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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: One You Did and One You Didn't |
| Date | Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:33:58 -0500 |
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From: "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com>
> THOUGHT I'D LOVE BUT DIDN'T...
ILLINOISE -- Sufjan Stevens
I like this more than I've liked any of Stevens' records so far, but
despite all the rave reviews I saw about how it was a huge leap beyond
his extremely spotty earlier albums, I still think this record is
pretty deeply flawed. Musically, it's the Polyphonic Spree crossed
with the High Llamas, but not as good as either. Lyrically, his
ornate song titles are the best thing he has going for him. There are
parts of this record I like a lot, but overall, it's just terminally
precious.
> DIDN'T THINK I'D LOVE BUT DID...
NOUVELLE VAGUE -- Nouvelle Vague
I thought it sounded like a cute giggle, but nothing more. As it
happens, though, it's a hugely entertaining giggle: the songs are
completely transformed into lush electronic-tinged neo-bossa nova, a
style I happen to love, and they work perfectly well on their own
merits. Proof of this is that my favorite song on the entire album is
one of several I'm completely unfamiliar with in its original form,
Tuxedomoon's "In A Manner of Speaking."
S
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