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| 0.0 | ramon. | April 29th 17 |
Sufjan has been around more than long enough to know how to translate studio to concert
effectively. While I do wish some songs retained the hollow, skeletal approach taken in
Carrie & Lowell (namely "Blue Bucket of Gold"), I do appreciate the changes made to
provide a different experience in a live setting. "No Shade in the Shadow of the
Cross" is just as heartwrenching, the overall production quality is pristine, and my
favourite Sufjan track of all time ("Vesuvius") makes a surprising and absolutely
welcome appearance in the second half.
Couldn't ask for much more from a live album by Sufjan Stevens. The inclusion of a
"Hotline Bling" cover is completely unnecessary and destroys the experience should you
listen to the whole record in one breath however; I would highly recommend throwing the
album without this track into a playlist for the best results. I can imagine it working
well in a live setting but the production style doesn't suit solo listening.
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| 4.5 superb | Meta123 | April 29th 17 |
Just as emotional, way more insane instrumentally, AND HOTLINE BLING IS LIT FAM
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| 4.5 superb | RaylanCrowder | June 24th 17 |
Beautiful and creative re-imagined live performances of the already amazing tracks from Sufjan's masterpiece.
Yes, even his cover of Hotline Bling
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| 4.5 superb | Coldplaz | June 5th 17 |
Quite an unfortunate album name.rOk, jokes aside, this is a really special live album, most live albums are a nice bonus for the enthusiasts, but they are rarely essential. They get high ratings mainly because they are primarily rated by the fans of an artist. This one is however something different, Sufjan puts a new spin on every track here and in all cases the new version is superior to the studio one, the major highlights here are Fourth of July with its wonderful outro, Drawn to the Blood with added electronic beat and Blue Bucket of Gold, which is stretched to incredible 18 minutes.rAnd the cover of Hotline Bling is a nice bonus too, it might seem awkward and out of place, but it just works somehow.rThat doesn't make the original album obsolete though, in fact this live album made me appreciate it even more.
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| 4.5 superb | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | March 2nd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Phate72 | October 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | May 11th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | November 18th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | BoerK | October 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | xlev | October 2nd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Isob3l | September 24th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | MmJj | January 9th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | jlsg | September 27th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Sowing STAFF | May 10th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | elch21 | January 11th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Emily | December 18th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Jekub | November 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Mathias STAFF | June 3rd 19 |
| 5.0 classic | xxm | January 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | zoso33 | October 26th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | FelkFg | August 6th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Stkyle | May 29th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | NathC4 | May 22nd 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Juca89 | May 4th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Soupjan | February 21st 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Gueero | February 14th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Ben STAFF | February 1st 18 |
| 2.5 average | jmh886 | January 25th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | January 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | EvoHavok | December 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Luisito | December 3rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Tb1114 | November 26th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Juanpa | November 24th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Collis | November 21st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | rjk | October 17th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | YayoG1 | September 1st 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Jan555 | July 22nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Lakes | July 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jade | July 17th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Alexxx | June 21st 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Hyndez | June 2nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | helti | May 28th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | wg98 | May 14th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Nishe | May 12th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | wwf | May 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | TanMan | May 8th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | PaabL | April 30th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | TwigTW | April 29th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | gijsr | April 29th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | April 28th 17 |
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