Bright Eyes

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Indie rock outfit Desaparecidos became a side project for Bright Eyes' singer/guitarist Conor Oberst by the end of 2000. The band's debut came when they played live for the first time at a benefit concert on April 21, 2001. Named Desaparecidos after the 1970s practice of some South American governments kidnapping dissidents and tossing them out of airplanes into the ocean, Desaparecidos' lyrics are based on the loss of human values, supported by high-energy vocals, heavy drums, and powerful chords. In 2001, the single "The Happiest Place on Earth" brought forward their debut album, titled Read Music/Speak Spanish. Drago Bonacich

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Op zondag 23 februari 2003 17:35 schreef methodmich het volgende:
Ik zie tot mijn verbazing dat er nog geen topic is over het wellicht grootste muzikale talent van de laatste jaren, Connor Oberst, beter bekend als Bright Eyes of als zanger van Desparacidos, een punkband.

Onder de naam Bright Eyes bracht hij vorig jaar het monumentale album Lifted... uit. Hierop zijn vooral lo-fi nummers te horen, waarin hij zich als een nieuwe Bob Dylan presenteert (qua zeggingskracht vooral). Verder leunt hij op roots. Dit megatalent heeft op 22-jarige leeftijd al 7 platen uit, waaronder slechts 2 jeugdzondes.

Iemand die hem kent? Zo niet, ga zijn plaat eens luisteren!

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Voor de liefhebber.

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Op zondag 23 februari 2003 17:35 schreef methodmich het volgende:
Ik zie tot mijn verbazing dat er nog geen topic is over het wellicht grootste muzikale talent van de laatste jaren, Connor Oberst,

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Op dinsdag 13 januari 2004 21:48 schreef Auticia het volgende:
Ik ken Bright Eyes nu zo'n 1,5 jaar, vind ze echt heel goed.

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Op zondag 11 juli 2004 20:03 schreef methodmich het volgende:
Hee SCH. Verrassend genoeg dat mijn topic omhoog is gekomen.

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Op zondag 11 juli 2004 20:18 schreef methodmich het volgende:
Ik zag The Shins ook al ja.

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It's commonly accepted that the first stage in the grieving process is denial, a fact that many of us in the great blue state of Illinois were coldly reminded of last Tuesday evening, and again last night when it was revealed that Bright Eyes' two new singles-- "Lua" and "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)", which preview material from his two forthcoming full-lengths, due in January-- had taken the #1 and #2 spots on Billboard's singles chart. Truth told, we still aren't ready to accept it. In fact, we're hesitant to even report it, except we know it's true. When next week's charts are revealed on Saturday, Bright Eyes will sit proudly at the top. Surely, this is the news that sent Arafat over the edge.

You must be wondering, like we were, how it's possible that this Nebraska weasel knocked Usher and Alicia Keys' cheeseball duet "My Boo" from the top position. Doesn't the chart take sales and airplay into account? Well, yes, the Billboard Hot 100 does. But not the much more specific Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, where he's officially beaten them to a diva-y pulp. Still, that's fucking crazy, especially for an indie artist.

More impressive still is that Bright Eyes has made Billboard history with this showing: It marks the first time that one artist dominates both the #1 and #2 positions on the chart since Puff Daddy reigned supreme in August 1997 with "I'll Be Missing You" and "Mo Money Mo Problems"-- and even that was questionable, as the latter cut was really a Notorious B.I.G. cut that simply featured Puffy.

"We are thrilled by the response to these singles and have high hopes for the full-lengths," Saddle Creek spokesperson Robb Nansel told NME. "This certainly shows great promise." Yeah-- for a world smeared in shit and horsegore. Am I right, people?