Come On! Feel The Illinoise!!!

[Peter]

Just picked up the new Sufjan Stevens record. It is absolutely one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. 22 songs and all of them are unbelievably gorgeous and well-crafted. On the strength of this record, I shall be buying "Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State" as well as the next 48 albums he puts out (one for every state).

Go buy it...it's worth your money!

Any thoughts?

[Kinbote]

Poster Children is a good band from Illinois.

[vaya con dios]

Wow, a whole albums worth of stuff devoted to shitholes like Wyoming... wonder if Pitchfork will give it a 9 rating.

Boring.

[Peter]

Originally posted by vaya con dios
Wow, a whole albums worth of stuff devoted to shitholes like Wyoming... wonder if Pitchfork will give it a 9 rating.

Boring.

have you heard either of the records? because it is FAR from boring. It's not like "ok, here's my acoustic guitar and my voice, and I'm going to sing about cheese curds."

It's much, much, MUCH more than that.

[vaya con dios]

No, I haven't. One of my favorite pasttimes is talking out of my ass.
Rolleyes times five hundred.

If he's what you consider eclectic, or even inspirational or even original, pass the jerkoff sauce to me... I've heard it many times over. I'm going to spin Animal Collective's Sung Tongs LP, this afternoon. It's the same thing Stevens does, except more enjoyable and less gimmicky.

[Barbarian Love Elephant]

I got the album in my gmail account if anyone wants

[Drunkenmaster]

Is it better than 7 Swans, cuz that one was really good.

[Atomsk Iscariot]

Originally posted by Drunkenmaster
Is it better than 7 Swans, cuz that one was really good. I find them about equally amazing, but for different reasons.

[Sandinista]

Originally posted by UncleLester
Poster Children is a good band from Illinois.

Indeed they are. Seen them many times.

[Kinbote]

Originally posted by Sandinista
Indeed they are. Seen them many times.

I confess I've only got two of their albums, and one of those (Junior Citizen) I don't really care for. The other one (Daisychain Reaction), though, I like a lot.

[motorcyclemptiness]

I've only heard "Greetings from Michigan" but I fuckin' love that shit.

I don't dig Iron and Wine and those other folks, but Sufjan is allowed.

[Peter]

Originally posted by vaya con dios
No, I haven't. One of my favorite pasttimes is talking out of my ass.
Rolleyes times five hundred.

If he's what you consider eclectic, or even inspirational or even original, pass the jerkoff sauce to me... I've heard it many times over. I'm going to spin Animal Collective's Sung Tongs LP, this afternoon. It's the same thing Stevens does, except more enjoyable and less gimmicky. '

WTF is gimmicky about Stevens' work? He writes intensely orchestrated, well thought out music...it's not like he's doing 'THIS SONG IS JUST ELECTRIC GUITAR AND DRUMS." or writing a song with Robert Smith. Tell me what his gimmick is and I'll tell you that you're wrong, k? :D

[Atomsk Iscariot]

Originally posted by Peter
He writes intensely orchestrated, well thought out music... In my opinion, it's more like really, really simple folk music mixed with complex classical arrangements (unless we're talking Seven Swans, which is just really simple folk music... but it's still astoundingly beautiful).

Still, it sounds nothing like Animal Collective, so I've not a clue what this person is talking about. Animal Collective is more like bizarre, Brian Wilson-esque campfire songs. Sung Tongs IS an amazing record, though.

[Peter]

Originally posted by Atomsk Iscariot
In my opinion, it's more like really, really simple folk music mixed with complex classical arrangements (unless we're talking Seven Swans, which is just really simple folk music... but it's still astoundingly beautiful).

Still, it sounds nothing like Animal Collective, so I've not a clue what this person is talking about. Animal Collective is more like bizarre, Brian Wilson-esque campfire songs. Sung Tongs IS an amazing record, though.

the person admitted to being a pro at speaking out of their collective ass.

[Atomsk Iscariot]

Originally posted by Peter
their collective ass. Which raises a good question. How can one exactly have a "collective ass?"

[Kinbote]

You guys keep changing the subject. This thread is supposed to be about Poster Children.

[Peter]

Originally posted by Atomsk Iscariot
Which raises a good question. How can one exactly have a "collective ass?"

For the same reason that the editor of a newspaper can write "we" when it's only him/her.

[Atomsk Iscariot]

Originally posted by Peter
For the same reason that the editor of a newspaper can write "we" when it's only him/her. That's disgusting. We're one person, not two!

[Peter]

We feel that your emotional outburst needs to be contained before further interaction commences.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

Originally posted by Peter
Any thoughts? Great album!

Yesterday I went looking for other Sufjan Stevens albums but the store didn't have any.

[Peter]

Originally posted by Cool As Ice Cream
Great album!

Yesterday I went looking for other Sufjan Stevens albums but the store didn't have any.

When I have a couple bucks laying around I'm definitely going to pick up "Greetings From Michigan"

[Noshus Klam]

Originally posted by UncleLester
You guys keep changing the subject. This thread is supposed to be about Poster Children.

[motorcyclemptiness]

Just picked up ze album and I FUCKING LOVE IT.

[Kill the Poor]

Sounds like christmas music. It's good.

[Tain]

Hi im new here. Ive been listening to Sufjan for 2 years now, since Michigan and I have to say his albums keep getting better. But I have to say, if your going to listen to him, please dont over look albums like Seven Swans or his first 2, A Sun Came and Enjoy your Rabbit, both very good. Enjoy Sufjan!