Every so often a band comes around that really grabs my attention and I fell that others would like them if they got a chance.
Right now that band is Bright Eyes, and it wouldn’t feel right if I let my friends & fellow music lovers go without checking out this band.
So I present to you a guide to Bright Eyes.
And this band needs a guide, because the way they release music if F’d Up.
First a little background:
Bright Eyes is Conor Oberst & whoever he can talk into playing on the record with him.
His record label is Saddle Creek (http://www.saddle-creek.com)
This label releases a lot of music featuring more then one artist. Below is a list Bright Eyes releases, but before that I’d like to give my recommendation on what to buy (in order) based on my favorite & the opinion of others I have let listen to the music.

Best Albums:
Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
This is a great all around CD, with the highlights being:
12. Laura Laurent
3. False Advertising
7. Don't Know When But A Day Is Gonna Come

and

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
This is one of the new cds, and it’s quite amazing. “Landlocked Blues” is probably his best song to date.
Highlights:
08. Landlocked Blues (feat. Emmylou Harris)
09. Poison Oak
06. First Day of My Life

Besides these albums I STROGLY recommend Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors
If you try the other 2 and like them then this one is next. 4. Something Vague is the best song he had written until “Landlocked Blues”

So I hope this helps anyone interested. It’s great music.

mRblonde


Bright Eyes - A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997

TRACK LISTING:
1. The Invisible Gardener
2. Patient Hope In New Snow
3. Saturday as Usual
4. Falling out of Love at this volume
5. Exaltation on a cool, kitchen floor
6. The awful sweetness of escaping sweat
7. Puella quam amo est pulchra
8. Driving fast through a big city at night
9. How many lights do you see?
10. I watched you taking off
11. a celebration upon completion
12. Emily, sing something sweet
13. All of the Truth
14. One straw (please)
15. Lila
16. A few minutes on friday
17. Supriya
18. Solid Jackson
19. Feb. 15th
20. The 'feel good' revolution

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Bright Eyes - letting off the Happiness

TRACK LISTING:
1. If Winter Ends
2. Padraic my Prince
3. Contrast and Compare
4. The City Has Sex
5. The Difference in the Shades
6. Touch
7. June on the West Coast
8. Pull My Hair
9. Empty Canyon/Empty Canteen
10. A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction
11. Tereza and Tomas

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Bright Eyes - Every Day and Every Night EP

TRACK LISTING:
1. A Line Allows Progress, a Circle Does Not
2. A Perfect Sonnet
3. On My Way to Work
4. A New Arrangement
5. Neely O'Hara

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Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors

TRACK LISTING:
1. A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever and a Necklace
2. A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks
3. The Calendar Hung Itself
4. Something Vague
5. The Movement of a Hand
6. Arienette
7. When the Curious Girl Realizes She is Under Glass
8. Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh
9. The Center of the World
10. Sunrise, Sunset.
11. An Attempt to Tip the Scales
12. A Song to Pass the Time

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Oh Holy Fools - The Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes

TRACK LISTING:
1. Brown Park (Son, Ambulance)
2. Going for the Gold (Bright Eyes)
3. The Invention of Beauty (Son, Ambulance)
4, Oh, You Are the Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet and Hold the Earth in Place (Bright Eyes)
5. On the Concourse (Son, Ambulance)
6. No Lies, Just Love (Bright Eyes)
7. Kaite Come True (Son, Ambulance)
8. Kathy with a K's Song (Bright Eyes)

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Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning to the Story 4-Song

TRACK LISTING:
1. From A Balance Beam
2. Messenger Bird's Song
3. We Are Free Men
4. Loose Leaves

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Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

TRACK LISTING:
1. The Big Picture
2. Method Acting
3. False Advertising
4. You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will.
5. Lover I Don't Have to Love
6. Bowl Of Oranges
7. Don't Know When But A Day Is Gonna Come
8. Nothing Get's Crossed Out
9. Make War
10. Waste of Paint
11. From A Balance Beam
12. Laura Laurent
13. Let's Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and To Be Loved)

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A Christmas Album (Bright Eyes) * Internet Only

Track Listing:
1. Away In A Manger
2. Blue Christmas
3. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
5. The First Noel
6. Little Drummer Boy
7. White Christmas
8. Silent Night
9. Silver Bells
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11. The Night Before Christmas

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Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Track Listing

01. At The Bottom Of Everything (feat. Jim James)
02. We Are Nowhere And It's Now (feat. Emmylou Harris)
03. Old Soul Song (For The New World Order) (feat .Emmylou Harris)
04. Lua
05. Train Under Water
06. First Day of My Life
07. Another Travelin' Song
08. Landlocked Blues (feat. Emmylou Harris)
09. Poison Oak
10. Road To Joy

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Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

Track Listing

01. Time Code
02. Gold Mine Gutted
03. Arc of Time (Time Code)
04. Down In A Rabbit Hole
05. Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
06. Hit The Switch
07. I Believe In Symmetry
08. Devil In The Details
09. Ship In A Bottle
10. Light Pollution
11. Theme From Pinata.
12. Easy/Lucky/Free

id rather kill myself.

I live in Omaha, and Oberst is treated here about the way Springsteen used to be treated in Jersey. You'd think he was the biggest fucking deal in the world...I'm not so into him, although he has some really good moments. What drives me nuts is the mass of scrawny can't-hit-a-note tight-sweater-wearing-testosteroneless boys he's inspired in the local music scene. They even ruined the Tom Waits tribute night

False Advertising is a pretty good song, but I'm not into him that much otherwise.

I have all of his stuff burned because a friend of mine is obsessed. I think I listened to one of the records. Once.

give it another try.

Lover I Don't Have To Love is a great song.

I really don't like "Lifted..." It comes off as rather immature, the lyrics are at times childish, and the production is sloppy. However, "Im Wide Awake" is brilliant.

I greatly enjoy Bright Eyes. Very good music. I'd love to hear A Christmas Album. Is there anyway to get ahold of it anymore?

I have it on the way. i think ebay is it.

that wasnt very informative. It was just his name, record label and a list of songs.

I wish i was from Omaha. Saddle Creek has some of the most amazing bands i've ever heard.

Wonderful. I hate dealing with ebay. It's a great service if you have the time, but if not, it's a pain in the ass.

I as well am starting to get into Bright Eyes quite a bit. I like his 2 new albums quite a lot.

I got the two new ones today, havent listened to them yet though

i need to get one or 2 or 3 of his cds

This is emo, right?

Fuck No

about as emo as it comes.