Björk

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Wait a minute...Bigshot are you John Kricfalusi? If yes, I LOVE your work! Ren & Stimpy was one of my favorite cartoons growing up.

[bigshot]

I'm not John. I'm a pal of his. I was the in house producer at Spumco for ten years. The video I produced for Bjork was I Miss You. I think it's at youtube. John's doing cartoons for Miley Cyrus's tour now believe it or not!

[Madiel]

Björk is one of those people I've always felt I ought to like more than I actually do.

I mean, there are some very nice songs in there. But there are also so many ideas that look good to me in theory but don't seem to gel. I even own two albums - Homogenic and the 'app' version of Biophilia - but I just don't find myself wanting to listen to them (and with the latter popping the album on for a listen is impossible, which is irritating). And yet I still have an idea in the back of my mind that I maybe want Vespertine...

I don't know what it is. Her singing, or her lyrics, or her musical choices. But lots of times I end up with this feeling of interest that dissipates once I try delving into a whole album.

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I'm not John. I'm a pal of his. I was the in house producer at Spumco for ten years. The video I produced for Bjork was I Miss You. I think it's at youtube. John's doing cartoons for Miley Cyrus's tour now believe it or not!

Ah, okay. Well, that's still cool as everything. I love that song I Miss You and I did watch the video BTW. VERY COOL!

Just bought the remaining Bjork studio albums I was missing (I bet you guys didn't see this one coming):

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Björk is one of those people I've always felt I ought to like more than I actually do.

I mean, there are some very nice songs in there. But there are also so many ideas that look good to me in theory but don't seem to gel. I even own two albums - Homogenic and the 'app' version of Biophilia - but I just don't find myself wanting to listen to them (and with the latter popping the album on for a listen is impossible, which is irritating). And yet I still have an idea in the back of my mind that I maybe want Vespertine...

I don't know what it is. Her singing, or her lyrics, or her musical choices. But lots of times I end up with this feeling of interest that dissipates once I try delving into a whole album.

She's certainly not for everyone...there's no denying that and there's no shame in not enjoying her music of course. We're all different. I was actually quite hesitant getting into her music at first for several reasons and one of the main ones is something you point out: she's all over the place stylistically and I was always afraid these ideas just wouldn't form into any kind of coherent musical thought, but...I WAS WRONG! I like to think of her music as almost a stream-of-consciousness type of music where the song itself is actually open-ended and can go into any direction. It's that spontaneity and feeling of not sure what's going to happen next that gives her music an edge and freshness. Of course, after you've familiarized yourself with her style, everything starts making more and more sense and you can see how this jigsaw puzzle adds up into something that's understandable and fulfilling.

[Madiel]

Well, if I want all over the place stylistically, my preference right now is for Janelle Monae. Or the band Gomez. Or of course, Tori Amos (wait, is that a legitimate 'of course' on this forum? I can't remember whether my Tori obsession has successfully leaked onto my classical music forum...).

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This song from Volta is so....dare I say, like I said about Army Of Me, BAD ASS:

http://www.youtube.com/v/MZvEcjUKXR0

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Well, if I want all over the place stylistically, my preference right now is for Janelle Monae. Or the band Gomez. Or of course, Tori Amos (wait, is that a legitimate 'of course' on this forum? I can't remember whether my Tori obsession has successfully leaked onto my classical music forum...).

I personally love Bjork's assembly of styles and sounds and, again, I can sympathize, and understand, why many would not. I love her voice too or else I would've stopped listening quite awhile back. I'm not familiar with Janelle Monae, so I'll look her up. I'm not a fan of Tori Amos, so I'll leave her with you.

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Crying from Debut is just so infectious!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/v/AJFWGpgS5gU

I'd kill to have wrote a song like this one, but Bjork beat (no pun attended) me to it.

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For those of you that own Vespertine, I was wonder what issue of the CD do you own? Mine has a completely white back with a sticker giving track information while the inside CD tray is clear and there's some nice looking artwork on the CD's front.

[Rinaldo]

This song from Volta is so....dare I say, like I said about Army Of Me, BAD ASS:

http://www.youtube.com/v/MZvEcjUKXR0

While I'm not a fan of the whole album, Volta sure has its badass moments. Declare independence! Raise your flag! And I LOVE the ship horn intro in Wanderlust. The video was cool as hell too.

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While I'm not a fan of the whole album, Volta sure has its badass moments. Declare independence! Raise your flag! And I LOVE the ship horn intro in Wanderlust. The video was cool as hell too.

Can't wait to hear it. It seems to be a common thread amongst long-time fans that Homogenic and Vespertine are her two best albums. Your favorite is Homogenic, correct? If yes, why do you feel this recording to be her strongest?

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Bjork has a forum on her website and I'm definitely going to join whenever it comes back on. Apparently, they're having some server issues.

[TheGSMoeller]

While I'm not a fan of the whole album, Volta sure has its badass moments. Declare independence! Raise your flag! And I LOVE the ship horn intro in Wanderlust. The video was cool as hell too.

When I saw Bjork on her Volta your, Declare Independence is the song she ended with, imagine the studio version times ten. Was one of the most energetic and intense moments at a concert I've ever experienced.

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When I saw Bjork on her Volta your, Declare Independence is the song she ended with, imagine the studio version times ten. Was one of the most energetic and intense moments at a concert I've ever experienced.

What was her band like? Was it the same kind of lineup that she had on the Royal Opera House concert?

[TheGSMoeller]

What was her band like? Was it the same kind of lineup that she had on the Royal Opera House concert?

When I saw her, if I am remembering right, it was one or two programmers, a drummer, perhaps a keyboard player, and an all women brass band.

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When I saw her, if I am remembering right, it was one or two programmers, a drummer, perhaps a keyboard player, and an all women brass band.

Awesome! Sounds like my kind of concert.

[jut1972]

This:

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Sheer brilliance.

The other Sugarcubes albums are still good, very good, but this is just a different league. 

[7/4]

I produced a rock video for Bjork. She was cute as a button and very shy. Her voice was astounding.

My favorite Bjork vid, I was thrilled that they'd work together!

[NJ Joe]

http://www.youtube.com/v/80HmLlRB1TQ

http://www.youtube.com/v/VbHGOFwH09k