Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
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Artist: Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley BandEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-05-05
Music Label: Merge Records
Soundtracks:
- Slowly (oh so slowly)
- To all the Lights in the Windows
- Big Black Nothing
- Air Mattress
- Cabbage Town
- Ten Women
- Difference is Time
- Nikorette
- White Shoes
- Bloodline
- Spoiled
- Worldwide
- Roosevelt Room
- Eagle on a Pole
- I got The Reason #2
- Snake Hill
Music reviews of Outer South
Music Review: Instant classic
Rating: 5 Stars
There is abundant evidence on all Bright Eyes album that Conor Oberst is one of the grand songwriters of our days. Outer South contains some of his finest songs and, surprisingly, pearls sung by various Mystic Valley Band members that are virtually at par with his.
My favorite song on the album is I Got The Reason #2, a song that has been a widely acclaimed fan favorite during his recent tour to promote his eponymous last album. The studio version is very well done. It starts very slow, gains momentum, and finally features a wonderful guitar riff, that makes one wish that a guitar hero like Jack White would play a 10-minute version, a kind of I Got The Reason #3. It surely was the right decision not to put #1, sung by Jason Boesel, on the album. Including "In the pages of the Rolling Stone" in his lyrics may be Conor's way of expressing his gratitude for the best songwriter award of 2008 that the magazine bestowed on him.
Ten Women is a masterpiece as well. Conor sings about the thrill and shame of short-lived relations and "that he is biding his time like a seller of wine" while his band excels as background vocalists. In To All The Lights In The Window Conor speaks to both leaders and followers and accurately describes "that's the thing about charisma, it makes everyone believe that there is nothing impossible..."
Slowly and Spoiled are great songs whose studio version have long been awaited by the many fans who have seen him on his world tour. That Conor can master slow and heavy songs equally well is exemplified by White Shoes and Roosevelt Room.
What is truly amazing is that the songs that are not performed by Conor himself are equally well done. Nik Freitas does not only sing a brief part of Conor's Nikorette, but also Big Black Nothing and Bloodline. His voice is plainly wonderful and his lyrics funny ("It feels scary to be ordinary").
Guitarist Taylor Hollingsworth, bassist Macey Taylor, drummer Jason Boesel, and keyboarder Nathaniel Walcott impress as well, both with their instrumental and vocal performances. They enrich Conor's oeuvre with songs that sound more like the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Difference Is Time) and the Ramones (Air Mattress) than Bright Eyes.
One reason why Beatles records were never boring was that there were four voices singing lead. The Mystic Valley Band clearly proves that they deserve to play with Conor Oberst. Let us all hope that this album is just the first of many future collaborative efforts.
Description of Outer South
While touring in support of last year's debut "Conor Oberst", Conor and The Mystic Valley Band began writing new songs. The result is the first album credited to this group. Oberst's songwriting and delivery remain an engaging presence, but the addition of songs by Taylor Hollingsworth, Nik Freitas, and Jason Boesel make for a multi-textured and colorful collaboration. The Mystic Valley band also includes Macey Taylor and Nathaniel Walcott.Alternative Rock CDs
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