Album Rating: 5.0
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Album Rating: 4.5
For the first time ever in my life I might like this more than Verspertine... Every song on this is so damn consistent
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Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
Listened to this two times in a row on a train ride like a week ago, and it started leaning towards a 5 more and more. Can't imagine this ever reaching Vespertine though. This is an immaculate music album and all, but Vespertine encompasses a whole beautiful, wondrous world on its own. It's basically untouchable.
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^I pretty much feel the same, and have also often considered bumping this to a 5.0, though it would still be behind 'Vespertine' (which is a 5.0 already).
'Homogenic' is an amazing collection of ten outstanding art-pop tracks. Nearly all of them are great ('All Neon Like' is the one weak spot for me, personally) and have a consistent flow and timbre that coheres them all together well.
'Vespertine' is less about the individual songs, though. Of course it has its 'hits' or 'singles' or what have you ('Pagan Poetry' and 'Hidden Place') but, at least to me, it's more of a full, encompassing experience when you consider the entire album, to the point where I rarely catch myself playing individual tracks from 'Vespertine' -- I usually just start it from 'Hidden Place' and end up listening to the whole thing.
I know I've made this parallel before but it really is apt -- I feel the exact same about Radiohead's 'OK Computer' and 'Kid A.' OKC is an immaculate album, and another one that is always riding the 4.5/5.0 line for me. And I constantly revisit many (most) tracks from the album day-to-day. But 'Kid A' is like this perfect, untouchable artifact that thrives in its complete form. It becomes something else entirely. It's transformative. And I hardly ever pick a random 'Kid A' track and listen to it and move on. It's *always* starting from 'Everything in Its Right Place' and ending with 'Motion Picture Soundtrack.' It's one of those rare transcendental albums - like 'Vespertine' - that's able to elicit emotions and moods and feelings from me I didn't even know existed.
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Honestly, i would consider it if there weren't already a thousand reviews for both 'Kid A' and 'Vespertine.' They're two very formative albums for me and I have a lot of personal connection to both of them but at this point it'd be hard for me to formulate a fresh take on two critically acclaimed albums that didn't just sound like unabashed gushing.
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Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
Comparing Kid A and Vespertine makes a lot of sense, and Cocoon and Kid A's t/t as second tracks in particular have a very similar vibe/function on the album. They're sister albums, in a way. This is comparable to OKC regarding its place in its respective discography, but it feels more like In Rainbows to me (which I also prefer to OKC by a bit).
Also yeah, I can totally see you writing worthwhile, evocative reviews for them, so at least give it a try!
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Album Rating: 5.0
Just listening to 5 years again here - easily one of the greatest vocal performances I've ever heard. Those vocals are being whelped out, visceral and gut-wrenching. One of the last few true artists around.
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Album Rating: 4.5
&Tectactoe all your words are golden. I think the RH parallel is on point; Vespertine is to be listened to ftb like Kid A.
I think rn I might like Homogenic more as a temporary preference; apples & oranges.
Vespertine is one of the most beautiful records I've ever heard. This doesn't touch that.
But also, w/ tracks like Joga, Alarm Call, & All is Full of Love I think Björk really hits this liberating spiritual embrace that she doesn't come close to touching on any other record she's made.
I do also think Vespertine holds up better & is still cutting edge. Homogenic is too, but there are parts of this where the production shows its age.
Idk, apples & oranges. In Rainbows is my fave RH by FAR, but sometimes OKC just absolutely heals my broken, 9 to 5 soul.
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I hear you. At least we all agree that 'Homogenic' and 'Vespertine' are *both* masterpieces, albeit for slightly different reasons :o)
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Album Rating: 4.5
Homogenic and Vespertine is akin to Third and Dummy for the individual songs/album reason as well.
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'Honogenic is better though'
I would respectfully disagree.
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Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
Vespertine all the way, but this is still one of the best ever.
Never liked Third much, to be honest.
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Album Rating: 3.5
'Third' destroys all Bjerk
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Album Rating: 5.0
Their first two albums do
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Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
There's not one Björk I'd put below Third, except for Drawing Restraint 9 which doesn't really count. Third never made me feel much. Maybe I should return to it. I love the other two Portisheads.
Dummy is like, on this one's level, maybe a tad below. Both are top 10 electronic albums for me, but Vespertine is undisputed first place.
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“'Third' destroys all Bjerk”
lol good one, mate
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Album Rating: 3.5
Bjork's best is Vespertine and that's a low 3.5 I'm afraid to report
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Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off
Well, you SHOULD be afraid ... Jesus.
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'Bjork's best is Vespertine and that's a low 3.5 I'm afraid to report'
>report this post
>a) the post is offensive or abusive
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Album Rating: 5.0
Best Bjork being a 3.5 is like doing a hot, steamy shit on van Gogh's Starry Night.
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