It is just amazing how quiet and respectful audiences during Sufjan shows are, like they are all just entranced by the music. Then again, it probably would be very inappropriate to be loudly yelling and cheering during these songs.
To be fair it's hard to make noise when your jaw is on the ground. :D ...Was the same in Denver for this tour. No one made a peep until the last note became silent. Best audience I've been apart of.
my friend was at one of the first performances on the C&L tour. most songs had to be started and stopped 3-4 times because he would choke up too much to continue
i get that, but how are he and his label sposed to make any money when everyone just uses spotify, if they pay for music at all, which pays artists dust
The year I lost my best friend, I went on the road trip from Chicago to California, I played this album over and over, and over. Passing through the Great sand dunes in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Joshua tree. The trip and the music really helped me.
Michiko Li sorry for your loss. I lost my biological mother this past year, and the pain and sorrow that Sufjan expresses in these songs really helped me put words to my devastated soul. I hope you found some comfort from his music.
is truly beautiful how in Should've known better he says "my brother had a daughter" as if that meant the light and joy a newborn sometimes brings, specially in families who have suffered the death of a dear one. and it also reassures the idea of life being a never ending cycle; with a death comes a birth. simple and lovely.
@@hollywoodenrico2355 my niece was born 2 days before my father died. I absolutely was detached to her at the time. I had no space for her at the time. I love her now though but yeah just putting my 2 cents to your perspective
‘Death With Dignity’ one of the all time greatest songs imo, ‘again I lost my strength completely, oh be near me, tired old mare with the wind in your hair’ 😪😮💨
Should’ve known better punches me in the face. My dad was in the ICU due to covid and just 3 days before he passed away my niece was born. She would’ve been his first granddaughter and he loved baby girls. Absolutely heartbreaking. I used to listen to this song before he died and hurt but now I’m just crushed when I listen to it. Sometimes you don’t wanna relate to songs.
I am so sorry you had to go through that, especially COVID I cant imagine the pain you and your family is feeling I wish I could take some of the pain away. My thoughts and condolences to you
@@aimscaba9160 thank you so much. You must be god sent because I’ve been having an extremely difficult week dealing with it all. I come to this video almost every other day so your comment was a nice surprise. thank you so much.
@ oh no my display name is very generic I don’t expect for you to know my gender no worries hahaha, don’t worry about it at all! Thank you, and I’ll keep you in mine 💕
Sufjan Stevens is among the artists I'd like to see live before I die, I mean seriously I can put his songs on loop for the rest of my life and not get tired of them, ever! Was very obsessed with him last year and thought it might have clouded my judgment a bit, but hell no! A year later and "Carrie & Lowell" is still my fave to this day. I've recommended this to many of my (Persian) friends and no matter what their taste in music is (Rock, Metal, Traditional Persian music, etc.) they've all fallen in love with this genius artist. Lots of love and respect from Iran
Saba Aghajani dude go for it. I saw him once and it is still far and away the absolute BEST performance I have ever been to. He's a generational talent. GO SEE HIM.
I've been a long time fan of Sufjan. I just want to thank him for putting a voice to his sorrow. My best friend, my Grandmother died 5 years ago and it still breaks my heart. She may have been the only person in the world who truly understood me. She was my superhero and left me due to cancer, completing a devastating year of loss which included the miscarriage of my first child. Life is not fair, but it can be awfully beautiful at times. This album helps a grown man peel away the calluses and cry. Thank you, Sufjan, for sharing your broken heart. I feel less alone when I hear your music.
Carrie and Lowell is my most played album till date. Used to be a diehard metalhead. Sufjan made me an explorer. In my case he made me embrace beauty in simple things I listen to. Should have know better is even better here...
Should've known better was the first Sufjan song I heard, and that pushed me down the rabbit hole that is indie folk music that is incredibly sad yet so pretty you don't realize how sad it is until you look at the lyrics. It's beautifully bittersweet.
Ella yes lots of gems, though some are blatantly sad like the new Mount Eerie album. Take a listen to it its so miserably beautiful. Been stuck on that album.. When you said incredibly sad and beautiful, the notwist song pick up the phone immediately came to my mind. Check it out if you haven't.
Being exposed to his music does that. Suddenly music isn't about boxes and rules anymore. About Carrie&Lowell, it can never be my most played album, because it absolutely wrecks me every time. I don't want to break apart every day. It's still one of the most beautiful records I have ever heard, no question about that. I'll save it for "special occasions".
This album is by far the best documentation of pain, trauma and longing I have heard. It isn't about catharsis so much as it is about honestly and vulnerably grappling with anoverpowering experience.
This is what I love about it, accepting you can't have everything under control and sometimes you are affected by something more than you thought you'd like to be
You should really check out For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver. It’s so emotionally raw and sounds like pure pain to me. The way I see the album is kind of like the stages of grief, starting from depression, angst, regret, you name it, and ending with Re: Stacks, which, to me, is acceptance; and one of the best songs ever written in my opinion. In short, For Emma, Forever Ago and Carrie & Lowell have very a similar feel and make me emotional every time I hear them.
