Analyzing Bright Eyes

I can't pretend that I'm the biggest Bright Eyes fan. So during his 7-night Town Hall stint earlier this month, for whatever reason, I just didn't get a chance to check him out. Various friends of mine did though, and basically the consensus was that there were some amazing moments, but Bright Eyes was also a little bored to watch [read: snoozefest]. So when I logged on to the NY Times this morning, I immediately clicked onto the link that said "Dissecting Indie Music Into Complex Charts," and was delighted to see that the Times had commissioned fellow music blogger Andrew Kuo to analyze all 7 nights of Bright Eyes.

True to my friends' reviews, Kuo seemed to be bored [like on the verge of falling asleep bored] during much of the shows. There were redeeming moments, like his favorite songs "Lua" and "Lime Tree," and interesting special guests (his favorite was Lou Reed). But overall, I couldn't help but notice that his "Quality Arc of Each Show" graph had a lot more lines at the bottom, where "Nap time! No, really, it's zzz time!" was the origin.

This graph thing is definitely the geekiest indie rock thing I've ever seen, but I appreciate the work and thought put into these graphs. Bravo, Kuo. Ha.

Download Kuo's favorite song "Lua" and my favorite "Something Vague" (bringing you back, right?).
DOWNLOAD: Bright Eyes - "Lua" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bright Eyes - "Something Vague" (MP3)