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The Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras From The Illinois Album
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Each of these 21 tracks originated during the recording of Stevens' 2005 album 'Illinoise,' although most were re-recorded or fleshed out during later sessions. Included are several new versions of the track "Chicago" from that earlier album.
| LABEL: | Asthmatic Kitty |
| RELEASE DATE: | 11 July 2006 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter |
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The average user rating for this album is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 39 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Better than the first
Matt Step gave it an8:
Out-takes!!? OUTTAKES!?! Will Mr Stevens please stop hogging all the tunes! I thought this would be patchy at best but it turns out to contain many of the best things Sufjan Stevens has done (The Mistress Witch from McClure, Adlai Stevenson, The Henney Buggy Band etc.). I really don't need three more versions of Chicago though, no matter how good they are.
Philip C gave it a5:
Vastly overrated, even more so than the rest of his catalogue.
Chad M gave it an8:
Great album. Even if he released this as an actual album it would be incredible, but the fact that it is a compilation of outtakes makes this all the more remarkable.
matt a gave it an8:
I love Illinois, but to be honest, I thought this album was going to be annoying. I was wrong. While his sound is becoming a bit tiresome, Sufjan still has some tricks up his sleeve. There are some seriously cathcy pop songs (if you can believe it) on this album (see Adlai Stevenson, The Henney Buggy band, and No Man's Land). I think Stevens needs to continue in this direction on his next lp in order to avoid even more critical reviews than this album is recieving.
Joe G gave it a9:
Not quite up to Illinoise's heights, but will still delight fans that a CD of 'out-takes and extras' can be this good. It seems churlish to complain about the 3 alternate versions of Chicago when even whitout them there's still 60 minutes of new material to enjoy. Let's be quite clear, nobody is being short-changed here in either the description, quantity or quality of this offering. I can imagine that some of these songs, with their brassy arrangements or CSN&Y vibes were excluded from Illinois for programmatic reasons rather than any lack of quality. Highlights (for me) are Carlyle Lake, Mistress Witch, Springfield, No Man's Land and the affecting Pittsfield. Low points are the instrumental interludes, which don't really hit the spot this time.
Jake M. gave it a1:
No...really, when will this eve end. Avalanche indeed! I mean, Illinois was bloated enough, but to think that we really need ANOTHER 75 minutes of this tripe... I guess he's starting to believe his own press.
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