There Is No Beginning to the Story

(Redirected from There Is No Beginning To The Story) 2002 EP by Bright Eyes

EP by Bright Eyes

Released

May 6, 2002

Bright Eyes chronology

Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes
(2001)

There Is No Beginning to the Story
(2002)

Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	7.4/10

There Is No Beginning to the Story is the third EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are more rooted in acoustic. The 12" vinyl edition includes 2 extra songs: "Amy in the White Coat" and a Neil Young cover, "Out on the Weekend".

This album is the 45th release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing

"From a Balance Beam"
"Messenger Bird's Song"
"We Are Free Men"
"Loose Leaves"
"Amy in the White Coat" (vinyl release only)
"Out on the Weekend" (Neil Young) (vinyl release only)

Personnel

Todd Baechle - voice
Kriss Brooks - piano
Stefanie Drootin - organ
Orenda Fink - trumpet, voice
Margret Fish - bassoon
Jason Flatowicz - trombone
Simon Joyner - voice, good advice
Jiha Lee - flute, voice
Andy LeMaster - electric guitars, voice
Clay Leverett - voice
Matt Maginn - bass, pylons
Roslyn Maginn - percussion
Mike Mogis - hammered dulcimer, vibraphone, glockenspiel, mandolin, dobro, banjo, bells, electric guitars
Conor Oberst - guitars, Rhodes, piano, voice
Casey Scott - bass, percussion
Maria Taylor - piano, voice

Drum Corps

Production

Mike Mogis - Recording, mixing
Andy LeMaster - Recording
Doug Van Sloun - Mastering
Zack Nipper - Diorama, layout
Matt Maginn - Layout

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)	14

References

Pitchfork review
"Bright Eyes Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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Studio albums	A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997 Letting Off the Happiness Fevers and Mirrors Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground A Christmas Album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Digital Ash in a Digital Urn Cassadaga The People's Key Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was Five Dice, All Threes
Live albums	Motion Sickness
Compilation albums	Noise Floor
EPs	Bright Eyes / Squadcar 96 Every Day and Every Night Insound Tour Support No.12 Oh Holy Fools Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page There Is No Beginning to the Story One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels Four Winds
Singles	"Motion Sickness" "Lover I Don't Have to Love" "Lua" "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" "When the President Talks to God" 'First Day of My Life" "Easy/Lucky/Free" "Hot Knives"
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