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Conor Oberst by: Conor Oberst List Price: £13.99 CD-Charts Price: £6.98 You Save: £7.01 (50%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5055036271752 Label: Wichita Manufacturer: Wichita Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Wichita Release Date: August 04, 2008 Studio: Wichita Sales Rank: 2708 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: He has less reason than most to seek temporary refuge behind his own name. For all intents and purposes, and certainly in the wider public perception, Conor Oberst is Bright Eyes incarnate. But he's nothing if not prolific and without long term collaborator Mike Mogis on board he's free to pursue some brand recognition of his own--something his managers must have been craving since 'the new Dylan' choruses started ringing out and he began dating Hollywood A-listers. On this eponymous solo debut he certainly plays up to those expectations, peddling stripped-back, lyric-loaded country traditionalism, barely troubled by amplification. It's a shame then that it can't quite rival the emotive maturity reached on the last similarly no-frills full band record, Cassadaga. He still has a fine way with words, able to mine a deep well of imagination, stringing together frequent memorable couplets, sometimes twee ("The kind of love that makes my back hurt / wearin' nothing but a T-shirt"), sometimes nonsensically transcendental ("thought the kettle was a train / thought that Monday was a doorframe"). But though he kicks things up a little on the jaunty blues riot of "I Don't Want to Die (In the Hospital)" and stomping White Stripes-esque square-dance "Moab", it's to no further extent than he has done before, suggesting the days of veering off into artistic catharsis may be behind him. None of which should denigrate the album's quaint value, just acknowledge the high standard he's set himself and which he finds hard to pass here. --James Berry Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Diamonds and SandMr Oberst is a man of many incarnations. Good to see him hunker down therefore and wrestle with his not inconsiderable muse. This spare set of twelve tracks deserves our attention and admiration. The songs are by turns whimsical and affecting; the arrangements terse and economical; his voice an instrument with a considerable capacity to transform potentially mundane musical material into polished gems. The gently percussive opening to 'Cape Canaveral' evolves into a ballad of considerable emotional intensity. 'Danny Callahan's naive melody belies a composition of subtle complexity. The hallucinatory images of 'Eagle On A Pole' define ... Read More: Rating: - Another solid, enjoyable album from ConorRecorded on a mountain in Mexico with the Mystic Valley Band at the start of 2008, Conor Oberst's self-titled album is a pretty fine effort, almost up there with his last couple of releases under the guise of Bright Eyes. To be honest, there is no real difference between the sound of this record and the sound of his material when it is released as Bright Eyes, so if you like Bright Eyes, chances are you'll like this album. I have to admit that I was a little disappointed when I heard the album for the first time, but on subsequent listens it sounded better and better - so I would definitely classify this album as a "grower". There are plenty of very good songs here, excellent even, such as the effortlessly catchy 'Get-Well Cards', ... Read More: Rating: - My take on this album.I enjoy this album a lot, mostly because i really enjoy Conor Oberst's songwriting. However I would recommend this album to listeners who are not entirely familiar with Conor Oberst's songwriting, as it is simple display of Conor's songwriting talents without attempting to push any boundaries, or over-simplifying the music. I would say this album provides a typical mix of his songs written in his typical pop/country manner, combined with full on country numbers like "I Don't Wanna Die (In The Hospital)" and folk/acoustic tracks like "Milk Thistle". If you have listened to say, Radiohead, Oasis and Bob Dylan, and could imagine a cross between all three, then this is your thing. Oberst's lyrics can be natural and confessional ... Read More: Rating: - The man who could do no wrongThis is a Bright Eyes album in all but name, which basically means it is brilliant. As my title says, Conor Oberst can do no wrong, whether it's under the guise of Bright Eyes or as a solo-ist. Each song is a lyrical tour-de-force. There is something for everyone, up tempo numbers which will have you tapping your feet, slow numbers which will make you sit back and think because of their lyrical beauty. If anyone deserves the tag of the new Dylan (hundreds have had the label, none have deserved it) then it is Oberst. I have given this album three or four listens thus far, and I have always found Bright Eyes albums to be growers, they require a few listens before being engrained. This one will probably be no different. The lack of a fifth star is because ... Read More: Rating: - Yes and No.I'd disagree with the previous reviewer that this is "a more stripped down show yet again, very reminiscent of 'I'm Wide Awake it's Morning'." There are less of what I'd call simple yet profound songs, and more in your face, country music that almost makes you want to stand up and dance around in a big white tent. There's three of the former, at most. I do agree with this fact though... 'Cape Canaveral' is simply stunning, and could literally make me cry. The last song too (Milk Thistle) is beautiful, and again really renders me speechless... And as Oberst blurts out "Up and Down" almost out of nowhere it's almost as if he's summing up the whole record. To me this is bitter sweet country folk encased either side with two simply sad songs. They ... Read More: |
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