when i was in about grade 10, i went for the first time with my high school jazz band to Moscow, Idaho for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. it was a great time. i learned how to smoke cigars and do bill cosby impressions, i goofed off with friends on the bustrip, and although i was playing trombone still in the school band, i bought my first guitar amp (actually split it with Rob), a fender squire solid state practice amp. i still have it.
i also hung out in the local music shop and checked out a whole new and strange music world. (remember this is pre pitchfork and hypemachine etc.) i bought an album by phish (bag it, tag it, anyone?) and this one cassette really caught my eye with it's weird cover art of snail-like shapes. i bought it before hearing a note.
it's still an all time favorite. reading writing and arithmetic by the sundays. what a voice. shimmering guitars. kind of like the smiths with a female singer. beautiful.
this recording has a bunch more of that jazzmaster/v4 going on as well as the dual mono drums - hard panned thing. why used 2 mics when i sounds so good?
supported by 6 fans who also own “here's where the story ends”
It may not be a full-fledged LP, but All Delighted People is probably my favourite of Sufjan's works. Without an overaching album theme to tie the songs together, it felt like Sufjan was free to experiment on each track and give them their own unique sound. And because of that (and Sufjan's talent), every track on there is a standout track. Angkasawan