Noise Floor (Rarities 1998-2005)
- Bright Eyes
- Band Name: Bright Eyes
- Record Label: Saddle Creek
- Release Date: Oct 24, 2006
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These B sides and studio ephemera, by turns folksy and noisy, demonstrate his appeal. [27 Oct 2006, p.73]
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This album works adequately, maybe exclusively, within the folds of Bright Eyes' self-contained space, and that's really not such a bad thing.
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Noise Floor is a smattering of moods and modes all tied together by Oberst's love-it-or-loathe-it voice.
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Each tune is utterly lovely in its own right, but--my God--are they depressing. [7 Oct 2006, p.39]
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Half of the fun of this collection is watching Oberst working out his dead ends. [#15]
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On the whole, Noise Floor is a fascinating concoction of delights that documents the rise of one of underground USA's most prestigious talents.
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70This orderly collection of messy leftovers suits his disheveled talents. [Nov 2006, p.137]
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This captures a less self-conscious Oberst, which is often a better Oberst.
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Several of these [tracks] match Oberst's best work.
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It has some nice tracks, some experiments and more than a few keepers, and, yes, it's almost exclusively a fan-only proposition.
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64While the album isn't arranged chronologically, listening to it as such reveals the series of intuitive leaps between lo-fi bedroom folk that emphasized monotonous gloom and cacophonous samples to comparatively laid-back country biased toward majestic arrangements and electronic beats.
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60Sometimes enthralling, sometimes throwaway. [Nov 2006, p.120]
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60A set of modestly sparkling gems. [Dec 2006, p.147]
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60Part of the problem is that faced with a performer as low-fi and minimal as Conor Oberst in the first place, many of the unfinished demos presented here, such as I Will Be Grateful This Day and Seashell Tale, sound much, much too thin.
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60It may not be the best introduction to the band, but it's a must-have for hardcore fans of Conor Oberst's vocal discordance and stripped-down musical tantrums.
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60The songs on Noise Floor don't rank with his best, but there's a reckless spirit to the endeavor that's alluring, and representative of his music overall.
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50There's a lot of Conor the Character Actor in these folk-rock set pieces. [Nov 2006, p.96]
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50Noise Floor presents a mixed bag that will enthrall hardcore Conorites but leave others frequently reaching for the skip button.
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It shows little of Oberst's usual dramatic flair.
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JeremyF6Not his best, but a few fantastic songs. um... yeah, Kevin. Bryan Adams is a great example. And Isobel Campbell... two in one year. Both exceptional.
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JosephPieinthesky5Mediocre at best.Not too many quality songs on there, but still easy on the ears