Sinister: Re: all this sigur ros hubub

[Jason Kananen]

I really liked the Agaetis Byrjun album a lot, and Von [their first
record] was also good.  I agree with Gummi here about their new album.
Vaka and track 4 [my memory tells me it was called 'the nothing song,'
but I might be wrong] as well as the last song on the latest record are
really great and I love those songs, but the rest of the album just
kinda happens.  There isn't the charge that the second record had or the
ambient drone that the first had.  When I listen to it I get into it,
then I forget it's on then I get into it again then I forget it's on and
so on and so on.  The whole hopelandic thing [the using of the lead
singer's voice as an instrument instead of some kind of lyrical vessel]
is interesting, but I find the singer repeats certain sounds over and
over again which makes the songs sound kind of the same.  I think
something like that is better used in moderation like it was on Agaetis
Byrjun with actual 'lyrics' used in between.  Of course I don't know
Icelandic so I don't really KNOW what he was ever saying, but still,
part of the excitement was the mystery that the words meant SOMETHING,
you just didn't know what.  Since it is privy to everyone that the new
record has no lyrics the mystery looses some of its luster.  Their live
shows though are definitely something worth seeing though; I would place
them among the top 5 live acts I've ever seen.

Anyway - sorry to bore everyone and I know it's kinda unpopular or
whatever to be even slightly less than orgasmic over their record, but
that's just how I feel about it.

- J. Kananen
 - http://music.ones-and-zeros.org

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sinister at xxx.org]
On Behalf Of Guðmundur Jóhannsson
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:28 PM
To: sinister at missprint.org
Subject: RE: Sinister: Re: all this sigur ros hubub

Hi all..

The thing I find with Sigur Ros is that either you like them or you hate
them. A few people get caught in between.

As a Sigur Rós fan I can recommend a few songs for people to listen to:

Starálfur
Ágætis Byrjun
Viðrar vel til loftárása
Flugufrelsarin

All of these songs are from Ágætis Byrjun

On the new album ( ) track 1 called Vaka on previous ocassions and track
4 called Popplagið I think are the best ones.


I really look forward to the homecoming gig Sigur Rós will have on the
12 and 13th of Desember here in Iceland. A Sigur Rós concert is
different from anything else.

Take Care

Gummi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sinister at xxx.org]
On Behalf Of jvic at ig.com.br
Sent: 4. desember 2002 01:15
To: sinister at missprint.org
Subject: Re: Sinister: Re: all this sigur ros hubub



I don't find their songs that good... the only song i really liked was 
Agaetis Byrjun. I've been trying to find another cool song of them like 
that, but can't find any other one that i like... i don't know, but most
of 
their songs (if i can call 'em "songs") sounds like weird noise to me. 

Victor. 



Em Dec 2002, angela smith escreveu: 

>Hands up and snow shovels down for living in Illinois.
>All this snow is shite. I live in chicago, and it hasn't really stopped

>since about 9 am. 
> 
>I'm all for a midwest outing. I get jealous reading about all the 
>bowling
>outings and pubnics. 
> 
>I downloaded a sigur ros song as soon as I read all the emails, and I 
>must
>say it is very good. I had heard of them before, but never heard
anything. 
> 
>So that's my contribution for the day. I'm going to go put on my 
>snowsuit
>and make some snow angels on the sidewalk. 
>angela 
> 
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