Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State | 
| Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
Category: Music
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 4936
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.5
MPN: 55510
UPC: 656605551029
EAN: 0656605551029
ASIN: B00009V7TZ
Release Date: July 1, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Flint (For The Unemployed And Underpaid) | | • | All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace! | | • | For The Windows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti | | • | Say Yes! To M!ch!gan! | | • | The Upper Peninsula | | • | Tahquamenon Falls | | • | Holland | | • | Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) | | • | Romulus | | • | Alanson, Crooked River | | • | Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie | | • | They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For The Homeless In Muskegon) | | • | Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?) | | • | Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou) | | • | Vito's Ordination Song |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 76 more reviews...
 Michigan Lived Up to It's Reputation June 20, 2008
I recently bought a car and drove across the country with a friend, and as we entered the state of Michigan, he pulled out the Sufjan Stevens CD, with which I was not previously acquainted. What an amazing performance! This recording is a truly artistic endeavor - drawing on the inspirations of traditions ranging from rock to folk to minimalist art music, these songs are very original, heartfelt, beautiful, fun... the adjectives are never-ending. Driving through the state for the first time, this CD honestly impacted how I viewed my surroundings, and I thank it for that. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in hearing something new, something that once energetic and mellow.
Good for old and new Sufjan fans April 6, 2008
You won't take this out of your cd player for days. Good quality Sufjan at his best. This would be good for newer fans as well; it's a good album to get acquainted with his sound and discover why so many love his music.
This man has made music wonderful again.... February 21, 2008
I listen to a lot of music, some hard and some soft. Sufjan Stevens does it for me every time. This album is simply magical and I would suggest it to anyone!
 Michigan December 26, 2007
My favorite Sufjan album so far, it has the perfect mix of poignant lyics and solid music. Making a lot more sense, and not as bizzare, as Illinoise, I really enjoyed listening to the entire album without wanting to skip ahead to other songs. I highly recommend this album for first time Sufjan listeners.
I wish I could, but I just can't... December 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having read some of the reviews, on this page, I simply can't stress, to any greater degree of enthusiasm, just how amazing this album is. I own two of Mr. Stevens' releases, to date (Seven Swans and this one), and I plan on owning each and every one.
His lyrics range from the simplistic, yet earth-shakingly powerful, to the cryptic, yet eerily comprehensive and universal. Each line sung as if, finally, he feels he can release a thought, that's been tumbling in his head for days, as he had been searching for the right way to express it.
The music is powerful, to the point that it seems to speak philosophies with no need for a tongue. Particularly track 8, "Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)". Yes, I know it's a mouthful. It's also 8 minutes long. Trust me when I say that all 8 minutes are stunningly fresh, and that by the time it's over, you just want more.
Buy this album. Buy every album that this wonderful composer creates. You will not be disappointed, lest you have not an ounce of soul or love for beauty, sound, or art in your body.
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