Guest Admin Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 CONOR OBERST "S/T" LP http://stores.channeladvisor.com/vinylhome/Items/mrg340-1 I feel like I need to preface this post with a little story about my thoughts on Conor Oberst. I have always resented and hated the man and with the release of this album, I am going to make my best attempt to give him a chance. You see, I was first exposed to Conor's music back when I did a fanzine. I was a pop-punker through and through and I really didn't have ears for much beyond that. Saddle Creek had sent me the Bright Eyes' album, "Fevers and Mirrors" and I thought it was just complete horseshit. Again, let me reiterate the fact that there was no way I could like anything other than pop-punk and ska-punk in the mid 90s. Years later, I was again exposed to Bright Eyes and although I had matured a bit in my musical tastes, I just didn't care for the music. After reading numerous music editors touting Conor Oberst as the voice of our generation and everyone praising him as our greatest songwriter, a seed of hatred was planted. That seed germinated and grew out of control as I read more and more about Conor, I just could not stand what he represented. And then at some point, I am sure it was around the time, when he was dating Wynona Ryder, my thoughts about him had grown to full blown hatred. Anytime I heard his music, even if it sounded interesting, I had a reflex in me that just pictured Conor and Wynona together and I just could not get into his music. Even more years later...Today in fact, I thought about the notion that I should be excited about someone who has accomplished so much on an independent level. I applaud his accomplishments and with the release of his debut album, his first under the name Conor Oberst and his first for the label Merge, I am going to put all of my hatred behind me and give the album a good listen. Wish me luck. So yes, Conor has a new album out. We have it available as a pre-order. The album comes with a coupon for an MP3 download. For those of you who love Conor and Bright Eyes, i am sure this will be worth giving a listen to. We should have copies by or before August 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylme Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 This is why Virgil rocks, Great description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydiawesome Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Nick is gonna be so bummed he was at work when this went up. He wanted to be the first to order and comment about how stoked he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 bright eyes has sucked lately, but not before Lifted blew my socks off. probably in my top 10-15 all time. check that one out for sure virgil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 so I'm guessing this is going to sound just like bright eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I'm Wide Awake It's Morning has more of a country feel than his other albums. Virgil should check it out. It's my favorite Bright Eyes album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyfortson Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 why is everyone all about i'm wide awake? i thought that album and cassadaga have been his worst albums by far. but i really enjoy the new album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnRocks Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 ...isn't Cassadaga the newest album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I could never get down with Bright Eyes, but Desaparecidos were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anders Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Agree, dont like Bright Eyes too much (even though I may should give the albums another shot now...), but the Decaparecidos lp is good. Will skip on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyfortson Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 ...isn't Cassadaga the newest album? no.. his "solo" album that comes out in less than a month is the new album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylme Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Agree, dont like Bright Eyes too much (even though I may should give the albums another shot now...), but the Decaparecidos lp is good. Will skip on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiieric Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm with mid 90's Virgil this guy stinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylovesdrunks Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 people pumping i'm wide awake and even lifted need to go further back in his discography. that's not to say they're bad albums- they're pretty good, but check out his earlier stuff. see: letting off the happiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattramone Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 bright eyes has sucked since forever fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fueledbymike Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 http://www.conoroberst.com/album/ you can stream teh whole thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 bump Multiverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 bump BUT WHY??? Fowty Dollaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 BUT WHY??? Cuz I'm listening to it right now and it was on my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiverse Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Good Fowty Dollaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Good This person gets it. It's good. I'm really bummed at this thread that there were only like 12 replies in 2008...I was in the Army, what's your excuse? Also, if you're bummed that you don't own this record, it's 16.99 on Amazon US here: http://www.amazon.com/Conor-Oberst-Vinyl-OBERST-CONOR/dp/B001APM3Y0/ref=sr_1_2_twi_3_lp_?ie=UTF8&qid=1429744192&sr=8-2&keywords=conor+oberst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Everyone should own this record, its an exceptional work of art. As is most of his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Everyone should own this record, its an exceptional work of art. As is most of his work. 100 % is how much I agree with that statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainaldous Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This person gets it. It's good. I'm really bummed at this thread that there were only like 12 replies in 2008...I was in the Army, what's your excuse? Also, if you're bummed that you don't own this record, it's 16.99 on Amazon US here: http://www.amazon.com/Conor-Oberst-Vinyl-OBERST-CONOR/dp/B001APM3Y0/ref=sr_1_2_twi_3_lp_?ie=UTF8&qid=1429744192&sr=8-2&keywords=conor+oberst Now Chris has no excuse not to buy this! Grabbed it from Saddle Creek a couple years back. This is one of my favorite albums man. It's so amazing. Although, I've yet to listen to Upside Down Mountain. Maybe I should just look at that thread, but how does it compare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Upside down mountain is totally different. Lyrically its probably better, but it's not like self titled where you instantly love every song, you have to listen to it a few times to really appreciate the genius of the album as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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