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Conor Oberst — Sausalito
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bb_matt
(Hampshire, England)
Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 04:41
 
Yep, Tom Petty sounding, but not as good. Lyrics a little raw.

annie_fannie
(Iowa)
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 12:37
 
This is Conor? Really? Could have sworn it was Tom Petty...smart move to follow up this song with actual Tom Petty, RP. Good ear. :)

Foot
(NorCal / Wine)
Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 20:58
 
 MiracleDrug wrote:
NO this sounds like the next step in the Roger McGuinn-Tom Perry evolutionary scale...
  Ever heard of Steve Wynn & Dream Syndicate?  You might REALLY like it but it never happens on RP...a truly great mystery you might follow.


Foot
(NorCal / Wine)
Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 20:55
 
Conor, say thanks to Steve Wynn (of Dream Syndicate) & leave it at that.  He never made any money as as singer/songwriter either, band or solo but like yourself, an important artist in his (your) own right.  He's obviously your 1980/19090 hero in my opinion.  Good stuff...

voicers
(Sausalito, CA)
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 - 11:51
 
Sausalito, represent!

That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once)
Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 03:51
 

"Sausalito hotel room ,eating salty candy, I love her but she loves you, eating salty candy —Leon Leon Russell



amoreena
(west whatnot)
Posted: Feb 11, 2012 - 09:27
 
A segue from Gay Delorme that made me laugh out loud.  Thanks, Bill.  You make music better.  Very much appreciated, in case no one told you that today.

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 13:59
 
 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

Me agree.

I'm not going to start a war because people hate my favorite music.

They're just morons. {#Mrgreen}
 



I totally get where you're coming from. Some dude started talking smack about Afro-Celtic infused Spacesynth and I had to straight up go bonkers on that chump.

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Dec 30, 2011 - 14:52
 
I like this. Great sound.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 12:15
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


He was standing up for free speech and against hypocrisy; not commenting on musical opinions. Therefore, yes, it is ok and I agree with him.

BTW, I love alt-country and this song, but have no problem when people talk shit about it. Hey, it is an opinion, no biggie.

 
Me agree.

I'm not going to start a war because people hate my favorite music.

They're just morons. {#Mrgreen}

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 12:12
 
 MiracleDrug wrote:
NO this sounds like the next step in the Roger McGuinn-Tom Perry evolutionary scale...
 
It's a good thing.


nance
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 08:19
 
I liked this song...partly because it is a cool subject....and liked him..but every other song he put out after sounded exactly the same and he now has no interest for me.....but what is wrong with roger mgguinn....although he is no gram parsons...he had some good songs...and did you mean tom petty???


MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 05:12
 
NO this sounds like the next step in the Roger McGuinn-Tom Perry evolutionary scale...

Nerubo
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 11:50
 
Definitely get the Cracker resemblance on this - but that's a good thing.  

 7 => 8



TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 20:04
 
 h8rhater wrote:

H8rhater never told you to f*ck off, Fred.  He did not use profanity as you did either.  Nor did he troll the music as you did. 

With a name like H8rhater... of course it's mostly flames.  Those flames are directed at music haters (i.e. crybabies who can't just wait for the next song without spewing unnecessary bile in a song's thread) not the music itself.

Also, we're not on a pirate ship so you can drop the "matey".  Arrrrggg!!!

This song goes from 9 to 10 with your impetus.

Hey Bill, give us more Oberst, Bright Eyes, Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk please.
 
He did refer to himself in the third person though, which I find obnoxious. Similarly, I never could stand Auntie Vickie telling me in the first person plural that "We are not amused".


h8rhater
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 10:39
 
 fredriley wrote:

And where you do you get off telling other listeners to f*ck off? Do you own the station? No you don't, troll. How can you write that "RP is for everyone" (which is true) then tell anyone you don't like to f*ck off? Can you not see the contradiction, or are you too self-absorbed in your own righteousness for that? For a hater hater, you post almost exclusively flames and are the most consistent hater on this board. Look at yourself, matey.
 
