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| | Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State | | | Music Artist : | | Sufjan Stevens | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Asthmatic Kitty | | Release Date : | | 2003-07-01 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
2. All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!
3. For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
4. Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!
5. Upper Peninsula
6. Tahquamenon Falls
7. Holland
8. Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
9. Romulus
10. Alanson, Crooked River
11. Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie
12. They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon)
13. Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? ...)
14. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
15. Vito's Ordination Song
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 I love Sufjan. SO MUCH
Submitted on: 2009-07-22 |
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| ...but the tracks were mixed up and I had two download two songs to get the real upper peninsula. come on amazon, this isn't emusic. |
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 Excellent
Submitted on: 2009-06-27 |
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| Sufjan is incredible and this is a pleasing addition to my ever growing collection of music. |
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Thank you Sufjan
Submitted on: 2009-02-04 |
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There's really probably not much else I can say that hasn't been said here, but this music is just pure, honest, uplifting, sweet, charming, soft, loud, energetic, calm and soothing all in one big ball of wonderfulness.
Sufjan has a voice that could lull a child to sleep or bring a tear to the coldest, heartless eye. His lyrics are intelligent and very introspective. The music itself is a great folk/rock/pop combination of over 20 instruments (guitar, piano, flutes, keys, strings, xylophone, etc) and Sufjan plays a lot of them himself, adding to the acheivement of this release (and all his others- GREAT as well).
The concept for the album is one of a supposed 50 albums, 1 for each state, this one for his hometown of Michigan. To date, this and Illinios (also amazing) are the only 2 recorded for the concept. I can only hope more are coming.
Thanks Sufjan for the "if ever stuck on an island" music. |
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 Doesn't make me want to visit Michigan.
Submitted on: 2009-01-28 |
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| I kept waiting for this CD to pick up a little steam. There isn't necessarily anything bad about it. It is pleasant and artful. It just seems to drag on at a slow and redundant pace. "Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie" and "For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti" are highlights. I just wish the rest of the CD had some meat on its bones. |
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 mellow and rich
Submitted on: 2009-01-16 |
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Sufjan has a mellow quality and a talent for original melody,much
in the mood of namesake CAT Stevens. I love the disc,but for God's sake,
GET A DRUMMER! |
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