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| 2 Reinvent the Wheel | |
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In anticipation of the Cassadaga full-length, Conor Oberst -- and a large selection of friends, including M. Ward, Janet Weiss, Rachael Yamagata, and Ben Kweller -- offered up a single (which, with six tracks, acts much more as an EP) to satiate fans for the month in between release dates. Four Winds, as it's called, displays Lifted-era Bright Eyes, with acoustic guitar-driven songs that echo powerfully of Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and of course, Bob Dylan. The title track, and the only one that is found on both discs, is far and away the most interesting one on the set, with a solid opening fiddle line (never mind that it strongly alludes to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town") and compelling vocals ("The Bible is blind/The Torah is deaf/The Qu'ran is mute/If you burned them all together you'd get close to the truth"), and while the other pieces try their hardest to create the same kind of energy found there, they never quite achieve it. Harmonicas and lap steels and flügelhorns set and arrange themselves expertly -- there are even a few guitar solos -- but nothing stands out particularly ("Stray Dog Freedom" is even a little corny and clichéd, which is unusual for the generally inventive Oberst). Only in the closer, the wonderfully sparse "Tourist Trap" ("It's not my weight that makes me faint or the sugar in my blood/But the way these strangers stand so close," the singer coughs over cowboy-boot percussion), does Bright Eyes reassure listeners that there is in fact great possibility for Cassadaga, and that they've saved their best material for that.
I vistited the showbox again last night to see one of my favorite bands of all time, Bright Eyes. I waited outside the place for six and half hours, but it was totaly worth it because once we FINALLY got inside the place we were front row. I was so close to the stage that Connor actually spit on my face. HE SPIT ON ME! How great is that? They played alot of there new stuff from four winds, and ...
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Hopefully I won't be throwing garbage when I hear Cassadaga but until then we can watch Connor make fun of his critics, which are now hicks?Also since when did he start seeing my hair stylist?http://www.spinner.com/2007/02/23/video-premiere-four-winds-by-bright-eyes/
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I don't want to go as far as saying its a mess....but its a mess. It doesn't flow, too much twang and just not at all what I was expecting. I know this is a prelude to Cassadaga and therefore I am very scared. Other than the electronic nightmare I won't name, Bright Eyes can't usually can't go wrong on a full length. I still think Tourist Trap is an amazing song but the others just don't do it ...
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Despite yesterday's post, not even selling out can defer me from good music. I opened my inbox this morning to Bright Eyes new single, Tourist Trap and it’s been on repeat since. I was really torn the last year and a half with Digital Ash and I'm Wide Awake. To me Fevers and Mirrors and Lifted have yet to be surpassed. I feel that Connor's recent dappling with fame and added addictions led to n.
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so today was one of those hellish days. the ones where you get lots of work piled on you, and there are a few essays due the next day. it was just one of those days you know is bad when you wake up. mostly because i woke up 15 minutes late, and have a sinus infection. then i go to school, and in my first class we did shitloads of graphs, and we get many more for homework. on to my second class....
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Despite yesterday's post, not even selling out can defer me from good music. I opened my inbox this morning to Bright Eyes new single, Tourist Trap and it’s been on repeat since. I was really torn the last year and a half with Digital Ash and I'm Wide Awake. To me Fevers and Mirrors and Lifted have yet to be surpassed. I feel that Connor's recent dappling with fame and added addictions led to n.
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Hopefully I won't be throwing garbage when I hear Cassadaga but until then we can watch Connor make fun of his critics, which are now hicks?Also since when did he start seeing my hair stylist?http://www.spinner.com/2007/02/23/video-premiere-four-winds-by-bright-eyes/
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I don't want to go as far as saying its a mess....but its a mess. It doesn't flow, too much twang and just not at all what I was expecting. I know this is a prelude to Cassadaga and therefore I am very scared. Other than the electronic nightmare I won't name, Bright Eyes can't usually can't go wrong on a full length. I still think Tourist Trap is an amazing song but the others just don't do it ...
More >
I vistited the showbox again last night to see one of my favorite bands of all time, Bright Eyes. I waited outside the place for six and half hours, but it was totaly worth it because once we FINALLY got inside the place we were front row. I was so close to the stage that Connor actually spit on my face. HE SPIT ON ME! How great is that? They played alot of there new stuff from four winds, and ...
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Everytime I listen to this tune, I hear more, and more incredible sounds. It's just a brilliant song thet hooks you in right from the first notes. The world definitely needs more music like this...
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