holborne wrote: 
I thought about taking a run at it but decided to listen to Ramones instead.

I think you might mean Johnny Rotten.

Lyndra_Ski wrote:

 ziggytrix wrote: 
Most of the alt-country wannabes and mimics try to sound like that.

...we should move to Sausalito
Livin's easy on a houseboat.

 wrangler wrote: 

I'm told Conor Oberst's idea is to lead the listener away from how pretty the voice is to an emphasis on the lyrics.  Polar opposites, as an example, would be Josh Groban and Bob Dylan.

 Pharlap wrote: 

Hahaha. Exactly.

Guess you guys don't like Dylan either.

 ziggytrix wrote: 

docked 1.5 points (by listeners) because he had the nerve to be born in the 80's.

 Lyndra_Ski wrote: 

That little precis is wrong on so many levels it's hard to know where to begin, really.

tikitender wrote:
Omaha boy, best known for his band Bright Eyes, also responsible for the rise of Saddle Creek Records and the strong indie music scene flourishing in Omaha.  Even though Saddle Creek built a very nice live music venue, he returns home and plays small bars often.

I don't know if this is how he sings naturally or if it is affected, but it gets on my nerves.


 wrangler wrote: 

I love Bright Eyes, but this is just so...bootie shaking, I think is the phrase I'm looking for.  Nice solo work!

 tikitender wrote: 
tiki, it's Conor Oberst (i think)

Wait, people, punk wasn't even invented until 1975, when Sid Vicious (not his real name of course) walked into a clothing store on Kings Road owned by Malcom McCleran (spelling is wrong,) wearing a Pink Floyed t-shirt, with the name crossed out with a black magic marker.  They got to talking, Malcom and the pre-Sid Vicious, and agreed corporate rock sucked and something must be done about it so they formed the Sex Pistols.  

 OldFrenchie wrote: 

Saw Oberst with the Mystic Valley Band at Austin City Limit Festival in September.  Outstanding show, brought the place down.

 superfido wrote: 
oh my yes!  they say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery...

So this is Conor Oberst?  Wow - who knew...

 superfido wrote: 
I was thinking Jeff Tweedy of Wilco

 Leslie wrote: 
It's Conor Oberst

 tikitender wrote: 
Conor Oberst

This is great.  Conor Oberst's lyrics work in any genre.

The lyrics of this song JUST ROCK
...kind of love that makes my back hurt...
WOOOT
it's just all so ROCKIN GREAT

 

Think he ever heard of Tom Petty?

alanthecowboy (Lakefield)

Posted: Dec 04, 2008 - 15:35  < Reply >  OldFrenchie wrote: Got me. Consider though: While punk may have been dead in 73, Canada lags behind the rest of the industrialized world in many ways, and Winnipeg would be considered backwoods by Canadian standards. We got a GAP at our mall only last year, and teens still order acid wash jean jackets out of the Sears catalogue. So, it follows then that punk might not have been dead here, even though the rest of the world considered it so.   Holy Crap!  They have computers in Winnipeg now.  And internet, no less.  Welcome to the revolution. Just kidding.  Sort of.

This thread reminds me of being on vacation in Northern Lower Michigan in the pre-FM AOR days with my portable cassette player as the only source of mobile tunes. Back home in the Detroit area, it was common to find alkaline batteries just about anywhere. Up there, they had no clue at the time and the only alkies we could find were slumped on stools at the U & I Lounge. Fast forward to the era of MP3 players and the (non) availability of lithium batteries....

The more things change....

 OldFrenchie wrote: 
Holy Crap!  They have computers in Winnipeg now.  And internet, no less.  Welcome to the revolution.

Just kidding.  Sort of.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:  

Could be referring to a lot of people, like that Rachel Yamagata chick, too. (For the record, I LURVE Neko, and not because she's hot, though she is.)

hey i dig this!   who is this dude?

I like the imagery. "Keeping the stars all to ourselves"