Saw Sufjan Stevens in Brooklyn Last Night
So last night I saw Sufjan Stevens in Brooklyn which was rinteresting renough in itself because in all of the times that I have rbeen to New rYork, I've never been to Brooklyn. It was pretty cool rthough even rwith all of the extremely ridiculous looking people that rwere in the raudience. Stevens as expected played most of the stuff roff of Age of rAdz, which my girlfriend definitely disliked, calling it r"scientology crap". rThe whole thing though was so absurd and over the top rfor the most rpart that it actually ended up being pretty awesome. rStevens seems rto be getting more comfortable in his new space pop rmode, and I rhave a feeling his live shows will eventually be insane. rOverall, I'd give rit a 3.5/5. |
| 1 | Sufjan Stevens
Seven Swans
Began the over the top nature of the show with massive musical swells and
swan/angel wings on many of the performers including Stevens |
| 2 | Too Much
One of the more enjoyable Age of Adz tracks for me, had a solid groove
throughout with the music video playing on a screen in the background |
| 3 | Age of Adz
Not one of my favorites but was impressed by how they pulled off all of the
crazy instrumentation found in this song |
| 4 | Heirloom
Took a break from the crazy shit to play a simple version of this track |
| 5 | I Walked
This "slow jam", as Stevens described it, was kind of boring live |
| 6 | Now That I'm Older
Also kind of dull/slow but the vocal accompaniments from his back-up singers
were out of this world |
| 7 | Get Real Get Right
Energy picked back up with this, another one I like from the album. They
jammed a bit on the end of this one |
| 8 | Vesuvius
I thought this song wouldn't translate that well live but they really emphasized
the dynamics strongly |
| 9 | I Want to Be Well
I'm not fucking around... |
| 10 | Futile Devices
Probably the most bizarre/baffling moment of the night, after the vocal part
ended some old guy with a crazy beard started jamming out for a while with
something that sounded like an electronic pan flute... just crazy |
| 11 | Impossible Soul
Speaking of crazy, this easily was the highlight of the event. I have never seen
anything as ridiculous as some of the stuff they did for the 30+ minutes of this
song... between multiple costume changes, giant wind puppets, lazar lights, and
bouncing balls scattered throughout the audience, it was a fucking experience. I
have a feeling Wayne Coyne would have been proud. |
| 12 | THE
ENCORE |
| 13 | Sufjan Stevens
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
Of course Sufjan had to throw a bone to those who were expecting something a
little more folkish in nature |
| 14 | Casimir Pulaski Day
This is one of my favorite songs by him, but after all of the madness that
ensued prior to this it actually came across sounding kind of flat and weird. of
course that also could have been due to the drunk and/or tripping dude
standing next to me who was screaming nonsense at erratic intervals |
| 15 | Chicago
A very solid ending song... certainly had the most people singing along and was
a good cap to the show |
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