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Sufjan Stevens Vs. My Tearducts

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Merkava:
"Feeling of affectation?" What does that mean? Just curious.

Inlander:
The sense that it's all show, that Sufjan is adopting a particular attitude in order to convey a false or heightened impression, rather than providing an honest and genuine account of himself.  Don't necessarily agree with it, but that's basically what it means.

Like if you go to a party full of posh people, and you start acting posh too even though you're not.

SnazzyPastryBrush:
Right.

Essentially what I'm saying is - unlike with Seven Swans where one got the feeling Sufjan was writing songs from the heart (like with subject material that dealt very closely with his faith etc.) with Illinoise, though his choice of subject material was both unique and clever, it (to me at least) didn't feel as genuinely empassioned.

Not that I think it's a bad album. Not at all. In fact as a piece of art, I think it transcends Seven Swans in a number of respects. But if we're talking emotion and the ability to move me... I prefer Seven Swans.

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