(Posted: Aug 7, 2008)
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- Cape Canaveral
- Sausalito
- Get Well Cards
- Lenders In the Temple
- Danny Callahan
- I Don't Want To Die (In The Hospital)
- Eagle On A Pole
- NYC-Gone, Gone
- Moab
- Valle Mistico (Ruben's Song)
- Souled Out!!!
- Milk Thistle
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Review 1 of 2
failureofrockandroll writes:
The day that Miley Cyrus gets the same rating as a Connor Oberst album is the day I stop reading Rolling Stone. Connor Oberst could shit on a guitar and it would still sound a million times better than anything this bubblegum pop nitwit could ever write. Rolling Stone-you're the fucking rock and roll Judas...you're just sending rock to it's grave. Fire you're review staff and hire someone that actually cares about music, or knows what they're talking about. Did Disney buy you guys out?
Aug 26, 2008 20:39:58
Review 2 of 2
biancam101 writes:
Conor Oberst is best known as the front man of American indie-folk band Bright Eyes, but this time around he’s decided to go back to his roots as a solo artist. With over a decade’s worth of recordings behind him, at age 28, he’s certainly earned a name for himself. It’s difficult not to compare the album to Oberst’s Bright Eyes recordings, however this self titled release is a little more folk and classic Americana than it is indie. Opening strongly and confidently with the beautifully constructed Cape Canaveral, Oberst maintains the standard for the entire twelve tracks of the album – it certainly does not disappoint.
Oberst continues with the formula of lyrics that more closely resemble free flow poetry than a classic pop hook. This time around though, the lyrics are a little less introspective, instead putting the listener in the shoes of different characters he plays in this musical journey. While Bob Dylan comparisons are often appropriate, Oberst points himself to being more of a modern day musical Kerouac with this album. The album takes you on a road trop across America – “There’s nothing that the road cannot heal”, Oberst sings in Moab. The album is often reminiscent of 1960’s folk – comforting, powerful and meaningful. A great listen through and through.
Jul 23, 2008 22:55:06
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