===The Faint (1994–1995)===In 1994, following a Slowdown Virginia show, Oberst, along with friends Joel Petersen, Todd Fink (formerly Todd Baechle) and Clark Baechle, formed a band called Norman Bailer, later known as The Faint.
=== Norman Bailer (The Faint) ===В 1994 Оберст вместе с Джоел Питерсон (Joel Petersen), Тоддом Финком (Todd Fink) и Кларком Бойлером (Clark Baechle) основал группу Norman Bailer, позже переименованную в The Faint.