He has an amazing knack for off-the-cuff ramblings that make no sense. Not sure why he does it, but it's hilarious and original. Can't wait to see him and his peeps on tour this fall.
Absolutely! I went to one of his Age of Adz shows and he talked about physics and horses running into walls and none of it made sense in the least! Love Sufjan!
One of the very few performers who sound even better live! I still can't believe I missed the concert he had in ATL--I still think he'll never come back.
yes it is. Bryce curates the music now festival (this one). He (and the rest of the national) i believe are from Cincinnati. He and Sufjan are neighbors in NYC and friends. Also, if you have seen the Sufjan leblogoteque where he plays on top of a roof, it is on top of this building.
He was talking about the insignias painted on the top of the memorial hall stage. You can't tell from this video, but there is an old hand-painted ceiling above the stage. It has a bunch of "virtues" written on it like "equity" and "patriotism." One of them said "manliness" and he was joking about it, saying that it was a manly medley. =]
@MrBadgerking Yea, he totally is. Sufjan performs with The National as well sometimes. Look at their performance on David Letterman of "Afraid of Everyone".
Pls someone write what he says in comment section. I ain't a native english speaker and I can't listen what he says properly. I need subtitle but there's no subtitle on video that was made 13 years ago
skipped beginning because i can't tell The very first song I played, actually world debut, it's a song from a theme eight years ago that I wrote--uh, ten years ago--I had a series of these silly songs I wrote for each the planets, and the first one that I played tonight is based on a variation of a confrontation between Jupiter and Pluto, large masses against smaller masses. As you know, Pluto has been demoted to, uh, no longer is a planet but is just a celestial object. This song is in honor of Pluto. This next song is sort of generated from this idea, of my impulse to always create many many many songs about one particular thing, because I'm sort of driven by concepts and conceits and things like that. And I had been writing a series of songs about cars. And one that recently has obssessed me is the Chevrolet Avalanche. It's one of the most impressive, uh, manifestations, of...of...man's childish imagination let loose, um, in this sort of capitalist economics--erm, fueled by, uh, uh...uh....... fantasies, Peter Pan fantasies and uh, um...driving fast down the expressways of America in this gigantic, um, sort of, transformer...toy.
what in the world was he on about in the beginning, i cracked up mainly due to the fact that i didn't get it. i don't know 'bout him, but i hate public speaking, and imagining people in their underwear does not help.
He has an amazing knack for off-the-cuff ramblings that make no sense. Not sure why he does it, but it's hilarious and original. Can't wait to see him and his peeps on tour this fall.
Absolutely! I went to one of his Age of Adz shows and he talked about physics and horses running into walls and none of it made sense in the least! Love Sufjan!
All these years of watching Sufjan, and I finally realized: his delivery is a lot like Andy Kaufmann.
oh, sufjan, my father's watching that bill o'reilly show but with you in the world i believe there's hope yet....
Oh, The National guitarist! That's a pleasant surprise to see him perform with Sufjan.)
And look what happened
One of the very few performers who sound even better live! I still can't believe I missed the concert he had in ATL--I still think he'll never come back.
Wow... The Strings' part is brilliant.
His new stuff grows on you but I still miss this material
His new stuff helped me appreciate the older stuff even more. Like Seven Swans.
Ive never heard of him before...Im hooked. Thanks for posting this and introducing him to me.
My favourite song from that album
yes it is. Bryce curates the music now festival (this one). He (and the rest of the national) i believe are from Cincinnati. He and Sufjan are neighbors in NYC and friends. Also, if you have seen the Sufjan leblogoteque where he plays on top of a roof, it is on top of this building.
Awesome:)Hope to see his gigs someday!
He was talking about the insignias painted on the top of the memorial hall stage. You can't tell from this video, but there is an old hand-painted ceiling above the stage. It has a bunch of "virtues" written on it like "equity" and "patriotism." One of them said "manliness" and he was joking about it, saying that it was a manly medley. =]
He looks good in a tie :)
Oh he is amazing. The ending is so very Sufjan-like! Love it.
I love his rambling narratives
Priceless 🦋
Oh my god...that sounds amazing! I can't express how jealous I am about this haha.
this is brilliant... i love it!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING!
Amazing
wait this is amazing!!!
Great!!!!
song starts at 2:30
excellent
that is the guy from the national on the guitar isn't it. oh, i am in love.
... and that's Shara Worden/Nova (My Brightest Diamond) on piano
Wow, he was so different live back then.
@MrBadgerking Yea, he totally is. Sufjan performs with The National as well sometimes. Look at their performance on David Letterman of "Afraid of Everyone".
School talent show video recorded by his mom vibes
Pls someone write what he says in comment section. I ain't a native english speaker and I can't listen what he says properly. I need subtitle but there's no subtitle on video that was made 13 years ago
skipped beginning because i can't tell
The very first song I played, actually world debut, it's a song from a theme eight years ago that I wrote--uh, ten years ago--I had a series of these silly songs I wrote for each the planets, and the first one that I played tonight is based on a variation of a confrontation between Jupiter and Pluto, large masses against smaller masses. As you know, Pluto has been demoted to, uh, no longer is a planet but is just a celestial object. This song is in honor of Pluto.
This next song is sort of generated from this idea, of my impulse to always create many many many songs about one particular thing, because I'm sort of driven by concepts and conceits and things like that. And I had been writing a series of songs about cars. And one that recently has obssessed me is the Chevrolet Avalanche. It's one of the most impressive, uh, manifestations, of...of...man's childish imagination let loose, um, in this sort of capitalist economics--erm, fueled by, uh, uh...uh....... fantasies, Peter Pan fantasies and uh, um...driving fast down the expressways of America in this gigantic, um, sort of, transformer...toy.
@@mmelloe thanks for explained, you helped me so much
what in the world was he on about in the beginning,
i cracked up mainly due to the fact that i didn't get it.
i don't know 'bout him, but i hate public speaking, and imagining people in their underwear does not help.
@lukeisastalker I don't know, but SS just played with the National on Letterman.
hahaha. I was cracking up when he was talking about the avalanche...transformer toy thing.
does anyone know what the chords for this are?
i cant find them anywhere.
Hopefully he will always keep a balance of both.
He did indeed
At 5:28, I'm surprised he didn't break a string or something. >.>
Great performance.
Is that the guitarist from the National in the back?
awesome! but what the hell is going on with that soprano voice in the background (or not so background, really...)
Is the guitar player the guy from the national? Looks like he needs to pee near the end.
what is so funny, i feel like i missed out on something
... about what? : \