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Good, strange music. I've never been overly fond of her voice, but I'd listen to this album again. 3 stars.
Experimenteler en beter dan verwacht, wel heel same-y. Niet mijn muziek maar vond het zeker niet verkeerd. Album duurde relatief lang.
Couldn't finish. Meandering and boring.
Sonoridade muito bonita. Primeira vez que ouço um álbum completo dela. Nuâncias e detalhes a rodo nas canções. Me fez querer conhecer mais.
Wil eerder 3,5 geven want is wel aangename muziek, evenwel totaal mijn ding niet.
électronique perché, petit coté kidA
Appropriately, ‘Debut’ by Bjork was one of the first albums I rated on this list and one I enjoyed, so I was intrigued to hear more. I won’t have that feeling for the next Bjork album I get… This album just went nowhere. It’s clearly meant to put the emphasis on arrangement and ornate instruments, but it just passed me by completely given the absence of any structure on each track. Bluntly, I’d have preferred it if she’d made some songs instead of fancy arrangements for nearly an hour.
I probably didn’t give this a fair shake as I listened traveling in a car with my kids. It’s probably better suited for some headphones on the couch while reading along with the lyrics, but I’m really not that kind of listener. I’d rather listen to Radiohead do the same kind of music.
She has a nice voice but I just don’t understand it. The songs are weird and all blend into one
About what I expected from Bjork -- eerie instrumentation, strange haunting lyrics, very deliberate pronunciation of e-ver-y syl-la-ble. I wouldn't listen to this album again most likely, unless I had taken something trippy.
I feel like I'm going to get hate but I found this boring. This electro/pop sound is a hard sell for me and Bjork just didn't do enough for me to get super invested. Overall this was just a bore. 4/10
Sounds like periodic excerpts from the dirty book Bjork keeps on the bedside table. It might do it for you Bjork but it's not happening for me (today). You crack on whilst I catch up with the World Cup match reports, if that doesn't disturb you too much. 2*
It's Bjork, whatcha gonna do
Fairy jazz in the Icelandic forrest. I respect what she has done with this album, but I just cannot listen to it all in one sitting. It’s too experimental and lacks the structure of music that I am used to. I have no problem going back to her albums, Debut and Post - they are more up my alley
Might like it more with less Bjork.
Atmospheric and really well produced. Dull as ditchwater.
My feeling coming into this one: Bjork is strange. My feeling after listening: Bjork is strange. I have a hard time understanding her, but when I go back and look at the lyrics, I have a hard time understanding them.
This album all sounded the same to me. Once again not sure why this is on this list.
Cool if you’re into avant garde stuff. I’m not. Her voice bugs me and the songs are just kinda weird. Kinda vibey but still weird. Not for me and don’t really get the hype.
Calm calm
Yeah this just isn't for me. It's well executed and the songs are pretty nice, but I'm just very bored quickly throughout the album. 2/5
Björk has never been my vibe kind of music and after this she still isn't. I can usually enjoy and get in to the soft smooth music that I would categorize this as but the way she mixes in sounds that I feel are unpleasant and the way she goes a bit to high in to falsetto for it to still be soft doesn't speak to me at all. I was hoping I would find a song or three that I enjoyed and would like to listen to in the future but there was none.
Meh
If you enjoyed this album, you can go Bjork yourself! After listening to this in its entirety, I truly believe Bjork sings these songs acapella and afterwards lays down some random music behind it. There is no way she can possibly be that off beat if she is trying to be on point. A deaf person would stay more on time than she does! The discombobulation of the composition is sad because Bjork actually has a great voice and is vocally talented, but it’s all wasted on music that is generally unpleasant. This is the second album by Bjork on this project and both albums were huge misses IMO.
This Bjork album is better than her others in the same way that a bad rash on your ass is better than a rough case of hemorrhoids. Ideally, you don’t have to suffer through either one. The songs on Vespertine (Icelandic for “a whale’s vagina”) have more cohesion and a sense of thematic throughlines than we usually get from our ice queen. The music is always a little bit interesting and a lotta bit difficult to listen to.
Vulnicura surprised me, I liked it more than expected. This did not surprise me, I disliked it as much as I expected to.
