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Universal acclaim- based on 183 Ratings
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Positive: 164 out of 183
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Mixed: 9 out of 183
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Negative: 10 out of 183
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Sep 23, 2018
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Feb 7, 2018Great album from Sufjan Stevens.
A departure from his classic folk-ish sound to a more electronic one. The only acoustic songs are at the start (futile devices) and one part of Impossible Souls.
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Apr 10, 2017Sufjan displays his versatile talent in this folktronica masterpiece. I will say, the 25 minute outro is a bit of a chore to get through but man... does this album have some sweet moments filled with choral singing, synthesizers, and drum sequencers. A must listen.
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Mar 12, 2017The lyrics are emotional and longing, and Sufjan Stevens ties it in with unique sounds tied in with brass and woodwind. This could very well possibly be his best work.
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Jun 7, 2015Its hard to find something more thrilling to listen to than a devout Christian songwriter repeatedly cry "I'm not **** around". "Too much" sounds like idioteque from Kid A, in a weird and awesome way. 10/10—"I want to be well", "Too much", "Impossible soul"
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Jun 30, 2014
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May 20, 2012
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Jan 26, 2012
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Jan 2, 2012
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Nov 19, 2011I love Sufjan Stevens!! This album is a new thing I've hear from him. You're used to sweet soft sounds but here you have a new side of him. And this is noise but good noise. ALL music is noise. He put a new darker side to his music on his album. I think very well job. As sad in I want to be Well, He is not **** around.
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Nov 6, 2011The Age of Adz is a really tremendous feat for Sufjan Stevens. He's put together this massive, huge, record spilling over with content, and it stands up. Its not perfectly coherent, but songs like the title track and impossible soul are so majestic and explosive it makes up for its faults, and delivers on most fronts.
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Aug 27, 2011
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Aug 10, 2011
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Aug 1, 2011I have never heard such sounds!!
When I was hearing it I was thing"dam,you gt to know about music to do this album.
The only problem I found was that no songs are as good as Impossible soul.
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Jul 5, 2011
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Jul 1, 2011This album is just as masterful, if not more so, than Illinoise. It's rather sad to see some of these low ratings and general under-appreciation in the critic reviews. This will be remembered at the end of the decade as one of the best albums.
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Mar 10, 2011This is easily the greatest album that sufjan has made to date. Revolutionary is the way to describe this album. Sufjan has his finger on the pulse of the indie music scene and now that he has gone electronic you will see several more bands going that way. Not only is this album superb musically but is also superb lyrically. This album is the deepest album in terms of emotions and lyrical depth.
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Feb 8, 2011Great! Sufjan Stevens is a genius, everything he does sounds new, not only the first time you listen to it, but every time. Again, he offers pure magical moments.
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Dec 20, 2010
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Nov 27, 2010While not as immediate as his previous albums, the Age of Adz, like many great albums, takes some time to sink in. Once you dive into all of its beautiful subtleties you'll realize it's greatness. A beautiful and sublime piece of art.
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Nov 23, 2010
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Nov 22, 2010This CD is a lot like Illinois, in that both albums are practices in maximizing what is available to use in music. Illinois was more baroque-ly orchestrated while Age of Adz is more electronic and bombast in its orchestrations. I like the direction Sufjan is taking, and "Impossible Soul" is song of the year.
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Nov 18, 2010
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Nov 5, 2010This is not my favorite sufjan stevens album...
it is my second favorite. I always like it when a musician breaks off into different genres and tries new things. some might find the Experimental nature of the album in audible, but i have loved every single beat of it. -
Oct 26, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 22, 2010
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Oct 20, 2010This is by no means a "bad" album, but may be a little too dense to make the right impact on the first listen. Listening to this reminds me of something like a Kid A or Amnesiac. I only could appreciate those albums after multiple playthroughs. If you are looking for accessible, look elsewhere. If you want to dissect a lush album, give it a try... or two or three.
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Oct 19, 2010
Awards & Rankings
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Jan 11, 2011The combination is ethereal and transcendent.
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Dec 23, 2010Stevens ventures widely on this 85-minute disc to find the best way to express what turn out to be basic home truths.
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Dec 21, 2010Where he used be be so proficient at letting us hear the sound of his sad, sad heart, the directionless elliptical clutter that defines The Age of Adz just sounds to me like he's manufacturing an idea of what a sad heart might sound like. What's worse, it sounds self-indulgent.