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by **cliquott** on 08 Jun 2010, 13:25

Greatest living woman on earth

She's my favorite artist

And Vespertine my favorite album of all time.

What do you think of her?

by **Weirdelves** on 08 Jun 2010, 13:31

I've never really listened. Where would I start?

by **cliquott** on 08 Jun 2010, 13:46

Uhm, that's a very difficult question. Greatest Hits maybe :lol:

by **milky moon** on 08 Jun 2010, 14:56

the thing with Björk is that she has always been in tune with or slightly ahead of her time,
so what made her albums so groundbreaking back then, could be less of a wow-experience if you
hear them first time now, since others have gone down the same road after her.
so it's hard to pick the perfect introduction.

but all in all, i think Greatest Hits too, and then Homogenic (if you like hard beats and strings)
or Vespertine (if you like soft and intimate strings)

i've loved her music since Debut. she went straight into my heart.
somehow that led me to do her official page :o
it's been on hiatus but have a new design waiting for implementation.
this year. yes, definitely :lol:

by **spasticelastic** on 08 Jun 2010, 15:39

I'd say to start with Vespertine. A lot of people who I wouldn't have expected to like Bjork love Vespertine. Selmasongs is a good starter as well, but it would probably be best if you waited until you saw "Dancer in the Dark". She also has some really interesting videos:

All Is Full Of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjAoBKagWQA

Pagan Poetry
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ixe_ ... ored_music

Hyperballad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGpLMNnhLFo

Joanna opening for Bjork must be one of the best shows I've been to

by **Ludag** on 08 Jun 2010, 18:22

by **cliquott** on 08 Jun 2010, 19:15

Ludag,

What an incredible Björk collection. Congratulations

by **lutwidge** on 08 Jun 2010, 19:50

Kinda funny that this thread should pop up today. Heard Bachelorette blasting from the dance studio next door to our department and have been thinking about her since! I'm a big fan of Vespertine too. Definitely the starting point I'd recommend -

by **Ludag** on 09 Jun 2010, 14:48

by **polliwog** on 09 Jun 2010, 15:10

I love !

by **cliquott** on 09 Jun 2010, 16:20

WOW!!! BAM!!!

When I knew Joanna Newsom was supporting Björk in concert I thought:

OK.

THAT'S HEAVEN.

Poor me.

Shit.

by **Gerritsón** on 09 Jun 2010, 17:12

Have a look at Oceania

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5ZU06JDN4

by **Pierre** on 09 Jun 2010, 18:01

For me, Björk is the most interesting musician who appeared in the 90's and she's definitely one of my favourite artists of all times allthough I tend not to listen much to her at the moment.
I just love her studio work but not really in a live situation, I think she's kind of boring on stage. But most of her videos are just great!

I just loved her first Sugarcubes album and all the other ones except Selma Songs (but I think they really worked in "Dancer in the Dark")and "Volta" (which I thought was very boring!). My favourite album is the exquisite "Vespertine", but "Medulla" is a great album too (allthough far from immediate).

The only problem is I don't really like her as a person. I think she's awfully contemptuous and pretentious (allthough a friend of mine who used to know her personally told me she was such a nice one in a private situation) and I never liked her "trendy" ways.

One of the most impressive pop artists of all times though. "Icon" is the word.

by **Ludag** on 09 Jun 2010, 18:45

by **cliquott** on 09 Jun 2010, 19:00

i'd die too if she treated me that way, she's surprisingly rude sometimes.

i remember a picture of her showing her middle finger to the camera while she was riding a bicycle. sooo unnecessary.

by **milkisobel** on 10 Jun 2010, 08:25

except when you're surrounded by fans 24h/24...but i totally agree she's an asshole with her fans, she forget a little bit that whithout fans she'll be nothing...
i love her work for quite 15 years and i have a lot of patience with her mistakes but her work and her behaviour bored me for years even if i buy it :wink:

...medulla is awfull, volta is unnecessary, she's too commercial: voltaic, surrounded box, price of her gig etc...i'm upset to being fu*** by he artist i respected the most...i crave for the new album, it'll be the turning point of my long bjork fan carriere, package my big bjork altar or add another holy object to the collection :smirk:

actually i only listen to the old stuff, debut, post, homogenic, b-sides, collab, suga, kukl i adore, sometimes vespertine which is quite good but sounds like a bjork parodia, elves music, music box, lala, bell...that's not the bjork i love, i like the live one who's screaming on army of me, pluto, or sexiest on venus as a boy, pleasure is all mine etc...i hate when she's compared to a fucking fairy, she's a a woman, wife, mother, not a 4 years old girl, that's the main reason i'm not active on bjork forum, i'm definitely not into the "bjork vespertine image" :mrgreen:

by **Gerritsón** on 10 Jun 2010, 09:18

by **Ludag** on 10 Jun 2010, 09:41

by **milkisobel** on 10 Jun 2010, 16:15

agree to 100%
hum you refer to collection? :mrgreen:

and i sell 50% of it...it's a shame, godsake i'm not into collecting anymore...

http://www.last.fm/user/soranemo · by **LawnsOfDawns** on 11 Jun 2010, 12:06

I actually don't have any friends who will listen to bjork with me. They say she's "annoying". I think it's just sexism.

I'm getting a bit concerned though. I'll be honest and say that although Volta was a fairly decent album, it certainly wasn't anything to write home about. If it was her only album, I probably wouldn't even listen to Bjork. I hope her next one is much better...

P.S. - Vespertine is my favorite as well. It's probably the same tastes that make us like JN.

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