10 Melhores Discos Estranhos de 2005 - Illinois, de Sufjan Stevens

1. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois

O jovem compositor americano Sufjan Stevens parecia estar louco quando propôs o projeto de gravar um disco sobre cada um dos 50 estados norte-americanos. Evidentemente a meta parece impossível, mas a julgar pelos dois últimos discos de Sufjan, é melhor começar a acreditar.

Depois do belíssimo Greetings From Michigan, de 2004, Sufjan gravou Illinois e conseguiu um disco ainda melhor.

Illinois tem 76 minutos de ótima música, de passagens experimentais, de lindos coros cantados pelo coral The IllinoiseMakers e das belas composições de Sufjan. Belas como é bela sua voz dulcíssima. Músicas como John Wayne Gacy Jr. e Chicago enchem os ouvidos com um ótimo desempenho nos instrumentos e uma voz capaz de domar muita gente.

Chicago
“if I was crying
in the van, with my friend
it was for freedom
from myself and from the land
I made a lot of mistakes”

Faixas:
1. Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
2. 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 Dream
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
5. Jacksonville
6. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons
7. Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!
8. One Last 'Whoo-Hoo!' For The Pullman
9. Chicago
10. Casimir Pulaski Day
11. To The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament
12. The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About
14. A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze
15. 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 Bushnell
18. In This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth
19. The Seer's Tower
20. The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders: Part I: The Great Frontier/Part II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now
21. 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

Gravadora: Asthmatic
Data de lançamento: 05/07/2005
Mais informações: www.sufjan.com