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Bright Eyes
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States (1995 – present)
Bright Eyes is a band consisting mainly of American singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst. Bright Eyes also features multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, keyboard player Nate Walcott and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha, Nebraska, United States’ indie music scene. Having been deeply influenced early on by singer-songwriters David Dondero and Simon Joyner, Conor Oberst has been recording music since the age of 13. He released his first three albums at the ages of 13, 14, 15, respectively, all under the name “Conor Oberst” and released only on cassettes. He then moved onwards with a band called Commander Venus with whom he released two albums. After the break-up of this band in 1997, Conor’s main focus became Bright Eyes, and in 1998 he released the first Bright Eyes album, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997(a collection of 20 stockpiled songs) on the independent label saddle creek Records, which he had co-formed earlier in collaboration with fellow local Omaha musicians.
Saddle Creek also released Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten-track record that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster’s Athens, GA studio.
Saddle Creek also released Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten-track record that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster’s Athens, GA studio.
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aquateenchica wrote:
everyone here hates bright eyes
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ruedes wrote:
i herd he lyks keny chesneY?
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ellonoel wrote:
o_o But I love Bright Eyes.
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KaraB92 wrote:
wait im confused are there more trolls in this shoutbox now or are some of these people legit haterz?
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Nonclique343 wrote:
Speaking of nevershoutnever! go check out his shoutbox...
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coldbludedkilla wrote:
i bet he's a queer.
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Bananasaur wrote:
Nonclique343, i agre! wat do u recomend?
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Nonclique343 wrote:
trendy bullshit, horrible music. nobody will look back at this guy in 20 years and say, wow, he really did make good music. nobody will be inspired by this guy, maybe stupid little scene kids who write, (in theory), the same exact music that sounds the same. start listening to something that takes time to write, and talent.
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NYCBEAT wrote:
you can say that conor's a fag/shitty to fans, but whatever. i've never heard an artist that triggers this much emotion or has prettier lyrics than bright eyes. regardless of who he is as a person, the music he creates is actually astounding and should be celebrated. i love bright eyes.
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Mykonos22 wrote:
Wow, alot hate on this. Guess what? He's back!
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SamuelJackson1 wrote:
I like Desaparecidos better : )
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Saranella wrote:
It's a fact.
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aquateenchica wrote:
olawd
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kol0292 wrote:
He is NOT emo!
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shallowgraves wrote:
happy accident is a song [2]
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Inrau wrote:
tsk tsk
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shallowgraves wrote:
that was my favourite song for like a year.
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aquateenchica wrote:
lover i don't have to love is conor at his worse. i hate that song so much.
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Jedidude77 wrote:
happy accident is a song
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Inrau wrote:
an 2 hert s0 hert meeeeeeeeeeeeeee /wrists
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TheBlueRogue wrote about Bright Eyes – Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground in Tuesday March 16th, 2010. 9 hours ago
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