The whispery lyrics aren't really gelling with me. I have never quite understood the hype around Bjork.
Bjork is weird, I know that. Just too weird for me and I just didn’t gel with this.
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I always want to like Bjork but sometimes it’s not there for me
Half the album sounds like a jack in the box ready to pop out and traumatize a small child. The rest is even worse.
Can't say I was a big fan. I don't dislike her voice but I found it somewhat distracting
I’ve tried a lot but she’s never done it for me
Wench keeps on wailing
Warbling wailer
2.42
mmm no me atrapo, quizás debo escucharlo bien
Fine listen but no stand outs
tortura psicológica não é entretenimento
It's an okay album. Her voice is a unique mix of soothing & disturbing to me. Seems almost celestial.
Bjork just isn't my cup of tea, I'm afraid. I can see why some people like it I guess, but it's not something I'm ever going to be into. There were a few tracks that were kind of nice, I guess, but not my jam. Sounds like Aphex Twin produced an Enya album. 2.5 stars
Not peak Bjork. No big band whoppers like It’s Oh So Quiet or other meaty essential whoppers like Army Of Me or Hyperballad. Just snoozy ballads that lean into the more boring tracks off Kid A. Let’s be honest, the only main great thing about the album and this phase of Bjork is the Swan Dress. Honk, honk! (even if it is based on a mute swan - still honks).
Listen to a few songs, just couldn’t get into it
I listened to this on world autism day. I do respect Bjork, but I dont enjoy her music
blwuh
Always thought the Bjork is an acquired taste - one that I could not ever acquire, save for a couple of random songs.
2.5
I mean… not her best album.
Bjück
this is the opening act for a band i’m really excited to see and then it kinda kills my vibe as i stand there like O_O and she’s tweaking out on stage
A little too weird for me
1.5 stars. More of the same from Bjork: interesting musically with some creative takes on avant-garde pop but completely ruined by dreadful singing. Standout is "Unison", potentially because her singing is tamped down a bit on this track.
There are a few moments where I think oh this song could be good, but then Bjork does something weird with her voice and it ruins it. I can understand why someone would like this, and can even appreciate the creativity, but I just didn't enjoy listening to it all that much.
I talk about atmosphere a lot on these reviews but this might be one of the absolute best I’ve heard, even if I don’t fully resonate with the music itself. This album feels like I should be having an awakening in another dimension. The vocals and production really are awesome. This may be one of those albums I revisit down the line and adjust, but for now, I’m just not into it.
Very interesting and unique. I appreciate her as an artist but I don't really enjoy listening to her music.
Musically, I can appreciate her skill and talent. Bjork can sing really well when she wants. I just dont know why or when I would listen to this again.
It sounds alright but not my genre.
Highlights: Hidden Place, It's Not Up To You, Unison A record marked by its immersive production. Crisp sounds and mellow vocals blend nicely together. But somehow it still didn't fully click with me. A bit too abstract and ambiental for me. For instance, I liked Debut and Post a lot more. Didn't know that Pagan Poetry was where that meme came from. Weak second half. Overall I expected a lot more and was deeply disappointed. Highlights will remain in rotation doe, I really liked those.
Not for me.. too many noises to actually enjoy
Meh 2.5/5
This is just so bad to me. I won’t 1 it as feel she means well
There's only so much Bjork you can take
Bee loves bjork
Fairly similar to her other stuff, but the more I hear from her the more fatigued I get from it
I want to like Bjork. I really do. But I just don't
I really like Bjork's voice and vocal range. The Vespertine's production alone is pretty impressive as well. However, I just couldn't get that excited about this. It was missing some juice somewhere/someway throughout the album. Maybe her club stuff will be more my speed.
Bjork is one of those artists I've really been meaning to get into for a few years now but have yet to get around to it. She's got one of the most impressive singing voices I think I've ever heard. I'm familiar with a little bit of her work but most of it is a blind spot for me. From what I know, nobody is going to argue that Vespertine is her best album and I'd be inclined to agree. She seems incredibly reserved throughout and never really cuts loose with that voice of hers. I spent the whole album waiting for a moment like that but it never came. I'm sure we'll stumble across another Bjork album or two and I hope I get more out of them.
