Talk:Bright Eyes (band)

message: Including the fact that their record label, Saddle Creek, is distributed by the Sony Corporation is laughably irrelevant (especially in the first few sentences of the entry), as well as inaccurate. Nearly every major indie label is distributed by a company connected to the major labels - whether it be RED, ADA (the actual company that distributes Saddle Creek releases, if we're being accurate), or others. These distribution companies handle distribution, not promotion or label budget (i.e. the distributor of a major indie label isn't a relevant fact for the opening first sentences of a band's wikipedia page. Also, ADA is a part of Warner Music Group, not Sony. I'm erasing the error on the main page.) Please let the fix stand because I'm right on this one.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.134.88.18 (talk) 18:52, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Opening Paragraph

message: Bright Eyes has been active since before 1998, I believe.
Early years - it says here that the name Bright Eyes comes from Planet of the Apes. Forgive me if I'm being stupid here, and  I haven't seen the original 1960s film in a long time, but I remember reading an interview with Conor where he says the name comes from a film where a man keeps calling a girl "bright eyes", and assumed it was the Shirley Temple film, but that was just a guess. Does this actually happen in POTA? Do you think we could add some more detail about the origin of the name?
"Bright eyes" is the nickname Dr Zira gives to Taylor when she first meets him in the original POTA movie, yeah.WolfieSummers (talk) 15:48, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Years Active

message: Should we mention at all that Oberst gets so drunk by the end of most concerts that he forgets words stumbles around etc?  Obviously we would have to find an official source, but just about anyone thats been to a concert of his (within the last year for sure) can verify :)
:If you would really like to include it, you could probably check out some concert reviews for a source. Problem is, musicians getting drunk and acting stupid on stage is not exactly unique and most reviewers probably wouldn't think to mention it. Elvrum 19:16, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If Oberst hates Texas he should not play shows there.
OCT. 22, 2005 I saw Bright Eyes Live at the Santa Barbara Bowl. He was not drunk in fact he was only drinking tea. It was one of the most amazing concerts i have ever been to in my life. 
205.167.120.201 16:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bright Eyes live 

message: I've just beefed up the Clear Channel stuff a little, and wondered whether there might be an argument for seperating out things that could broadly be termed as "protest" activities, which would include Clear Channel, MoveOn.org tour, "When The President Talks To God", etc. That "Recent Years" section is just starting to look a little cluttered. --Wastekiller 02:29, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's not a bad idea. All this article is so far is a mini-biography without much information about the music, critical reactions, etc. It needs more sections and "Activism" or the like wouldn't be a bad start. Elvrum 03:23, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Protest" section? 

message: Bright Eyes isn't an emo band? I'm pretty sure all of his songs are depressing(for some reason i love them, though :p)...but i guess that doesn't count as emo?
Bright Eyes are loved by emo and indie listeners. MCR arent emo, neither are afi.
Emo is Mineral, Juliana Theory and Sunny Day Real Estate.
No, being depressing does not count as emo.--149.167.194.128 11:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  And put in a hidden tag telling people not to remove it? I think the consensus on here is that they're not emo, and I agree with that... I think it should be removed EJBH (talk) 15:16, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not emo? 

message: I'm a bit confused at the content of the Bright Eyes page on Wikipedia. Under Future Plans it states 
"Conor has been married to Cait for nearly three years. She is currently eighteen. They live in Omaha, NE, in his parents' basement, and have five puppies."
Aside from being an odd post (marrying a 15 year old and all), the Conor Oberst Wiki page states (under Trivia) that Conor is "Is romantically involved with fellow Saddle Creek artist Maria Taylor."
Can somebody clear this up? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.179.210.230 (talk) 18:10, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's exactly what I said.  It's clearly false.  Don't be stupid, people. Dieter Weber 23:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, it's obviously vandalism.Notahippie76 21:48, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Life 

message: Would a list of music videos be relevant to this article? I came here looking for a list of music videos he's made for songs, but didn't find any. I suppose a quick google search would work too, but I think it'd be helpful.
71.59.157.40 01:10, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See Bright Eyes discography#Music videos. Pomte 01:31, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Music videos? 

