Comments on: Bright Eyes “I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning” (Best of the Decade) http://www.culturebully.com/bright-eyes-im-wide-awake-its-morning-review Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sean http://www.culturebully.com/bright-eyes-im-wide-awake-its-morning-review#comment-292916 sean Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:13:16 +0000 http://www.culturebully.com/?p=28450#comment-292916 The entire appeal of Conor Oberst was the frantic nature of his output. Wide Awake marked the beginning of what I call his adult alternative contemporary period, which has never caught my ear in the same way. I'll take the inconsistent-yet-brilliant nature of Fever and Lifted over anything he's done since. Not that there aren't things I love on Wide Awake (and Digital Urn), but nothing that matches 'False Advertising' or 'The Calendar Hung Itself'. Back then he sounded like a man who could come apart at any given moment, and I've never heard the same passion from him since. That being said, I saw him on the Wide Awake tour when they were out playing shows with Nick Zinner on guitar & The Faint opening, and it was outstanding. Quite the production. Though I think I preferred the simpler arrangements for the Lifted period, when he opened for Belle & Sebastian. The entire appeal of Conor Oberst was the frantic nature of his output. Wide Awake marked the beginning of what I call his adult alternative contemporary period, which has never caught my ear in the same way. I’ll take the inconsistent-yet-brilliant nature of Fever and Lifted over anything he’s done since. Not that there aren’t things I love on Wide Awake (and Digital Urn), but nothing that matches ‘False Advertising’ or ‘The Calendar Hung Itself’. Back then he sounded like a man who could come apart at any given moment, and I’ve never heard the same passion from him since.

That being said, I saw him on the Wide Awake tour when they were out playing shows with Nick Zinner on guitar & The Faint opening, and it was outstanding. Quite the production. Though I think I preferred the simpler arrangements for the Lifted period, when he opened for Belle & Sebastian.

]]> By: fuck you http://www.culturebully.com/bright-eyes-im-wide-awake-its-morning-review#comment-292100 fuck you Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:28:28 +0000 http://www.culturebully.com/?p=28450#comment-292100 all of conor's shit sucks--get a real job, cause this one isnt doin it for ya all of conor’s shit sucks–get a real job, cause this one isnt doin it for ya

]]> By: Jimmy Schnobrich http://www.culturebully.com/bright-eyes-im-wide-awake-its-morning-review#comment-291476 Jimmy Schnobrich Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:53:06 +0000 http://www.culturebully.com/?p=28450#comment-291476 When those two albums came out I told everyone I was more stoked for Digital Ash but eventually ended up listening to that album more. I think you're right. It's probably his best album. When those two albums came out I told everyone I was more stoked for Digital Ash but eventually ended up listening to that album more. I think you’re right. It’s probably his best album.

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