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Bright Eyes: Conor Oberst

He reminds me of Dylan in that way. His voice may not be the greatest (though I like it) but his songwriting is truly where his talent lies.
 
wow way to be immature, at least there are people that write poetic lyrics that mean something, stuff that actually make sense not like those stupid Hip Hop artist out there and Linkin Park. Talk to any Musical Historian Critic and theyll tell you this band is one of the few great things to happen to the industry in the while

Mainstream Music has gone wayyyyyy down south

Lyrics that "mean something" do not equal - "Good Music".
"Poetic Lyrics" are not necessarily "good lyrics".
There are literally 987 billion pounds of ****ty poetry on planet Earth.
Linkin Park is also a crime against music, but they have lyrics that "mean something", and they have "poetic lyrics".

I am a music historian and critic and Bright Eyes sucks.
Bright Eyes is a part of the decline of mainstream music. :huh:
Any "music historian/critic" that I'd have any respect for would tell you the same.

Bright Eyes is popular because the music scene today is so deplorable.
The music scene today is so deplorable because Bright Eyes is popular.
I thought I hated Green Day! :eek: They're practically Led Zeppelin compared to this ****.
 
I dunno...I don't think Bright Eyes is the worst band today but I still don't care for them...at all.
 
I want First Day of My Life to play at my wedding. It makes me tear up every time.
 
i hate defending bands i like. :o it just comes down to a matter of taste. and taste is a thing that can be aquired and changed. i really dont believe that music can be contained to a science simply divvying up what's good and what's bad. just about any "bad" band out there brings something of value to the table, it's just a matter of seeing it. and just as many "good" bands have huge dinks in their armor.
 
People should learn more about the Indy Music instead of the whole stupid Breaking Benjamin and "Headstrong" whatever that song is. There is so much more and better talent out there you just gotta look for it. For those who like bright eyes i suggest

Two Gallants
The Mountain Goats
The Good Life
Bob Dylan haha
Neutral Milk Hotel
and The Weakerthans
1) My dislike for Oberst does not mean I'm a mainstream music listener. My tastes run the gamut, from Chumbawamba (not the album that was big on the radio) to Black Kali Ma, from Bomb to song-poems, from Eels to Mountain Goats, from Dylan to Death, from Emperor to NOFX, from Botanica to Bouncing Souls, from Eric Schwartz to Mike Ruekberg, from Milla Jovovich to Terry Allen, from Corb Lund to the Waybacks, from Old Crow Medicine Show to Megadeth, from the Bruisers to Buck 65, from Immortal Technique to Wu-Tang Clan. Don't ****ing lecture me about music just because you discovered an artist that can write about one-dimensional love stories and stupid stories about an airplane crash and a birthday.
2) How you could possibly com pare Bob Dylan, the Mountain Goats, and Weakerthans to Conor Oberst simply blows my mind. Bob Dylan is one of the greatest folk-music legends of all time. The Mountain Goats are the greatest luminaries of the lo-fi scene. Weakerthans have almost perfected the indie-pop-punk formula in a way that would make the Killers cry with jealousy. Contrast that with Conor Oberst, who fake-weeps songs about whiny *****-fest teens and plays guitar parts bland enough to put the Sex Pistols out of a job.
 
I wish Bright Eyes would be on tour and the bus would spring a fuel leak and the bus would explode and everyone on it would be burned alive.
Crime against music.
Shame on you.
Shame on you. :(
I never knew it was possible to agree with you so much.
 
just about any "bad" band out there brings something of value to the table, it's just a matter of seeing it.
If you believe that, I've got a CD by Kings of the Motel 6 that you should listen to.
 
1) My dislike for Oberst does not mean I'm a mainstream music listener. My tastes run the gamut, from Chumbawamba (not the album that was big on the radio) to Black Kali Ma, from Bomb to song-poems, from Eels to Mountain Goats, from Dylan to Death, from Emperor to NOFX, from Botanica to Bouncing Souls, from Eric Schwartz to Mike Ruekberg, from Milla Jovovich to Terry Allen, from Corb Lund to the Waybacks, from Old Crow Medicine Show to Megadeth, from the Bruisers to Buck 65, from Immortal Technique to Wu-Tang Clan. Don't ****ing lecture me about music just because you discovered an artist that can write about one-dimensional love stories and stupid stories about an airplane crash and a birthday.
2) How you could possibly com pare Bob Dylan, the Mountain Goats, and Weakerthans to Conor Oberst simply blows my mind. Bob Dylan is one of the greatest folk-music legends of all time. The Mountain Goats are the greatest luminaries of the lo-fi scene. Weakerthans have almost perfected the indie-pop-punk formula in a way that would make the Killers cry with jealousy. Contrast that with Conor Oberst, who fake-weeps songs about whiny *****-fest teens and plays guitar parts bland enough to put the Sex Pistols out of a job.
1) listening to something thats on the radio doesnt make it a bad song. nor does it make you a tool. christ. im not going to stop listening to a certain band because they're suddenly discovered. i'll stop listening when they become ****.
2) he wouldnt be the first to make the comparison to these bands as this is not the first place ive seen these comparison's made.
 
