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- Summary: The first solo album released on CD for the Bright Eyes singer was recorded in Mexico.
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Rock
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Oh, oh, oh brother totem pole I saw your legends lined up And I never felt more natural Apart, I just came apart Please, please, please sister... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 27 out of 34
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Mixed: 7 out of 34
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His melodies curl to drive the stories, while his lyrics illuminate the road with a sometimes dazzling light.
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Entertainment WeeklySprawling and brawny, Conor is the least maudlin album Oberst has made. [8 Aug 2008, p.67]
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It's no surprise that Oberst is able to pull off this style exceptionally well, but what impresses most about the record is how its relaxed vibe--the album was recorded with the specially assembled Mystic Valley Band in just two months at a private house in Mexico--carries over into Oberst's songwriting.
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The result is a confident, tight batch of tracks that beautifully encompass a prosaic kind of ache.
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Largely, this is the introspective folk rock of Bright Eyes, though there's some welcome shift away from autobiography.
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The album does an admirable job of living up to its low- key title (with spare acoustic tracks) and its situation (with loosey-goosey, classic-rock-indebted numbers).
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Although Oberst's reedy voice may occasionally shine, this album needs a bang rather than a whimper.
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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ChadS.Aug 11, 2008
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voodoocookieAug 15, 2008
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CarlF.Aug 7, 2008
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JorgeBizarroAug 5, 2008Melodic, warm, lOberst tells you part of his life sharing some drinks, maybe not his best, It's his most accesible.
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Nov 17, 2011
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