Jesus Christ, I like Bright Eyes as much as the next man but two hours of Oberst's rustic folkly solo stuff nearly killed me.
Still his set was energetic and fun enough for the first forty minutes and seeing the lead singer stop a gig to chat up a teenager in the front row for ten minutes is always fun.
I'm still having trouble getting into his solo work, it's not a case of not liking the album as much as finding it a little beneath him. Ever since Lifted and I'm Wide Awake It's Morning I've viewed Bright Eyes with insanely high regard (I refuse to acknowledge the existence of any Bright Eyes albums made after 2005 though) and so it's hard to get used to Oberst being a little placid and a little upbeat at times.
Still his set was energetic and fun enough for the first forty minutes and seeing the lead singer stop a gig to chat up a teenager in the front row for ten minutes is always fun.
I'm still having trouble getting into his solo work, it's not a case of not liking the album as much as finding it a little beneath him. Ever since Lifted and I'm Wide Awake It's Morning I've viewed Bright Eyes with insanely high regard (I refuse to acknowledge the existence of any Bright Eyes albums made after 2005 though) and so it's hard to get used to Oberst being a little placid and a little upbeat at times.
