Sufjan Stevens Illinois Zip Lines

Jump to Illinois (2005) - 'Come On! Feel The Illinoise!' He dressed up like a clown for them. With his face paint white and red. And on his best behavior. May 9, 2016 - City, State, Zip. So here it is: five Sufjan Stevens albums, a song from each, and a. Sufjan Stevens, do yourself a favor and listen to Michigan, Illinois. But rare are the times at which I make it through the song's final line.

Denny Renshaw/Asthmatic Kitty Records Sufjan Stevens, an indie singer-songwriter from Detroit. Sufjan Stevens could hardly get his second song off for the almost presidential wave of applause following the first. Walking eagerly through the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Friday night's sold-out crowd was excited well before the Detroit-born singer took the stage in silver rock star pants with a 10-piece band complete with two drummers and horns. But following Stevens' relaxed delivery of 'All Delighted People,' the audience unloaded its built-up adoration as if the set had just ended.

A few songs later, they were quieted. They were stunned. For the first 90 minutes, Stevens, who rose to fame on 2005's indie folk 'Illinoise,' stuck to the two records he released this year, 'All Delighted People EP' and 'The Age of Adz,' and blasted the room with throbs of sound and racing video featuring images of space ships and faux religious icons created by the late Louisiana outsider artist Royal Robertson, who Stevens explained inspired much of the music. Stevens also thanked the audience for having the 'patience and fortitude' to listen to his new music, which defies conventional structure.

A few attendees rightfully shouted back, 'No, thank you!' Because, while it probably wasn't what most people expected, Stevens masterfully manipulated the mood in a show that could be called performance art as easily as a concert, and after recovering from the initial sensory overload, the audience got the hang of it. In a bit of abstract theater, Stevens and his two female backup singers did yoga-like pantomime as they recited the opening lines to 'Vesuvius' in front of two stories of animated fire. Perhaps the most surreal moments were the raves for which Stevens donned a clear plastic visor. First the bleak and trancy 'I Walked' and then the latter half of the sinuous, 25-minute disco party jam 'Impossible Soul' which found the band in everything from leis to a bird costume with pulsing rainbows behind them.

Seek His, He'll never let you down., He'll never let you down. Michigan (2003) [ ] • Once when we moved away, She came to Romulus for a day. Her Chevrolet broke down. We prayed it'd never be fixed or be found. • 'Romulus' • Rest in my arms Sleep in my bed There's a design To what I did and said • 'Vito's Ordination Song' Seven Swans (2004) [ ] • You gave your body to the lonely, They took your clothes. You gave up a wife and a family You gave your ghost.

To be alone with me. To be alone with me You went up on a. I've never met a man who loved me. • 'To Be Alone with You' Illinois (2005) [ ]. 'Chickenmobile with your rooster tail I had my fill and I know how bad it feels Stay awake and watch for the data No small caterpillar, go congratulate her' —'Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!'

• Oh, great intentions, Covenant with the imitation Have you no conscience? I think about it now Oh, of, Have you degraded or forgot us? Where have your laws gone? Feel The Illinoise!' • He dressed up like a clown for them With his face paint white and red.

And on his best behavior In a dark room on the bed, He kissed them all. • But in my best behavior, I am really just like him Look beneath the floorboards, for the secrets I have hid. • 'John Wayne Gacy, Jr.' • Tuesday morning at the Bible study We lift our hands and pray over your body But nothing ever happens • 'Casimir Pulaski Day' • In the when you finally go And the nurse runs in with her head hung low, And the cardinal hits the window.