The Björk Thread

[sonatafanica]

There are by now enough fans, either converted by myself or otherwise, to warrant a thread for the greatest artist to grace this plane of existence.

I guess we should start with an album ranking just to get it out of the way.


These are all in VERY strict order;


1. Debut
1. Post
1. Homogenic
1. Vespertine
1. Medúlla
1. Volta

[glaurung]

Homogenic is by far the best them.

Out of the albums I've listened to I'd have to rank them:

1. Homogenic

2. Debut
3. Post



4. Vespertne

5. Selmasongs

[Gorille85]

I've only heard Homogenic so far but I like it very much.

[Portrucci]

I think Debut might be my favourite, but Homogenic and Vespertine are both very interesting, but I haven't heard her other albums yet. Her voice is memorizing  

[Rina]

I like Debut more. But I haven't checked all of them out yet -working on that atm. She doesn't have the best voice imo, but I definitely like the style she sings with/etc. 

[sonatafanica]

She doesn't have the best voice imo

get t' fuck, pal

[ZBomber]

Since I have not listened to the all mighty one yet, where should I start out?

[Rina]

She doesn't have the best voice imo

get t' fuck, pal

WAT I DO?



Her voice is good, but it's not AMAZING to me.

[sonatafanica]

Since I have not listened to the all mighty one yet, where should I start out?

I would recommend Debut, but all the nubs will probably go with Homogenic.


The first song I heard by her was Human Behavior, and that got me hooked. For the longest time Debut was the only album I listened to before I got Post and feel even deeper in love.


give her some time
give her some space




I don't know how to go about this, but if someone put a gun to my head and demanded that I pick favorites from her songs, it might look like this;


Anchor Song
Harm of Will (and Harmony Korine's lyrics...oh my)
Headphones
Pagan Poetry
My Juvenile
Mouth's Cradle
Triumph of a Heart

She doesn't have the best voice imo

get t' fuck, pal

WAT I DO?

Her voice is good, but it's not AMAZING to me.

does not computer

[73109]

She sings on Ki, doesn't she?

[Rina]

All of the songs you listed are awesome.     Those were the first ones I checked out.

And Harm of Will is fantastic. 

[sonatafanica]

She sings on Ki, doesn't she?

n....no


no

[glaurung]

She sings on Ki, doesn't she?

 

[sonatafanica]

I just looked in the liner notes

there's a Bjorn on the album somewhere, so i can kind of understand the confusion, but no Björk.

[glaurung]

Bjork + Devin Townsend =

Anyways, my favorite songs would probably be Joga (DAT CHORUS) and Alarm Call.

[73109]

Yeah, that was it. Might bad.

[Progmetty]

Terrible voice but I like her themes, the persona is unique.

[glaurung]

I think you meant to say amazing voice.

[sonatafanica]

Terrible voice

Fucking WHAT


no


NO


That's not even an OPINION


it


it's just fucking WRONG

I don't even




I




NO




NO!!!




Dear god how can this even, like, I mean, ...

NO

[Progmetty]

I'm more impressed by what you just did than anything she ever did

[Fluffy Lothario]

I'm really mixed on Bjork. I have Debut and Post, and I don't particularly love either as an album, just the cream of the crop of the songs (though Debut comes much closer to being a great overall album than Post does) which, considering those are the two albums everyone seems to rate through the roof after Homogenic, can only leave me wondering whether I'm going to enjoy the albums after Homogenic at all.

[Jamesman42]

What is her style, oh most excellent Christopher?

[jag66]

All is full of love (not the album version) = one of the best songs ever

[glaurung]

All is full of love (not the album version) = one of the best songs ever

YES

That's the first of her songs I heard. After I got Homogenic and listened to that version I just couldn't believe how much shittier that album version really is.

[Sigz]

Terrible voice

what the fuck is this

[glaurung]

Terrible voice

what the fuck is this

Complete failure.

[Gorille85]

All is full of love (not the album version) = one of the best songs ever

YES

That's the first of her songs I heard. After I got Homogenic and listened to that version I just couldn't believe how much shittier that album version really is.

This.

[Zantera]

It's hard to pick a favorite, since i love all three albums i have with her.
Those being Vespertine, Homogenic and Debut.
They are all fantastic. 

[sonatafanica]

What is her style, oh most excellent Christopher?

It's largely electronic music, with her vocals being the focal point of the music for the most part.

[lonestar]

Don't think I've ever heard a Bork song, but I did see her deliver a beatdown on a reporter in an airport.

[sonatafanica]

DECLARE INDEPENDENCE
DON'T LET REPORTERS TALK LIKE THAT TO YOU

[lonestar]

DECLARE INDEPENDENCE
DON'T LET REPORTERS TALK LIKE THAT TO YOU

Didn't say I was against it, kinda turned me on, actually.

[sonatafanica]

I should probably add some info on what Björk is doing now for those who don't know. I can't find the article for it, which was posted several months ago.

Anyway, she's working on a new album and thinks it should be out sometime in 2011 or 2012. She doesn't really like to talk about projects while she's still working on them, so who knows.


This seems like an awfully long stretch for her to put between albums, though.

[glaurung]

Yeah, if she's been working on it for months and it will still only be released in 2011 or 2012 she's taking he time.

[sonatafanica]

I mean, the Volta tour ended in 2009. I know she's been very politically active about Iceland's nature preservation concerns and stuff, but I NEED THE BYURK