For Real (Okkervil River song) explained

For Real (There's Nothing Quite Like the Blinding Light)
Type:single
Artist:Okkervil River
A-Side:For Real (There's Nothing Quite Like the Blinding Light)
B-Side:"The Next Four Months"/"For the Enemy"
Released:2005
Genre:Indie rock
Producer:Okkervil River
Prev Title:Split single with South San Gabriel
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:The President's Dead
Next Year:2006

"For Real (There's Nothing Quite Like the Blinding Light)" is a 2005 single by indie band Okkervil River, released prior to the album Black Sheep Boy. The single features an extended version of "For Real", with "The Next Four Months" and "For the Enemy" as B-sides. "The Next Four Months" is an outtake from Black Sheep Boy, and "For the Enemy" is a live recording, performed while the band members were intoxicated.[1] [2]

Track listing

  1. "For Real" – 5:32
  2. "The Next Four Months" – 3:31
  3. "For the Enemy (Live)" – 8:55

Notes and References

  1. New York - Volume 38 - Page 92 2005 - RATING 8 BEST TRACK: "HELL YEAH" BLACK SHEEP BOY Okkervil River Austin, Texas, indie-scene stalwarts use a ... BEST TRACK: "FOR REAL" From the first ..."
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050228011038/http://www.jound.com/okkervil/forrealstory.html . 28 February 2005 . A Story of 'For Real (There's Nothing Quite Like the Blinding Light)' . Jound.com . 2014-03-15.