4/10
Even weirder than I expected. Probably need to be tripping on acid or something to really appreciate this album.
Very boring without being actively bad like yesterday's. I had it on in the background while cooking and thank god, because if I had to listen to this in the foreground, I may not have finished it.
I just don’t get Bjork. I appreciate the influence but I rarely run back to a track apart from Big Time Sensuality Pagan Poetry though is magic.
First Bjork...meh. 4 songs in....meh. Finished the album, appreciate it but still meh to my ears. Some cool, clearly expensive production but it's just too cold and operatic overall for my tastes. I feel like most of the songs don't really build, or resolve, they just exist.
The Good: We are introduced to a Vespretine! The Bad: We thought that is had something to do with scooters from Italy… The Ugly: Turns out the welt you get from a vespertine sting is humungous! I had to check… this is my second Bjork album, but technically speaking third, as this rating has been several months in the making. How to sum up the experience? Well, let’s start by the elation I felt when I decided I did not have to listen to the last 2 songs! Also, why are most albums post mid-90s close to an hour of minimum length? It’s not like the product has gotten better or anything… Back to the rating. Not my thing. There. I said it. Bjork’s voice is nice when she is just softly whispering, however, when she starts doing to scream singing, I tune out. I am not complaining, I am just explaining that this is not my cup of tea. Sorry to all the Bjork fans out there… 2*
I so want to love Bjork but I am clearly not sophisticated enough. In the background or setting a somber mood, it is fine but I can’t force myself to enjoy listening for its own sake.
1. place - 1.5 2. cocoon - 2 3. you - 2 4. undo - 1.5 5. poetri - 1.5 6. frozti - 1 7. Aurora - 1.5 8. Echo - 1 9. Sun - 1 10. Heirloom - 1 11. Will - 1.5 12. Unison - 1.5
I don't get this album at all.
Mysterious foreign elf music - AL
really just meh, a weird album. (the horse of negativity and disapproval)
That was an experience. Not a good one though.
Really great voice, a style that I could really like, but unfortunately the instrumentals are really weird and disturbing— sometimes they are straight up annoying. Most tracks are also really long (~6 minutes), which makes them hard to listen to when some moments don't sound right. Deserves to be remembered, though. Some albums may be better.
I really want to love Bjork. She's talented and artstic towards pop music and I respect that. But I just can't stand the aesthetics of her music and I don't really like her voice. I've added one point for efforts and intentions, but I still feel bad for giving her 2, but even this feels like too much of advance.
I don’t know, I really wanna like bjork but I just can’t really get into this music. Can only give 2 stars
Music was pretty cool, but vocally she sounds like a retard.
Je sais pas pourquoi Portishead c'est bien et Bjork c'est nul, mais Bjork c'est nul.
Favourite song: Aurora
its kinda too "weird" for me
Good vibes, but kinda stays on that vibe the whole album. Feels like it doesn’t really go anywhere
not into the breathy electronica, but it was an entertaining listen on my commute to work. It had me interested but not quite bjorkin my peenits. 2.3 stars
2/5 - tbh just not my style but I respect the art
4.5/10
I love Björk but not her music sorry
Not something I particularly cared for.
Overall a fairly chill album, but nothing too exciting. Maybe a bit too much weirdness for proper listening where you're just concentrated on the music. I would maybe say that it's alright, but maybe if you're on drugs and this is playing in the background, I assume.
mmmmmm hmmm bjork hasalways been tough for me.
Her earlier output had a bit of an edge, which is missing here. More mature yes, but less entertaining.
For someone who is not Icelandic at all, I love everything about Icelandic culture....save from the music (unless its David Freyr). This is ephemeral, incorporates interesting sounds, but is just not for me.
21/12/2025 I can happily say I'm not a fan of Björk. It's so bloody boring. Spotify listeners: 11.6 million
This like Tally Hall for cis gays and women who don't like music.
altern. Rock, 2001 -> 2
Occasionally awesome, but occasionally nails on a chalkboard.
Picture the scene - you're the best female poet in a generation but you're also a recording artist and you've used all your best tunes on your first couple of albums. What do you do? You do Verspertine. I appreciate the art but lets be honest - if Prince f***ed about like this we'd be giving him a 1. Only sitch i can imagine listening to it again is if i mistakenly go to a Hunter S Thompson party and need something to get me through the afters.....
