tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623527747238657704.post7230539986507928286..comments2023-11-02T13:45:16.611+00:00Comments on Exitainment: Bright Eyes- Koko 16 March 07lightupvirginmaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371404648770257776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623527747238657704.post-41308442540207900872007-03-19T20:21:00.000+00:002007-03-19T20:21:00.000+00:00I feel much the same. I don't get the whole countr...I feel much the same. I don't get the whole country thing: as a person living in England it means nothing to me. I don't mind a bit of folk, something a bit mellow, but my favourite BE songs are things like A Line Allows Progress, No Lies, Just Love, the angry ones, basically. The ones with really meaningful lyrics that I can relate to.<BR/>I'm hoping the new album will be a bit of a mixture. But as Morrissey once sang, my only mistake is I'm hoping...<BR/>Whatever happens, they are still one of the most important bands in my life, and always will be.lightupvirginmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371404648770257776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1623527747238657704.post-30322092861017317142007-03-19T08:34:00.000+00:002007-03-19T08:34:00.000+00:00I was there too, and I thought it was good, but no...I was there too, and I thought it was good, but not great. <BR/><BR/>I half-expected that would be the case, though, because:<BR/>a) I know when Conor promotes a new album, he rarely delves into his earlier repertoire (which made June on the West Coast an extra sweet, sweet treat);<BR/>b) he has been moving slowly but inexorably towards country. My theory is that now he lives in NY, he feels the tug of his Nebraskan roots...<BR/><BR/>While I don't think that Digital Ash in a Digital Urn is the best album ever (or Bright Eyes' best album, even -- for me that's Letting Off the Happiness), I think it's so much better than I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning. I can't remember the last time I listened to Wide Awake in its entirety. <BR/><BR/>And that makes me cautious about Cassadaga...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598718532932773138noreply@blogger.com