Comments on: Review: Sufjan Stevens – Majestic Theatre, Madison

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:08:37 +0000

Book report boy strikes again. Maybe Sufjan’s next project will be an assessment of plastics on the environment.

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:28:47 +0000

Just checking out “Impossible Souls from Castaways” on the Tube, and it’s great. I didn’t go to the gig (wrong continent), but I think I will if he ever comes to my corner of the world. Lovely guitar playing by the way…and a great song!

By: Erik W

Erik W — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:14:58 +0000

It was amazing! The new songs were an unexpected, but pleasant surprise. An equally pleasant surprise was how intimate and casual the concert was. I also wrote up a few words: http://www.teshack.com/2009/09/sufjan_stevens_at_the_majestic.php

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:15:49 +0000

Seeing Sufjan up close and personal in a (sort of) intimate venue was definitely an amazing experience. The last time I saw him was from the top balcony at the Pabst a few years ago.

I have a few videos from the show posted here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TrueEndeavors

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:35:48 +0000

Awesome! I really loved the programmed beats interwoven with live drums, synths, and acid jazz trumpet… Like a friend said, it’s cool to witness the “still figuring it out” process although I wonder how “unpolished” it really is, and how much of the long breakdowns of sound are going to stay.. He’s moving in an interesting direction, defining a complete different sound for his name- love the experimentation, I’m on board! Great show!

By: A.J. Leftfoot

A.J. Leftfoot — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:30:28 +0000

Best show i’ve seen in a long time. i loved the new songs, and i thought the sound in there was just incredible, the Majestic sounded great.

i also reviewed the show here if anyone’s interested:
http://comeonchemicalsblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/live-review-sufjan-stevens-in-madison.html

By: lkfdanjdw

lkfdanjdw — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:20:42 +0000

Great review of the show!
I drove from Milwaukee to the show last night – first time in the Majestic and I loved the room. Sound was crisp and the bands were tight. New material was ridiculous, but I liked how different it sounded from his “state” albums and Seven Swans: free-form, electronic, glitchy. The new songs dragged and meandered a bit much; my guess is they’ll be edited down a few minutes on record, but they were interesting and showed Sufjan stepping into a different musical realm (which he’ll probably dominate). “Pulaski,” “Gacy” (for the 1st encore song!), and “Majesty Snowbird” were highlights (and all the jokes/laffs!), but the toned-down “Chicago” was cool as well… Wasn’t the best concert I’ve ever seen, but I also left satisfied and it made me want to see him on his next stops (hopefully with a bigger band?) in the Midwest… Oh, and CRYPTACIZE was a great opener!