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His album,"Illinoise", track 4, "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." Chilling but beautiful. Go listen to it somewhere and listen to these vocals: His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed Folding John Wayne's t-shirts when the swingset hit his head The neighbors they adored him For his humor and his conversation Look underneath the house there Find the few living things, rotting fast, in their sleep Oh the dead 27 people Even more, they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs Oh my God Are you one of them? He dressed up like a clown for them With his face paint white and red And on his best behavior In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all He'd kill ten thousand people With a slight of his hand, running far, running fast to the dead He took off all their clothes for them He put a cloth on their lips, quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth And in my best behavior I am really just like him Look beneath the floor boards For the secrets I have hid. |
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yes, it's about the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacey. is that the point you're trying to make? |
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i got major deja vu in this thread. how lame is that? |
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probaby because of ? |
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It's a fucking brilliant album. Working my way through his earlier stuff at the moment |
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yup! thats it. i forgot there were other threads. :) I dont feel as lame anymore |
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unlame yourself, brother. |
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Whoops, sorry. Didn't use the search function. Forgot it was working again. |
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it's a beautiful, sad song, though. |
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Yes. And kinda strange. There is not much beautiful about the man himself. Peter Soto from Whitehouse have published some words about him. Very disturbing |
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Man, rereading my old post there... I sound like a bit of an ignorant douche don't I? haha. That part of the song just really cracked me up at the time. I was probably pretty lit when I listened to it. I still can't really tell for sure if this song is a sarcastic joke or an emotional rollercoaster. |
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Indeed, a really beautiful song. The line "...they were boys, with their cars, summer jobs -- Oh my god!" kinda chokes me up. |
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he is good |
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seven swans is BETA |
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he's awful, derivative wimp-pop. |
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Eh, there's MUCH worse out there. Whether or not you enjoy his style of music is your own business, but all music is fairly derivative. |
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i meant extra-derivative. |
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and what kind of thing to say is, "there's MUCH worse out there"? so i should listen to something mediocre just because there is something else that's even worse? |
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sujan stevens is a very talented songwriter. and if you can't see that r40f then it's your loss. derivative from what?!?! It's the songs that matter, he's not ripping lyrics from anyone is he? his arrangements are ordinary but that shouldn't matter. |
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r40f - Yeah, I'm instructing you to listen to worse music because it exists...OR I'm telling you to pick your battles. Citing one of the most heralded new songwriters of the past few years because he plays music in a style you clearly don't enjoy, and calling it "derivative" isn't just uninformed, it's lazy. In this genre we're discussing perhaps Conor Oberst would be a better example... |
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Sufjan is an expert at what he does, great arranging and lyrics, I don't find him any more derivative than *insert anyone who didn't invent music here*. I could pick his melodic style out of a crowd with ease. I think Illinois is a bit bloated, though when it works, it fucking works. |
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i think you're the one who's uninformed since you don't seem to understand that singer-songwriter pop existed before this century. sufjan stevens sucks for his genre. and furthermore, how the hell do you know what music i listen to? you've been on this board for what, half of a day? |
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r40f - *laughs* Dude, you really need to relax. It's just music. It's also just a messageboard. Take a deep breath. No one's gonna hurt you. This is all made even more funny considering I only really like some of Sufjan's stuff. Jesus. |
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i'm calm - that was my comedic-overreaction tone. |
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Just heard this album for the first time. It's stunning. |
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That, is the only correct answer. |
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I recently discovered this aswell, was gonna start a thread but alas i was beaten. Lovely stuff innit! |
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He helps me sleep at night. |
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one of my recent favorite albums. i think it has a very Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas feel to it which i appreciate. |
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it's pretty good stuff alright. Come on! Feel The Illinoise! is a great track, as is John wayne gacy jr.. have yet to give it a proper listen. |
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Sufjan Stevens is probably the artist I've listened the most to this year. Illinois is wonderful, and Michingan too. |
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What artists sound like Sufjan, btw? |
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my butt |
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Do your butt play with a 12-piece orchestra? |
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it is a 12-piece orchestra |
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He's performing in Copenhagen in november, I might go to that concert |
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it's good when i hear two tracks per week. anything more and it becomes dull. |
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i'm really looking forward to you making your mind up |
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