Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:06 pm

From his own mouth, it's SOOF-yawn.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:07 pm

really like it.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

you know i've managed to go this far without hearing a single song of his? so i think i'm gonna hold out for him to put out a state that i've lived in. because i'm a jackass.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:23 pm

went to like 5 stores and they were all sold out of old superman

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:50 pm

I went to 2 independent music stores in Harvard Square looking for this, and they were both of the mostly-disorganized-mostly-used-stuff-from-2000-and-playing-srv variety, and hadn't even heard of Suffy. So I went to Tower, where they had one copy of the superman version, which I bought. Then I realized Newbury Comics was right there, and they had many copies, for $5 less. Needless to say, the other copy went straight back to Tower.

I like it. Definitely RIYL Michigan. "Chicago" is a remix of "A Good Man is Hard to Find," which is neat.

jsh · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:54 pm

I really like it after being resistent to it for a little while. My dad's endorsement of it is what brought me back. He's amazing at what he does. Is it me, though, or is there some serious repetition of past melodies of his in some of these songs? I don't know that it exhibits much growth between records as some of his previous work, ie. "Enjoy Your Rabbit" and whatever bounded it. Anyway. I back.

Mick · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:53 pm

I think it's vaaaaantastic.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

smafty Wrote:

I could do without the novel-length song titles though.

I've not really heard it properly yet but I've kinda flicked through it and the songs with 'normal' titles seemed to be by far the best ones.

mutty · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:12 am

Except that John Wayne Gacy song, which sucks ass.

wenchlette · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:58 am

I found it yesterday in Borders after searching a few stores in a few towns. I've only gotten to listen to half of it, but so far me likey.

e-stone · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:16 pm

Bonor Obnerst Wrote:

I really like it.

Stone red's dark sunshine · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:17 pm **Posts:** 1096

Does anyone know the real story on the Superman thing? Is he/the label removing the Superman from the cover? How many were printed with it on there (I'm assuming the first full run, but I have no idea how many that is).

I bought this last night at the local indie store and they had a stack of about 20 (and probably some more stored elsewhere out of view), all with the Superman cover. I can't imagine that it's really a rare thing.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:34 pm

There is no recall - the label can't ship out anymore with the Superman cover, but stores can continue selling the ones they've got.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

No album in history needs to be 74 minutes long.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:02 pm

"Jacksonville" sounds like a Beck song (mixed with a Sufjan Stevens song, of course).

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:04 pm

konstantinl Wrote:

No album in history needs to be 74 minutes long.

Amen.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

i like sufjan but never listen to the 2 albums of his I have - put me to sleep - maybe will be more appropriate for the fall

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

bump for graphic representations of this album: http://www.jaxdeleon.com/illinois/introduction/

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:17 pm

This is incredible:

mutty · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:27 pm

Is he ever gonna do another state album?

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

mutty Wrote:

Is he ever gonna do another album?

fixed.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:51 pm

Z Wrote:

mutty Wrote:

Is he ever gonna do another album?

fixed.

We can only hope and pray the answer is no.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:56 pm

I sold that Superman version on ebay last year for like $14.

I lost out twice. Once on the investment and once for the listening torture.

pinehurst · **Joined:** Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:45 am **Posts:** 1526

Is Sufjan Obner's most divisive artist?

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:36 am

If they haven't already, in five years time everyone (girls included) will forget this guy ever existed.

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