If we are gonna add a new one to this list check out Owen Kennedy’s Bollox Blues- similar themes and mood, almost uncomfortably honest- more so than even A crow or Carrie and Lowell to me
Hearing Fourth of July after my father passed in 2020 really changed my perspective on it. It’s a sad song, but at the end when he’s repeating we’re all gonna die, for some reason it brought me comfort. Knowing that my loss isn’t something I’m alone in, everyone feels that at some point, and there is a comfort in knowing everyone will experience that loss, and be the subject of that loss to others as well. Beautiful song Sufjan
My father also passed in 2020. This album, and this song in particular brought me a similar peace. His expressions of sincerity and humility in the face of his mother’s death and his own mortality are nothing short of human. I’m grateful for him, and for this music. Peace to you, your family, and your father ❤
Listened to this album dozens of times during a critical junction of my life. The Only Thing continues to rip my heart out like nothing else (except John Wayne Gacy, Jr..)
Carrie & Lowell was released 2 months after my Mum passed . To say the album helped me work through my grief is an understatement. I saw Sufjan in concert the same year. It was a mesmeric, spell binding concert. A night I will never forget. Much love Sufjan. ❤️
There's a tiktok trend going around called "Sufjan Stevens Summer", And It was most probably started by someone who watched CMBYN for the first time and liked Mystery of Love and Visions of Gideon, I've got nothing against them and I'm happy they got introduced to Sufjan through a very beautiful movie, but those who have listened to Sufjan's other works excluding CMBYN, know that he isn't summer at all. For me, this live version specially is Fall music. When Fall rises I get ready with Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens, which are IMO top 2 indie folk artists that have ever lived.
I struggle daily with the fact that we are here to love deeply and lose greatly, and the extent of our love measures our depth of grief. This entire album has allowed me to reconcile this incredible chasm and reminds me that love, no matter what, wins every time. I would rather have loved unequivocally than not at all.
Since all of you already talked about the concert as a whole, I must mention... that Hotline Bling is genuinely fucking brilliant and Sufjan dancing with orange glasses and doing a Drake impression is, literally, the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I’m scrolling through the comments and I’ve yet to see this part, but I’m awfully excited. But you commented this 3 years ago and isn’t time interesting?
"Should I tear my heart out now? / Everything I feel returns to you somehow" I was going through a tremendous loss when this album came out. I am not exaggerating in the least when I say I think this album helped keep me alive during that time. He's so good at putting the most difficult and painful of feelings into words.
Saw this live in Bristol, UK. As a lighting designer myself, I thought this was one of the best lighting shows I've ever seen. Perfect use of colour. The video was great too.
I was there but u know what? the empty seat next to me really makes me feel as if i failed to offer someone the opportunity to experience it As someone else i know Rejected that Opportunity. Then you watch it again here and you offer others the chance to see it (And the adverts!) and you’re ok with them Rejecting it Again. This continues to grow in it’s Friday Night assessment of what have i Become ? Stature😁
Can you imagine this planet with more men like this, I feel sure it would a better place to live. Thank you for uploading & thank you Sufjen & your band.
Sufjan is superhuman for creating this album and performing these songs live. I just lost my father and immediately came to this because it reminds me I'm not alone in my grief and all the complicated feelings that come with the loss of a parent.
Hey Sufjan - I wanted to reach out and thank you for the way your music has touched my life. When my mom was going through chemo, she was really struggling with pain and mood swings. But when I played your Carrie & Lowell playlist for her, it was like a weight was lifted off her shoulders. She would settle in and just enjoy the music, and for a moment, her pain would fade away. Unfortunately, my mom didn't make it. But even in the midst of grief, your music has been a comfort to me. I find myself putting it on and remembering the way she would relax when listening to your songs. It's like I can still hear her calm, peaceful voice in my mind. I don't know how you do it, but your music has a way of making people feel seen and heard. It's more than just music - it's a way to connect with others and find comfort in the darkest moments. Thanks for being such a talented songwriter and for creating music that has brought so much joy and peace to my life.
for mobile users: 0:00 Redford 3:30 Death With Dignity 8:08 Should Have Known Better 13:40 All of Me Wants All of You 20:27 John My Beloved 27:00 The Only Thing 32:32 Fourth of July 38:59 No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross 42:37 Carrie & Lowell 46:55 Drawn to the Blood 51:05 Eugene 55:36 Vesuvius 1:02:11 Futile Devices 1:06:58 Blue Bucket of Gold 1:11:23 Outro to Blue Bucket of Gold 1:23:56 Encore (Hotline Bling)
So today I got to pick the soundtrack in the car because it's my Bday. Listening to Sufjan, driving from Whistler to Vancouver (one of the planet's top drives), and my daughter and I were talking about what a Sufjan Stevens concert would even be like. We wondered if we'd just be crying the whole time. Now watching this, I'm thinking, YES. Am I right?
