Author Topic: Sigur Ros - Suggestions please (Read 6925 times)

cyberdrummer · « **Reply #35 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:11:19 PM »

( ) is one of the greatest albums of all time in my opinion. The different moods it takes the listener through in only 70 minutes is just incredible. Vaka and Popplagið are my favourites I think.

Zantera · « **Reply #36 on:** January 21, 2011, 01:28:57 AM »

If i'm in the mood for it, ( ) can take me to places i didn't know existed.

Untitled 7 is the best.

kári · « **Reply #37 on:** January 21, 2011, 01:42:58 AM »

I couldn't rank them. 3 and 8 transcend the others though.

Zantera · « **Reply #38 on:** January 21, 2011, 01:46:18 AM »

Quote from: kári on January 21, 2011, 01:42:58 AM

I couldn't rank them. 3 and 8 transcend the others though.

Didn't you do a "top20 Sigur Rós"-thread some while ago? because that would contradict your statement.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #39 on:** January 21, 2011, 01:54:36 AM »

No, that was the Voxyn right? Not Ruben.

TheVoxyn · « **Reply #40 on:** January 21, 2011, 03:14:51 AM »

Nope, wasn't me. Even though I have listened to them a bazillion times, I would have a way too hard time ranking their songs.

kári · « **Reply #41 on:** January 21, 2011, 03:24:32 AM »

I did one, yes. And I believe I only included 3, 8 and 4 because of the acoustic version. I couldn't rank the others.

Zantera · « **Reply #42 on:** January 21, 2011, 03:34:45 AM »

I've discovered that listening to Sigur Rós is a bit hard for me, when i do - i love it, but it requires me to be in a certain mood, to fully appreciate the music.
It kinda makes all my emotions emerge to the surface, and that isn't always a good thing.
Even though it's really hard, i would say that Milano is my favorite song, the climax/chorus in that song gives me goosebumps!

Only heard Takk and ( ), they are both amazing in 2 different ways.

kári · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2011, 04:16:09 AM »

Get Ágætis byrjun. It's much better than Takk...

Gorille85 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:03:20 PM »

Just watched Heima...

Wow...

sonatafanica · « **Reply #45 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:02:50 PM »

Welcome to the part of your life that matters.

KevShmev · « **Reply #46 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:07:55 PM »

"Popplagið" (Untitled 8) live is still one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. The way that song kept building and building, before exploding into that frantic conclusion, was something you had to see to believe.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:12:53 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on January 21, 2011, 11:07:55 PM

"Popplagið" (Untitled 8) live is still one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. The way that song kept building and building, before exploding into that frantic conclusion, was something you had to see to believe.

Oh I agree. What a fantastic moment.

glaurung · « **Reply #48 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:31:10 AM »

Just listened to Takk for the first time. Definitely going to be looking for more!

emindead · « **Reply #49 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:28:23 PM »

Watched Heima this morning. Beautiful... and a little bit boring. This documentary/whateveritis gave me more reasons to go to Iceland than Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:42:24 PM »

Boring?

tri.ad · « **Reply #51 on:** January 22, 2011, 03:28:01 PM »

Quote from: kári 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 ( ).

I agree with this. To me, it just relies on the 7-minute crescendo and almost nothing else, and it just doesn't do anything to me. Now the build-up in Viðrar Vel Til Loftarása for instance feels much more natural and emotional, and it works a lot better.

kári · « **Reply #52 on:** January 22, 2011, 04:57:40 PM »

Definitely! Viðrar Vel Til Loftarása is one of Sigur Rós' strongest stand-alone tracks.

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #53 on:** January 22, 2011, 05:04:59 PM »

Quote from: kári 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 ( ).

The peak of that song was such a letdown for me, because it had been building very nicely to that point, and then the orchestra comes in and it's so tacky and Disney-esque and everything that the peak in a Sigur Ros song normally isn't.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #54 on:** January 22, 2011, 05:06:35 PM »

I'm with Kari, Samskeyti is probably my favourite thus far. (that was probably mispelt, I'm tired) Hoppipolla is excellent though, although I guess I love it so much because I'm still a casual fan basically.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #55 on:** January 23, 2011, 03:18:10 AM »

Quote from: Fluffy Lothario on January 22, 2011, 05:04:59 PM

Quote from: kári 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 ( ).
The peak of that song was such a letdown for me, because it had been building very nicely to that point, and then the orchestra comes in and it's so tacky and Disney-esque and everything that the peak in a Sigur Ros song normally isn't.

