Sigur Ros

[Loz]

I've seen them live twice, both times supporting Radiohead, and frankly, both times I've seen them, they've been complete long-winded noodling wankery toss.

Someone gave me their latest album the other day, and I'm surprised to say, it's bloody fantastic.

Although the own downside is, the CD case is an odd size and shape, and like Ultravisitor, doesn't fit in my CD rack.

[KaOz]

its ok.. nothing special...

the new animal collective album is way better

[danzai]

Got the new Sigor Ros, I've only listened to it once, its ok, doesn't sound as good as their previous but perhaps it just has to grow on me.

As for Animal Collective, I love this band, haven't heard the new album yet but bought the Grass 7" and love it. Not really that comparable with Sigor Ros though.

[KaOz]

grass is a nice track. there are better ones on the album

[audiofelch]

godpseed you!blackemperor have always made sigur ros a weak contender for me..
sigur ros are postrock for ikea shopping trips.
practically enya.

i like about 2 tracks.

[stinkfinger]

i don't like either. shoe gazing music innit...

[nikrem]

i had a borrowed sigur ros ceedee on my car stereo a year or so ago, and it was so fey and irritating i wanted to drive into a wall at high speed.

[river]

They're OK, but don't hold a candle to Röyksopp. ;)

[KaOz]

Originally posted by audiofelch
godpseed you!blackemperor have always made sigur ros a weak contender for me..
sigur ros are postrock for ikea shopping trips.
practically enya.

i like about 2 tracks.

gybe forever

[kams]

i like sigur ros... i like a bit of 'epic' now and again.

[Ava]

i like the first ep they did for fat cat. with one track that's got a lot of piano on it. but i think there is only room in my life for one sigur ros record. don't think i could stick listening to a whole album by them in one go. i saw them support godspeed...., i thought they were pretty good but godspeed were better. it was at the cockpit in leeds and some bloke was shouting obscenities from the crowd during all the quiet bits of sigur ros' set. and it had a lot of quiet bits, which resulted in a lot of swearing from this guy.

[marcel]

i love ()

[KaOz]

again: its all about animal collective these days.

[Lady E]

animal collective are nothing like sigur ros so why compare them?

i like the first two sigur ros albums. they are very nice and have their place, sort of sunday evening whilst in the bath music.

[KaOz]

btw

here are tons of godspeed concerts

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=godspeed

[Das Projekt]

so glad some of you think sigur ros are crap, my girlfriend is well into them and i just cant see the attraction....after seeing the opinions of chris liebing, hawtin and some pop shite on this board i was beginning to lose hope.

[gypsy_cream]

im not so into them....always heard how amazing they are from other people but always found the stuff i heard pretty shit... so i was thinking maybe im missing their good stuff and could never find it

[solitary_zen]

I got the new album, and overall thought it a bit disappointing, but still a nice listen. All a bit samey though, especially after (). The track "Glosoli" is fantastic though - I love the big buid up at the end of the track. Also an amazing film clip.
The thing that annoys me the most about Sigur Ros though are the gibberish lyrics. It wouldn't be so bad if they at least varied them a bit. On () it seems like just about every track has the same lyrics - anybody know what "yessai" is supposed to mean?? (pops up again on several songs on the latest album).

[thomas hooked]

i think they're good. they're detractors seem to mainly slate them for having a "sound"- which puts them slightly too far out for the average radiohead ticketholder who just wants to get straight to "creep", but not nearly far out for all the noo-psych-whimsy brigade who slate an album if its got the same instrument on more than one song or consonants in the vocals.

[Loz]

I'd like to think I'm not an average radiohead ticketholder, thomas ;)

[thomas hooked]

i know, i know, sly dig thats all. just thhouught the disparity between the first 2 posts summed up their problem a biit. too grandoise for some, not enough for others

[Loz]

what I really mean, I guess, is that without listening to their album, live, they come over as really dull, because the intrices of their tunes just don't come over live, it just seems a bit jazz odyssey..

but listening to the album on a hifi, you get to understand a bit more what it's about

probably live again, I'd enjoy them, because I'd know more what was going on

[Das Projekt]

Originally posted by Das Projekt
so glad some of you think sigur ros are crap, my girlfriend is well into them and i just cant see the attraction....after seeing the opinions of chris liebing, hawtin and some pop shite on this board i was beginning to lose hope.

ok after putting this previously, last night i was dragged along to see them and i can honestly say i was fucking blown away.

their performance was the most amazingly talented mix of beautiful and powerful music combined with a perfect visual accompanyment.

I apologise for my initial outbreak and well and truly put my foot in my mouth.

highly recommended, go and see them.

[Whuffle]

oops, posted twice

[Whuffle]

I think Debussey is shit, Cradle of Filth are loads better.

c'mon people, horses for courses. Sigur Ross are excellent at what they do. If you aren't into the genre, then fine.. but then you don't have an informed opinion to give, just a personal taste.

I reckon if you are passionate about making music, open-mindedness is the order of the day.

Personally, i love to chill out, and they are excellent for that sort of meditative immersion in something other than yr own head for a while.

[Tec]

..i'm a rioja man myself Loz.

[solitary_zen]

Takk has really grown on me since I first got it. I think it's a really good album now, amazing production.

[Spandex]

When I first heard them it reminded me of Slowdive. And Slowdive always seemed to me like "we wish we were MBV". And I didn't pay much attention after that. Not to say they were bad... but just another version of sommat that had already happened.

[Spandex]

Originally posted by thomas hooked
but not nearly far out for all the noo-psych-whimsy brigade

wow.. I REALLY want to be in the noo-psych-whimsy brigade.. sounds ace.

Anyone want to join my band? It's called "Angry Red Mimsy".

[thomas hooked]

i just found a NY fash mag from 2001 with a bloody terry richardson photoshoot starring gang gang dance, black dice, interpol and bloody fucking Avey Tare and Panda Bear. what do you make of that Kaoz?

[Yer_Maw]

overrated. although i wouldnt call them shoegaze; more noodle-wank zzz fest.

[love_tempo]

I think the second album had quite a few very very good tracks on it as well as some awful muck. On the whole though, they seem to be getting worse.

[christtjj]

lfo did a wicked remix of sigur ros right? the first album was pleasant enough. liked listening to it when i was cooking i think...but then they had that weird anti abortion type imagery on the cover of some album and i was not into that...

wish they had turkey on the cover instead...i like turkey.. ;)