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quote: Originally posted by Hophead:
Its not the wimpyness to me. I like Sufjan and plent of other wimpy artists. Jens Lekman is just so damn schmaltzy if you know what I mean. I can't take it either.
I'd agree. I even like The Boy Least Likely To still. But I don't consider Illinois to be all that wimpy. It may sound pretty, but there's some fucked up stuff on that album (John Wayne Gacy Jr. anyone?).
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| Posts: 2815 | Location: Drug induced coma. | Registered: 01 December 2006 | |
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Yeah I know what you guys mean and I am a big Sufjan Stevens fan, though I don’t consider his music to be wimpy at all either.
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quote: Jens Lekman is just so damn schmaltzy if you know what I mean. I can't take it either.
This is true, and generally I wouldn't like this type of music, but I think he does it pretty damn well. And I don't mean to be out of line, but I'm sure glad he is talking about girls in his songs. If he wasn't I might have a really tough time listening to it. |
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| Posts: 889 | Location: santa barbara | Registered: 02 November 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Danks:
Out of interest, how is 'Oh So Silent Jens' different in terms of style to Kortedala? I can't track the damn thing down.
Oh You're So Silent Jens is a compilation of his eps, singles and b-sides, so it's not a proper album. As to the difference in style: It's more Left Banke and less disco-era Bee Gees.
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It took me a long time to warm to Kortedala, but I did. I still prefer Oh, You're So Silent Jens, but the latest one does get some time to get past the schmaltziness. Agree about Black Cab, Maple Leaves, Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song being better tracks than anything on the current record.
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