I don't remember if there's ever been a Sufjan thread before... so here's one now. I just saw him live on Thursday, and it has really rekindled my love with Greetings From Michigan... seriously one of my favorite albums ever. So... let's all now discuss the brilliance of Sufjan.

yes, let's. *walks out of thread* :P

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I think "Holland" followed by "Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head!" from "Michigan" is probably my favorite 11 minutes of music in the world right now. :D

 

His live show... frankly, it needs some work. I think the problem is that he just hasn't yet put together a band that's capable of playing the intricate parts that he puts on his records. The Seven Swans stuff sounded better than the Michigan stuff, though, probably because it isn't as intricate and complex. He didn't really play anything else other than stuff from those two albums, other than the pointless cover of "The Star Spangled Banner" and the "Fifty States" song. There were some truly gorgeous moments though... "The Dress Looks Nice on You" and "Flint" are beauuuuuutiful live.

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he did not.

SUFJAN!

 

He's one of those artists that I discovered "too late," so-to-speak, in that I had written songs that sounded like they could have been influenced by him but I hadn't even discovered his music yet. When I finally disovered it, it just spoke to me and I felt like I could relate to him as an artist.

 

I love "Holland," its one of my favorite songs ever.

This guy is great. His new album Illinoise came out htis week. Great tracks include Chicago, Jacksonville, Casimir Pulaski Day, and The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts.

 

Here's a link

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009R1T7M/qid=1120825591/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/002-8185425-0545650?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

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Pitchfork LOVES this album. Not that Pitchfork matters, but I thought I would just add that.

i liked that song you sent me- A-Ron

Tom LOVES this album.

 

Album of the year right here. (Unless the Super Furry Animals or the Animal Collective or some non-Animal related group pulls something REALLY great out their ass this fall.)

The song "John Wayne Gary, Jr." is so creepy :sick:

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John Wayne Gacy Jr. is an amazing track from this album. I'm glad you all weighed in. This album gets better and better with each spin.

I really like Chicago. Great song.

^^Listening to it right now. It is one of my faves :)

Every time I listen to it, the big fanfare of the second track (I don't remember the absurdly long title and I don't feel like walking over and picking it off the shelf) sends chills down my spine. And then the third track (again, I don't remember the title) kicks my ass even harder. And there are other great moments too. Like how he seamlessly switches between rocking guitars to fingerpicked acoustic and flutes in "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts" (ok, I caved and picked the record off the shelf), and the building of layers of instruments in "Prairie Fire That Wanders About," and countless other great moments. This is really a fantastic album.

 

I hope he comes to Philly again soon, I saw him last October when he was playing Seven Swans stuff, and it was all right... but I wanted to hear the more complex stuff (although his band wasn't really equipped for that, they did play a couple Michigan songs).

Awesome album. Just got into him a while ago.

 

bump :)

Yessssss, Sufjan rules the air waves at my place, particularly over played the last few months yet, eerily, I still want to listen to what he says to say over and over again.

 

Let's all have one big Sufjan hug :blush:

I like his stuff.

 

Question though. How do you pronounce his name. Yeah, I know. I'm a loser.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufjan_Stevens

 

Sufjan (SOOF-yan) Stevens

 

Hope that helps.

Thanks babe. I figured that's how it was pronounced. :)

Love Sufi!!

particularly Polaski day somefin like that :embarrased: :)

thanks for the links was only able to hear his stuff from filtermagazine.com