Fourth of July is one of the greatest sad songs ever written. Man I wish I could have seen Sufjan live during this period. Can't believe it's been over 7 years since this show!
When he came to Bass Concert Hall in Austin during this tour, I went to both shows. Two of my favorite memories. Never been to a show like it. I'm glad I could see it sitting down, in a concert hall with a perfect view. It made the performance so much more meaningful. He was free to perform the set like it was a rehearsed piece of theater. Knowing the subject matter of Carrie & Lowell, I was moved to tears multiple times by the astonishing intimacy he was able to share with the audience. My plus one for the second night, who had no background on Sufjan, cried her eyes out
sufjan is one of those artists that manage to have a conversation with you through his music. even though i've never met him, his music feels like talking on the phone with an old friend. he radiates such a peaceful and beautiful aura, i just feel safe listening to it even during the most tumultuous times. but the most beautiful thing, in my opinion, is his love for music. you can feel how he pours his heart out in every song, lyric, note. playing live or in a record, he truly conveys a feeling very few artists have achieved to do. i hope he tours sometime soon so i can experience this at least once in my life. love your music, sufjan!
This album came out the year my mom passed. I wanted to see Sufjan live but it was just a month after when he came to my city. I couldn't do it as I would've been a wreck in the audience. I am so grateful he had this live show filmed so I can watch it on my own. The entire album is so beautiful.
I’m sorry you lost your mom. In a way I feel like I’ve lost mine. She’s a shell of what she once was. This album perfectly captures the tortured love between parents and children, appearances, expectations, regrets… ugh. Beautiful. Really, this live performance is perfection EXCEPT THOSE FU¢KING ADS. Exce
Don't you think its strange? How one person can mean everything to us without us ever holding a conversation with them? How they can make you smile and calm you down in some of the hardest moments?
His performance of Hotline Bling is one of the most brilliant moves he has ever made, a huge "fuck you" to all his jaded and pretentious fans who think exclusively listening to "Patrician" music is the way. LOOOOOOL.
Don't really know how to put into words how much this album means to me. I didn't even know who Sufjan was until a month ago, but when I heard C&L it was like a gut punch. This performance was amazing and wild and gorgeous and spectacular and emotional and all the other adjectives. Thank you Sufjan and company for this. Truly.
I've watched this show a few times...and it's fucking amazing. What is it bout Sufjan? Obviously he's a talented old stick...but what gets me...what stops me in my tracks, is his ability to trail blaze and lead the way with taking us, as listeners, on a journey, that transcends so much of the routine way of doing life. For years now, I've considered him a 'gate way' artist - somebody who provides permission - and a pathway for others to follow...how to find peace in chaos and to reassess our understanding of beauty. And it's beautifully exampled here in real time with this show. Sufjan..I don't fully understand where you came from and how you continue to be...but I'm so pleased that's the case...because you've made the journey that bit easier...thank you.
seen literally hundreds of gigs in my five+ decades and Sufjan blew them ALL away with this one from this C+L tour. Saw him in Portland at Schnitz and was moved to tears for the entire night, watching it here it is happening again. God bless you genius + thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Sufjan, you aren't merely an artist, you are a shaman and a healer. You're the voice reminding us that we are human, that we are delicate and beautiful. You accompanied me into the heart of my grief when my father died, into a place even my closest loved ones could not follow. I will always be grateful to you.
So underrated, especially when he says “There’s blood on that blade, fuck me I’m falling apart” it’s one of the most emotionally raw/honest lines he’s ever written, in my opinion!
I lost one of my best friends to suicide a year ago, and this album is such a comfortable place for me to put the intensity of how much i miss him and to understand that i unfortunately could not have saved him, and that i have to carry on, even though it is hard af. thank you, Sufjan.
i would like to see sufjan live someday, and that's all i want from life at this point :) I'm pretty sure i'm gonna bawl my eyes out when i see him :) He's been the biggest support for me in hard times and has helped me in coping with death :)
I am so thankful that in my lifetime I was able to see him play Age of Adz when it was released as well as this album. Indescribable. At one point he apologized that most of his songs were about mortality and death. This man has helped me come to term with my own. Much love sufjan. That is what this is all about.
the perfect album. have listened to it in so many diferent places. The best time was when i was in cambodia, waiting for the sunrise in angkor wat. perfect.
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i just revisit this film like twice a week to just cry, i hope you get well soon sufjan, know that a lot of people love you and pray for you
It's so beautiful how quiet the audience is
It is just amazing how quiet and respectful audiences during Sufjan shows are, like they are all just entranced by the music. Then again, it probably would be very inappropriate to be loudly yelling and cheering during these songs.
