I looked on the official artists thread and didn't see Bright Eyes listed! That's pretty surprising, so um...I'm starting one.

I just downloaded Cassadaga tonight, and love everything I've heard so far. It's such a good fusion instead of being just one genre or another.

-ginger

wow. someone started a bright eyes thread (:
that makes me happy. i like them. i love
conor oberst's quivering voice. LMAO.

Cassadaga is a BEAUTIFUL album.

omg.. i ssoooo wanna go buy that album!

BRIGHT EYES rocks!

I'm sure there's a previous Bright Eyes thread...


Cassadaga is golden.


I have two tickets to Bright Eyes in May.

^Yeah, I feel like there HAS to be another Bright Eyes thread, but it wasn't listed in the official list and I'm too lazy to backtrack through dozens of pages.

Anyway, I would love to see them live, but last time, they just came to the big venue downtown without going to the hugely popular 9:30 Club, where most serious acts go (and where I prefer to go because it's a much more intimate setting).

-ginger

bright eyes is stopping by a couple of miles from where i live.... but yeah... i juss bought his cassadaga vinyl.... and the covers hekka cool!!! plus, by getting the vinyl, you get to dl the album officially off of their site. =)

theyre soo awesome!

I downloaded all the songs, pretty good album I must say =)

Anyone from Seattle/Washington?

I have two tickets to Bright Eyes. And I can't go.
If you're interested, PM me.

ETA: I ended up going and I'm glad I did!

my friend told me theres some rachael yamagata on cassadaga. tell me he is right, and that those are all good songs, and i will buy the album now.

I'm going to see him live, May 1st.

Rachael Yamagata is featured in Cassadaga, and as previously stated, it is an awesome album. Of what I've heard this year, definitely one of the best albums of 2007 released thus far.
The thing is, it's not just the music that makes Bright Eyes so amazing--Conor Oberst is lyrically so gifted.

hmm i tried listening to bright eyes a while ago, i couldnt really get into it but ill probably give this album a try

^I think Cassadaga is pretty different then Bright Eyes' previous albums. I'd like to say it sounds more "hokey" but I think Bright Eyes always had that "twang" in some of their songs.

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn and I'm Wide Awake It's Morning will always be my two favorites. But Cassadaga doesn't disappoint. Especially Four Winds.

^I loved I'm Wide and It's Morning. Digital Ash was a fun listen, but the writing of I'm Wide is fantastic.

I recently got into Rachel Yamagata, so I was really pleasantly surprised when I heard about her participation on Cassadaga!

-ginger

I just got back from the Bright Eyes concert in Seattle. WoohOo!

I thought their openers, McCarthy Trenching and Oakley Hall, played way too many songs (about an hours worth). But the rest of the concert (read: when Bright Eyes finally came out) was great.

This concert seemed more "production-y" than his previous. There was a whole bunch of stage decor (flowers, which Oberst later threw at the audience) and a huge video projected onto the back stage screen played "artsy" stills and movies in sync with the music. Not to mention, Oberst donned a slim white suit with a red carnation tucked in the breast pocket, and the rest of the band wore white attire as well. Looked nice, but I felt like it was on the brink of being a Coldplay concert.

A lot of the songs Bright Eyes played came from the latest album. Make a Plan to Love Me, Clairaudients, and Four Winds are wonderful live (I think he sounds so much better than on CD/mp3). And they also managed to include a few songs from previous albums, such as Gold Mine Gutted and First Day of My Life which was pretty much heaven (I love love LOVE that song)... but the pièce de résistance for me was when they closed with Road to Joy. Now that is something to see live. Plus, who doesn't want to scream to that song and sing, "Let's f*ck it up boys! Make some noise!)?

I had a blast.

Even though I kind of find Oberst's "audience chat" and "thank you's" a bit awkward and recited... he still manages to play each song as if he's feeling all of the original emotions that inspired the lyrics he's sings. I couldn't ask for more.

Go see him live!

Here's a picture from tonight's concert:



And here's a link for upcoming tour dates/ticket info.

Thanks for the info on the concert!

I'm actually seeing Bright Eyes next Tuesday, and you do not understand how psyched I am, haha.

I think Bright Eyes is great live, IMO, he sounds better. I'm so glad that I went... It was just unreal for me to see him sing up close and I haven't been able to get Gold Mine Gutted out of my head for days!

Take pictures, and don't forget to come back here and let us know your thoughts.

aaaand the Bright Eyes thread lives.
Conor is amazing,
I love his voice no matter what people say.
'Nothing Gets Crossed Out' = me.
minus the drugs part.

Ahh, Bright Eyes!!

Conor is... incredible.
I love

Hmm, I say 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning' remains his best work. There's something so earnest about that album -- even more so than usual, I mean.

I agree. Every single song is gold.
I do, however, love all of his albums. Fevers & Mirrors is one of my favourites.
The rarities on Noise Floor are all so great.

Ahh.
I'm so sorry, but I really can't get into it.

yeah i agree, conor isn't the best singer but he's such a wonderful poet.

For real. People keep comparing him to Bob Dylan for that reason--great poet but not the best voice. BUT both of them have very unique voices that set them apart from the other plain bad singers.

-ginger

Conor's singing style, IMO, is unconventional but that doesn't mean he isn't a good singer.

ahh i absolutely love conor
he's incredible
i've never seen any of bright eyes concerts, thought i wish to.