Some tracks were pretty good, she has got an amazing voice. It felt quite seasonal to be listening to it in December. Other tracks were a bit too avant garde for me. But I'm tempted to give it another listen - could be an album that grows on you! But for now...2 stars
I was quite frustrated with this. It was decent ‘sounding’ but it never really felt like music to me. I felt like I listened to that whole record and never felt like I heard a ‘chorus’ or anything I would describe as a ‘groove’ or ‘theme’ as the classical music terminology would say. It’s prob there but the scramble-lyric and anti-melody method did not do it for me here. It’s possible I’m too much of a dummy to understand music like this.
Yawn
I thought that I really like Bjork (casually having not worked my way through her catalogue though loosely familiar with her body of work). This one never really took off for me though. I kind of see the appeal it would have for some, but just not for me.
Fint, tidvis slitsomt
Very unique. Maybe a little too unique for my tastes.
Troisième album solo proposé après 'Vulnicura' et 'Debut' qui m'avaient plutôt déçu (notés 2/5, un cran au dessous de l'album des Sugarcubes qui m'avait plus intéressé). Constat similaire pour cet album : même si j'apprécie toujours la voix de Bjork (+1), je préfère l'approche plus rock des Sugarcubes. L'accompagnement ne me touche pas vraiment. Même si il est assez différent d'un morceau à l'autre (j'ai vraiment eu envie d'aller au bout de l'album), il me lasse rapidement dans chaque morceau. Pas sur d'avoir envie de l'écouter une seconde fois. =>2/5
I remember hearing hype around Bjork when I was a kid. I can't imagine it was for this album though. Too much of an ethereal vibe for me.
Je savais que Bjork allait sûrement avoir un voire plusieurs albums dans cette liste, et je dois dire que j’ai déjà essayé d’écouter certains de ses morceaux les plus connus pour voir un peu de quoi il en retournait, sans jamais trop accrocher —en grande partie pour cause du timbre de voix (qui, maintenant que je l’écris, semble être un deal-breaker automatique pour moi quand il s’agit de noter subjectivement des albums ou sons). Pour autant, j’apprécie l’énorme travail de production, la recherche derrière les paroles et le fait que ça change un peu de ce que j’ai l’habitude d’écouter (et aussi des albums proposés précédemment). Un truc qui me titille un peu: le projet est présenté comme cherchant un minimalisme sonore en gardant principalement l’électro et la voix, mais il m’est arrivé de le trouver par moments un peu trop saturé. Au premier morceau déjà j’avais l’impression d’entrer dans une écoute sans fin rip. Petit up pour Pagan Poetry. Tout au long de l’écoute, j’étais un peu partagée entre ce truc de savoir que le projet figure dans littéralement tous les classements des meilleurs albums de tous les temps, et en même temps ce sentiment de juste pas rentrer dans le monde musical proposé. Je pense que c’est un peu comme avec des projets style Rosalia (avec qui elle a d’ailleurs collaboré sur le morceau Berghain—une pépite), qui sont très expérimentaux et dans certains cas passent, dans d’autres non. A réécouter quand je serai plus âgée. Un 2,3 arrondi à 2 parce que je peux pas me mentir à moi-même.
Well....
Too weird not a massive fan 4/10
I'm not a fan of the whole singing in cursive thing She has such a powerful voice when she belts out the high notes, but instead she does that weird whisper quirky voice. Not for me 2 ⭐️
This is not for me. It's objectively well made and very inventive, doing away with earthly things such as genre and song structure. The lack of that makes it a hard album to enjoy. There are nice sounds throughout, but there is no enticing structure to keep it all together. I also just don't enjoy Björk's voice much. It usually feels like more of an instrument here, but I still don't like listening to it. Maybe I'm not smart or nerdy enough for this, IDK.
Boring
I’m just not going to like Björk. It’s not going to happen. Her music always feels like a jumble of sounds and ideas that never come together for me. The only reason this album gets 2 stars is because she actually is a talented singer. Her voice is unique and powerful, and you can tell she has real control and emotion behind it. The problem is everything else surrounding it—the production, the pacing, the weird sound choices—just feels like a mess. I can respect the creativity and experimentation, but Vespertine is one of those albums I was happy to finish and move on from.
