Adz leapfrogs Illinois and C&L, otherwise exactly the same.
Very hard to separate the top three - there are definitely times where Adz is the perfect album. Also I long for a day when he’ll play Impossible Soul live again and I’ll see it.
Have to say, I love ‘Impossible Soul’ to bits but the rest of Adz leaves me pretty cold. Maybe I need to have another go at it.
I think the scope and execution of Adz pips Illinois and C&L for me. Plus that live show really elevated it on a personal level.
The best sufjan album is whichever of the 4 10/10s I’ve listened to most recently
Michigan is better than Illinois
Age Of Adz
Illinois
Seven Swans
Carrie & Lowell
The Ascension
Michigan
Imo
Seven Swans
Illinois
The Avalanche
Michigan
Carrie & Lowell
The Ascension
Age of Adz
the rest
Illinois
C&L
Seven Swans
Michigan
Age of Adz
…
…
The Ascension
I don’t mind the new one, but it’s several rungs below all of those. The live show was definitely the most impressive thing about Age of Adz, but it’s a good album nonetheless. After Adz, the new one, and a few of the other side projects he’s done, I might be tempted to say… He’s not particularly good at making electronic music . Worked as a one off/passages in songs, but isn’t his forte at all.
Illinois/C&L>Seven Swans>Michigan>Adz>Ascesnion>Pinkerton>Pablo Honey
You forgot Alligator and Boxer
Alligator/Boxer>Illinois/C&L>Seven Swans>Michigan>Adz>Ascesnion>Pinkerton>Pablo Honey
C&L
TBC
Probably;
Adz
Illinois
C&L
Michigan
Ascension
Seven Swans
Avalanche would go after C&L I think.
Illinois
C&L
Seven Swans
Ascension
Adz
Michigan
Impossible Soul is one of my favourite songs of all time so I should maybe bump Adz up on that merit, but at the same time every time I try to listen to the album I just end up skipping to the end. IS just does everything that every other track does on that album better.
can’t wait for a year or two from now when everyone says they loved the Ascension live tour and they now think it’s the best album he’s ever done after all
Oh it’s on Spotify now
Am enjoying
Pricey box set!