Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
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Free Music Review: Different But Very Very Good :)
Hit: 5 Stars
This guy is going to become big someday. I agree with this reviewer:
"The songs on "Seven Swans", with a folksy bucholic feeling that runs through most of them, tell of spiritual tales. They tell of love that transcends the body and age. Sufjan can appeal equally to the Christian person as to the one who practices Zen Buddhism. And that is something few songwriters can accomplish. Keep an eye on Sufjan for years to come." I have fun tooling around with "To Be Alone with You" on the guitar, such a simple but infectious melody.
"SEVEN SWANS" is not over orchestrated like "Michigan" and "Illinois" seem to be. Good song to OK song ratio is about 85 percent on this one and about 45-50 percent on the the aforementioned CD's. "SEVEN SWANS" is a great way to get introduced to the subtle musical power and overall genius of Sufjan.
Sufjan has all his own style and is not afraid to tell us who he is. VERY CREATIVE...HE TRULY FORGES HIS OWN MUSICAL PATH. CANNOT WAIT FOR HIS CD CALLED "WISCONSIN."
Free Music Review: Unique songs
Hit: 4 Stars
I made my way to Sufjan Stevens by way of some Amazon lists. This CD, I must say has some of the most unique songs I've heard in quite a while. Theres just something unusual about this album, something that catches your ear, and never lets it wander. The music is very stripped down, with usually no more than a banjo, an acoustic guitar, drums, and occasionally a few other instruments here and there. I really love most of the songs on this album. I think this album is one of my favorite purchases of this year.
Soon as I have some extra money to spend, I will buy more of his albums.
Free Music Review: Don't be turned off by the "Christian" label
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm ardently atheist, but this is an incredible album. Maybe there's something to be said for religion if you're a musician -- keeps you focused on playing what you feel, and not necessarily what you think other people will like. That, at least, is what it sems to have done for Stevens. Seven Swans is more sparse, heartfelt, and harmonically complex than his other albums.Free Music Review: Absolutly Incredible
Hit: 5 Stars
Sufjan Stevens could calm even Chuck Norris down with the sound of his voice. Folk will never die, and Sufjan will always be the blood flowing through it's heart.
Sufjan's most personal album, this is a deftly written and skantily yet masterfully written and performed album.
Free Music Review: If Only Sufjan Would Stay With This Style.....Great CD
Hit: 5 Stars
I made my way to Sufjan Stevens by way of Iron and Wine. This CD was suggested to me by a friend, and I must say it is has some of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've heard in quite a while. I am not a big fan of Sufjan's newer work, which evidently puts me in the minority. I wish he wouldn't have abandoned the intimate, acoustic style that dominates Seven Swans. He has a lot to say, and says it very well with just an acoustic guitar and minimal arrangements. I would suggest this CD to anyone who enjoys artists such as Iron and Wine, Elliot Smith, or M. Ward...... good acoustic guitar, strong songs, with lyrics that go beyond Jack Johnson's 5th grade drible. I can only hope Sufjan makes his way back to this style, at least once in a while.