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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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Oct 12, 2010Two things are obvious about The Age of Adz: this album is bold, and this album is pure genius. Sufjan combines his signature melodiousness with complex, lush orchestration, a frantic aesthetic, and a knack for surprising his demanding audience. The result is possibly the best work of his prolific career.
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Oct 12, 2010Dense with sound. Hyper-saturated maximalism. Quite brilliant and bold. Distills a wide range of styles and influences. Really impressed with the brass and woodwind elements.
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Oct 15, 2010
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Oct 15, 2010Listeners familiar with Stevensâ
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Oct 12, 2010
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Oct 19, 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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Oct 26, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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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. -
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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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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Dec 20, 2010
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Nov 18, 2010
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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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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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Jul 5, 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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Aug 27, 2011
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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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Jun 30, 2014
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Oct 13, 2010A soul searching, heartfelt, electronic masterpiece- with Sufjan's trademarks all over the album. I really liked Illinoise!, but I think I love The Age of Adz.
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Oct 13, 2010I'm not sure how or why anyone would rate an album without actually listening to it first. Why even waste your time posting a review. This album is a 10 and any BS vote of 6 without any frame of reference besides Sufjan's former album from 5 years ago is not accurate and meaningless.
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Oct 19, 2010
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Oct 13, 2010This is easily Sufjan Stevens' best album! So what, if it doesn't sound like Illinoise...good! It is only expected after five years of not releasing anything - right? Wouldn't you want something completely different? This album is dark, honest, and mesmerizing.
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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.