Archive for October, 2007
The Bright Eyes Concert
8 Comments Published by m!les October 29th, 2007 in Art. Listen to this post.Also known as, The Last Bright Eyes post for a while.
My first thought, walking into the airplane hangar, was “Can a God fit on something so small?” It was a little tongue-in-cheek, but I got out my miniature notebook and made the first of many marks in the difficult darkness.
The opener was the [...]
From I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning (2005)
Notable lyric: I could have been a famous singer / if I had someone else’s voice / But failure’s always sounded better / Let’s f*** it up boys, make some noise!
There Is No Beginning to The Story (2002)
This song features one of the rare male voice duets in the Bright Eyes catalog. The two “free men” take turns doing a couple lines each, which builds with the repeated line of “now you’re body’s gone” and culminates in the explosive “angel, you will live!”. It’s an EP track that could have been on an album, and to get the visibility it deserves it should have been.
Notable lyric: we will be lifted / up from all of this, yeah, we will transcend / the insignificance of our existence / Yeah, your body’s gone, but, angel, you will live!
From Lifted Or the Story Is In the Soil, Keep Your Ear to The Ground
Notable lyric: He said, “I think I’m cured. / No, in fact, I’m sure of it. / Thank you Stranger, / for your therapeutic smile.”
Day 22: An Attempt To Tip The Scales
2 Comments Published by m!les October 22nd, 2007. Listen to this post.From Fevers and Mirrors (2000)
What sets this song apart isn’t the song, necessarily, but what follows the song. The track is 8:29 long, but the music stops at 2:35. The rest of the track is an interview. Close scrutiny suggests that the track is, in fact, a satire or perhaps a parody. At the very least, it is staged. It takes place between a radio DJ and Conor Oberst. The DJ addresses many of Conors “quirks” in both appearance and music. It can make for a difficult listen if you take it at face value. However, when it comes to Bright Eyes, never take anything at face value.
Notable lyric: Well, winterÂ’s gonna end, / I’Â’m gonna clean these veins again. / So close to dying that I can finally / start living.