debaserr

Please do, that's among her worst IMO.

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Justthefacts

Really? I thought it was great. What would you recommend?

Howard the Duck

"Volta" is her worst

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Much obliged.

indiebabe092

haha! volta is definitely her worst!

Geekoid

I really love Bjork. I think she's completely misunderstood by the vast majority of people, and even most of her fans, just because of her personality- the way she is, and judging by her interviews, how she's always been.

There seems to be all sorts of opinions about her music, as it evolves over time and goes to many different extremes. Frankly, I think people are trying to make her albums into what they want to think they are, and not what they were intended to be. And the coolest thing is that she couldn't care less!

It's interesting how many different ways people see her; how people try to make sense of someone who is "weird" by nature. She seems to have aspects of her identity stereotyped and oversimplified (predictably). Some people have the "Icelandic Fairy Bjork" idea, others the "Scary Demonic Bjork", and still others the "Quirky Hipster Performer Bjork" image. Some fans tout her as a shrewd businesswoman who changes peoples' perception of music. Looking past her persona in performance, I can't see any of these holding water. Bjork comes across to me as a philosopher, a scientist, and a visual/ musical artist all bundled into one. A musical astronaut or explorer, if you will, charting new territory. I've heard the word 'iconoclast' used to describe her, as in, somebody who challenges and defies conventional ways of looking at things, because they are willing to delve more deeply into topics and the essence of things than the average joe. That's probably the most accurate description I've seen so far.

The reason I like her so much is the fact that I can identify with her very well. I share many of her philosophies, and enjoy similar concepts to those she explores in her music. While aesthetically I don't always enjoy her music, I always attempt to appreciate what it is she was trying to communicate (at least once, as some songs I just can't get into at all). As someone who has been considered weird to many of the self-appointed "normal" people in my life, I appreciate that she is at least receiving widespread recognition for her art, if not true appreciation- and that inspires me to share my own weirdness with the world.

SGR

I forgot how great and soothing "Vespertine" is.

Paul Smeenus

I reviewed Vespertine here.

Rowan Weaver

New Bjork! Hee hee hee

Structurally, it has the same loose approach as Biophilia or Vespertine, where she'll put in a chorus if she wants to , maybe, and time signature is just there cause it's easier on the producers than free-form.

Subject is somewhere between Homogenic and Vespertine. The topics are more varied than Vespertine's focus on intimacy, but it uses the same stark, somewhat literal, weighty lyricism to make it much more personal feeling than Homogenic.

The sound is somewhat like Homogenic, where it's very loud and mostly focuses on strings and heavy percussion, but it's much more diverse in texture instead of focusing on the harsh/smooth juxtaposition.

Over all, it can really be seen as either the third in the Homogenic -> Vespertine narrative or as a more personal, accessible Biophilia.




I absolutely loved this album. It sucks that the only reason we get it now is because it leaked, so her touring schedule probably got pretty messed up, but hey, Bjork two months early.

I heard there were a couple guest producers on this album, like Volta, and it shines through pretty clearly. I'm pretty sure I can tel which tracks they were featured on, especially Quicksand. This album is definitely headphones music, but something about how "hot" the beat was or something made it feel like there was a couple "bubbles" in the stereo field where absolutely no sound could enter and it was really distracting. I doubt how narrow the strings samples or how quiet Bjork's vocals were helped out with that at all. I still have the ringing in my ears from that beat. Mmf