Consequence of Sound dissects “John Wayne Gacy, Jr” – “Although oddly pretty in its haunting snow globe melody, [it] may not be the easiest or most enjoyable song to listen to from Illinois, simply due to its unsettling subject matter. But.. it’s the epitome of what makes Sufjan Stevens so talented; a complicated soft shoe of history, poetry, and dangerous self reflection.”
May 4th, 2009 one good naysayer
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Jenny | May 4th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
John Wayne, Gacy Jr. was actually the first Sufjan song I heard and was what initially made me want to listen for more. I guess I’m just really into the Gothic. That song is one of my favorites–my mother, however, cannot stand it because she thinks it’s “too creepy.”
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