Like many people I bought this cd because I read all the great reviews that said Conor Oberst was a brilliant lyricist and the musicianship was excellent. Much to my surprise, when I played this cd I was greeted with the whiniest, worst sounding, pretentious garbage I have heard in my life. I mean wow. I can listen to "bowl of oranges"...but it's still a little tough. Whoever compared him to Springsteen or Dylan really should just quit their job and go live in the woods because you're a moron.