Conor Oberst | 
 enlarge | Artist: Conor Oberst
Label: Merge Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 241
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 50340
UPC: 673855034027
EAN: 0673855034027
ASIN: B001APM3XQ
Release Date: August 5, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Cape Canaveral | | • | Sausalito | | • | Get Well Cards | | • | Lenders In the Temple | | • | Danny Callahan | | • | I don't want To Die (In The Hospital) | | • | Eagle On A Pole | | • | NYC-Gone, Gone | | • | Moab | | • | Valle Mistico (Ruben's Song) | | • | Souled Out!!! | | • | Milk Thistle |
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Product Description
Conor assembled a special band in Mexico for this recording, known amongst themselves and to friends as The Mystic Valley Band. Members include Nate Walcott, Jason Boesel, Macey Taylor, Nik Freitas, and Taylor Hollingsworth. The result is his first solo album in thirteen years, following "Water" (1993), "Here's To Special Treatment" (1994), and "Soundtrack To My Movie" (1995). In that time, he's recorded and performed in Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos, and most notably Bright Eyes, his main musical vehicle for the past decade.
Album Description
Conor Mullen Oberst is a US songwriter, singer, poet who is best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, The Faint, Commander Venus, Park Ave., and his newest project Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
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| Customer Reviews:
As great as I hoped for. October 15, 2008
Deann M. Rice
Conor Oberst's solo album did not let me down. The 1st 2 tracks as stellar.
 Not to step on toes... October 8, 2008
P. Hayes (Mildenhall, UK)
But the quality of Oberst's music and lyrics has gone seriously down hill the past few years. Not to say this is an absolutely horrible album, but the guy is clearly capable of better than is delievered here.
 Great music! September 30, 2008
Joan P. Wingo (Rome, GA USA)
It is very rare that my husband and I agree on a music CD. We were very happy to discover Conor Oberst. He is fantastic!!!!! We love listening to him over and over again. We keep trying to pick our favorite song from the CD, but they are all so good that it is hard to do. We are looking forward to his next album.
Reallt great album September 19, 2008
Avi (Los Angeles, CA)
I've been listening to this album straight in my car for the past week and I absolutely love it.
I'm a huge fan of Bright Eyes but this is not a Bright Eyes album. Out of all of the albums it sounds most like Cassadaga but this is unique. It is a bit more contemplative with a more subtle expression of passion.
Favorites:
Cape Canaveral - A softer contemplative song.
Lenders in the Temple - "I'd give a fortune to your infomercial
if somebody would just take my call
take my call" I have to deconstruct this song more but their is definitely a alot of depth in it.
NYC-Gone, Gone - Bouncy and incredibly catchy. You will listen to this song on repeat. Guaranteed.
I Don't Want to Die (in a hospital) - Exactly as the title says. A dying person who refuses to spends their last moments of life in a dingy hospital.
I highly recommend this album.
There's nothing that the road cannot heal September 13, 2008
J. D. JANSEN (St. Louis, MO)
Conor Oberst lives up to my expectations with a solid set of songs. Musically, this is more straightforward folk rock than last year's Bright Eyes release. The songwriting is strong as expected, and lyrically interesting though occasionally getting in the way of the story-telling. For example, in Cape Canaveral he sings that "flying saucer terror made me lazy drinking lemonade." Many of the songs share common themes--hitting the road to escape your troubles, separation and loneliness, atonement and forgiveness. Despite that several of the songs are very upbeat and fun, including "Suasalito", "Get-Well-Cards", and the rollicking "I Don't Want To Die (In The Hospital)--about literally wanting to die with your boots on. My favorite track is "Danny Callahan"-where Conor asks if "the love you feel you carry inside can be passed". He tells us to "stop reading the weather charts, stop counting the playing cards" because "there's no system, there's no gaurantee". But he finds hope in the love between the boy with the "bad bone marrow" and his mother. Of course, he can still be cynical and pessimistic, hoping that the "world's exposed, a cruel and elaborate hoax", in "Eagle On A Pole", or warning us to "disguise your will" because "they'll find you out, and when they do, lookout". "Milk Thistle" finishes things off with new strength, now he's not "scared of nothing, I'll go pound for pound", and asks that if "you let me slide I'll do my best to make things right." I would strongly recommend for anyone who likes indie rock.
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