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Artist:	Sufjan Stevens	Record Label:	Rough Trade
Release Year:	2005	EAN:	5050159825028
Genre:	Rock/Pop	Format:	Full-Length, Album
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Condition:	Used

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Track listing
1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland Illinois 2. Black Hawk War Or How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And 3. Come On Feel The Illinoise (part 1 (The World's Columbian Exposition)/part 2 (Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream)) 4. John Wayne Gacy Jr 5. Jacksonville 6. Short Reprise For Mary Todd Who Went Insane But For Very Goo 7. Decatur Or Round Of Applause For Your Step Mother 8. One Last Whoohoo For The Pullman 9. Chicago 10. Casimir Pulaski Day 11. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region I have An Ide 12. Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 14. Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Ste 15. Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us 16. They Are Night Zombies They Are Neighbours They Have Come Ba 17. Let's Hear That String Part Again Becuase I Don't Think They 18. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved Thi 19. Seer's Tower 20. Tallest Man The Broadest Shoulders (part 1 (The Great Frontier)/part 2 (Come To Me Only With New Playthings Now)) 21. Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll Earl Hi 22. Out Of Egypt Into The Great Laugh of Mankind And I Shake The
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Number of CDs:	1
Producer:	Sufjan Stevens
Recording type:	Studio
Distributor:	PIAS UK/Sony DADC
Recording mode:	Stereo

Album notes
The second entry from sui generis singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens in his absurdly ambitious project to make a record for every state in America outdistances even 2003's superb GREETINGS FROM MICHIGAN in scope and beauty. A sweeping paean to the Lincoln state, ILLINOIS weaves together history, personal confession, and detail-filled scenarios with chamber folk, expansive orchestral pop, and back-porch pastoral settings for a stunningly progressive indie gem that sound like Brian Wilson, Stereolab, and Neil Young holding hands in heaven.Remarkably, in its intricate, gorgeously crafted surfaces, ILLINOIS lives up to its aims. In addition to its symphonic grandeur, the album also showcases Stevens's heartland folk, and some of the album's most shimmering moments are its most spare. "John Wayne Gacy, Jr.," for instance, is an absorbing narrative that features Stevens's sweet tenor couched by guitar, piano, and backing vocals. "Casimir Pulaski Day," similarly, rides a rootsy banjo and guitar groove while Stevens unfurls image-rich lyrics over a lilting melody. Witty, audacious, and moving, ILLINOIS manages to be spiritual, entertaining, and educational all at once, resulting in an utterly unique conceptual and musical statement.
Editorial reviews
Ranked #8 in Spin's 40 Best Albums Of 2005 - [A] Chicago World's Fair of the ear -- a rebirth of wonder, discovery, and progress...Spin (p.105) - [The album] sounds as informed by middle-American community theater, church choirs, and John Adams' American operas as any canonical 'folk rock' it may resemble. - Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly (No. 829, p.71) - ...[F]inespun songs variously inspired by Carl Sandburg, John Wayne Gacy, Jr., and the 'Seer's' tower....ILLINOIS sounds quaint and even magical. - Grade: B+Mojo (p.60) - Ranked #24 in Mojo's The 50 Best Albums Of 2005 - A boundless cornucopia utilising choir, woodwind and Vince Guaraldi-like piano...Mojo (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - [W]hen focusing on life's minute joys or its mundane horror, Stevens' voice is as true and profound as an angel.Uncut (p.86) - 5 stars out of 5 - ILLINOIS is an extraordinary achievement, all the more so as Stevens played most of the parts himself.Magnet (p.52) - Ranked #5 in Magnet's The 20 Best Albums Of 2005 - [The album] continues his brave/insane quest to document the whole of our great nation's quilt of quirks...The Wire (p.41) - Included in The Wire's 2005 Rewind: 50 Records Of The Year. Spin

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