H8rhater never told you to f*ck off, Fred.  He did not use profanity as you did either.  Nor did he troll the music as you did. 

With a name like H8rhater... of course it's mostly flames.  Those flames are directed at music haters (i.e. crybabies who can't just wait for the next song without spewing unnecessary bile in a song's thread) not the music itself.

Also, we're not on a pirate ship so you can drop the "matey".  Arrrrggg!!!

This song goes from 9 to 10 with your impetus.

Hey Bill, give us more Oberst, Bright Eyes, Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk please.



socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 10:34
 
 Jelani wrote:
I think this has a Cracker-esque kind of sound to it.
 
That's EXACTLY what I was thinking!


fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 10:33
 
You can so perfectly do a traditional Arab Dabke dance to this song. :)

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Jun 17, 2011 - 10:33
 
 Stingray wrote:


tzzzz...!!!!
 
Don't taze me bro!


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 14:08
 
Bumping this from 7 to 8.  I like it a little more each time I hear it.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 20:32
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
He was standing up for free speech and against hypocrisy; not commenting on musical opinions. Therefore, yes, it is ok and I agree with him.
BTW, I love alt-country and this song, but have no problem when people talk shit about it. Hey, it is an opinion, no biggie.
 
In general I'm not in favour of h8rhater's tactics, but sometimes I think he says what many others are thinking, and often his insults are well-deserved, IMO. That said, when music commentary degenerates into a verbal pissing contest, it all becomes rather pointless.


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 04:23
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

But apparently it's OK for you to tell him to f*ck off?
 

He was standing up for free speech and against hypocrisy; not commenting on musical opinions. Therefore, yes, it is ok and I agree with him.

BTW, I love alt-country and this song, but have no problem when people talk shit about it. Hey, it is an opinion, no biggie.


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Feb 11, 2011 - 10:55
 
 fredriley wrote:
And where you do you get off telling other listeners to f*ck off? Do you own the station? No you don't, troll. How can you write that "RP is for everyone" (which is true) then tell anyone you don't like to f*ck off? Can you not see the contradiction, or are you too self-absorbed in your own righteousness for that? For a hater hater, you post almost exclusively flames and are the most consistent hater on this board. Look at yourself, matey.
 
But apparently it's OK for you to tell him to f*ck off?

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 11, 2011 - 04:28
 
 h8rhater wrote:
If alt-country (or whatever you want to call it) isn't your bag, just don't comment.  RP is for everyone.  Connor Oberst is one of the best new voices in music so get used to him or find a genre-specific station to do your listening.

 
And where you do you get off telling other listeners to f*ck off? Do you own the station? No you don't, troll. How can you write that "RP is for everyone" (which is true) then tell anyone you don't like to f*ck off? Can you not see the contradiction, or are you too self-absorbed in your own righteousness for that? For a hater hater, you post almost exclusively flames and are the most consistent hater on this board. Look at yourself, matey.



lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 15:16
 
 Giselle62 wrote:

I will second SmackDaddy's statement and clarify even further for history's sake::

CBGB's scene with Patti Smith, Television, Blondie, Talking Heads and Ramones came before English punk.
 Read "Please Kill Me" and that new one about the modern history of New York music...I'll get back to you.

those other guys are right about it being Johnny Rotten who walked into the store with the Pink Floyd shirt crossed out.

(I was a punk, but rode in on the LA 1980 hardcore wave (chronicled in the first "Decline of" movie) before becoming kind of a psychedelic punk toward the end.)
 

