Fredrikson
(Stockholm) | | Posted: Aug 16, 2011 - 08:19 | |
rickhoran wrote:
without all the ratings above 1, the average is 1.
without all the ratings except for those of 3 or 8, the average is 7.3. |
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rickhoran
(Eastern PA) | | Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 05:52 | |
element1 wrote:
without all the "1" ratings, the average is 7.35.
without all the ratings above 1, the average is 1. |
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jagdriver
(Auburn, CA) | | Posted: Jun 28, 2007 - 22:55 | |
rkr wrote:Listening to this song my first reaction was "is this SOB actually trying to make me feel sympathy for JWG?" Quite frankly I don't care what upbringing JWG had there are no mitigating circumstances for being the definition of evil.
BOO HISS - Bill please remove this garbage from rotation.
Like OJ making $ from "Here's how I would have done it." Sheesh. some things (people) just don't need to be immortalized. |
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pamohearn
(eastern Idaho) | | Posted: May 28, 2007 - 16:16 | |
Gawd that was creepy. But excellent.
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element1
(boulder, co) | | Posted: May 28, 2007 - 16:08 | |
without all the "1" ratings, the average is 7.35.
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Kerly
(Estonia) | | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 05:21 | |
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Photo-John
(Nor Cal) | | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 18:05 | |
shakitten wrote:
What?! Are you on crack? Do I owe Charles Manson respect?
You need SERIOUS therapy... 
I think you're confused. You owe Sufjan Stevens the respect - not John Wayne Gacy. A lot of great art is disturbing. Anyone who can't see the power in the creepy juxtaposition of this song is either simple or in denial. |
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ScottN
(An inch above the K/T boundary layer) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 19:20 | |
wally42 wrote:I, for one am glad that so many people are freaked out by this.... Sufjan Succeeded!!
Bring on the negative comments. Vote those ones. Go for it. No, not freaked out. Simply bored. |
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada) | | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 16:24 | |
go_ski_mully wrote:Wow ...that is phuk'n disturbing, you cant condemn Stevens for going out on a limb to explore the psyche of this monster however, Im thinking a lot of great art comes out of just that exploration (sans censorship). Unless I am mistaken the continent collectively spends millions of dollars a year to sit in movie theatres with greasy tubs of popcorn between their thighs to be entertained by equally twisted tales, hell collectively we spend billions to commit them in the middle east and then catch the highlights over TV dinners when we get home from our long commute (whats with the weather this winter anyway?)
dont turn your face away in disgust, without the dark there is no light
life aint squeaky clean, neither are we.
Exactly.
All this Holier-Than-Thou outrage is a little hard to take. |
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shakitten
| | Posted: Mar 11, 2007 - 01:18 | |
Photo-John wrote:
Yes there is - 10! If you're that disturbed, it got to you and you owe the artist the maximum respect.
So there.
What?! Are you on crack? Do I owe Charles Manson respect?
You need SERIOUS therapy...
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shakitten
| | Posted: Mar 11, 2007 - 00:59 | |
I have yet to understand this dude and his crap. PLEASE make this guy go away.... :puke:
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wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:16 | |
I, for one am glad that so many people are freaked out by this.... Sufjan Succeeded!!
Bring on the negative comments. Vote those ones. Go for it.
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rkr
(Durham, NC) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:10 | |
Listening to this song my first reaction was "is this SOB actually trying to make me feel sympathy for JWG?" Quite frankly I don't care what upbringing JWG had there are no mitigating circumstances for being the definition of evil.
I've never been so disgusted in my life. JWG is nothing short of a Monster. For his sake I hope there is a hell and I hope he rots there forever.
BOO HISS - Bill please remove this garbage from rotation.
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bbHappy
(39.991323, -105.261375, elev. 1654m) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:05 | |
wally42 wrote:Stunningly Creepy and captivating, ....10
I can agree with creepy, but it's too creepy for me to appeciate it much. I'm leaning towards a 4. |
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netstv
(Martinez, CA) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:04 | |
anniebear wrote:he did not "kiss them" he did not "take off all their clothes for them" he raped them and murdered them. Sick.
I agree.. this dude is just strange...
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crockydile
(The swamps of Houston) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:03 | |
disturbing.pornographic.  |
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anniebear
(chapel hill, nc) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:02 | |
he did not "kiss them" he did not "take off all their clothes for them" he raped them and murdered them. Sick.
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jah_blessed
(Netherlands) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:02 | |
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Tony0600
(Hampshire, UK) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:01 | |
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wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:01 | |
Stunningly Creepy and captivating, ....10
I'm very suprised to hear thus on RP
very cool
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meydele
(By the sea) | | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 10:01 | |
Pretty, not pretty, disturbing, not disturbing . . . I can't get past the subject matter. Blech.
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Photo-John
(Nor Cal) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2007 - 20:08 | |
raven121x wrote:I can't rate this b/c there is no number that matches "disturbing".
Yes there is - 10! If you're that disturbed, it got to you and you owe the artist the maximum respect.
So there. |
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 12:21 | |
go_ski_mully wrote:Wow ...that is phuk'n disturbing, you cant condemn Stevens for going out on a limb to explore the psyche of this monster however, Im thinking a lot of great art comes out of just that exploration (sans censorship). Unless I am mistaken the continent collectively spends millions of dollars a year to sit in movie theatres with greasy tubs of popcorn between their thighs to be entertained by equally twisted tales, hell collectively we spend billions to commit them in the middle east and then catch the highlights over TV dinners when we get home from our long commute (whats with the weather this winter anyway?)
dont turn your face away in disgust, without the dark there is no light
life aint squeaky clean, neither are we.
Cheers
Well spoken. However, suffyawn still sucks.
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go_ski_mully
(lakeside n Muskoka) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 07:21 | |
Wow ...that is phuk'n disturbing, you cant condemn Stevens for going out on a limb to explore the psyche of this monster however, Im thinking a lot of great art comes out of just that exploration (sans censorship). Unless I am mistaken the continent collectively spends millions of dollars a year to sit in movie theatres with greasy tubs of popcorn between their thighs to be entertained by equally twisted tales, hell collectively we spend billions to commit them in the middle east and then catch the highlights over TV dinners when we get home from our long commute (whats with the weather this winter anyway?)
dont turn your face away in disgust, without the dark there is no light
life aint squeaky clean, neither are we.
Cheers
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bokey
(Filialville) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 06:52 | |
pannaramma wrote:There is no excuse for this.
Excuse=station owner played it
That said I wouldn't care to hear it again |
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anniebear
(chapel hill, nc) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 06:49 | |
I like a lot of this guy's work, but this song and what it's about is too fucked up. I hope I never hear it again.
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pannaramma
(Away) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 06:49 | |
There is no excuse for this. This is the first time since listening to RP that I have resented something being played. I hate some stuff, but I can be broad minded. In general I don't like SS but this I loathe. disgusting.
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smilestoomuch
(Mad City, WI) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 06:48 | |
raven121x wrote:I can't rate this b/c there is no number that matches "disturbing".
I hear that! Sufjan is in his own category. |
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bokey
(Filialville) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 06:48 | |
Did this make the Billboard Hot 100?
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suddenchad
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I never would have thought it would be possible for someone to make a song about John Wayne Gacy that would be sad and beautiful, and probably would have thought the very idea was horrible. It's a testament to Sufjan's talents that he pulled it off, partly by making it about more than just Gacy. Still gives me the chills, a year and a half after first hearing it.
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