Talk to any Musical Historian Critic and theyll tell you this band is one of the few great things to happen to the industry in the while
No. No, they really won't. Hell, most of the music theorists I know don't like any pop music. So don't bring that **** in here. We're talking pop music, and that means everyone who wants to do their research and their homework and put in the hours of listening gets to be a "Musical Historian Critic." And Conor Oberst is one of the most horrifying musicians to have violated my eardrums. I'd honestly rather listen to Chamillionairre or Young Jeezy, because at least their mindless crap is catchy. Oberst couldn't do catchy to save his life, because he's too busy pretending to cry so weak-ass spineless little college freshman ****s and girls who think there's such a thing as Prince Charming but are too hip to buy anything that gets played on the radio can throw him all their hard-earned cash.
 
people do have a problem with his voice, but i actually like it because it shows though hes not perfect.
Are you kidding? His voice is SO FAKE! It's completely and cynically manufactured to appeal to the whiny punk ***** in your soul.

Admit it! You listen to Bright Eyes because chicks dig it and you think you might get laid! Admit it! ADMIT IT!
 
Are you kidding? His voice is SO FAKE! It's completely and cynically manufactured to appeal to the whiny punk ***** in your soul.

Admit it! You listen to Bright Eyes because chicks dig it and you think you might get laid! Admit it! ADMIT IT!
Ari, Ari-Ari-stotle... you're starting to scare me. :csad: people listen to what they like and what they can relate to. if what they relate to, you find whiny and manufactured so be it. but, please, at least give them enough credit to pick what they want to listen to based on what they want to listen to and not what those around them say or think they should be listening to (or whether or not listening to a certain type of music will get them laid). :o
 
PS: and to anyone who actually does listen to music because they "think it will get them laid" or anything like that- please, stop listening to music. i dont care if it's bright eyes, or metallica, or nofx, or some old school al green (even though this will get you laid :o), seriously. music isnt to be used as an accesory, it's not a goddamned pretty necklace or a ****in' blingin' "grill"" (or whatever the kids are callin' it), it's music, and it used to be art and still can be, please treat it as such. :o
 
A lot of well-respected music critics have compared Oberst to Bob Dylan, so that's not a far reach at all. I think his lyrical work is brilliant, and even though I'm not as much into him as I used to be, I still find myself profoundly touched by a lot of his music.
I think my favorites from him are:
-No Lies, Just Love (very poignant portrayal of depression and being lifted from it)
-The Calendar Hung Itself (uncharacteristically fast for bright eyes, super catchy and angry)
-A Perfect Sonnet (love sucks, but not that much)
-Amy in the White Coat (almost hard to listen to because of the subject matter, but beautiful and haunting)
-Padraic My Prince (about five brothers who drowned in a bathtub...)

My boyfriend loves Down A Rabbit Hole (good imagery and excellent electronic work) and Bowl of Oranges (upbeat and optimistic).

But really it does all come down to tastes. Aristotle, it doesn't matter what argument you give. It won't stop people from liking what they want to like.
 
PS: and to anyone who actually does listen to music because they "think it will get them laid" or anything like that- please, stop listening to music. i dont care if it's bright eyes, or metallica, or nofx, or some old school al green (even though this will get you laid :o), seriously. music isnt to be used as an accesory, it's not a goddamned pretty necklace or a ****in' blingin' "grill"" (or whatever the kids are callin' it), it's music, and it used to be art and still can be, please treat it as such. :o

Thanks for backing me up Altered Ego, and Aristotle sorry to rub you the wrong way man but you need toooo chill, That whole listening to Bright Eyes just to get laid thing was way outa line. Again its all a matter of opinion but i can say this. His voice is not fake, you can easily compare him to the others i mentioned hell i know so many people that can make that comparison. Sure you can dislike is earlier 'whiney stuff' sometimes i cant take it but to see his journey is one hell of a sight. He has already proved he can write great songs ranging from If winter ends to Bowl of Oranges and now with is new CD Cassadaga you can see how much he has matured into a beautiful musician with his folk/country take to his lyrics. You can doubt him as much as you want but you must admit. He is what music is all about.
 
It does come down to a matter of taste, doesn't it?
Evidently apparent in this thread.

I really want to get my hands on his earlier work [like when he was 14 or thereabouts] anyone know where? Or if it even exists!

His talent is in his songwriting, definitely. I like his voice too- even IF he sounds like a whiny goat.
Music isnt all about the voice- it's about the feeling. And damn, do Bright Eyes make me feel.

[cue standard 'yeah Bright Eyes make me feel angry/like i want to kill Oberst etc etc' response]
 
And another thing, June On The West Coast is...amazing. Amazing song. Ahhhhhhh. :)
 
that whole album is incredible, letting of the happiness. yes and it is a matter of taste
 
He reminds me of Dylan in that way.

Oh man.

I'm all about respecting opinions, but wow.


Maybe you don't mean Bob Dylan. Did you mean Fred Dylan? Bob's 3rd cousin's 2nd wife's nephew? I think you meant him.
 
He reminds me of Dylan in that way. His voice may not be the greatest (though I like it) but his songwriting is truly where his talent lies.

seriously, okay, um, please dont do that. if you like conor and bright eyes, alright, i disagree, but whatever. but seriously, please dont do this. dont even try, under any circumstances, to compare him to bob dylan. seriously. no. dont do that.
 
Yes, I said that one professional recording artist with good songwriting and poor vocal talent reminded me of another professional recording artist with good songwriting and poor vocal talent. What a travesty.
 

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