And further - waying in from the east coast,  as one who spent much time at CBs, Max's Kansas City , the Mudd Club, Hurrahs' and other places in the "70s — here's to the bands that never made it to rock and roll radio, never mind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

* Wayne County and the Electric Chairs
* Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers
* Richard Hell and the Voidoids
* Lance Loud and the Mumps
* Mickey Zone and the Fast
* Human Sexual Response (from Boston)
* The Dead Boys (from Cleveland)

and many more

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 16:23
 
 SmackDaddy wrote:


So wrong. The subversion began at least as far back the Velvet Underground, but punk really began to take shape with the Stooges, MC5, and the Ramones. All of which predate the Pistols. And there were numerous punk bands before the Pistols in England too.
 
I will second SmackDaddy's statement and clarify even further for history's sake::

CBGB's scene with Patti Smith, Television, Blondie, Talking Heads and Ramones came before English punk.
 Read "Please Kill Me" and that new one about the modern history of New York music...I'll get back to you.

those other guys are right about it being Johnny Rotten who walked into the store with the Pink Floyd shirt crossed out.

(I was a punk, but rode in on the LA 1980 hardcore wave (chronicled in the first "Decline of" movie) before becoming kind of a psychedelic punk toward the end.)



ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 08:55
 
 h8rhater wrote:

If alt-country (or whatever you want to call it) isn't your bag, just don't comment.  RP is for everyone.  Connor Oberst is one of the best new voices in music so get used to him or find a genre-specific station to do your listening.

 
I love me some alt-country, but I hate Oberst's voice.  It's almost like nails on a chalkboard for me.


DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 08:53
 
 Proclivities wrote:

Tom Petty's sound is very far from original or innovative. 
 
I always thought of Tom Petty as sort of a parody of Roger Mcguinn though I do like some of his stuff..



Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 07:45
 
 Proclivities wrote:

Tom Petty's sound is very far from original or innovative. 

 

tzzzz...!!!!

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 11:03
 
 spigolli wrote:
Take Tom Petty, Paul Simon, the Dead, add some twang and toss them in the BlendTec and savor the blend. {#Lol}
 
or retch as the case may be...


Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 11:01
 
I think this has a Cracker-esque kind of sound to it.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 08:24
 
 superfido wrote:
Think he ever heard of Tom Petty? {#Think}
 
Tom Petty's sound is very far from original or innovative.  It's pretty standard, roots-based stuff as is much of Oberst's work and that of countless other artists.



spigolli
(Peachtree City, GA, USA)
Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 07:31
 
Take Tom Petty, Paul Simon, the Dead, add some twang and toss them in the BlendTec and savor the blend. {#Lol}

Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Jul 22, 2010 - 11:56
 
 Cynaera wrote:

I have to say that the Columbia River gorge is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.  It's too bad the hoity-toity crowd had to ruin your experience. My brother and I have devised a way to keep the riff-raff out - we just live like bums, exercise our "squatter's rights," and drive the high-priced snoots out of the neighborhood. Sometimes, one must fight for one's paradise. {#Wink}
 
I don't know who I'm quoting, but:  "Call someplace paradise and you can kiss it goodbye."


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 20, 2010 - 15:06
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
I lived on a houseboat moorage on the Columbia river in Portland for a couple of decades. It was easy - until it became trendy, and all the nurses/artists/musicians/river rats/outlaw chefs were replaced by lawyers and doctors. The first thing they did was proclaim "this place is great! Now here's a few new rules and fees". Needless to say, the fun-kai factor took a nosedive, expenses quadrupled and all the fun just floated away.
 
I have to say that the Columbia River gorge is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.  It's too bad the hoity-toity crowd had to ruin your experience. My brother and I have devised a way to keep the riff-raff out - we just live like bums, exercise our "squatter's rights," and drive the high-priced snoots out of the neighborhood. Sometimes, one must fight for one's paradise. {#Wink}

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 14:25
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
I lived on a houseboat moorage on the Columbia river in Portland for a couple of decades. It was easy - until it became trendy, and all the nurses/artists/musicians/river rats/outlaw chefs were replaced by lawyers and doctors. The first thing they did was proclaim "this place is great! Now here's a few new rules and fees". Needless to say, the fun-kai factor took a nosedive, expenses quadrupled and all the fun just floated away.
 
