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Free Music Review: Haunting and Beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
Sigur Ros is, without a doubt, one of my favorite bands of all time. What these guys do can't be described; you have to hear it for yourself to understand. I think the word beautiful gets thrown around too much these days, but if any album I own deserves the title, this one is it. I mean, there isn't a bad track on the whole disc. How often does that happen? Sure, some tracks are better than others, but that's only because those tracks (1, 3, and especially 4 & 8 in my opinion) are so mind-blowingly good that they would put anything else to shame no matter what. Track 4 has one of the most amazing introductions that I've ever heard, and track 8 is, through and through, spectacular. It's like the whole CD is snow falling on a hillside, and the end of track 8 is the avalanche. It gives me chills every time I hear it.
If you are already looking into getting this CD you're probably the type of person who will love it, so stop reading this and buy it. You won't regret it.
Free Music Review: Is this a joke?
Hit: 3 Stars
I hope I am not the first person to ask this question. I mean seriously. What is all the hype about? This is not new or innovative. Slowdive, telefon aviv and tangerine dream fooled around with this angle a decade back.
Emotional? Please. Ulrich is classier in his sleep but if he is too "techno" for you what about Deja Etandu or Super furry animals or bomb the bass? It also kind of irks me how this record borrows heavily from krautrock and the shoegazing genre with a leniency towards Slowdive.
Sorry. It is not a bad record. I've just heard better that's all. The records I've heard are good enough to ruin this album for me.
Oh yeah. And the not IDing the track gimmick? It gets old guys. Zeppelin pulled the same stunt and so do a lot of artists these days. I actually found the track IDs online and their translations. Yeeash. Talk about a mediocre emotionally misdirected premise. Its okay I guess. I hear Brad Pitt and Madonna dig it... Let me save you some cognitive dissonance and make a suggestion; they might simply have bad taste in music
Fairly recommended.
Free Music Review: The majesty of winter...
Hit: 5 Stars
Well, since Texas is currently in the midst of an ice storm (yes, it does happen on occasion), what better time than to review Sigur Ros? These odd fellows from Iceland make music that is tailor-made for the cold. Huge, thick, spacious melodies, that perfectly evoke the icy winds of the north. Now, while their music may be beautiful, it is far from accessible. A lot of people, including many post rock fans, probably just will not get this. The music is very minimalist, even by post rock standards, and the vocals are very odd and often atonal, and the lyrics are all sung in a made-up language that sounds pretty nonsensical. However, despite all these things, this is something that, given the right atmosphere and occasion, can really hit the spot.
As I said, the music here is very minimalist in arrangement. There is none of the dramatic "rise and fall" that you get with bands like Godspeed You Black Emperor or Explosions in the Sky. But, that's not to say that there's no buildup. Instead, the entire album seems to build up as a collective whole. The first four tracks are softer, more dismal, more subdued, and then in the second half of the album, the guitars, keys, and drums gradually become louder, creating an impressive albeit subtle crescendo. Now, people have mentioned the parentheses of the album "title" representing the two halves of the album, but personally I think that's just people reading WAY too much into the title (the parentheses are most likely just a place holder for the fact that there is no title). However, there is a definite division between the first and second halves, which you can clearly hear in the music. Plus, track 4 has a few seconds of silence at the end, that seem to serve as a mini-intermission between them.
For its 70+ length, this album never gets boring, even when you kind of think it probably should. The songs all sort of fit together as one big composition (which I guess is why they have no titles), but my faves would have to be track 3, a beautiful piano instrumental; track 5, with its swelling organs that almost bring "Dark Side..." era Pink Floyd to mind; and track 7, with its monumental hugeness. And as for the vocals, well, they're weird, but you get used to them. In fact, I personally don't think you even have to like the vocals at all to get into this band. The music is so hugely enveloping, it just completely overpowers them most of the time. It's very easy to just forget they're even there.
Anyway, this is a great album, despite the limited appeal that it may have. Also, if I may rant for a moment, I resent the accusations of "pretension" that are often hurled at this band. It seems like every band that's even remotely cerebral or experimental is automatically labeled as pretentious by someone. This term is so annoyingly overused in criticising music, that it's practically becoming meaningless, especially since half the people who use it don't even seem to know what it actually means. Pretension is a false sense of superiority, and listening to this album, I really doubt that these guys are making music to try to feel as though they're better than everyone else. They just wanted to do something different, and express themselves in a unique way, and I really don't see why that should be a crime.
Ok, sorry for that. Anyway, give this a listen. It could be just what you need for a dreary winter day.
Free Music Review: amazingly meloncholy
Hit: 5 Stars
This is just a great CD. It took some guts to give it the thtle ( ) and not to title any tracks or include any liner notes, but as some of the other reviews have said, the music speaks for itself. It's amazing! Very slow, at times relaxing, at times hopeful, and at times rather meloncholy. I can listen to it almost any time. It's especially good for helping me wind down at night or when I'm a little down and need comfort. In short, it's a great albumn.Free Music Review: Proof that you should have faith in music
Hit: 5 Stars
A common whine today is that music isn't like it used to be, and that there is nothing good coming out still. This record is one of the many arguements against that ill informed babble.
Sigur Ros's () album is among one of the most intensely beautiful things you'll ever hear. If you scan most of these reviews i'm sure it will be a common thought, as it is among most all of the people I know who listen to this group. The music at its peak is like staring down from a huge perch overlooking a neverending city of ice and glass on a crisp winter morning while realising that your life is the sum of so many greater things. The tracks stick with you in the pit of your soul, this is an album you want think, feel, write, drink, and make love when listening to.
I firmly believe this album will be considered a classic in so many years, paired up against albums like My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" ,the Cure's "Disintergration" or Radiohead's "Ok Computer". And hopefully new bands will take a cue and use it as an influence down the road.