Bright Eyes
So Bright Eyes is my current obsession. Does anyone here like Bright Eyes, ASIDE from Chris (xX.Silver.Wings.Xx) (who introduced me to Bright Eyes ^^)?
My favorite songs are:
No Lies, Just Love
I Will Be Grateful for this Day
The Calendar Hung Itself...
Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh
First Day of My Life
Lover I Don't Have to Love
Easy/Lucky/Free
False Advertising
If Winter Ends
Pull My Hair
A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction
I'm Wide Awake It's Morning and Lifted are amazing albums. I don't really like Digital Ash in a Digital Urn.
Conor Oberst makes some great folk rock, but I'm no so sure about his attempts at other stuff.
What I've been listening to:
Love Bright Eyes, especially Lifted which is a fantastic album. In contrast to the post above, I think Digital Ash was a pretty good attempt at something different, and it was a nice idea to release two simultaneous albums. Very much looking forward to the new album on April 9th.
"Excuse me Miss, do you like pineapple?"
I enjoyed Lifted, and became positively obsessed with Wide Awake when it was released. The older stuff is a bit more hit and miss, but it seems as though he's settling into a country-ish style as he gets older. Cassadaga's a further step in that direction, from what I heard when I saw him earlier this month.
Favourite songs would have to be First Day of My Life, At the Bottom of Everything, Make War and A Song to Pass the Time.
"The most important and recognize player in the history of the country."
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I were as great as Paulo Wanchope.
I'm Wide Awake It's Morning is a smurfing classic.
I only heard it recently but.... I like take it easy (love nothing).
Really quality work. I love Bright Eyes, but I really don't like it when all of the musical elitists in the world are like "Bright eyes is so GAY! Listen to smurfing good music please..."
Sig please.
I prefer the more digital songs, myself. I loved I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, but it was just a little TOO folksy for me. My current favorite album over all...hmm. I love Fevers and Mirrors, but Lifted and Letting off the Happiness are great too... I'm buying Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005, and Cassadaga as soon as I can though.
I'm surprised so many people here liked Bright Eyes. I was expecting a bunch of OMFG GTFO STUPID EMO KID stuff here. :/
Bright Eyes = Emo?
I have to disagree with that strongly. Melancholy and sad? Yeah...and? That doesn't mean emo. Bright Eyes is definitely a folk rock/indie rock amd occasionally electronica band.
I like Bright Eyes. My husband's band covers one of their songs.
I realize that. I'm talking about the morons who say Bright Eyes is emo. I personally think a band isn't 'emo' unless they declare it themselves. But you do have to admit, it does fit the stereotype. Not to mention Bright Eyes has a HUGE emo fanbase.Originally Posted by Ryth
EDIT@Shlup: What song?
Stylistically? No, I haven't ever heard an emo band that has a sound similar to Bright Eyes. Lyrical content? Probably. I would agree with you there. Which would better explain the emo fanbase.I realize that. I'm talking about the morons who say Bright Eyes is emo. I personally think a band isn't 'emo' unless they declare it themselves. But you do have to admit, it does fit the stereotype. Not to mention Bright Eyes has a HUGE emo fanbase.
EDIT@Shlup: What song?
That's just my take on it anyway.
Still doesn't matter either way I guess. I love it, even if they aren't emo.Stylistically? No, I haven't ever heard an emo band that has a sound similar to Bright Eyes. Lyrical content? Probably. I would agree with you there. Which would better explain the emo fanbase.I realize that. I'm talking about the morons who say Bright Eyes is emo. I personally think a band isn't 'emo' unless they declare it themselves. But you do have to admit, it does fit the stereotype. Not to mention Bright Eyes has a HUGE emo fanbase.
EDIT@Shlup: What song?
That's just my take on it anyway.
Tokyo Showdown (my husband's band) covers Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh. I don't think they have any recordings up of it though. There might be one at www.tokyoshowdown.com but my laptop sucks and freezes when I try and load the page so I can't check.
I'd look for it if it weren't for those damn parental blocks.
I love that song though.
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