steeler
(Riding The Bus to Canton) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2006 - 05:46 | |
normol wrote:This album really grows on me. It isn't immediately accessible, which I think explains the dyed in wool critics. The arrangements are complex, lyrics are challenging and contemplative. But after a couple exposures to some of the songs, then hearing them out of context later, a person just might find what a lot of quiet people are enjoying.
Fair enough. So, if you're done quietly contemplating the meaning of the lyrics, what is this song about? |
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normol
(in a van down by the Flathead River) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2006 - 05:43 | |
This album really grows on me. It isn't immediately accessible, which I think explains the dyed in wool critics. The arrangements are complex, lyrics are challenging and contemplative. But after a couple exposures to some of the songs, then hearing them out of context later, a person just might find what a lot of quiet people are enjoying.
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froggerwood
(Iowa City) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2006 - 05:41 | |
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jtdiver
(somewhere in Connecticut) | | Posted: Jul 30, 2006 - 16:37 | |
not a huge Sufjan fan but think someday i will be as he seems to sound better the more i listen to him.
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crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA) | | Posted: Jul 26, 2006 - 03:03 | |
tony620d wrote:amen. and what a load of BS this sufjan is.
amen from here too....... |
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tony620d
(an office) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2006 - 13:30 | |
amen. and what a load of BS this sufjan is.
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ahoylola
(35° 37' N - 120° 85' W) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2006 - 13:24 | |
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Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:28 | |
jah_blessed wrote:
Thanks! This guy nails it. I especially agree with this criticism. It reminds me of those T-shirts that used to say "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit." I think that captures this guy really well.
It's music that gives the impression of being sophisticated and complex, that never comes close to the sophistication of Randy Newman, Van Dyke Parks, Jimmy Webb, or what Illinois most closely resembles, Brian Wilson in his SMiLE guise. |
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adu
(Eugene) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:26 | |
So basically Drowsy Joe, an apt name. I think I'd prefer my neighbors if they were night zombies. They Are Yuppies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dealer With A New BMW!! Ahhhh!
ce wrote:
suf (a) (drowsy, drowsing, dozy, dozing, napping, nodding) half asleep.
I think it also means something along the lines of "dumb, thick, goofy, dimwitted, slow".
Not the brightest zombie in illinois. |
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serendipity_blue
(The Twilight Zone) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:16 | |
rosedraws wrote:I'm interested in Sufjan because he's mentioned in a Snow Patrol song!
Plus, I like it so far...
Really? Which one? |
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jah_blessed
(Netherlands) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:16 | |
For all you Sufjan haters out there: (click here)
His pretension -- his convoluted song titles, his cloying song about Saul Bellow, his adolescent fascination with John Wayne Gacy, Jr. -- all comes across like a precocious high school student in his senior year, where he's smug enough to want to prove that he's smarter than the rest of the school. |
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jgeyer
| | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:15 | |
physicsgenius wrote:
What about Hover Zombies?
As far as he and I could find. There is no such thing. If there were, you'd probably want a pretty big knife up there so that you could cut off their heads. |
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rachlan
(nyc) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:14 | |
Stevens has stated that the name is of Armenian origin and means "comes with a sword," and that it is "a charming militaristic Muslim name." (click here)
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Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:14 | |
Oh, no. Trapped between co-workers' inane chatter and Sufferyawn's inane song. It's a dilemma. OK, this isn't my least favorite Sufferyawn song, so I'll suffer through. How long can it last? I was married to Satan's favorite daughter for 17 years, so this is a walk in the park.
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physicsgenius
(90% of everything is crap) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:13 | |
jgeyer wrote:My cousin told me this weekend that if zombies attack, you have to get upstairs somewhere. Then destroy the stairs so that they can't get you. Zombies can't build ladders.
What about Hover Zombies? |
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jgeyer
| | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:12 | |
My cousin told me this weekend that if zombies attack, you have to get upstairs somewhere. Then destroy the stairs so that they can't get you. Zombies can't build ladders.
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tony620d
(an office) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:12 | |
man, this repetitive crap.. HORRIBLE...F!
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rosedraws
(never close enough) | | Posted: Jul 11, 2006 - 10:11 | |
I'm interested in Sufjan because he's mentioned in a Snow Patrol song!
Plus, I like it so far...
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ce
(The Netherlands) | | Posted: Jul 05, 2006 - 07:28 | |
Lkw wrote:
In Dutch his name is kind of funny. Jan is a very common name here and 'suf' a common word (but can't be translated easily into English).
Sorry. But it IS laughable 
From (click here):
suf (a) (drowsy, drowsing, dozy, dozing, napping, nodding) half asleep.
I think it also means something along the lines of "dumb, thick, goofy, dimwitted, slow".
Not the brightest zombie in illinois. |
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Old_Pool_Skunk
(Get Out) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2006 - 20:59 | |
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Spot_69
(SF, CA) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2006 - 20:55 | |
Like it a little better every time I hear it - up to an 8 for me. I've started to sing along now, much to my neighbors chagrin, I'm sure - but if they're zombies, then it doesn't really matter, does it?  |
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Bosonator
(Nova Scotia) | | Posted: Jun 23, 2006 - 14:42 | |
mrrmt wrote:i like it. the song title is fun. anything zombie is fun.
Mrrrh?
If you're a real geek, the low-tech MMORPG "Urban Dead" can provide weeks and weeks of fun. www.urbandead.com
As for the song... it rocks! Good beat, many layers working well together, and a fun title. |
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mrrmt
(Baltimore, MD) | | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 09:02 | |
i like it. the song title is fun. anything zombie is fun.
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Dave_Mack
(Saratoga, CA) | | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 08:57 | |
tony620d wrote:we playing this once a day now? annoying gangsters paradise crap.
It's funny you should say that. Sort of. I have no idea why but this morning I was thinking I'd like to hear "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder (NOT Gangsta's Paradise) and this song came on which really reminded me of it. I wondered if anyone else heard that, and I wasn't (too) disappointed, though I'm sorry you didn't appreciate it. I like this song -- kinda creepy. |
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tony620d
(an office) | | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 08:54 | |
passsion8 wrote:etc....
Can anyone tell me what the devil this song is about?
does anyone care? |
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hippiechick
| | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 08:54 | |
Every time I hear this song I like it more.
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passsion8
(within blast zone of NYC) | | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 08:53 | |
squidish wrote: I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Ring the bell and call or write us
I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Can you call the Captain Clitus?
Logan, Grant, and Ronald Reagan
In the grave with Xylophagan
Do you know the ghost community?
Sound the horn, address the city
etc....
Can anyone tell me what the devil this song is about? |
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tony620d
(an office) | | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 08:53 | |
we playing this once a day now? annoying gangsters paradise crap.
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DianaL
(London, England) | | Posted: Jun 19, 2006 - 06:05 | |
The chorus sounds like something from the Children of the Corn Soundtrack - They are Night Zombies?!? What was this guy thinking!!
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Gish05
(Pittsburgh, PA) | | Posted: Jun 19, 2006 - 06:04 | |
They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!
Now that is one hell of a song title.  |
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