BRIGHT EYES VINYL BOX SET(5 releases on 7 LPs)RARE OOP

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BRIGHT EYES - VINYL BOX SET

(5 ALBUMS ON 7 LP's With POSTER)

RARE & OUT OF PRINT!!!!!
Format: 5 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered
2 x Vinyl, 12", EP, Limited Edition, Remastered
Box Set, Limited Edition
Country: US Released: 09 Sep 2003 Genre: Rock Style: Country Rock, Indie Rock Notes: "5 releases on 7 LP's - Remastered with 6 Additional Tracks"
thus spoke the sticker on the box. Infact there are only 5 additional tracks on this...

Track 2.B9 was previously only available on the japanese CD of "Letting Off The Happiness".
Tracks 4.B5 and 4.C11 were previously only available on the japanese CD of "Fevers And Mirrors".
Tracks 5.A3 and 5.A6 are bonus tracks.
Rating:   4.7/5 (3 votes) Rate It Submitted by: Gecks

Tracklisting:

  A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995 - 1997

In 1995, at the age of 15, Conor Oberst left the Omaha, NE, group Commander Venus and began working on the material for his solo project, Bright Eyes. A Collection of Songs gathers the results: 20 compositions recorded during the singer's mid- to late teens. Even at a young age, it's clear that Oberst is an extremely talented songwriter, seemingly incapable of penning a bad tune (except in the odd case when you sense he didn't try). Despite his obvious gifts, however, there are plenty of sour moments throughout A Collection, but they are almost always the result of the singer's delivery, rather than an inherent fault of the song. Oberst walks a fine line and occasionally his tendency toward unrelenting honesty chases him over the edge. His tone turns bitter and you sense that he can't stand to bear his soul without couching the sentiments in a combination of anger, sarcasm, and parody. On songs like "Patient Hope in New Snow," "Saturday as Usual," and "The Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweat," the songs disintegrate as his vocals are reduced to the unintelligible babbling of a child. Any balance the music maintained up to that point, however fragile, is lost and so, more than likely, is the listener. Exercising more restraint, Oberst reveals a unique songwriting voice. On "Exaltation on a Cool Kitchen Floor," the results are truly touching as he whispers, "I can't help noticing that she is sitting closer to me than she ever has before" -- lines that manage to capture the deep emotional ache called love. On "How Many Lights Do You See?," he expands the simple subject matter, exploring it with a near-cinematic perspective. Elsewhere (on the collection's best material), he is found teetering on the edge. Barely able to contain the welling emotions, a quiver rises in his voice. In such cases, you'd be hard-pressed to deny the truth of the sentiments Oberst is delivering.



1.A1   The Invisible Gardener 1.A2   Patient Hope In New Snow 1.A3   Saturday As Usual 1.A4   Falling Out Of Love At This Volume 1.A5   Exaltation On A Cool Kitchen Floor 1.B6   The Awful Sweetness Of Escaping Sweat 1.B7   Puella Quam Amo Est Pulchra 1.B8   Driving Fast Through A Big City At Night 1.B9   How Many Lights Do You See? 1.B10   I Watched You Taking Off 1.C11   A Celebration Upon Completion 1.C12   Emily, Sing Something Sweet 1.C13   All Of The Truth 1.C14   One Straw (Please) 1.C15   Lila 1.D16   A Few Minutes On Friday 1.D17   Supriya 1.D18   Solid Jackson 1.D19   Feb. 15th 1.D20   The 'Feel Good' Revolution   Letting Off The Happiness (Plus Japanese Import Bonus Track)