I agree and disagree. To me it changes day by day. It's such a great climax, cheesy, forced, very much expected, but still it's great. To me it's the best centrepoint an album could have. Add an opener like Gobbledigook and a closer like All Allright, and you have a great, great album.

kári · « **Reply #56 on:** January 23, 2011, 05:45:34 AM »

Quote from: Marvellous G on January 22, 2011, 05:06:35 PM

I'm with Kari, Samskeyti is probably my favourite thus far. (that was probably mispelt, I'm tired) Hoppipolla is excellent though, although I guess I love it so much because I'm still a casual fan basically.

You spelled Samskeyti right and Hoppípolla almost, so don't worry!

Well, I first fell in love with Hoppípolla, and then I fell in love with Glósóli. It's got everything you'd expect in a Sigur Rós song. Whenever I introduce someone to them I either put on Hoppípolla or Glósóli.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #57 on:** January 23, 2011, 10:06:26 AM »

Really? I don't really like either of those. Glosoli is nice, especially with the video, but nothing really special, imo. Hopipolla is one of the songs I usually skip when listening to Sigur Ros.

sonatafanica · « **Reply #58 on:** January 23, 2011, 10:10:19 AM »

I usually refrain from talking about Sigur Ros, but that's mostly because I think they make the most perfect music out there (well, along with Björk

) and I honestly can't find anything I don't like about anything they've made.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #59 on:** January 23, 2011, 10:14:30 AM »

kári · « **Reply #60 on:** January 23, 2011, 10:30:01 AM »

Actually the original Von (just the song) is pretty okay, as is Hafssól. I can't remember how any of the others go though.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #61 on:** January 23, 2011, 11:02:28 AM »

Quote from: kári on January 23, 2011, 10:30:01 AM

Actually the original Von (just the song) is pretty okay, as is Hafssól. I can't remember how any of the others go though.

Just listen to the opener on Von. It takes 9 minutes, but it feels like a lifetime. Only when I'm really in the perfect mood for it, I can sit through it. And even then, it's only 'to sit through'.

kári · « **Reply #62 on:** January 23, 2011, 11:35:38 AM »

Yeah, Sigur Rós (the track) is easily the worst.

tri.ad · « **Reply #63 on:** January 23, 2011, 02:28:24 PM »

Myrkur is pretty awesome. Very unusual for Sigur Rós, but I love that song so much.

kári · « **Reply #64 on:** January 23, 2011, 02:55:54 PM »

Quote from: tri.ad on January 23, 2011, 02:28:24 PM

Myrkur is pretty awesome. Very unusual for Sigur Rós, but I love that song so much.

Wait.. Is that the original one or the backwards one?

tri.ad · « **Reply #65 on:** January 23, 2011, 03:00:27 PM »

The original one, of course. Rukrym is totally unnecessary (my rip of Von ends with Syndir Guðs).

kári · « **Reply #66 on:** January 24, 2011, 12:05:42 AM »

I never really got that into Von because Sigur Rós don't even like it themselves... I'll listen to it again today.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #67 on:** January 24, 2011, 02:24:28 AM »

I only have Takk and Med adsfjkasfasd.... but both are very good. What else is good by them？

kári · « **Reply #68 on:** January 24, 2011, 02:26:24 AM »

( ) and Ágætis Byrjun are both better.

aparadoxindeed · « **Reply #69 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:56:23 PM »

The newest album is very different for them, but I really love it! It kind of sounds like they took the poppiness of Takk... one step further with more accessible songs. Despite that, the same emotion is there which is what really keeps me listening.

News: Track-by-track video for Untethered Angel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Co1_h0GtAw

Author Topic: Sigur Ros - Suggestions please (Read 6925 times)