To be fair it's hard to make noise when your jaw is on the ground. :D ...Was the same in Denver for this tour. No one made a peep until the last note became silent. Best audience I've been apart of.
When I saw him in 2009, drunk women were screaming "WORST CHRISTMAS EVERRR" at him...in October.
ikrr
cos their all high as fuck lol
I wanna know how he sings this album without breaking down in tears
I always think that. I can’t listen to it without crying. How can this not be traumatizing to perform
I bet he does sometimes.
Therapy
my friend was at one of the first performances on the C&L tour. most songs had to be started and stopped 3-4 times because he would choke up too much to continue
@@willhagan2748 wow that's heartbreaking :( I bet the early performances were so emotional to watch. Thank you for sharing
His poetic conversation with his dying mom in Fourth of July is beyond beauty.
most depressing part :'( but yes, beautiful
It wrecks me every time. One of the few songs that has made me openly weep before.
I know I'm late but yeah, it's definitely the one that hit me the hardest on first few listens.
I’ve just covered Fourth of July and it was so upsetting singing those lyrics.
It's stunning in its simplicity
It’s literally a crime against humanity to put ads on this video.
I cry and suddenly find myself cursing, unfair.
The timing of them is pretty unforgivable.
it is The Age of Adz after all
@@chrisgenovese8188 -timing -> definitely bad. But i still want Sufjan to rake in that ad revenue
i get that, but how are he and his label sposed to make any money when everyone just uses spotify, if they pay for music at all, which pays artists dust
We’re all gonna cry
i dont get how he sings these all without crying cause i sure am
there he goes, hurting me with his little voice.
"killing me softly with his song"
Jajajajajaja...
ThePecanTree qw que te.
HIS VOICE IS BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!
a mood
The year I lost my best friend, I went on the road trip from Chicago to California, I played this album over and over, and over. Passing through the Great sand dunes in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Joshua tree. The trip and the music really helped me.
thank you.
Michiko Li sorry for your loss. I lost my biological mother this past year, and the pain and sorrow that Sufjan expresses in these songs really helped me put words to my devastated soul. I hope you found some comfort from his music.
@@josephbruceryan6438 I'm really sorry for your loss, too.
May be God bless you
Yes, I don't even know what I've lost but it stirs me....
My husband passed away three months and four days ago, Sufjan was his favorite. I’d love to see him, for my husband. 🖤
hugs🥺
I am so sorry.
My love to you and your family ❤️
im so sorry for your loss, I hope you can one day see him 🖤
Nice try
is truly beautiful how in Should've known better he says "my brother had a daughter" as if that meant the light and joy a newborn sometimes brings, specially in families who have suffered the death of a dear one. and it also reassures the idea of life being a never ending cycle; with a death comes a birth. simple and lovely.
I think it shows some initial detachment. It’s a very reserved way of saying “niece”
@@hollywoodenrico2355 could also be, i really like your perspective, thanks for sharing
@@hollywoodenrico2355 my niece was born 2 days before my father died. I absolutely was detached to her at the time. I had no space for her at the time. I love her now though but yeah just putting my 2 cents to your perspective
cursed by the love that i received....
Yes. I had my daughter right after my mom died..... ☯️
Seven minutes in Sufjan sings 'I forgive you mother...' and I'm in tears.
‘Death With Dignity’ one of the all time greatest songs imo, ‘again I lost my strength completely, oh be near me, tired old mare with the wind in your hair’ 😪😮💨
Should’ve known better punches me in the face. My dad was in the ICU due to covid and just 3 days before he passed away my niece was born. She would’ve been his first granddaughter and he loved baby girls. Absolutely heartbreaking. I used to listen to this song before he died and hurt but now I’m just crushed when I listen to it. Sometimes you don’t wanna relate to songs.
I am so sorry you had to go through that, especially COVID I cant imagine the pain you and your family is feeling I wish I could take some of the pain away. My thoughts and condolences to you
@@aimscaba9160 thank you so much. You must be god sent because I’ve been having an extremely difficult week dealing with it all. I come to this video almost every other day so your comment was a nice surprise. thank you so much.
@ thank you friend, so sweet and thoughtful of you to reply
@ oh no my display name is very generic I don’t expect for you to know my gender no worries hahaha, don’t worry about it at all! Thank you, and I’ll keep you in mine 💕
She was born before his passing, that's at least something to be happy about.
Sufjan Stevens is among the artists I'd like to see live before I die, I mean seriously I can put his songs on loop for the rest of my life and not get tired of them, ever!
Was very obsessed with him last year and thought it might have clouded my judgment a bit, but hell no! A year later and "Carrie & Lowell" is still my fave to this day. I've recommended this to many of my (Persian) friends and no matter what their taste in music is (Rock, Metal, Traditional Persian music, etc.) they've all fallen in love with this genius artist.
