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| Sufjan Stevens – Age of Adz Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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It's official: I love this album. I'm sure my journey mirrors many other Sufjan fans (many of whom probably wouldn't be willing to admit it for fear of backlash from extremists like you see above) who were very wary of this album after reading all of Suf's interviews. But after listening to the album many times in preparation of attending one of his shows, especially in this last week, I am once again in awe of his genius. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he is able to turn one of my least favorite genre into something I love. While I still do like his earlier stuff the most, I appreciate this album as an artistic journey that I am taking with Sufjan as he leads me into musical territory in which I never intended to venture. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Vesuvius Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Great thoughts. And good point about Daniel Smith's participation, pcklein31.
I couldn't help but think of Paul's internal struggle in Romans 7 when I heard this. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Age of Adz Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Go listen to Enjoy Your Rabbit again. It's not the same thing. And how is it wrong to have different tastes than someone else? I'm not saying other people shouldn't like his new stuff as much. I just said that I still prefer his earlier stuff better. Relax, folks. We don't all have to have the exact same tastes. Sufjan was right - some of his fans take themselves and him too seriously. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Age of Adz Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Having now heard I Walked, Impossible Soul, Too Much Love and Age of Adz, I think it might take some time for me to get used to Suf's new sound. I guess I just need to go through a grieving period over what seems to be the end of his old style, but I understand that he needs to grow as a musician and evolve in whatever direction interests him. We could see this change coming based on the interviews he's given over the last few years, but it will still be hard to accept the change. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Djohariah Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I forgot to mention that my conclusion that Djohariah is the name of Suf's sister is based on what I found by Googling "djohariah." I always do that with words I don't recognize in his songs because usually it's a literary or religious reference, but all I found were links to his song and links about a woman named Djohariah Stevens who is from Petoskey, MI. Seems pretty clear to me that she must be his sister. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Djohariah Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I'm pretty sure Djohariah is the name of Sufjan's sister (or one of them - not sure if he has more than one). At first I thought this song was way too personal to be about his real sister, but I'm quite sure Djohariah Stevens is his sister. If true, then that just makes the song that much more touching. |
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