Conor Oberst Album & World Tour

mmmmm..........new music from Conor.....unfortunately for me no florida dates but after 13 years of living in the penis of america i'm kinda used to it. but i am looking forward to the album. conor rarely lets me down......

at the moment i am not really feeling conors new vibe. but who knows his music kinda grows on you. Does anyone know if this tour is solely the music valley what not, or the new and the old....

thedrugsdontwork - With that depressing-ass picture you have it doesn't surprise me that you listen to Bright Eyes. Hopefully Conor stops whining like a little bitch on this album.

I think Cassadaga is one of those classic records, really. The story behind his new record - going into the mountain caves of Mexico with no watches/time devices and doing the whole spiritual thing sounds a bit like his Cassadaga thing. I don't know if I find the backstory repetative or just another attempt at inspiration. Probably inspiration, and I can get behind that. But Conor live is always exciting. And I'd like to clear up for anyone who's confused: voicing concern and disappointment for the state of the world and society doesn't automatically equate to whining. Jackson Browne is maybe my favorite musician of all time - and that's what he does. He's an artist. That's what I expect from artists - critique society. Not their sole purpose, but it's an important gift that few others feel confident enough to do. Lastly, Conor today is not the same as Conor 10 years ago - so if you're still hung up on his old laments, I suggest you dabble in the rest of the catalog.

Hoodoo Voodoo: Why are you worried about his avatar, or what he listens to for that matter. Is he your boyfriend/girlfriend? are you an elitist? are you better than everyone here? please explain. If you dont like Conor why post here? it makes you look like a douche.

Looking forward to this album and tour. Conor is great, he really puts the crutches of drug addiction in perspective.

I can't wait to see him for the first time at SPAC with Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Gillian Welch and others! Should be the best $40 I spend this summer!

Wow I Love Conor Oberst... apparently so does Wilco.

lol hoodoo.....cheer up, life is too short to have a negative attitude....

I was actually not trying to be a dick. I was just making light of Ted Theodore Logan's comment about thedrugsdontwork's picture in the Street Scene article here ;) Let's be honest...the picture is morose and rather Michael Stipe-ian. But I was just echoing my true sentiments about Bright Eyese. The fella ain't exactly spritely and bright eyes and bushy tailed.

I knew I'd seen it before, so I took the liberty to check out the origin of the name Bright Eyes for the amusement of us all. Conor got it from "a movie on Turner Classic Movies" where a guy repeatedly called a girl "bright eyes" as an endearing term. What I found more interesting was Wikipedia's list of past band members and contributors. It's like a "Who's Who" in the alternative music scene as well as every musician in Omaha haha. Lovely.

Yes, Hoodoo is right, drugsdontwork's picture is very sad and depressing. You need a hug from me, that will cheer you up. Then we will take a picture together. I love you drugsdontwork and I don't want to see you so upset!

I agree with strangefolkphan8, that SPAC bill is fantastic and I'll be there. From what I've heard of this album, it's fairly similar to the more countryish (for lack of a better word) material on the past few Bright Eyes albums.

Cola,

Jackson Browne is one of my favorite artists as well but I can take only so much of his political jargon. I enjoy the majority of his music and think that some of his later albums (Im alive, and naked ride home) are just as good as his early 70s releases. Seeing him live, though, is almost always a major downer...not a disapointment. I was close to disappointed at the past christmas jam because he really dropped the mood of the whole event with his set. I wish he wouldn't push his politics so hard at his shows. I know that it's his own trip so he can do whatever he wants to and I'll probably continue to see him regardless. Just goes to show you, different strokes for different folks.

Cola,

Jackson 5 are one of my favorite artists as well but I think Tito was way better the Jermaine. I enjoy a lot of LaToya Jackson as well, but I think in her later years she strayed from her course (perhaps because Joe Jackson beat the shit out her regularly). When I saw them live it was a huge downer. Usually at most shows they would sing "ABC...just as easy as 1-2-3," but instead they began to start seeing Iron Maiden tunes. I'll probably still see them, but next time I will make sure that Janet strokes my favorite bloke.

I can definitely appreciate that humor. AND the Best of Jackson 5 is solid.