Lots of love and respect from Iran
Saba Aghajani dude go for it. I saw him once and it is still far and away the absolute BEST performance I have ever been to. He's a generational talent. GO SEE HIM.
nice profile pic
I see this show in Milwaukee during the tour. Blew my mind.
So do i, i have to see him before i die, he will never come to Mexico, so i will, have to see him in another country
Saw him in Toronto on the Age of Adz tour. It was truly incredible.
"Should Have Known Better"... one of the most beautiful chord progressions known to man.
never imagined its synth-jam potential
You haven't lived until you sing "We're all going to die," on repeat w/ 1,000 other smiling people.
The mere thought of that has me in tears
I love us all so much
"But I'm still alive" moment ALWAYS gets me..
I've been a long time fan of Sufjan. I just want to thank him for putting a voice to his sorrow. My best friend, my Grandmother died 5 years ago and it still breaks my heart. She may have been the only person in the world who truly understood me. She was my superhero and left me due to cancer, completing a devastating year of loss which included the miscarriage of my first child. Life is not fair, but it can be awfully beautiful at times. This album helps a grown man peel away the calluses and cry. Thank you, Sufjan, for sharing your broken heart. I feel less alone when I hear your music.
bryanoutside I know how you feel too lose someone so important for my mother died when I was 3. It’s harsh.
bryanoutside sufjan is so inspirational to me for me and my dad love him. He truly is amazing.
I love everything about this comment
Stay strong brother. Time heals all wounds.
your grandmother sounds like she was a lovely woman, i hope life's been kind to you since you posted this.
The last minutes of Fourth of July are transcendental
It's huge!
I find it pretty amazing too. It’s a sentiment rarely, if ever expressed so openly in music which people mainly utilize as a distraction.
I literally come back to this video just to hear that part.
Fourth of July AND Hotline Bling in the same show! The definition of a mood swing.
Makes you cry, then send you home laughing. What a nice man
Isn't it wild that Sufjan is a real dude?
Still blows my mind.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? REAL DUDE?
@@4windstfj Calm down.
I feel the same my man :)
Literally like how does a real person hold so much grief at once. It's wild to me how much sadness he's lived through.
Carrie and Lowell is my most played album till date. Used to be a diehard metalhead. Sufjan made me an explorer. In my case he made me embrace beauty in simple things I listen to. Should have know better is even better here...
Should've known better was the first Sufjan song I heard, and that pushed me down the rabbit hole that is indie folk music that is incredibly sad yet so pretty you don't realize how sad it is until you look at the lyrics. It's beautifully bittersweet.
Ella yes lots of gems, though some are blatantly sad like the new Mount Eerie album. Take a listen to it its so miserably beautiful. Been stuck on that album.. When you said incredibly sad and beautiful, the notwist song pick up the phone immediately came to my mind. Check it out if you haven't.
Word. I just listened to a Ghost album, and am following up with this after watching it a few times over that past couple weeks.
Being exposed to his music does that. Suddenly music isn't about boxes and rules anymore.
About Carrie&Lowell, it can never be my most played album, because it absolutely wrecks me every time. I don't want to break apart every day. It's still one of the most beautiful records I have ever heard, no question about that. I'll save it for "special occasions".
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Sufjan makes the little things in life so much more beautiful with his music.
Hey, I've seen your covers before. Good stuff, man.
Hahah thank you man. It means a lot. I just love Sufjan and his music to death.
Like the breakers in the bar and the neighbor's greeting.
Sufjan Stevens saved Jazz
So well put!. "And when I am Dead come visit my bed my Fossil is bright in the Sun"
Fitting that the filter on this camera makes it seem like I'm watching through eyes blurred by tears
Elie Waitzer wow beautiful
but you are
omg I started crying during Fourth of July and couldn't tell if those dissolving colours were due to my tears or just the filter
at first I thought it was my tears
As someone with astigmatism, the filter makes me feel like I am actually there in the crowd
Whenever I am broken, this is my safe place.
me too
This album is by far the best documentation of pain, trauma and longing I have heard. It isn't about catharsis so much as it is about honestly and vulnerably grappling with anoverpowering experience.
This is what I love about it, accepting you can't have everything under control and sometimes you are affected by something more than you thought you'd like to be
You should really check out For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver. It’s so emotionally raw and sounds like pure pain to me. The way I see the album is kind of like the stages of grief, starting from depression, angst, regret, you name it, and ending with Re: Stacks, which, to me, is acceptance; and one of the best songs ever written in my opinion. In short, For Emma, Forever Ago and Carrie & Lowell have very a similar feel and make me emotional every time I hear them.
Give Mount Eerie's - A Crow Looked At Me a go. It's more towards unfiltered grief than conventionally done, but absolutely worth a listen.
