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johansen smith
03-09-2004, 03:14 AM
is better than Greetings From Michigan by leaps and bounds. discuss.
vesper
03-09-2004, 08:49 AM
Is terrible.
Susan Kirk
03-09-2004, 12:46 PM
Sucks hard.
Paul
03-09-2004, 01:13 PM
..is his best album yet.
johansen smith
03-09-2004, 01:24 PM
Originally posted by Paul
..is his best album yet.
I agree.
vesper
03-09-2004, 02:24 PM
Originally posted by Paul
..is his best album yet.

Which, IMO, doesn't say much. I can see how people would get into it, but I find his work in general to be plodding. I'll give him the first song -which had me hoping this new one would do me in- but I can barely sit through the rest of the disc.
Paul
03-09-2004, 02:33 PM
Banjo hater.
earl grey
03-09-2004, 02:58 PM
the first song actually reminds of "landslide" a lot, but i dig it. i really like this new one. i miss the polyrhythms of 'michigan' but i prefer 'seven swans' as well. more concise, better songwriting ... excellent stuff.
pabost
03-11-2004, 05:50 PM
But is Sufjan Stevens a Christian? I know he's on the Danielson label, and I also saw that he's participating in Calvin College's seminar on faith and writing.

In explination of why I care . . . as a Christian myself, I tend to listen to other Christian's lyrics with a different mindset. Also, Christianity is so misrepresented in popular music (Creed, DC Talk, etc . . .) that encountering artists like Stevens is encouraging to me.

Strange . . . I remember a day when David Robinson's and Orel Hershiser's athletic prowess was more vital to me due to their evangelical identity. Nowadays, all I want is Rasheed Wallace on my team.
Paul
03-11-2004, 06:14 PM
I haven't read anything where he's confirmed or denied it, but all signs point to "yes."
johansen smith
03-11-2004, 06:51 PM
the album is certainly heavily-laced with overt christianity. the best songs on the album are the most obviosuly religious ones, though, so more power to him.
bitterfruit
03-17-2004, 08:36 PM
Originally posted by johansen smith
I agree.

Woo hoo! Finally, something that the three of us can agree on. I think the record is quite nice.

By the way Paul, save the BauHaus VHS tape for your kids. They'll thank you for it one day.

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