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Title: Pretty Good
Review: I read everyone's reviews about this album as well as also the Pitchfork review, which raves about this peice of work. I have to say, I went in expecting A LOT. Everyone proclaimed that it was by far the album of the year and a heck of an experience. I was a tad dissapointed. This amazon page says that customers who bought this also bought Funeral by Arcade Fire, as well as Bright Eyes, so I expected something in that general area. What I found was something totally different.On some songs, Sufjan sounds a little like a male version of Frou Frou. There are yet those songs that sound like Broadway musicals. On some songs, there are choruses where women sing; that was the only annoying thing I found about this CD.The music sounds pretty original and folksy, yet a little on the safe side.Overall, this is a great listen, and you will surely enjoy a lot of it, just don't expect it to be the greatest album ever, which the hype seems to suggest.
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