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So here it is, a couple of months after I swore off the new Bright Eyes album _Cassadaga_, and now a bunch of tracks are sticking to me. While I still believe that _Lifted_ will be his seminal album, followed closely by _I'm Wide Awake_, his latest finds him largely in top form, while a little less cynical and beat down as his previous efforts
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Jameson poses an interesting question about an image Conor Oberst uses on his latest Bright Eyes album, Cassadaga. In the song "If the Brakeman Turns My Way" Conor assumes that we all know who "the Brakeman" is. But I find myself, like Jameson found himself, wondering, "Who is this Brakeman, and why is he turning my way?"
I myself like to think of the Brakeman like a dirty old bum. He’s comin’ up to me, and I’m ‘bout to sock him, cause, you know, he’s a dirty old bum, but ... MORE