A little dull. I’d have to be in a certain mood. I might listen again
Another Bjork album. I feel she's over represented on this list. Is she a musical genius? Almost certainly. Do I like her music? Sometimes. She's an aquired taste. Occasionally I'll "get it". But most of the time I don't. It's probably my fault though. Music wise, this feels the same as the others. Pixie vocals, electronic beats. In fact, I'd rather just listen to the instrumentals - they sound so much more interesting. That's Bjork. Best Tracks: Hidden Place; Cocoon; Pagan Poetry
Nice beats and grooves. Still working to warm myself up to the lyrics.
Great
Not my thing
New music
The music is good The vocals not so much. There’s just too much broken English which makes it sound half done. I know, I know, it’s Bjork, what did you expect? Not this but I’m not surprised either. I find no enjoyment in this Choice cut: Pagan Poetry
Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Todeslangweilig.
Nothing against Björk, but I’ve never really gotten into her music. Unsure if the the tone/vibe of her voice that putts me off. Gives me European female streets. Beat/ production is very whisky/ ethereal
first few were hooky and good but it lowkey just got buns
Don’t care for this
I don’t get it.
Bjork being bjork.
couldn't get through it, although I suspect that if I kept listening it would grow on me a lot
i tried. not for me
Noise
So I got through a couple songs and then had to go somewhere with my wife. We jump in the car and CarPlay picks it up and continues with the album. 30 seconds in my wife goes “I can’t fucking listen to bjork right now” and cuts the volume. I think that about sums it up. I’m glad people like bjork exist and are trying new things and pushing creativity. I’m sure there are people that connect with this and then take it to other interesting places. And yes, there are some moments that are good. But for me it doesn’t sustain and really tough to do a full album of this. 2.0
Not my style exactly but made nice background music
eu odeio bjork papo reto
i could not care less.
It was ok
Fricken weird. Electronic, experimental sounds, some cool mellow groves. Her voice is, uh, unique. Lots of harp? Sounds like she's having too much enjoyment in a few spots.
Eh. Couldn't get past the first song, didn't catch my interest.
Some of the background sounds, sounded like static on my speakers. It wasn't but it was weird.
Today my daughter went to some fancy hair salon that was playing weird music ... this sounds like that music.
Bjork's talking, sing-songy, swelling to near shouting style/approach to singing gets to sounding the same after a while. I'm more of a melodic music listener so this kind of free style/out music doesn't really work for me but I kind of get it.
I was digging it at first but it kind of lost me halfway through.
Björk, spörk.
Things I knew about Bjork prior to this: 1. She’s from Iceland 2. She performed that song with Eminem 3. She wore a swan to an awards show I expected the album to be quite a bit more straightforward pop than this Radioheadesque pop. I was interested to start but that waned as the album wore on.
2.5 Bjork is not for me,
The music has moments where its good, but then she opens her mouth and I want to scream. I struggled to make it through this one.
Some pleasant minimal electronica absolutely ruined by Björk's vocals
I dislike her voice and do not enjoy her music.
2/5
Not my thing. Slow and hard to understand her words. Decently cool sounds in the music, but nothing upbeat, uplifting, or fun to listen to.
I have a few Bjork songs that I absolutely cannot get enough of. Others I can't stand. This album doesn't do it for me.
Lush soundscapes, incredibly produced with an ethereal voice over the top … but overall a bit shit. 2/5 - would get smashed in the face by a tiny Icelandic woman wearing a swan again.
Didn’t like it.
This did nothing for me. I like her voice when it growls. High pitched singing can be an irritant, such as much of this album.
2 for too long and 2 much of the same. Would be 1.5 for the actually grade but doesn't match the joke.
vrckasti pop koji je načelno zanimljiv, ali stvarno mi se ne dopada bjorkin glas i način na koji pjeva, a ni način na koji izgovara engleski. prenemaganje prenemaganja radi
Album carino. Ma fuori dal mio gusto del 200%.
While I like some Bjork, this was not it. All the songs bled together.
