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| What you're about to read is a collection of pointers to some of the music I've discovered on the iTunes Music Store, music I like enough that I want to share it. If you're an iPod owner and an iTunes fan (and if you aren't, what are you doing here?), maybe you'll find something new. Click on any of the CD covers to bounce over to the store and sample a few tracks. And then maybe stop by my other blog for a few well chosen words (and maybe a random snark or two). | 
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Wed, 03 Aug 2005 |
| Greetings From Michigan - The Great Lakes State / Sufjan Stevens | |
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I'm gonna guess that Sufjan Stevens hasn't had a lot of happy
experiences in Michigan.
It's always risky to ascribe beliefs and attitudes to an artist based on their work; as a writer friend and I discussed recently, views expressed by a character belong to the character, not necessarily to his or her creator. But in listening to Greetings From Michigan, it's hard not to conclude that Stevens has strong feelings about the place, that he's mining a vein of sadness and pain and longing. Which shouldn't frighten us away; in that sadness comes great beauty. Stevens loves Michigan. And he makes me want to go back and try to see some of what he sees. |
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