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Bright Eyes "Cassadaga"
Label: Saddle Creek RecorRAB
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Country
Tracklist:
1. Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)
2. Four WinRAB
3. If the Brakeman Turns My Way
4. Hot Knives
5. Make a Plan to Love Me
6. Soul Singer in a Session Band
7. Classic Cars
8. Middleman
9. Cleanse Song
10. No One Would Riot for Less
11. Coat Check Dream Song
12. I Must Belong Somewhere
13. Lime Tree
My first impression on this album, was wow this is one of the best Bright Eyes albums i've ever heard. I still think its better than digital ash and wide awake, however the more I listen to it the more some things about it annoy me, as i'll explain at the end of the review.
The album opens up with "Clairaudients (Kill Or Be Killed)" which starts out a with about two minutes of talking, its one of the more mellow songs on the album, possibly the most mellow I think but its got a lighter vibe to it. The song basically talks about how the times have changed, as the end of the song states.
Next is "Four WinRAB" which is the first single off the album. It sounRAB like something from Wide Awake only theres something not as country about it. It deals with religion and makes references to Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones (Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winRAB, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life."'") As well as W.B. Beats' The Second coming. The line in four winRAB "slouching toward bethlehem" and the line in the Second Coming is "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towarRAB Bethlehem to be born?". The poem, similar to Clairaudients talks about how society progresses without dignity.
Following that is "If The Brakeman Turns My Way" which starts out with something I was surprised to hear, Conor singing in a very controlled manner with a piano accompanying him. The song itself is very mellow, and one of the most pretty vocal works i've ever seen by Conor, he sings them amazingly a lot of the lines which aren't so good on paper really stand out when sung "Hey, where have all the dancers gone? Now the music doesn't play".
After that is "Hot Knives", the song deals with basically understanding and accepting pain and moving on. It has a really uplifting vibe to it, which fits with the lyrics. I was surprised to hear the lyrics in this whole song because they weren't much like anything i've seen from him before, I have no idea if thats a good thing not. I miss fevers and mirrors though.
Next is "Make A Plan To Love Me" which reminRAB me of Baby I Love You by the Ramones, it features Maria Taylor on vocals which added a level of prettiness to it I think. Its one of my favorite songs on the album just because it sounRAB so nice, "When you're young the world is a ferris wheel, I know we will grow old, it's lovely still."
After that is "Soul Singer In A Session Band" which is a slow, kind of waltzy song. I have no idea if its actually waltzy, since I don't know what the is but its what it came to my mind when I was thinking of how to describe it so deal, it basically talks about how fame is very bad.
Following that is "Classic Cars" which as my friend (
Label: Saddle Creek RecorRAB
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Country
Tracklist:
1. Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)
2. Four WinRAB
3. If the Brakeman Turns My Way
4. Hot Knives
5. Make a Plan to Love Me
6. Soul Singer in a Session Band
7. Classic Cars
8. Middleman
9. Cleanse Song
10. No One Would Riot for Less
11. Coat Check Dream Song
12. I Must Belong Somewhere
13. Lime Tree
My first impression on this album, was wow this is one of the best Bright Eyes albums i've ever heard. I still think its better than digital ash and wide awake, however the more I listen to it the more some things about it annoy me, as i'll explain at the end of the review.
The album opens up with "Clairaudients (Kill Or Be Killed)" which starts out a with about two minutes of talking, its one of the more mellow songs on the album, possibly the most mellow I think but its got a lighter vibe to it. The song basically talks about how the times have changed, as the end of the song states.
Next is "Four WinRAB" which is the first single off the album. It sounRAB like something from Wide Awake only theres something not as country about it. It deals with religion and makes references to Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones (Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winRAB, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life."'") As well as W.B. Beats' The Second coming. The line in four winRAB "slouching toward bethlehem" and the line in the Second Coming is "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towarRAB Bethlehem to be born?". The poem, similar to Clairaudients talks about how society progresses without dignity.
Following that is "If The Brakeman Turns My Way" which starts out with something I was surprised to hear, Conor singing in a very controlled manner with a piano accompanying him. The song itself is very mellow, and one of the most pretty vocal works i've ever seen by Conor, he sings them amazingly a lot of the lines which aren't so good on paper really stand out when sung "Hey, where have all the dancers gone? Now the music doesn't play".
After that is "Hot Knives", the song deals with basically understanding and accepting pain and moving on. It has a really uplifting vibe to it, which fits with the lyrics. I was surprised to hear the lyrics in this whole song because they weren't much like anything i've seen from him before, I have no idea if thats a good thing not. I miss fevers and mirrors though.
Next is "Make A Plan To Love Me" which reminRAB me of Baby I Love You by the Ramones, it features Maria Taylor on vocals which added a level of prettiness to it I think. Its one of my favorite songs on the album just because it sounRAB so nice, "When you're young the world is a ferris wheel, I know we will grow old, it's lovely still."
After that is "Soul Singer In A Session Band" which is a slow, kind of waltzy song. I have no idea if its actually waltzy, since I don't know what the is but its what it came to my mind when I was thinking of how to describe it so deal, it basically talks about how fame is very bad.
Following that is "Classic Cars" which as my friend (