People need to learn to leave well enough alone.  Sad...


Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 11:27
 
Manbird wrote:
I had a client who lived on a houseboat in Sausalito and a friend of mine was the mailman there for years.
I lived on a houseboat moorage on the Columbia river in Portland for a couple of decades. It was easy - until it became trendy, and all the nurses/artists/musicians/river rats/outlaw chefs were replaced by lawyers and doctors. The first thing they did was proclaim "this place is great! Now here's a few new rules and fees". Needless to say, the fun-kai factor took a nosedive, expenses quadrupled and all the fun just floated away.



copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 11:43
 
 Manbird wrote:
I had a client who lived on a houseboat in Sausalito and a friend of mine was the mailman there for years. 
 

Was the houseboat friend's name Simon..or Simon?


Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 00:35
 
Despite a lot of comments down here, i'm liking this one!

7

Manbird
(Santa Rosa, CA)
Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 10:34
 
I had a client who lived on a houseboat in Sausalito and a friend of mine was the mailman there for years. 

colt4x5
(hi, deb.)
Posted: Dec 26, 2009 - 17:44
 
i hear paul simon. what's that song again from graceland, with the kind of roll-y drums? there's prolly a name for the rhythm. dunno. but it's not enough to carry this song, in sausalito or anywhere else i can think of.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 12:31
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
RadioDoc wrote:
Most of the alt-country wannabes and mimics try to sound like that.
  Because we all know the easiest path to musical fame and fortune is through alt-country. {#No}

Yeah. The music you hear all over the air waves. {#Rolleyes}

Sic 'em Peter! {#Mrgreen}


eruwenolorien
(SC)
Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 15:22
 
 HeartlandJon 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 was about to comment, "this sounds like the Bright Eyes singer," but now I know why!



bluedot
(Long Beach, CA)
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 22:09
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
I thought it sounded like Tom Petty trying to sound country-fied
 
definite tom petty thang goin on...


DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 07:11
 
I thought it sounded like Tom Petty trying to sound country-fied

h8rhater
Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 08:41
 
RadioDoc wrote:
Most of the alt-country wannabes and mimics try to sound like that. Stave wrote:
They must have taken one of those mail-order "You Could Be The Next Jay Farrar" courses advertised in the back pages of Guitar World.
Tools.  You laugh at your own jokes even when you're alone don't you? 

If alt-country (or whatever you want to call it) isn't your bag, just don't comment.  RP is for everyone.  Connor Oberst is one of the best new voices in music so get used to him or find a genre-specific station to do your listening.


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 15, 2009 - 05:38
 
RadioDoc wrote:
Most of the alt-country wannabes and mimics try to sound like that.
 
 Stave wrote:
They must have taken one of those mail-order "You Could Be The Next Jay Farrar" courses advertised in the back pages of Guitar World. 
 
Because we all know the easiest path to musical fame and fortune is through alt-country. {#No}


Stave
(San Francisco)
Posted: Sep 09, 2009 - 14:55
 
 RadioDoc wrote:

Most of the alt-country wannabes and mimics try to sound like that.
 
They must have taken one of those mail-order "You Could Be The Next Jay Farrar" courses advertised in the back pages of Guitar World.  It's the musical equivalent of those matchbook covers where you draw the cartoon turtle and send it in to that art instruction school to see if you've got what it takes to be a Real Artist.


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 05:14
 
Really good songwriter and he has a good band, but man that guy can't sing and not in a cool way!{#Eek}

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Jul 08, 2009 - 10:37
 
 Lyndra_Ski wrote:
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.  


 

Well actually Sid V wasn't even in the original Sex Pistols line-up, was he? He was thrown in later. I think it was Mclaren and Lydon that formed the original Pistols.