Het is algemeen bekend dat Bjork een beetje "wazige" muziek maakt. Ondankt dat is het wel te luisteren. Dit album geeft me het gevoel van een jazz zangeres die aan het freewheelen is op muziek van Air. **
I learned after the first two albums that I don’t like Björk. So nothing has changed.
Uniformly awful and annoying.
Ok 2/5
I don’t get Bjork. The music itself is ok; lofi, trance, trip pop, winding road of instrumentals that by itself isn’t bad. It is very whimsy and airy and floaty. I don’t hate it, but it’s nothing special. Then you add Bjork’s whining ranging vocals that follow no pattern, no melody, no structure, no format whatsoever on top of the mediocre instrumentals and it becomes a wild mess. I understand being experimental and pushing boundaries and trying new things, many great songs, albums, and artists have come from that. Reading reviews for this album, I was floored at how many 5s it got. I know that the subjective nature of music is such a wide scoop, but sometimes it shocks. 43 albums in and this isn’t the worst one, but it just doesn’t do it for me. I feel that on some level Bjork gets elevated because she’s different, not because she’s good. Her voice is rather harsh and her lyrics are so hyper avant garde that it just seems to be being weird for weird’s sake. 3.2/10 #43/1001
Nicht mein Fall.
Skillfully and artfully crafted original, just not my taste
Not for me. Im sure there are many that would love this just not my cup of tea!
Has Bjork gotten bjorker over time? Because I usually find her unlistenable, but this wasn't quite that bad for me. I still definitely didn't like it, but I've got sure heard worse from her.
This is an odd album. Lyrically it’s deeply personal but musically it’s rather disconnected, like an atmospheric sound track album, and in all honesty once the novelty of the concept has worn off it’s a bit underwhelming. I think this album exemplifies the principle that it’s easy to overthink creativity, to have so many influences and ideas, to seek so hard for the outré, that whatever wood you once had gets lost in the trees. There’s just too much going on here sonically without anything quite landing. She tried to top Homogenic and that proved too much, for now.
I liked some of the programming on this, especially at the start, but Bjork is the Indie Whitney (or Adele) - she sings too much. Pleasant, in a 90s underground dance music way. The production & vibe took me back there temporarily. Which is to say this maybe hasn't aged that well.
Album 745 of 1001 Björk - Vespertine (2001) Rating : 2.5 / 5 Not terrible but just not my thing. Several interruptions while listening could have affected the experience.
Growing up, Björk was one of those names I’d hear all the time, but never really heard her actual music. I was always under the impression that she was for people that really understood music, people who really get it. Well, I don’t think I get it. The album just didn’t do much for me, and I found it difficult to look past her annoying vocals. Musically, there were parts that I’d find interesting, but nothing that really grabbed me. Idk, it’s not for me.
Slow and just pretty meh
I cannot distinguish any of Bjorks albums. I think there were parts that I enjoyed but her style is odd and kinda annoying to me.
Bjork is esoteric...I don't get her or her music style. It's all over the place. It is often light and delicate, almost mousy, often including unique instruments like chimes. Sometimes she'll demonstrate some powerful vocals. But none of it makes sense to me. It got rather annoying after a while.
Just ok. Liked one song “unison”
I want to like Björk, I’ve tried to listen to her work…but it just doesn’t do it for me. 2⭐️
Compared to her debut, this album is more experimental and less accessible. The songs blur into one another, creating what charitably could be called cohesive, but in my case it is indicative of being monotonous. There is a lot of artistry and creativity on display, but the result is just hard to get onto.
Nope, this was exceptionally difficult to get through. Lots of distractions. Not for me.
it was ok
'Hidden Place' is where she should have kept this album.
Ok. Pretty.
I really want to like Bjork. I feel like a basic bitch, but her sound is just too weird for me. Especially this album of bloops, bleeps, and atmospheric meanderings.
Bjarf
This was fine. I appreciate the artistry, i'ts just not something I'm ever going to pick.
Disappointed because I loved Debut, but this album was really boring.
Not bad
I do not like Bjork 2/5
Yup, not enjoying this one at all compared to her 90's releases. Boring music. I giver 2/5 stars because she's got some decent lyrics, but that's about it.
Not bad. But nothing really grabbed me either.
Didn’t warm to this. Quite a difficult listen.
