I have illionoise. I don't think it is bad. It actually has a few darn good songs. I think he is vastly overated for all the hype he seems to be getting over the last couple of years, but he is not a bad artist.
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I think his work is beautiful but a tad bloated. I enjoy it but I have a hard time recommending him to anybody.
I admire his ambition though. Big time. I think he is an important artist.
i tend to feel the same way about bright eyes. there's a lot of ambition there, but they tend to over-reach.
my gf saw sufjan and said his show was hands down the best she'd seen outside of sigur ros. id have liked to have gone. i enjoy his stuff, but like you, sometimes it's a bit... too much. tough to put my finger on. kinda the opposite of bright eyes to me... bright eyes has that edgy, chaotic, losing control vibe, sufjan has a perfect controlled and sculpted orchestral sound.
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I admire his ambition though. Big time. I think he is an important artist.
i tend to feel the same way about bright eyes. there's a lot of ambition there, but they tend to over-reach.
my gf saw sufjan and said his show was hands down the best she'd seen outside of sigur ros. id have liked to have gone. i enjoy his stuff, but like you, sometimes it's a bit... too much. tough to put my finger on. kinda the opposite of bright eyes to me... bright eyes has that edgy, chaotic, losing control vibe, sufjan has a perfect controlled and sculpted orchestral sound.