Author Topic: Sigur Ros - Suggestions please (Read 6927 times)

rumborak · « **on:** January 07, 2011, 08:59:06 AM »

On my drive through Iceland my rental car only had a CD player (no AUX plug, which I had hoped for), so I bought myself a Sigur Ros album ("Hvarf/Heim"), and it totally fit the mood of driving through that eternal dusk/dawn of the Icelandic winter.
So, what other album of theirs would you suggest?

Also, has anybody watched their documentary? Is it any good?

rumborak

KevShmev · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:02:03 AM »

(), Takk... and Ágætis Byrjun are all incredible. You can't go wrong with any of them, but I'll say that given that it is winter right now, ( ) is probably the most fitting for the current type of weather (if you are looking for more driving music).

LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:15:29 AM »

Agaetis Byrjun for sure. I started with that album and was immediately hooked.

Keyboardframe · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:16:08 AM »

Ágætis Byrjun is my favorite, Takk... is probably the best place to start, ( ) is the general favorite on the forum and the one most people will tell you to go after. Make your pick. Or even better, get them all.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:17:06 AM »

Takk is my favorite, and I haven't heard Agaetis Byrjun, but if its winter, get ( ).

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:26:23 AM »

You can't really go wrong with Sigur Rós.

tri.ad · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:27:57 AM »

If we're going by seasons, get ( ) now, Takk... when spring comes around, and Ágætis Byrjun in summer.

Seriously now: You can't go wrong with either of them, they're all phenomenal.

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:38:35 AM »

Takk...

Zantera · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:50:42 AM »

I started with Takk, and man what an album.
Must have listened to it about 25-30 times now, and it gets better for each listen.
Haven't really moved on to the rest yet (i really love this, so wanna go slowly), but i gave ( ) a listen the other night, and i can see it becoming my favorite.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2011, 09:56:59 AM »

() is the only one I've heard so far and I love it. Takk's in the post to me at the minute, can't wait.

Global Laziness · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2011, 10:08:39 AM »

I'll definitely be following this thread because Sigur Rós is a band that I'm long overdue to check out.

kári · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2011, 10:34:37 AM »

What the others said. Lay off on their newest Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust though. It's all really great music but not the real Sigur Rós for me. I'd just go chronologically, even though ( ) is their best. Just skip their first album.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 07, 2011, 10:38:29 AM »

( ) is just amazing

sonatafanica · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2011, 12:43:06 PM »

1. Get everything
2. Watch Heima forever

ich bin besser · « **Reply #14 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:33:56 PM »

Quote from: rumborak on January 07, 2011, 08:59:06 AM

Also, has anybody watched their documentary? Is it any good?

In case you are talking of "Heima": absolutely stunning combination of music, people and landscape. One of the best DVDs I own.
Get the 2-DVD version: https://www.amazon.com/Sigur-Ros-Heima/dp/B000W1USNQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294432393&sr=8-1

toro · « **Reply #15 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:43:09 PM »

( ).

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #16 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:49:55 PM »

Heima is great indeed. And ( ) is one of my favourite albums of all time.

Zantera · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2011, 01:27:24 PM »

( ) is such a fantastic album, it's blowing my mind atm.
Not many plays yet, but it's growing and might easily become my favorite SR-album.
The second half especially is amazing, untitled 7 and 8 especially, even though the first half is great too.

PixelDream · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2011, 02:28:55 PM »

In my opinion the best ways of getting into them are these:

a) seeing 'Heima', the documentary.
b) seeing them live.

jag66 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2011, 02:32:32 PM »

Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on January 07, 2011, 09:15:29 AM

Agaetis Byrjun for sure. I started with that album and was immediately hooked.

this. their other stuff aint bad either (the last album not so great though)

Zantera · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2011, 12:36:52 PM »

Ok, so i love both Takk and ( ).
Which album to get next?

skydivingninja · « **Reply #21 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:09:24 PM »

I haven't heard Agaetis Byrjun, but lots of people love it, so probably go with that. Get the latest one after that. Its very very different from the post rock Sigur Ros on ( ) and Takk.

jag66 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:12:18 PM »

Quote from: Zantera on January 13, 2011, 12:36:52 PM

Ok, so i love both Takk and ( ).
Which album to get next?

Agaetis Byrjun is the only really good one left.. svefn g'englar on that album is my favourite sigur ros track along with Untitled 8

ZeppelinDT · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:13:47 PM »

Quote from: ich bin besser on January 07, 2011, 01:33:56 PM

Quote from: rumborak on January 07, 2011, 08:59:06 AM
Also, has anybody watched their documentary? Is it any good?

In case you are talking of "Heima": absolutely stunning combination of music, people and landscape. One of the best DVDs I own.
Get the 2-DVD version: https://www.amazon.com/Sigur-Ros-Heima/dp/B000W1USNQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294432393&sr=8-1

Agreed. It's absolutely phenomenal.

lordxizor · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:16:21 PM »

Takk... is my personal favorite.

kári · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:32:55 PM »

More Sigur Rós than you will be able to listen to: https://victoryrosemusic.blogspot.com/ https://victoryroselossless.blogspot.com/ https://victoryrosevideo.blogspot.com/

Gorille85 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 20, 2011, 02:03:13 PM »

So I might pick up Heima, either this or Takk...

Is the DVD that good?

sonatafanica · « **Reply #27 on:** January 20, 2011, 02:42:45 PM »

I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that DVD made my life a better place to be.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #28 on:** January 20, 2011, 02:44:49 PM »

The DVD made my already high appreciation for them increase tenfold. Get it.

ich bin besser · « **Reply #29 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:12:19 PM »

Quote from: Gorille85 on January 20, 2011, 02:03:13 PM

Is the DVD that good?

Yes.
If you don't like it, skip Sigur Rós.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:19:15 PM »

I certainly won't "skip" Sigur Rós even if I don't like the DVD. But it seems like I'll enjoy it! I'll get it tomorrow.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #31 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:34:27 PM »

That DVD changed my whole perception on music DVD's. It's so much more than just a band playing songs, it's so much more than video supporting audio. It makes for a totally new product. And an incredibly great one.

Other than that, I seem to be the only one really seeing Med Sud... as a great place to start. Open, uplifting, not too difficult to get into. A great album.
Other than that, you should really hear ( ), that really is one of the greatest albums ever. But you should actually buy it, the whole concept behind it makes it 10 times more powerful. Every time I tell students of mine about the lack of an album title, the lack of song titles and the lack of lyrics, just to make the music more powerful, they are instantly interested to hear it. Every time.

sonatafanica · « **Reply #32 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:36:42 PM »

Med Sud is quite likely my favorite Sigur Ros album. Absolutely gorgeous, and don't even get me started on Ara Batur.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #33 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:01:01 PM »

Quote from: sonatafanica on January 20, 2011, 03:36:42 PM

Med Sud is quite likely my favorite Sigur Ros album. Absolutely gorgeous, and don't even get me started on Ara Batur.

kári · « **Reply #34 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:09:23 PM »

The thing about Ára bátur is... It's this thing Sigur Rós had always wanted to do... Record a song using a full orchestra in Abbey Road, and well, they did, but it just seems a little forced to me. It's a very nice song, but for some reason it lacks some emotion that is omnipresent in AB and ( ).

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Author Topic: Sigur Ros - Suggestions please (Read 6927 times)