahaha yeah! I heard about Bright Eyes a few years back, around 2001-ish. I listened to the song "Pull My Hair" and I established that the music was a little too... ehhh for me. I started listening to the again last summer as well. My friend was obsessed with Conor Oberst, and wouldn't stop praising about Bright Eyes. They were also breaking out during that time, so I decided to give the album (Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Soil) a little listen. I loved it. It's not an exaggeration to say that Conor is one of hte best songwriters of our time. I haven't yet gotten either of their new albums yet, but I've heard bits and pieces of it, and I already love it.

[imadorkabledxd]

talentless and overrated?


maybe i just cant appreciate it. my school did a review about his newest cd, and gave it a REALLY good rating..i listened to it...and just didnt like it at all.

[*tweeak*]

so the farthest thing from talentless

[luckyxi3]

i think Bright Eyes is awesome. his lyrics are somewhat similar to others but he just has a way of making it contrast from all the rest.

i think he`s talented but i won`t have a bombshell over it. i enjoy his music very much. especially "lover i don`t have to love".

[miszkristinexox]

bright eyes = amazing

[*StanleyThePanda*]

...but they're definitely better than dashboard's  .

hahahaha yeah I'd have to agree.
but I like dashboards sound and chris's voice

[bobbster]

Oh.. Bright Eyes. Sometimes, I love him and sometimes, his voice just annoys the heck out of me. My favorites are No Lies, Just Love and Haligh, Haligh right now. I want to get the two new albums. I just heard 'Take It Easy (Love Nothing)' from the Digital Ash cd, and I like it.. I like it a lot.

[PurchasedRebelli...]

yeah, a couple of months ago everyone at school was "ohemgee deshboard confessional is so awesome."

perhaps not.

That was because of "Vindicated". They heard that and was suddenly Dashboard's biggest fans.

[D1SMANTLED]

i'm addicted to padriac my prince right now. I know theres a meaning deeper than his brother (padriac) dying. Anyone know what it is? i'm not too good at interpeting lyrics.

[*tweeak*]

That was because of "Vindicated".  They heard that and was suddenly Dashboard's biggest fans.

yeah, exactly. that song sure got old quickly enough

[DanielleMaria05]

I've only heard a few songs by them, from people in my art class playing it in the class stereo (yeah, i love my art class) and I love what ive heard.
I hope to get a cd or two of his.

[william]

i'm addicted to padriac my prince right now. I know theres a meaning deeper than his brother (padriac) dying. Anyone know what it is? i'm not too good at interpeting lyrics.

well, my copy of letting off the happiness hasn't come yet, so i've only listened to clips (and am too lazy to look up the lyrics), so i can't really help you, but i do know that the babies drowning in the bathtub thing didn't really happen .

[nightsong]

I love Conor Oberst`s lyrics.

But I hate his voice.

Hate. Hate. Hate.

xo, Pauline

[May]

I love Digital Ash In A Digital Urn.

Hit the Switch has to be my favorite song out of this album, without a hesitation.

[*tweeak*]

yeah, i disagree with all the bad ratings digital ash has been getting in favor of im wide awake, but weve been over this already

<3 the calender hung itself

[william]

for all of you who don't like his voice, you should check out his side project desaparecidos. personally, i like them better, except i've heard a lot of rumors that they broke up? don't know if that's true, but yeah. greater omaha by them is awesome.

...and the bright eyes concert i was planning on going to is freaking tonight, which just HAD to be the same day as my sister's birthday. i'm pissed, to say the least.

[*tweeak*]

aw man, that sucks. the keane concert i went to was on my sisters birthday, but i went anyway

[May]

So, I'm just the medicine
You take when you're sick
You get well and that's it
I'm put back on the shelf in your mirror
And it isn't exceptional
The course of our fate
So, people love and they hate
And I guess it's just our turn to hate
Yeah, you were just some song I wrote
A poem on a page
A sculpture I made out of clay
Desire was the flame
But now you're more of a basketball
Boys just pass you around
They bounce you hard on the ground and dribble
And then we all get high fives
And you think I'm an a-hole now
Well, you're probably right
But at least I'm not blind to the facts
I've been wishing were lies
But still I hope you get everything
That you care to possess
And unbelievable sex with him
Or any one of my friends
But just don't ask about my appetite
I didn't lose it tonight
No, it's been gone half my life
It's just act, I've been eating for you

[nightsong]

for all of you who don't like his voice, you should check out his side project desaparecidos. personally, i like them better, except i've heard a lot of rumors that they broke up? don't know if that's true, but yeah. greater omaha by them is awesome.

...and the bright eyes concert i was planning on going to is freaking tonight, which just HAD to be the same day as my sister's birthday. i'm pissed, to say the least.

I agree, Desaparecidos sounds better.
But then I only like one song, and you named it.

Good job.

xo, Pauline

[william]

I agree, Desaparecidos sounds better.
But then I only like one song, and you named it.

Good job.

xo, Pauline

manana by desaparecidos is also a good one, if you haven't heard it.

another one of conor's bands you can check out is commander venus- they're more funny than talented though (that band was pre voice change, and makes me laugh). listen to my other car is a spaceship by them (you have to download it, i don't think their cd is still printed, and it wasn't on the cd anyways).

i'm wide awake went from #10 to something like #37 in one week, haha.

[nightsong]

manana by desaparecidos is also a good one, if you haven't heard it.

another one of conor's bands you can check out is commander venus- they're more funny than talented though (that band was pre voice change, and makes me laugh). listen to my other car is a spaceship by them (you have to download it, i don't think their cd is still printed, and it wasn't on the cd anyways).

i'm wide awake went from #10 to something like #37 in one week, haha.

Wow, Conor is in Commander Venus? Even so, I don`t exactly like them, nor have I listened to them all that much... er, but I still have to say, the song I like most by them is "We`ll Always Have Paris". I can`t believe I didn`t recognize Conor`s voice.

Is he in any other bands?

"My Other Car is a Spaceship" and "Manana" ... Suprisingly, I already have both those songs downloaded onto my computer. I download millions of songs that I never get around to listening to.

xo, Pauline

[william]

haha, yeah, i believe conor was the one who actually started commander venus, but like i said, that was before his voice changed so he sounds a lot different. he was really young when he wrote that stuff... like 13ish, so i give them a lot of respect, because i would be hard pressed to find someone who can play/write so well at such a young age. some members of cursive and the faint also were in commander venus, but they've been broken up for a long time. those are the only three bands that i KNOW conor is in. yup.

edit: did anyone else listen to him play and get interviewed on jpr? IT WAS AWESOME.

[*tweeak*]

yeah,, when i found out he was that young in commander venus, i was very much impressed