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==Bright Eyes Albums== |
==Bright Eyes Albums== |
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* ''[[Water (cassette only)]]'' ([[1994]] · [[Lumberjack]]) |
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* ''[[Here's to Special Treatment (cassette only)]]'' ([[1995]] · [[Sing Eunuchs!]]) |
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* ''[[Soundtrack to My Movie (cassette only)]]'' ([[1996]] · [[Sing Eunuchs!]]) |
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* ''[[A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997]]'' (01/1998) |
* ''[[A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997]]'' (01/1998) |
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* ''[[Letting Off the Happiness]]'' ([[1998]] · [[Saddle Creek Records]]) |
* ''[[Letting Off the Happiness]]'' ([[1998]] · [[Saddle Creek Records]]) |
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Revision as of 20:40, 28 February 2006
Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born February 15, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his recording career in 1993 at the age of 13 and has since produced an enormous amount of material; Rolling Stone has referred to him as "rock's boy genius." His current project is Bright Eyes, and he also serves as the frontman to Desaparecidos (a punk-oriented side project), his only non-Bright Eyes project still in print.
At fourteen years of age, Oberst was singer and guitarist of Commander Venus, an indie rock band, in 1994. The former members of Commander Venus, Tim Kasher of Cursive, Robb Nansel (who now runs Saddle Creek) and Todd Fink of The Faint, would later go on to feature in many Saddle Creek recording groups. Conor was also a member of the band Park Ave.
Oberst is also guitarist and singer for the band Desaparecidos. The music and lyrics of Desaparecidos differ greatly from Bright Eyes, having more in common with punk rock than folk. The lyrics are generally social commentary on the state of affairs in America and the pitfalls of suburban lifestyle, as opposed to the more introspective lyrics of Bright Eyes.
Oberst is one of the founding members of the independent record label Saddle Creek Records, which hosts and has hosted bands including Cursive, Desaparecidos, The Faint, Rilo Kiley (who left to start their own label Brute/Beaute Records), Bright Eyes, Son Ambulance, Azure Ray, The Good Life, Sorry About Dresden, among others.
Oberst is currently involved in a boycott of Clear Channel Communications. His broadcast television performances include a spot on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in March 2005, which sparked controversy with his performance of the incendiary "When the President Talks to God", The Late Show with David Letterman, on which he performed "The Trees Get Wheeled Away", and his guitar-smashing performance of "Road to Joy" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Oberst was a member of the Vote for Change tour in 2004 with Bruce Springsteen and REM. He has recently started his own label, Team Love, which is currently hosting bands such as Tilly and the Wall, M. Ward,Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins and David Dondero.
Oberst apologized for calling the then-recently-deceased John Peel a "cokehead" from the stage of 2005's Glastonbury Festival [1].
Bright Eyes Albums
- Water (cassette only) (1994 · Lumberjack)
- Here's to Special Treatment (cassette only) (1995 · Sing Eunuchs!)
- Soundtrack to My Movie (cassette only) (1996 · Sing Eunuchs!)
- A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 (01/1998)
- Letting Off the Happiness (1998 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Fevers and Mirrors (2000 · Saddle Creek Records)
- Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002 · Saddle Creek Records) (US #161)
- A Christmas Album (2002 · Saddle Creek Records - online exclusive)
- Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (2005 · Saddle Creek Records) (US #15)
- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005 · Saddle Creek Records) (US #10) (UK #23)
- Motion Sickness (live) (2005 · Team Love)
- I love my GF Liza (recorded in a private studio) (2006 · I Love Liza)
Bright Eyes EPs, singles, other
- Bright Eyes/Squad Car 96 Split 7" on H Records (1997)
- Bright Eyes/Books Split 7" on Vanishing Act (1999)
- Every Day and Every Night EP (1999)
- Blood of the Young 7" (2000)
- Insound Tour Support EP (2000)
- Bright Eyes/Her Space Holiday Split EP 7"/CD on Wichita (2000)
- Drunk Kid Catholic 7"/CD (2000)
- Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page (2001)
- Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes (01/22/01)
- Sub Pop Singles Club 7" on Sub Pop (2001)
- Bright Eyes/Album Leaf Split 7" on Better Looking Records (2002)
- There Is No Beginning to the Story EP (05/06/2002)
- Lover I Don't Have to Love CDS (2002)
- Home, Vol. 4 (2002) Four songs from Bright Eyes and Spoon's Britt Daniel.
- Vinyl Box Set (7 LP's) (09/09/2003) This collection contains Bright Eyes' first five albums plus bonus material.
- One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels (04/12/2004) Split containing three tracks each from Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova.
- Take It Easy (Love Nothing) CDS (10/26/2004) from Digital Ash in A Digital Urn
- Lua CDS (2004) from I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
- First Day of My Life CDS (2005) (UK #37)
- Easy/Lucky/Free CDS (2005) (UK #42)
- Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina Relief CD (2005) Various Artists (feat. the previously unreleased "Napoleon's Hat")
Desaparecidos Discography
- Read Music/Speak Spanish (2002)
- The Happiest Place on Earth CD Single (2002)