Comments on: Or how I found myself cast to the lonely moors of the minority by Sufjan Stevens http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens cities, science, art, music, ideas, etc Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:50:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lynden http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens/comment-page-1#comment-35436 lynden Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:02:57 +0000 http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/sufjan-stevens-at-the-state-theatre-sydney-or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority#comment-35436 Nothing ridiculous about it at all - it's a similar phenomenon to that of the smark alek who bursts into applause every time they recognise the opening chords to what is invariably one of the artist's lesser known songs. Hey - that wouldnt be you, would it Wayne? Nothing ridiculous about it at all – it’s a similar phenomenon to that of the smark alek who bursts into applause every time they recognise the opening chords to what is invariably one of the artist’s lesser known songs. Hey – that wouldnt be you, would it Wayne?

]]> By: wayne http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens/comment-page-1#comment-35435 wayne Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:08:35 +0000 http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/sufjan-stevens-at-the-state-theatre-sydney-or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority#comment-35435 Who applauds their own hipness? What a ridiculous statement. Who applauds their own hipness? What a ridiculous statement.

]]> By: lynden http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens/comment-page-1#comment-35432 lynden Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:53:54 +0000 http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/sufjan-stevens-at-the-state-theatre-sydney-or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority#comment-35432 You're not the only one unimpressed - a couple of friends of mine went to the concert on spec and walked out. Talking of painfully hip concerts at the 2008 Sydney Festival, the audience for Joanna Newsom at the Opera House also verged on the sycophantic - virtually giving her a standing ovation just for walking on stage (applauding their own hipness , in other words). But hey, she turned out to be great - her voice much less anoying than on disc, the harp playing out of this world. So I didn't mind in the end. Thanks for the listing of Eyes Wired Open on your blogroll BTW! You’re not the only one unimpressed – a couple of friends of mine went to the concert on spec and walked out.

Talking of painfully hip concerts at the 2008 Sydney Festival, the audience for Joanna Newsom at the Opera House also verged on the sycophantic – virtually giving her a standing ovation just for walking on stage (applauding their own hipness , in other words). But hey, she turned out to be great – her voice much less anoying than on disc, the harp playing out of this world. So I didn’t mind in the end.

Thanks for the listing of Eyes Wired Open on your blogroll BTW!

]]> By: Wayne http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens/comment-page-1#comment-34270 Wayne Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:23:41 +0000 http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/sufjan-stevens-at-the-state-theatre-sydney-or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority#comment-34270 What exactly is a pitchfork crowd? I have no idea. I think we were calling for another encore because the music had moved us like no other. Sufjan is a marvel. What exactly is a pitchfork crowd? I have no idea. I think we were calling for another encore because the music had moved us like no other. Sufjan is a marvel.

]]> By: matt http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens/comment-page-1#comment-34177 matt Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:49:53 +0000 http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/sufjan-stevens-at-the-state-theatre-sydney-or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority#comment-34177 it wasn't as bad as all that. and i really misquoted that EH stuff out of some annoyed contrarianist urge - after seeing my first flat show of the festival. what really got me though is not that i hated it, but that it just didn't stir any emotions in me, aside from "why are all these great people calling for another encore??" it wasn’t as bad as all that. and i really misquoted that EH stuff out of some annoyed contrarianist urge – after seeing my first flat show of the festival. what really got me though is not that i hated it, but that it just didn’t stir any emotions in me, aside from “why are all these great people calling for another encore??”

]]> By: Mel http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority-by-sufjan-stevens/comment-page-1#comment-34162 Mel Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:04:44 +0000 http://fortunegrey.com/2008/01/16/sufjan-stevens-at-the-state-theatre-sydney-or-how-i-found-myself-cast-to-the-lonely-moors-of-the-minority#comment-34162 What is it about a certain kind of pretentious tweeness that is like catnip to the Pitchfork crowd? He has always been "Sutchvan" for me since I saw the Human Giant "Other Music" sketch. What is it about a certain kind of pretentious tweeness that is like catnip to the Pitchfork crowd?

He has always been “Sutchvan” for me since I saw the Human Giant “Other Music” sketch.

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