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Sìgur Rós
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[1] Vaka
[2] Fyrsta
[3] Samskeyti
[4] Njósnavélin
(aka The Nothing Song)
[5] Alafoss
[6] E-bow
[7] Daudalagid
(aka The Death Song)
[8] Popplagid
(aka The Pop Song)
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I want to say that Sigur Rós makes my knees shiver. They
make me giggle like a schoolgirl (if you didn’t get those
things after reading the first review I thought I’d point
it out for you). No words can be used to describe their music. I
can’t think of a single word that I find good enough to be
said in the same sentence as Sigur Rós, which is probably
the idea behind the artwork for this CD. It contains nothing but
two words. The sole words the whole CD contains are ‘Sigur’
and ‘Rós’. That’s it, plus the rest of
it is ghostly, see-through pictures. |
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Before
I start praising this I just need to say one thing about the lyrics.
The oh-so-pretentious language “Hopelandish” is boring.
It sounds like Jonsi says the same thing in EVERY song, I kid
thee not! This isn’t a big problem though; it’s just
that towards the end of the album you start wishing he’d
perhaps written a few more lyrics.
The rest
of the stuff is nearly as good as the previous album; though there
is nothing on it that makes me ecstatic every time I hear a new
song . Sadly. But it’s not a bad follow up. There’s
some really good music on this album too. Track 3 being just utterly
beautiful and the last track show a fiercer and harder approach
from the band. The rest of the tracks are like most of the tracks
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But enough negativity;
the band still manages to deliver god-like music, and Jonsi’s
voice is still beyond human. ( ) manages most importantly though, just
like the previous album to lull you into a dream world unlike anything
you’ve ever listened to. There is also an incredible feeling of
joy that can be gained from this music. Whenever you’re feeling
knackered you should try listening to Sigur Ros. I promise you that
it will just make all you’re problems and tiredness vanish into
insignificance.
Andreas
Ervik
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