If we are gonna add a new one to this list check out Owen Kennedy’s Bollox Blues- similar themes and mood, almost uncomfortably honest- more so than even A crow or Carrie and Lowell to me
@@DrOlibanger
Hearing Fourth of July after my father passed in 2020 really changed my perspective on it.
It’s a sad song, but at the end when he’s repeating we’re all gonna die, for some reason it brought me comfort. Knowing that my loss isn’t something I’m alone in, everyone feels that at some point, and there is a comfort in knowing everyone will experience that loss, and be the subject of that loss to others as well. Beautiful song Sufjan
It took me time to see that meaning, but eventually, I did, and it was an immense comfort.
My father also passed in 2020. This album, and this song in particular brought me a similar peace. His expressions of sincerity and humility in the face of his mother’s death and his own mortality are nothing short of human. I’m grateful for him, and for this music. Peace to you, your family, and your father ❤
@@MistaHugh Likewise to you and yours, friend :)
Listened to this album dozens of times during a critical junction of my life. The Only Thing continues to rip my heart out like nothing else (except John Wayne Gacy, Jr..)
Pretty sure I transcended several times while watching this.
i'd pay my entire life's salary just to watch sufjan breathe tbh
Being saving and waiting
Creepy
Bah! There's always one..! ✊
i cried listening to the album, i cried at the show and i again cried watching this
Maxwell Young are you really THE maxwell young? If so, I love your stuff! Great to see you enjoying sufjan :)
i think i'm the right one! thanks so much
I wasn't aware that you were into Sufjan :p that's great. Sufjan is a gem.
Carrie & Lowell was released 2 months after my Mum passed . To say the album helped me work through my grief is an understatement.
I saw Sufjan in concert the same year. It was a mesmeric, spell binding concert. A night I will never forget. Much love Sufjan. ❤️
My dad died in December 2014 and the release of this album was such an important gift
There's a tiktok trend going around called "Sufjan Stevens Summer", And It was most probably started by someone who watched CMBYN for the first time and liked Mystery of Love and Visions of Gideon, I've got nothing against them and I'm happy they got introduced to Sufjan through a very beautiful movie, but those who have listened to Sufjan's other works excluding CMBYN, know that he isn't summer at all. For me, this live version specially is Fall music. When Fall rises I get ready with Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens, which are IMO top 2 indie folk artists that have ever lived.
I struggle daily with the fact that we are here to love deeply and lose greatly, and the extent of our love measures our depth of grief. This entire album has allowed me to reconcile this incredible chasm and reminds me that love, no matter what, wins every time. I would rather have loved unequivocally than not at all.
❣️
Going through a horrible breakup after a series of horrible ones. All toxic people and man.. This comment helping me. Thank you
What a beautiful way to word such a profound thought
Since all of you already talked about the concert as a whole, I must mention... that Hotline Bling is genuinely fucking brilliant and Sufjan dancing with orange glasses and doing a Drake impression is, literally, the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I’m scrolling through the comments and I’ve yet to see this part, but I’m awfully excited. But you commented this 3 years ago and isn’t time interesting?
@@theory6366here now watching this for the first time and you made your comment 2 years ago now… time keeps flowing right on
"Should I tear my heart out now? / Everything I feel returns to you somehow"
I was going through a tremendous loss when this album came out. I am not exaggerating in the least when I say I think this album helped keep me alive during that time. He's so good at putting the most difficult and painful of feelings into words.
Saw this live in Bristol, UK. As a lighting designer myself, I thought this was one of the best lighting shows I've ever seen. Perfect use of colour. The video was great too.
Peanut Turner I was there too, greatest show I've ever seen , doubt it will ever be bettered, absolutely sublime
I was there but u know what? the empty seat next to me really makes me feel as if i failed to offer someone the opportunity to experience it
As someone else i know
Rejected that
Opportunity.
Then you watch it again here and you offer others the chance to see it
(And the adverts!) and you’re ok with them
Rejecting it
Again.
This continues to grow in it’s Friday Night assessment of what have i Become ? Stature😁
I can only describe this album as “painfully beautiful”
This was the greatest concert I have ever seen, being there in person was undescrible, a truly divine experience. Thank you Sufjan.
I’m so jealous
going to leave this comment in here so in a month or a year or so i can be remembered of this great set
I want this video tattooed on my body
:)
Quality comment, you've earned your likes, fellow.
My friend tattooed the shape of the screens on her arm and made them multicolored, and it is beautiful.
I'll do it, I got a long history of using needles
Super painful, yet overstood
Can you imagine this planet with more men like this, I feel sure it would a better place to live. Thank you for uploading & thank you Sufjen & your band.
Sufjan is superhuman for creating this album and performing these songs live. I just lost my father and immediately came to this because it reminds me I'm not alone in my grief and all the complicated feelings that come with the loss of a parent.
❤
@@ridew3072 Thank you!
