Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz

Skuj · 10.11.2010, 02:50 PM

He pulled a Kid A.

finding nobody · 10.11.2010, 03:47 PM

In a good way? Or a "Radiohead already did it" kind of way?

Skuj · 10.11.2010, 04:55 PM

I loved Illinoise and I really admire his obvious talent/ambition, but I quickly got tired of the choirboy/banjo plucking shtick. But halfway through sampling this new mutherfucker, I'm floored. (ie Kid A in a good way.....not very similar to the actual Kid A, but a similar "move", if that makes sense.) I'll have much more to say about this after I (snicker....I'm so old fashioned) pick up the cd tomorrow.

terminal pharmacy · 10.11.2010, 05:39 PM

He did that along time ago with Enjoy your Rabbit...

Skuj · 10.11.2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

He did that along time ago with Enjoy your Rabbit...

Well, that was very different from this.

RdTv · 10.12.2010, 07:59 AM

Age of Adz replaces the sweeping strings and horns with bloops and bleeps, not that different just a little more electronic, still the same melodies you'd expect from Sufjan Stevens, like I said in the new release thread, he uses autotune.

Skuj · 10.12.2010, 11:14 PM

Yeah, it's funny that the autotune seems to piss so many off. In my 3 runs thru this magnificent album so far, I see that aspect as an "artistic choice" which actually enhances the proceedings. I mean, Christ, Lennon did that thing in Tomorrow Never Knows. Was that a bad thing?

I do agree though that the electronics are "flourishes" and not some kind of Metal Machine Music redifine. It still very much sounds like a Sufjan album.

Just like Kid A was very obviously Radiohead, from the first 30sec. OKC be damned.

Skuj · 10.13.2010, 12:23 AM

The obligatory link:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/...he-age-of-adz/

Skuj · 12.27.2010, 03:09 PM

Just want to say that I quickly got tired of this, it's a bit of a mess, but the "EP" preceding it, All Delighted People, is ace imho, and it got bad reviews everywhere it seems.

Genteel Death · 12.27.2010, 04:04 PM

Shove this thread up your arse dickhead.

kinn · 12.27.2010, 04:10 PM

must spread rep

Alex's Trip · 12.27.2010, 05:34 PM

I had friends going crazy over this album. But it just sounded like really long versions of his shit I had already heard and grown tired of, with, as someone else deftly put it, with more bleeps and bloops.

deflinus · 12.27.2010, 05:44 PM

my brain can't comprehend this mess of noise. it sounds sort of nice i guess

Skuj · 12.27.2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death

Shove this thread up your arse dickhead.

Love, Skuj.

Skuj · 12.27.2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

I had friends going crazy over this album. But it just sounded like really long versions of his shit I had already heard and grown tired of, with, as someone else deftly put it, with more bleeps and bloops.

That's fair, I think. At first I really loved it, on the surface, but there didn't seem to be much beneath the surface, knowhatimean?

And then someone gave me that "EP" (60mins long) for Xmas, and I groaned a bit, remembering all the bad reviews.....and I just don't fuckin get it! Most under-rated release of 2010 for me. It's beautiful. The songs on All Delighted People are stuck in my brain. I still can't get beneath the surface of Adz....it's too cluttered and claustrophobic.

Genteel Death · 12.27.2010, 06:17 PM

What a pile of shit. Why do you not just die motherfucker?

Genteel Death · 12.27.2010, 06:20 PM

Just....fuck off. You and your favourite albums. They're all shit. Suck my knob.

kinn · 12.27.2010, 06:29 PM

is there anyone on this board who doesn't think this man is as appealing as a large enchanted talking faecal beast emanating air borne ebola spores in his very breath with each sickeningly smug word that comes out more excruciating than the last?

Skuj · 12.27.2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kinn

is there anyone on this board who doesn't think this man is as appealing as a large mound of faeces emanating air borne ebola spores?

That link isn't working for me. Is it Genteel Death?

kinn · 12.27.2010, 06:32 PM

10.11.2010, 02:50 PM	#1
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,825	He pulled a Kid A. __________________ March 15th. June 15th. September 15th. December 15th.
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10.11.2010, 03:47 PM	#2
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	In a good way? Or a "Radiohead already did it" kind of way?
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10.11.2010, 04:55 PM	#3
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,825	I loved Illinoise and I really admire his obvious talent/ambition, but I quickly got tired of the choirboy/banjo plucking shtick. But halfway through sampling this new mutherfucker, I'm floored. (ie Kid A in a good way.....not very similar to the actual Kid A, but a similar "move", if that makes sense.) I'll have much more to say about this after I (snicker....I'm so old fashioned) pick up the cd tomorrow. __________________ March 15th. June 15th. September 15th. December 15th.
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10.11.2010, 05:39 PM	#4
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	He did that along time ago with Enjoy your Rabbit...
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10.12.2010, 07:59 AM	#6
RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	Age of Adz replaces the sweeping strings and horns with bloops and bleeps, not that different just a little more electronic, still the same melodies you'd expect from Sufjan Stevens, like I said in the new release thread, he uses autotune.
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10.12.2010, 11:14 PM	#7
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,825	Yeah, it's funny that the autotune seems to piss so many off. In my 3 runs thru this magnificent album so far, I see that aspect as an "artistic choice" which actually enhances the proceedings. I mean, Christ, Lennon did that thing in Tomorrow Never Knows. Was that a bad thing? I do agree though that the electronics are "flourishes" and not some kind of Metal Machine Music redifine. It still very much sounds like a Sufjan album. Just like Kid A was very obviously Radiohead, from the first 30sec. OKC be damned. __________________ March 15th. June 15th. September 15th. December 15th.
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10.13.2010, 12:23 AM	#8
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,825	The obligatory link: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/...he-age-of-adz/ __________________ March 15th. June 15th. September 15th. December 15th.
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12.27.2010, 03:09 PM	#9
Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,825	Just want to say that I quickly got tired of this, it's a bit of a mess, but the "EP" preceding it, All Delighted People, is ace imho, and it got bad reviews everywhere it seems. __________________ March 15th. June 15th. September 15th. December 15th.
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12.27.2010, 04:04 PM	#10
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Shove this thread up your arse dickhead.
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12.27.2010, 04:10 PM	#11
kinn the destroyed room Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 540	must spread rep
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12.27.2010, 05:34 PM	#12
Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	I had friends going crazy over this album. But it just sounded like really long versions of his shit I had already heard and grown tired of, with, as someone else deftly put it, with more bleeps and bloops. __________________ KALOPSIA
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12.27.2010, 05:44 PM	#13
deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	my brain can't comprehend this mess of noise. it sounds sort of nice i guess
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12.27.2010, 06:17 PM	#16
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	What a pile of shit. Why do you not just die motherfucker?
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12.27.2010, 06:20 PM	#17
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Just....fuck off. You and your favourite albums. They're all shit. Suck my knob.
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12.27.2010, 06:29 PM	#18
kinn the destroyed room Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 540	is there anyone on this board who doesn't think this man is as appealing as a large enchanted talking faecal beast emanating air borne ebola spores in his very breath with each sickeningly smug word that comes out more excruciating than the last?
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12.27.2010, 06:32 PM	#20
kinn the destroyed room Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 540	no.
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