I love Illinois.
And the outtake album: The Avalanche which is perfect for those of us who cannot get enough of Illinois.
My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
sumi - Nov 24, 2008 8:39:13 am PST #9832 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
largeheartedboy - Nov 24, 2008 8:59:36 am PST #9833 of 10003
Unleashed!
Posting good music (& books) is what I do...
I think Michigan is easily Sufjan Stevens' most realized album (and my favorite).
lisah - Nov 24, 2008 9:06:47 am PST #9834 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
Posting good music (& books) is what I do...
hah! HI!!!! Thank you!!!
Hayden - Nov 24, 2008 9:07:00 am PST #9835 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Hey, LHB! Behind my Jandekian nom de Net, I'm Hayden Childs.
Hayden - Nov 24, 2008 9:07:29 am PST #9836 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Oh, and congrats, Lisa! That's great.
DavidS - Nov 24, 2008 9:07:36 am PST #9837 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think Michigan is easily Sufjan Stevens' most realized album (and my favorite).
Easily? I can see a preference for Michigan over Illinois, but I don't get seeing such a huge gap between the two.
Especially since Illinois is better.
Hayden - Nov 24, 2008 9:09:08 am PST #9838 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I don't see a huge gap between them, either, but both are a great leap forward from his prior albums.
DavidS - Nov 24, 2008 9:12:24 am PST #9839 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't see a huge gap between them, either, but both are a great leap forward from his prior albums.
Let's let wrongheadedboy make his case. I'm willing to be swayed.
Dana - Nov 24, 2008 9:13:18 am PST #9840 of 10003
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Now, now, let's not be mean to the new guy.
(I don't really like Sufjan Stevens at all.)
Hayden - Nov 24, 2008 9:15:36 am PST #9841 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The new guy's a long-running music & book blogger (with impeccable taste, I might add, if his link to Lisa's band didn't tip you off). I'm pretty sure he can hold his own if he sticks around.