Conor Oberst- Conor Oberst
Written by willshoob on Thursday, 7 of August , 2008 at 11:53 pm
This album is really confusing. I took a long time to ponder it before I started writing about it. I figured that the concept of his solo album would be to stray away from his Bright Eyes sound, and really try something different. To me, the whole folk-rock concept that he achieves with Bright Eyes, sounds just like the stuff on this album. The only change in his approach to these songs, are his lyrics. He just seems much more up-beat and so much less melancholy on this album. His lyrics are taking a less “Fuck the world, lets start a revolution approach”, and more of a “Let’s open the top of our convertible, and drive down the open road approach.” His poppy approach to this album is really disappointing because the one thing I loved about Bright Eyes was the fact that he had shit to talk about, while still sounding so mad at everyone.
I went to a Bright Eyes show a while back and afterwards he was handing out flyers about animal cruelty, and the positive effects of being a vegetarian or a vegan; and to be honest, I stopped and considered the harm to animals eating meat really caused, and I love the fact that he took the time to stand up for stuff he believed in. It sounds really lame for me to say that he was awesome because he stood up for what he believes in, but it is true. No one does anymore. (I guess that’s why I loved Saul Williams show so much, He had shit to talk about.) All of his ideas and thoughts on how fucked up everything is are just nonexistent on this album, and that’s just really disappointing. The album is a solid folk album if you’re looking for you’re average record, but Conor Oberst doesn’t make your average record, he makes great records and this is not a great record. He jumps back to his Bright Eyes ways on a few songs like “Lenders In The Temple” and “I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital)” but for the most part, his new persona appears and is unfitting for him. Below are a few songs I really did enjoy off this album.
Conor Oberst- I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital)
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