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Omaha NE, United States
They recorded two albums, Do You Feel at Home? on Saddle Creek and The Uneventful Vacation, on Grass Records, which became Wind-up Records, that ultimately licensed the CD to Thick Records.
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Shortly after his two solo recordings, Conor Oberst (guitar, vocals) began playing with Tim Kasher (bass) and Matt Bowen (drums) to form Commander Venus the summer before Oberst’s freshman year at Creighton Prep. “I didn’t know how to play with a band at all,” he says. “I couldn’t keep in time with the drums.” Robb Nansel, who runs saddle creek records, also joined the band on guitar.
In 1995, they released Do You Feel at Home? on their own label, Saddle Creek. They were later signed to Grass Records for whom they recorded The Uneventful Vacation in July 1997. The story of how the second album was recorded, and the band’s dealings with Wind-up Records management, is one of carefree excess. The Uneventful Vacation cost $15,000 to record, a staggering sum for an indie album.
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The Uneventful Vacation
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Do You Feel At Home?
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ColorfulPage
Ohhhh.Conor in that photo is cute.Love 'em.
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baldonls
ah man bright eyes was so kyute!
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p-each
A teenage Tim Kasher and Conor Oberst; how could it not be awesome?! [2]
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cursive_pulse
Oh hey, I remember this. It's been such a long time since I've taken a listen.
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tehkatydaly
A teenage Tim Kasher and Conor Oberst; how could it not be awesome?!
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LambentWinter
Screaming indie kid, my kind of music.
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moneybernd
is there today still a chance to get their records on vinyl?
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luminousbug
i adore this shit so fucking much but they can never be this again even if they got back
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Schoolis4fools
cursive+desparacidos/bright eyes are like the sickest...imagine if they got back together now ugh!!!!!!!!!
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meggoog
<3<3<3<3
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therewasatime
sure wish i had a copy of do you feel at home...!
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Silomin
im lost. did conors voice really change so much between first album and second lol? or is a different guy singing.. he sounds 12 in first album, and totally different in second
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britanygee
CONOR OBERST FANS....JOIN THIS NEW FAN GROUP!! :] http://www.last.fm/group/Everything+Oberst
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shaunasthescene
I just discovered this band & I enjoy them. Still... Bright Eyes > This
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itsatimemachine
so raw
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supermeggles
socute.
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