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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Jan 1, 2006 16:04:53 GMT -5
"Illinois" is showing up on a lot of critic's best of 2005 list. I totally agree. This is a really good chill abum. Track List: 1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 2. The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You're Gonna Have To Leave Now, Or, 'I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight... 3. Come On! Feel The Illinoise!: Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition/Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream 4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 5. Jacksonville 6. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons 7. Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! 8. One Last 'Whoo-Hoo!' For The Pullman 9. Chicago 10. Casimir Pulaski Day 11. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament 12. The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 14. A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze 15. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! 16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! 17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell 18. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth 19. The Seer's Tower 20. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders: Part I: The Great Frontier/Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now I love the titles.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Jun 22, 2006 13:57:51 GMT -5
Does anyone have The Avalanche yet? The links I found had expired.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Jun 22, 2006 14:01:19 GMT -5
1. The Avalanche 2. Dear Mr. Supercomputer 3. Adlai Stevenson 4. The Vivian Girls Are Visited In the Night by Saint Dararius and his Squadron of Benevolent Butterflies 5. Chicago (Acoustic Version) 6. The Henney Buggy Band 7. Soul Bellow 8. Carlyle Lake 9. Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair 10. The Mistress Witch from McClure (or, The Mind That Knows Itself) 11. Kaskadia River 12. Chicago (adult contemporary easy listening version) 13. Inaugural Pop Music for Jane Margaret Byrne 14. No Man's Land 15. The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake 16. The Pick-up 17. The Perpetual Self, or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?" 18. For Clyde Tombaugh Listen Listen 19. Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder version) 20. Pittsfield
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Post by feverabove on Jun 22, 2006 14:02:22 GMT -5
I love "To Be Alone With You". Does the rest of his material sound like that?
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Jun 22, 2006 14:44:50 GMT -5
I love "To Be Alone With You". Does the rest of his material sound like that? It has the same calming vibe, but his more recent material is state themed.
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Post by Punchanello on Jun 22, 2006 18:04:02 GMT -5
His song titles are so pretentious, I hate them with a passion. Other than that, he makes beautiful music.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Jun 25, 2006 19:11:49 GMT -5
Okay, this very well may be my favorite album of 2006. The acoustic "Chicago" is magical.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Sept 14, 2006 16:57:24 GMT -5
BIRDS!
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Post by Punchanello on Sept 14, 2006 17:10:45 GMT -5
Woody Wood Pecker!
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Post by jaxxalude on Sept 14, 2006 17:13:56 GMT -5
Sufjan Stevens is one of the most overrated artists of this decade.
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Post by breakthroughdiva on Sept 14, 2006 17:16:40 GMT -5
His song titles are so pretentious, I hate them with a passion. Other than that, he makes beautiful music. They're such a turn-off! I hate when bands do this.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Oct 31, 2006 11:34:47 GMT -5
Noel: Songs for Christmas, Vol. I (recorded December 2001) 1. Silent Night 2. O Come O Come Emmanuel 3. We’re Goin’ To the Country! * 4. Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming 5. It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad! * 6. Holy Holy, etc. 7. Amazing Grace Hark!: Songs for Christmas, Vol. II (recorded December 2002) 1. Angels We Have Heard on High 2. Put the Lights on the Tree * 3. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing 4. I Saw Three Ships 5. Only at Christmas Time * 6. Once in Royal David’s City 7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! 8. What Child Is This Anyway? 9. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Ding! Dong!: Songs for Christmas, Vol. III (recorded December 2003) 1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 2. Come on! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance! * 3. We Three Kings 4. O Holy Night 5. That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! * 6. Ding! Dong! * 7. All the King’s Horns * 8. The Friendly Beasts Joy: Songs for Christmas, Vol. IV (recorded December 2005) 1. The Little Drummer Boy 2. Away In A Manger 3. Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time! * 4. The First Noel 5. Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!) * 6. The Incarnation * 7. Joy To The World Peace: Songs for Christmas, Vol. V (recorded June 2006) 1. Once in Royal David’s City 2. Get Behind Me, Santa! * 3. Jingle Bells 4. Christmas in July * 5. Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming 6. Jupiter Winter * 7. Sister Winter * 8. O Come O Come Emmanuel 9. Star of Wonder * 10. Holy, Holy, Holy 11. The Winter Solstice * • Five individually packaged CD EPs! • Five Christmas stickers! • Extensive liner notes and short stories by Sufjan Stevens! • An original Christmas essay by Rick Moody! • An animated music video and comic strip by Tom Eaton! • A Christmas Songbook with lyric sheets and chord charts--so you can sing along too! • An original Christmas Family Portrait painting of Santa Sufjan (with wife and kids!) by Jacques Bredy! This is the best Christmas album/package EVER!
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Oct 31, 2006 16:01:15 GMT -5
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Oct 31, 2006 16:03:39 GMT -5
I'm not checking out an album that long but if anyone buys this, list the best tracks and let me know lol
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Post by The Seldom Seen Kid on Oct 31, 2006 16:38:48 GMT -5
Sounds sweet, but I wonder just how much it'll set you back though..
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Post by feverabove on Oct 31, 2006 16:45:18 GMT -5
lol @ some of the song titles
Come on! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance! That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
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Post by The Seldom Seen Kid on Oct 31, 2006 16:49:53 GMT -5
Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!) LOL- That's my favourite. ;D along with: What Child Is This Anyway?
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Oct 31, 2006 16:54:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I kind of need to hear this one. lol
Why's he talking like it's 1453? lol
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Oct 31, 2006 18:44:43 GMT -5
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Oct 31, 2006 19:28:51 GMT -5
Disc 1: Disc 2: Disc 3: Disc 4: Disc 5:
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Oct 31, 2006 21:44:47 GMT -5
Cute...
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Nov 1, 2006 13:31:39 GMT -5
I sense sarcasm. If any other artist released this, I would think it was really cheesy. But, with Sufjan, it just seems to work.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Nov 21, 2006 17:32:43 GMT -5
The entire collection can be purchased on iTunes for $19.98.
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Post by That Skipping Rope. on Dec 13, 2006 21:07:49 GMT -5
#30 on iTunes. It's been in the Top 50 since its release.
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Post by duh5 on Dec 14, 2006 3:03:43 GMT -5
This is getting amazing reviews. I might have to check it out.
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