Jon
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
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Posted on May 21 2007 09:13 AM
For the two or three of you on here who will care, I got to see Bright Eyes last night, and it was a downright amazing show. Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch opened--I hadn't heard them before, and was glad I got there early enough to see their whole set. They play acoustic folk/bluegrass songs and are immensly talented. They also played a few with Bright Eyes, which was cool. Conor told some funny stories, and they played several of my favorite tunes. Also, the encore was killer. They ended with "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" and there were 10+ musicians going crazy on all these different instruments. It was an awesome night with a lot of great music. I'm really glad I got to go.
Did anyone else see them on this Cassadaga tour?
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 21 2007 09:31 AM
Was Mogis playing his Surf Green Jazzmaster? I've seen him out with it several times this year.
I don't like this touring band. Jake Bellows was the best opener I've ever seen when I saw him open for the Elected but he sucked as Bright Eye's bassist. Anton is a joke on Violin, the drummer... should either be Boesel from Rilo Kiley or Maria Taylor, and M. Ward. shouldn't sing Connor's part on June On the West Coast.
Bright Eyes is still awesome though.
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Overhead_Ted
Joined: Aug 09, 2006
Posts: 245
Long Beach, CA
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Posted on May 21 2007 10:32 AM
I am one of the two or three people here who cares about Bright Eyes. Thanks for the review.
I know Gillian Welch from a few recordings I have of her with Ryan Adams. Great stuff.
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Jon
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
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Posted on May 21 2007 10:49 AM
JakeDobner
Was Mogis playing his Surf Green Jazzmaster? I've seen him out with it several times this year.
I don't like this touring band. Jake Bellows was the best opener I've ever seen when I saw him open for the Elected but he sucked as Bright Eye's bassist. Anton is a joke on Violin, the drummer... should either be Boesel from Rilo Kiley or Maria Taylor, and M. Ward. shouldn't sing Connor's part on June On the West Coast.
Bright Eyes is still awesome though.
He did have the Jazzmaster, and I got excited like a nerd when I saw it. If I hadn't been there alone, I probably would've started talking about it.
There were two drummers, and they were both women. I'm not too familiar with all the different musicians, so I didn't really recognize any of them. Actually, I didn't really even know what Conor looked like until he stepped out on the stage with his acoustic. It was nice to put a face to all that music.
I had a great seat--about five rows back. At the end, he threw all these long-stemmed flowers into the crowd, and some of them hit me in the face. I gave them to the girl next to me, and then I noticed that people were practically fighting over others. It was weird.
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Jon
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
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Posted on May 21 2007 10:53 AM
OverheadTed_
I am one of the two or three people here who cares about Bright Eyes. Thanks for the review.
I know Gillian Welch from a few recordings I have of her with Ryan Adams. Great stuff.
Yeah, I became a fast fan of Dave and Gillian. It sounded like there were four people playing at certain points, but it was just the two of them and their guitars. Gillian also played a banjo and harmonica for a few songs.
I need to buy her albums.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 21 2007 01:09 PM
The other drummer almost had to be Maria Taylor. Connor's girlfriend and member of Azure Ray and fantastic solo artist. Check her solo stuff out.
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NicholausLee
Joined: May 13, 2007
Posts: 223
Ypsilanti, MI
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Posted on May 21 2007 01:34 PM
I've been a fan of Bright Eyes for some time now, but I still haven't got around to seeing him live. However I did see Mariah Taylor a year ago or so and it was absolutely amazing! I think she was opening for Mates of State, although i can't remember for sure, I remember that she stole the show for me, Beautiful girl with a beautiful voice playing a beautiful Gretsch hollow body, like a dream come true.
— http://about.me/nicholaus.lee
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LHR
Joined: Aug 23, 2006
Posts: 2123
The jungle
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Posted on May 21 2007 01:48 PM
I have a Bright Eyes record that I downloaded from iTunes. I am not sure if I even heard it or if I did it did not make a lsting impression. I will give it another listen...
— SSIV
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LRDrummer
Joined: Apr 06, 2006
Posts: 94
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Posted on May 22 2007 03:44 PM
I had to laugh at Jake's comment of Anton being a joke on violin. Turns out I know the guy. We both did a record with a mutual friend a few years back as well as some shows to support it. I recall that his work could be quite tasteful but he did have a bit of an attitude that left me cold.
Jake, if I may ask, what about him did you observe to be a joke? Just curious.
cheers
-Taylor
— drummer-Lava Rats
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 23 2007 01:42 AM
He looks like he is 12. And on the AOL sessions video he says something along the lines of "I love working with Bright Eyes, its really a great experience". He seems like he is a make-a-wish kid who got to play with his beloved Connor Oberst instead of having any sort of indie cred.
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Jon
Joined: Mar 15, 2006
Posts: 1076
Columbus, OH
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Posted on May 23 2007 09:43 AM
Hang on--does he have really poofy hair?
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LRDrummer
Joined: Apr 06, 2006
Posts: 94
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Posted on May 23 2007 11:02 AM
His hair could be considered poofy (though I'm going from what he looked like 4 years ago) And he's a bit of a high talker-sounds younger than he actually is. Does he still jump around a lot on stage while he plays?
-Taylor
— drummer-Lava Rats
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