Sufjan Stevens is a musical genius

Dedicating a song to this clown somehow made me think less of Mr. Stevens, his lyrics a little muddled, who cares where he drew his inspiration for this particular tune when in the end it sucks big oranges

At seventy-four minutes, Illinois is an exercise in patience; considering how long it takes to dog paddle through all the gooey orchestration, chugging through Stevens' meticulous arrangements and parsing out the melodies, Illinois is a bit of a commitment

Sufjan Stevens is very talented musically and I would love to see him matched up with a writer to create serious music.

Sufjan Stevens and his toss-off-an-album-for-each-of-the-fifty-American-states gambit is like collecting stamps, baseball cards, fountain pens, or

Sufjan Stevens Illinois is a refreshing, enlightening, and at times moving album.

Sufjan Stevens is brilliant.

Either every other album that came out in 2005 just sucked or Sufjan Stevens Illinois is a truly one of the great ones of all time.

Sufjan Stevens is a singular talent with such a broad creative musical vision that it blows this mere mortal's mind.

i don't care for your type, and sufjan stevens eats it like a bavarian.

How talented is Sufjan Stevens

The sincerity immediately shines through the appearance of snootiness, as fully developed and realized songwriting; a lush, imaginative palate of instruments; and a choirlike swirl of backup singing serve as a backdrop for Stevens' gentle, unobtrusive voice to deliver the listener epicly personal lyrics

Mr. Stevens shows off his versatility by playing a long list of instruments and dabbling in many styles

Stevens blatantly rips off his own music.

I would like to commend Sufjan Stevens here.

Intensely respectful, Stevens' relates his own secrets and discretions to Gacey's in the lines "in my best behavior, I am just like him, look beneath the floorboards, for the secrets I have hid

The music of S. Stevens in their first albums is really great

Never failing to implement elements of folk, jazz, and cinematic musical genres in a intricate layering of instrumentation and vocals, Sufjan Stevens produces an album that is a worthwhile addition to any collection.

For those who treasure Sufjan Stevens, and of course everyone is entitled to their own opinions, may I suggest not rated so high next time

Sufjan Stevens is a puzzling character; sometimes naive, sometimes sophisticated, somewhat rustic and yet essentially urban in outlook

It's too bad Sufjan Stevens probably won't get the recognition he deserves for this intricately beautiful work.

Not only the best album of 2005, but the best Sufjan Stevens album to date.

Stevens captivates your attention not only by his pure voice, but also by his ambitious and unique arrangements.

Stevens was recommended and an "If You Like

Sufjan Stevens has been a favorite of mine for quite some time now, but after this album, he may perhaps soon be a favorite of many, many others

Any way, if you like Sufjan Stevens or Indie-Folk Music, you Def. need to get this.

You can tell that Stevens has a background of some sort in instrumental music (band/orchestral) because he loves to incorporate that into his singer/songwriter driven songs.

Stevens makes you want to continue to listen as he intrigues you more and more and more.

I love Sufjan Stevens