1. That would have been a lot better if Björk didn't sing 2. Somehow worse singing than the previous track 3. So far, this is my favorite Björk song. I'll never listen to it again because it also sucked, but it's the best offering I've heard from her 4. "It's not meant to be a struggle" is often repeated in this song. This is very much a struggle 5. This would maybe be an ok song if it was someone else singing 6. Wonderful! Note to reader: did not have Björk's voice. New favorite Björk song! 7. Ugh. Skipped 2 minutes in. More of the same 8. Skipped 3 minutes in. Not objectionable, but pretty meh 9. Skipped 2 minutes in. There is nothing for me here 10. Björk talks about losing her voice here. That's the dream, ain't it? 11. OMG, Björk is Yoko Ono! (See her perform with Chuck Berry for evidence) 12. This wasn't objectionable, but not did I find it enjoyable Björk is like a joke the world plays on me that I'm too stupid to understand. How does she have at least two albums on this list? Out of 1001 possible artists, they fucking picked her TWICE? TWO TIMES? And Stevie Ray Vaughan isn't on the list? That's just one example of hundreds
Ytterligare en överrepresenterade artist på listan. Å särskilt bra är det ju inte heller.
ihren name hani scho 1000 mol ghört aber glaub nonie es lied glost. gspannt. es wird kursiv gsunge holy shit. ich find die dämpft ende 90er afang 2000er production afoch nöd geil es erinneret mich a das indische album au us dere ziit. nah glaub dasch nöd miis. ich find d sounds wo passiered zum teil spannend aber es nüt würklich en groove alles plätscheret echli und sie singt nöd würklich melodie wo eim chönted bliibe. undo het en easy schöne chor geg de schluss. aber naja its not meant to be a struggle uphill??? bin mich chli am durekämpfe ich bin z wenig e nordischi fee oder en pretentious new yorker zum das geil finde.
I really struggled with this album. While I can appreciate the ambition and creativity behind it, the vocals just didn’t work for me. They felt grating, and that made it difficult to connect with the music as a whole. I can see why others might love it—Björk’s artistry is undeniable—but it’s simply not for me. Score: 2/5
This like the other Bjork album started off decent but slowly becomes pretty meh. When I listen to her music I just think I’d rather be listening to Radiohead or Massive Attack. Obviously there is some merit here and the instrumentals with its Icy Electronics and Loops sound really good. However it all becomes a lot of the same and her voice is hit or miss. It can become tired to the ears after awhile. This is a light 2.5/5 (maybe a 3) it’s probably very artistic but it’s not something I would return to for its whole more so for a track or 2 on shuffle
I realized something after having high hopes for this album, especially since I gave 2/5 to Björk’s self-titled first studio album—I don’t actually like her music. I don’t get the hype. I usually enjoy experimental electronic music with a weird twist, but this just doesn’t do it for me. Maybe it’s my inability to connect with her songs or find any meaning or beauty in them, but everything just feels so flat to me.
Boring
Bjork is annoying
This is the second of her albums that I've heard here. I've heard plenty more elsewhere, but I just can't get into it.
Creative but annoying
Strange but that's to be expected. Not unenjoyable but didn't love the vocals. Fav Track: Pagan Poetry
Strange, much like some of her other work I’ve heard on this list. Appreciate her to an extent, but still just not for me. 2/5 Won’t listen again
Not as good as bjork's first album, and grates the ears after a while. Not harmonious at all.
I like some Björk but jeez, I simply didn't get on with this at all.
Bjork is interesting but not something I'd revisit.
So weird
Took a look at global reviews— people seem divided on her music. In my humble opinion, she's trying to create an avant-garde, misunderstood artist persona, when reality, it's an attempt to cover up her lack of talent (her work suffers nonetheless.)
2.5 There’s a lot of really cool instrumentation and production going on with this album, but for the most part, this just didn’t really speak to me. In fact, I found myself growing bored during my listen, which is apparently sacrilege given what people have to say about this album online - I’ve seen people describe it as having moved them to tears, redefined love, changed what music could be, and hell, it’s even the 20th highest rated album on rateyourmusic.com. Sorry, just not getting it. I mean, I can definitely see what would draw people to it and can acknowledge there’s quite a bit of musical ambition to be found here, but it’s not really imparting much upon me other than a passing “Neat.” Part of me wonders if I’m just listening in the wrong season - the wintery vibes here are very strong. For an album mostly about love and sex, I felt more prompted to go out and make a snowman. I digress, not overly impressed, but willing to acknowledge that’s probably just a me thing.