The second full-length release from Omaha wunderkind Conor Oberst is a fascinating coming of age for a singer/songwriter whose respectability is chiseled in stone through his musical abilities. This ten-track outing is a lo-fi bonanza of heartfelt tunes that features musical contributions from members of such critically acclaimed groups as Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, and Lullaby for the Working Class. Special guests aside, it is Oberst's acoustic guitar and wavering emotional vocals that turn songs like the opening "If Winter Ends" into fragile masterpieces. There are also full-on rock numbers like "The City Has Sex" that help to push the envelope, and others like the Dylan-esque "June on the West Coast" that showcase the one-man band aspect of Bright Eyes. Letting Off the Happiness is a powerful record that manages to stay believable in light of the tortured emotions it tries to convey. It was recorded before Oberst was even out of his teens, but he shows the maturity of a songwriter who has seen it all, and for that he deserves respect and maybe a bit of incredulous inspection. This is a powerful record that has the ability to reach inside and identify with the listener, and while Bright Eyes went on to release some better-sounding and slightly more mature records, this one has the raw power to make people really stand up and notice.

2.A1   If Winter Ends 2.A2   Padraic My Prince 2.A3   Contrast And Compare 2.A4   The City Has Sex 2.A5   The Difference In The Shades 2.A6   Touch 2.B7   June On The West Coast 2.B8   Pull My Hair 2.B9   Empty Canyon, Empty Canteen 2.B10   A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate Seduction 2.B11   Tereza And Tomas   Every Day And Every Night EP


Bright Eyes' Every Day and Every Night EP establishes Conor Oberst as a teenage genius. The Omaha native explores themes as distant as love and divorce and as oblique as the meaning of youth with an unexpected amount of maturity. Oberst's showcase is "A Perfect Sonnet," a brilliant piece involving his voice and an acoustic guitar. Midway through the song, drums and other guitars appear, pushing Oberst's voice to a level of intensity not heard since Hüsker Dü's "Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill." The breathtaking vocal croaks, cries, and moans on a single syllable. The cuts on Every Day and Every Night could pass as Okie folk songs or lo-fi indie rock; his songwriting and tone is that good. The pedal steels during "On My Way to Work" feel just as genuine as the looped beats in "Neely O'Hara." What is most impressive about Oberst and his Bright Eyes project is how he manages to tackle so many issues, so many styles, and so many emotions, yet each feels as meaningful and honest as the last. Simply put, the best singer/songwriter record in ten years.

3.A1   A Line Allows Progress, A Circle Does Not 3.A2   A Perfect Sonnet 3.A3   On My Way To Work 3.B4   A New Arrangement 3.B5   Neely O'Hara   Fevers And Mirrors (With Two Japanese Bonus Tracks)



Nebraska's Bright Eyes are graduates from the Midwestern school of Britpop. With Fevers and Mirrors being their third full-length release, a strong adaptation of Radiohead, Blur, and Suede is conveniently wrapped up in a neat lo-fi package. But without completely ripping anyone off, Bright Eyes feature their own cadence of loose indie and shaky, emotional vocals. The results amount to a catchy collection of elaborate pop that's been perfectly captured on a nickel budget.

4.A1   A Spindle, A Darkness, A Fever And A Necklace 4.A2   A Scale, A Mirror, And These Indifferent Clocks 4.A3   The Calendar Hung Itself 4.B4   Something Vague 4.B5   The Joy In Discovery 4.B6   The Movement Of A Hand 4.B7   Arienette 4.C8   When The Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass 4.C9   Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh 4.C10   The Center Of The World 4.C11   Jetsabel Removes The Undesirables 4.D12   Sunrise, Sunset 4.D13   An Attempt To Tip The Scales 4.D14   A Song To Pass The Time   Don't Be Frightened Of Turning The Page (All 4 Bright Eyes Tracks From Oh Holy Fools - The Music Of Son, Ambulance And Bright Eyes Plus Two Bonus Tracks)


5.A1   Going For The Gold 5.A2   Oh, You Are The Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet And Hold The Earth In Place 5.A3   I Won't Ever Be Happy Again 5.B4   No Lies, Just Love 5.B5   Kathy With A K's Song 5.B6   Mirrors And Fevers
  ORIGINAL PRESSING 2003 SADDLE CREEK RECORDS
This is set is not sealed, however it has only been opened a few times. Only 3 of the 7 LP's have ever been played! The box is in great condition, and the records are almost mint!!