message: I think it would improve the article to explain why Bright Eyes dislikes Clear Channel, and why Clear Channel in particular and not other, similar corporations.
--Skb8721 15:47, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Clear Channel Issue?

message: In the part of the article concerned with Wide Awake and Digital Ash it states that:
"While both albums were met with success and generally good reviews many die-hard fans felt Digital Ash was a bit too eccentric and find it to be the least impressive Bright Eyes album to date."
May I remove this last editorial comment on Digital Ash? This is purely conjecture and there is no way to quantify such a thing, let alone confirm or disconfirm such a statement. Who are these die-hard fans? Where can I find them? And where can I read a poll of their opinions? I suggest this is an editorial comment by one die-hard fan in particular - in other words it is OR. If there are no good arguments against my removing it, i'll replace it with something more concrete in a few days (----) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Warchef (talk • contribs) 18:42, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right, I have removed it. –Pomte 23:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Digital Ash least impresseive? 

message: I just got rid of it... it's completely esoteric, talking at length about the theme from a specific song sandwiched into a general overview of early Bright Eyes. It's out of place and pointless, not to mention, it also seems to be shameless self-promotion, as it was first added by someone using the handle EA2005... coincidentally, the initials to E. Attinger. If anyone can think of a valid reason to keep it, speak up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.70.127.182 (talk) 05:44, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eric Attinger paragraph? 

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message: Does anyone know the story behind naming the album Cassadaga? 204.249.68.152 (talk) 04:18, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cassadaga Title?

message: This list was mostly deleted, so i have reverted it for the moment.
With discussion from another user, we decided to review the list and refine it back to those artists who feature in the leaflets of his albums, thus having verified, notable references for them having actually worked with the band.
This will take some time, so please contact me if you have any problems - just let me do the work. :D
Corythepaperboy (talk) 07:31, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Contributors

message: Bright Eyes did not record in November, even though earlier in the summer Conor stated they would. Conor and the Mystic Valley Band toured til the end of November and then (NOT BRIGHT EYES) recorded at a studio in Texas in December.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crooked spin (talk • contribs) 00:12, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Upcoming Album section

message: The band seems to be on hiatus since 2007, at least to me.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.229.209.251 (talk) 20:46, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are they still active? 

message: While I appreciate the humor in the statements at the top of this section, I'm fairly certain they don't belong on Wikipedia.
Nipsy (talk) 08:47, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  tagged Early years section for review due to questionable content 

message: i cant find any other source, saying that he was the top two spots in 2004. i believe that he was, but i think there should be a source. 67.131.56.196 (talk) 03:26, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  billboard 

message: The band Aperture... is listed under associated acts. I can't find any reference to them in the article and I'm not sure how it's associated with Bright Eyes.FlyingVictrola (talk) 00:10, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Associated Acts 

message: "Ketamine Fears and Hope (Spring 2011)" - this seems dubious to me as there's no other reference to this title on the web. Is this profound insider knowledge (phew) or just bogus? In either case it's probably out of place here for the time being. 24.7.159.28 (talk) 06:33, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discography - upcoming album 

message: Hi, guys. I'm not really sure if you want to add this, but here is Shakespeare's sonnet one.
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decease,
His tender heir might bear his memory:
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light's flame with self-substantial fuel,
Making a famine where abundance lies,
Thy self thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel.
Note the last two words of the fifth line: "bright eyes".
According to http://www.williamshakespeare-sonnets.com/sonnet-1
"The youth is “contracted to thine own bright eyes,” 
‘betrothed or drawn to his own eyes,’ 
or like Narcissus, ‘sees encapsulated (“contracted”) in his own eyes his reflected image:’"
Which is a reference to Ovid and the classics.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.252.47.57 (talk) 04:52, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of name 

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message: The section on the band's history needs to be updated with the contributions of the other band members, including when each joined the project. It also needs to pruned somewhat, or some of the information needs to be split off into other new sections. Right now it's basically an extended discography and discussion of Conor Oberst. Kevin Hallward's Ghost (Let's talk) 14:03, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  No discussion of any members except Conor Oberst?