Hey Sufjan - I wanted to reach out and thank you for the way your music has touched my life. When my mom was going through chemo, she was really struggling with pain and mood swings. But when I played your Carrie & Lowell playlist for her, it was like a weight was lifted off her shoulders. She would settle in and just enjoy the music, and for a moment, her pain would fade away.
Unfortunately, my mom didn't make it. But even in the midst of grief, your music has been a comfort to me. I find myself putting it on and remembering the way she would relax when listening to your songs. It's like I can still hear her calm, peaceful voice in my mind.
I don't know how you do it, but your music has a way of making people feel seen and heard. It's more than just music - it's a way to connect with others and find comfort in the darkest moments.
Thanks for being such a talented songwriter and for creating music that has brought so much joy and peace to my life.
this is the only way to celebrate the fourth of july
Is it just me or this feels like a worship service at church? EVEN WAY BETTER! How his music transcends my soul arghhhhhh
bud, it doesn't take much to be "WAY BETTER" than a church band.
don't insult Sufjan Stevens
@@colejames423 im not a christian and that makes it okay for me to say there could be music better than church bands 🤷♂️
for mobile users:
0:00 Redford
3:30 Death With Dignity
8:08 Should Have Known Better
13:40 All of Me Wants All of You
20:27 John My Beloved
27:00 The Only Thing
32:32 Fourth of July
38:59 No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
42:37 Carrie & Lowell
46:55 Drawn to the Blood
51:05 Eugene
55:36 Vesuvius
1:02:11 Futile Devices
1:06:58 Blue Bucket of Gold
1:11:23 Outro to Blue Bucket of Gold
1:23:56 Encore (Hotline Bling)
Thanks man!
Atrijit Das thanks man
Why would you want to skip anything?
@@lukeberrie3942 you wouldn't, but maybe just to resume your place, or go back and hear part again?
Thanks 😊❤️
Sufjan Stevens is the most underrated musician in the history. His songs demonstrate exceptional depths. I love him so much ❤
OMG it's the whole show?! Y'all are so generous!
So today I got to pick the soundtrack in the car because it's my Bday. Listening to Sufjan, driving from Whistler to Vancouver (one of the planet's top drives), and my daughter and I were talking about what a Sufjan Stevens concert would even be like. We wondered if we'd just be crying the whole time. Now watching this, I'm thinking, YES. Am I right?
Happy birthday!! 🎈
this live is the best thing that happened to me since i bought my wonderfully soft kashmere sweater in a thrift shop
i love this comment :)
Anyone else still think this was the best tour you’ve ever seen in your life ?
How he can keep from crying like a baby when he sings John my Beloved is a beyond me
you'll always mean so much to me, thank you for saving my life
Most incredible video on the internet. I'm so glad this intimate performance was captured.
one of the best albums ever made in history. Thank you Sufjian.
One of most beloved performances of my life.
Fourth of July is one of the greatest sad songs ever written. Man I wish I could have seen Sufjan live during this period. Can't believe it's been over 7 years since this show!
When he came to Bass Concert Hall in Austin during this tour, I went to both shows. Two of my favorite memories. Never been to a show like it. I'm glad I could see it sitting down, in a concert hall with a perfect view. It made the performance so much more meaningful. He was free to perform the set like it was a rehearsed piece of theater. Knowing the subject matter of Carrie & Lowell, I was moved to tears multiple times by the astonishing intimacy he was able to share with the audience. My plus one for the second night, who had no background on Sufjan, cried her eyes out
Chris Connor I was at one of those shows. Do you remember the encores?
@@humanhelp3969 oh yea
sufjan is one of those artists that manage to have a conversation with you through his music. even though i've never met him, his music feels like talking on the phone with an old friend. he radiates such a peaceful and beautiful aura, i just feel safe listening to it even during the most tumultuous times. but the most beautiful thing, in my opinion, is his love for music. you can feel how he pours his heart out in every song, lyric, note. playing live or in a record, he truly conveys a feeling very few artists have achieved to do.
i hope he tours sometime soon so i can experience this at least once in my life. love your music, sufjan!
The lighting and filters on this are heavenly. So perfect
it's very dreamy and gentle
This album came out the year my mom passed. I wanted to see Sufjan live but it was just a month after when he came to my city. I couldn't do it as I would've been a wreck in the audience. I am so grateful he had this live show filmed so I can watch it on my own. The entire album is so beautiful.
I’m sorry you lost your mom. In a way I feel like I’ve lost mine. She’s a shell of what she once was. This album perfectly captures the tortured love between parents and children, appearances, expectations, regrets… ugh. Beautiful. Really, this live performance is perfection EXCEPT THOSE FU¢KING ADS.
Exce
I could only imagine how her mom is feeling now in the afterlife hearing all of his beautiful masterpiece.
I honestly think this version of john my beloved live is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard in my entire life
I have this need to thank him personally for his music, he's so AMAZING
Don't you think its strange? How one person can mean everything to us without us ever holding a conversation with them? How they can make you smile and calm you down in some of the hardest moments?
