Oi man.Medyo natagalan bago ako nakaiskor ng album na ito ni Sufjan Stevens.Medyo di kasi sya masyado kilala kumpara kay Sam Milby at di pa kaagad mapo-pronounce ang pangalan nya. ( Soof-yan po ito..Persian daw ang origin).Matagal tagal na rin ang buzz na umiikot sa kanya sa masalimuot na mundo ng indie music.Yung ibang mga kritiko, kasama na duon ang mga kritiko ng administrasyong Arroyo ay kinukunsidera na isa ito na sa pinakamalupit na release nuong 2005 kung di ako nagkakamali. Bale ang album na ito ay pangalawa sa plano nyang tinawag na 50 States Project kung saan balak nyang gumawa ng album tungkol sa 50 states ng America.Nauna na dito ang Welcome to Michigan The Great Lake State na nirelease nuong 2003 na hindi ko pa napapakinggan.Ayos diba.Release ito under Asthmatic Kitty Records na sya rin ang may pasimuno dahil sa totoo lang mahirap namang tanggapin ito ng Star Records at ipatugtog sa Star Fm.Kelangan pa bang imemorize yan? Bisyo na to.Sa unang salang, mapapansing may pagka quirky ang brand ng chamber pop na gawa nya, kung minsan parang may halong Gospel, Folk,Country at mga instrumental na hirit na parang soundtrack ng mga tv series nuong 80’s gaya ng Hilstreet Blues,St. Elsewhere,Cagney and Lacey,Perfect Strangers,WKRP In Cincinnati, M.A.S.H at mga kahalintulad, na nagpapakita ng tunay na edad ko at nakapagpababa ng tsansa ko na makai-score sa chicks.Idagdag mo pa ang mala-kilometrikong pamagat ng mga kanta kaya hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay di ko pa rin halos matandaan ang mga pamagat nito. Sa mga medyo bata-bata pa, ang Kilometriko ay brand ng ballpeng sumikat nung 80’s na may tagline na Write Thousands and Thousands of Words.Obvious ba? Hindi ko ma-imagine ang itsura nun sa screen ng Ipod dahil wala ako non o kaya ang resulta pag pinatugtog mo ito sa opisina.To illustrate:Bida1: ( habang nakikinig ng tugtog) “ Oy man, ok yan a.Sino yan?Bida 2: Ah si Sufjan Stevens yan.Bida 1: Ok a. Ano pamagat nyan?Bida 2: A e kwan – “ They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!!TheyHave Come Back From The Dead! Ahhhhh!Ayos di ba.Sana ay nagustuhan nyo po ang aming munting palabas.Hanggang sa susunod pong muli.Ito po ang inyong lingkod. Saranghameda Bo Derek.Isa sa paborito ko dito ay ang kantang “John Wayne Gacy Jr.”, na kung iisipin mo ay di naman mahabang pamagat at normal naman.Kaya lang si John Wayne GacyJr po ay isang notorious na serial killer na mas notorious pa kay B.I.G. at pumatay ng humigit kumulang na 30 katao lang naman.Nakakapraning din ang linyang ng kantang ito na “In my best behavior, I am really just like Him”.Ayos.Nagustuhan ko rin ang “Decatur or Round of Applause For Your Stepmother” na nakakaaliw ang rhyming scheme at nakakakalma.Ang orchestral manouvers ng” The Man of Metropolis Steels Our Hearts” , “Come On! Feel The Illinoise”, at “Chicago” na tunog tv series para sa akin.Gusto ko rin ang ang folky na “Casimir Pulasky Day”,ang “the Predatory Wasps of The Palisades Is Out To get Us?” at ang “The Tallest Man ,The Broadest Shoulders”, na ang dating e parang patapos na ang pelikula at paalis na ang bida .Ayos rin ang ibat-ibang klaseng patunog,mga bleeps at ugong na nakapalaman at nagdagdag ng sustansiya sa kabuuan.Nang tanungin sya minsan kung bakit daw mahaba ang mga pamagat ng kanta nya, sabi ni pareng Sufjan na di pa raw uso ang text nung araw at nung unang panahon, ang mga tao ay di pa nagtitipid ng salita.Para raw itong mga chapter ng isang nobela. At naisip nya raw magbigay pugay sa mga lugar upang makapag komento tungkol sa industrialisasyon,progress, pagsisikap ng manggagawa, mga sikat na tao at pangyayari sa lugar, tungkol sa mga conflict personal at panlabas, at sa pagkakaroon ng tinatawag na community kung paano ito naghuhulma sa personalidad ng tao.Sinabi nya sakin yan habang kami ay kumakain ng happy meal sa Mcdo.Para sa mga tagahanga ng medyo weird na chamber pop na hinaluan ng folk,country, konting jazz,acid,funk, Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg,Superman, orchestra na brass at string section,isang Choir,ukulele at banjo, tunog spaceship ni Father Tropa,Gospel,quirkiness ng Flaming Lips,Ladybug Transistor,pabulong ng Iron & Wine,TV series at sitcom soundtrack noong dekada ni Lenny Santos At Rey PJ Avellana at boses ni Junior( yung kumanta ng “ But If You Leave Me” na tinagalized ni Renz Verano at ng “Yakap” na nirevive naman ni LA Lopez.Ayos.
Eto ang listahan ng mga kanta nya.Enjoy.
1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois2. The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You’re Gonna Have To Leave Now, Or, ‘I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight…3. Come On! Feel The Illinoise!: Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition/Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.5. Jacksonville6. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons7. Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!8. One Last ‘Whoo-Hoo!’ For The Pullman9. Chicago10. Casimir Pulaski Day11. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament12. The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About14. A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze15. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!17. Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell18. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth19. The Seer’s Tower20. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders: Part I: The Great Frontier/Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now21. Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A Few 22. Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois2. The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You’re Gonna Have To Leave Now, Or, ‘I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight…3. Come On! Feel The Illinoise!: Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition/Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.5. Jacksonville6. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons7. Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!8. One Last ‘Whoo-Hoo!’ For The Pullman9. Chicago10. Casimir Pulaski Day11. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament12. The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About14. A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze15. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh!17. Let’s Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don’t Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell18. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth19. The Seer’s Tower20. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders: Part I: The Great Frontier/Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now21. Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A Few 22. Out Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run
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