Sufjan , The National, Bon Iver. Good music still exists.
His performance of Hotline Bling is one of the most brilliant moves he has ever made, a huge "fuck you" to all his jaded and pretentious fans who think exclusively listening to "Patrician" music is the way. LOOOOOOL.
Also nice he sent his fans away on a light note after dealing with all that death
Don't really know how to put into words how much this album means to me. I didn't even know who Sufjan was until a month ago, but when I heard C&L it was like a gut punch. This performance was amazing and wild and gorgeous and spectacular and emotional and all the other adjectives. Thank you Sufjan and company for this. Truly.
i just want to give him a cuddle, i actually love him
I've watched this show a few times...and it's fucking amazing. What is it bout Sufjan? Obviously he's a talented old stick...but what gets me...what stops me in my tracks, is his ability to trail blaze and lead the way with taking us, as listeners, on a journey, that transcends so much of the routine way of doing life. For years now, I've considered him a 'gate way' artist - somebody who provides permission - and a pathway for others to follow...how to find peace in chaos and to reassess our understanding of beauty. And it's beautifully exampled here in real time with this show. Sufjan..I don't fully understand where you came from and how you continue to be...but I'm so pleased that's the case...because you've made the journey that bit easier...thank you.
Never thought I’d see sufjan stevens doing a hotline bling cover but it’s here and I love it
This is the most impactful live show I’ve ever seen in my life to be fair
i just discovered deep into his music since his recent album, javelin, and damn it, fourth of july made me cry hardest
seen literally hundreds of gigs in my five+ decades and Sufjan blew them ALL away with this one from this C+L tour. Saw him in Portland at Schnitz and was moved to tears for the entire night, watching it here it is happening again. God bless you genius + thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
He is a true genius :)
Sufjan and his music have been the only thing that keeps me alive
This is his most raw, artistic, personal, and amazing album to date
sufjan's music has such a sincere sound
If never get a chance to see him live, this is a good version to get the feeling for how he is live; haunting, hypnotic, beautiful, soulful, geniues
Sufjan, you aren't merely an artist, you are a shaman and a healer. You're the voice reminding us that we are human, that we are delicate and beautiful. You accompanied me into the heart of my grief when my father died, into a place even my closest loved ones could not follow. I will always be grateful to you.
You just know future generations are going to keep rediscovering Sufjan with awe.
And when I am dead, come visit my bed
My fossil is bright in the sun.
sufjan stevens please come to tabuleiro-mg brazil
chloe price!!
Probably my favorite album of all time, emotional value is off the charts. The harmony alone is incredible.
I LOVE YOU SUBARU SEDANS
Whoever mixed this performance is a fucking god
Sufjan dancing during hotline bling is adorable. I can die in peace now
They just told my uncle he has cancer, I just lost a couple clients, it has been a very dark season, watching this is very soothing at the moment
How is it goin?
🙏
They pulled off every single nuance of that album...LIVE! I was hypnotized. Unreal.
I usually never cry. I don't even know the album well. Still, can't hold back.. What a masterpiece
i feel like No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross is such an underrated song even among Sufjan fans
So underrated, especially when he says “There’s blood on that blade, fuck me I’m falling apart” it’s one of the most emotionally raw/honest lines he’s ever written, in my opinion!
I hope I can meet Sufjan one day. He's such an inspiration for me and such an amazing musician.
I lost one of my best friends to suicide a year ago, and this album is such a comfortable place for me to put the intensity of how much i miss him and to understand that i unfortunately could not have saved him, and that i have to carry on, even though it is hard af. thank you, Sufjan.
I'm sorry for your loss 💔
It's my first time ever crying that much hard over a live singing.... It's always u sufjan...
It gets me every time. Sometimes more intensely than others but always cathartic.
i would like to see sufjan live someday, and that's all i want from life at this point :) I'm pretty sure i'm gonna bawl my eyes out when i see him :) He's been the biggest support for me in hard times and has helped me in coping with death :)
how did grief become bliss...?
The real question is how did bliss become grief
Do you know many musicians?
"What is grief, if not love persevering." - WandaVision, 2021. Also, therapy.
This is filmed as if you're watching it through teary eyes
I am so thankful that in my lifetime I was able to see him play Age of Adz when it was released as well as this album. Indescribable. At one point he apologized that most of his songs were about mortality and death. This man has helped me come to term with my own. Much love sufjan. That is what this is all about.
the perfect album. have listened to it in so many diferent places. The best time was when i was in cambodia, waiting for the sunrise in angkor wat. perfect.
My mind’s eye thanks you.
Futile Devices is one of the most emotional and beautiful songs I've ever heard and I cry almost every time
The live album is better than the original, though the original is already a masterpiece. It says a lot about how Sufjan is a gift to humanity.