Never did “get” a Bjork. Guess I still don’t.
I was definitely waiting for this one to be over. None of these songs drew me in at all. They all sound very similar and that sound doesn't do it for me. It's minimalist ethereal-pop backing with Björk singing, and that's a little boring. It wasn't bad, but it was too long and boring enough for me that I've got to give it a 4/10.
This album makes me sleepy and annoyed at the same time. I appreciate it for what it is, but i dont like this type of art.
Id probably like it more once I knew it, but I can't get there.
I have been trying to like Björk for decades but she just sounds like the LP is randomly going at the wrong speed, and overall either soporific like this album or too discordant for my taste. This would probably be a 2.5 as there were one or two songs I might revisit later, but not my cup of tea.
Never listed to this (or any Bjork album) before. It sounds like there's a lot of depth here but it's hard to get into with on the first listen. Bjork's vocal style isn't really for me either, which makes it challenging.
Still not a fan of her vocal performance. But I liked this album more than the sugar cubes.
Bjork will always be one of those artists I just cannot get into. Much like Die Antwoord, the music does nothing for me and I feel like I'm just not getting it. However, I did find this album a little more listenable than I thought I would. Pagan Poetry wasnt bad and Hidden Place was about the same, but they couldnt save the whole album for me.
https://youtu.be/khM0EIAFbFI?feature=shared
Some good compositions, but Bjork’s singing distracts from the music. This is the third or fourth album I’ve listened to and overall just can’t enjoy them. 2/5.
2 - No me gusta su estilo de gritos y gemidos.
Not a big fan of bjorks whiney vocals...but the arrangements and tunes were pretty good. 1.5 but I'll give a generous 2
Hidden Place Cocoon Pagan Poetry Sun In My Mouth
too weird
Björk still not doing it for me. I found this to be incredibly boring and annoying. Whispering in my ear for about an hour.
Bjork’s sound just really is not for me. Thought this droned on a bit
I joined this journey hoping to expose myself to some new music choices. THIS IS NOT IT!
I don't know about this. Really liked the Sugarcubes, but find it hard to get into Björk's solo work. I do enjoy the experimental qualities to it. The blending of electronics and what sounds like field samples to create textures is very nice. Her voice is VERY unique, and despite it fitting the music quite well, I find that all together it’s just easy to dismiss as lovely background noise. Nothing really pulls me in. There’s no beat. There’s no groove. There’s no hook. I have huge artistic respect for her taking this approach but it’s just not anything that appeals to me.
The whole Björk albums are just tiring.
I believe Billie Eilish awes a lot to this album, so its no coincidence they both came into the world around the same time period. This marks the time where Bjork went full weird, 90s Bjork was at least accessible. 2000s Bjork just went off the deep end sonically.
Didn't quite get it.
This is all pleasant once you get used to her voice. I would actually prefer this as kind of a chill instrumental record. Not my favorite, but very well done and listenable.
I liked this one more for sure, the songs sounded nicer and the production was great at times. I am still not a fan of her voice, so I wasn’t able to enjoy a lot of the songs.
I feel similarly ab bjork and Joni Mitchell I think. Like I want to get it but I don’t. Ik I gave the Joni Mitchell album a 5 but actually I don’t listen to any of her music and it just makes me think. This album isn’t all bad but it’s just wierd and just the things going on aren’t for me. Idk what gaze/ears bjork is appealing to but it’s not mine. 4.5/10
My third Bjork album. Still not a fan. It’s just so whiny sounding. My visiting nephew, who admits to enjoying the occasional Bjork song, is much more generous and calls it “atmospheric “ and “flowy.” I’ll grant that. But it’s still also whiny.
First time listening to Bjork. Maybe my last time?
i can see someone really loving this, maybe a chick
This maybe harsh but it would be some much more enjoyable without the vocals. Musically it’s immersive but the singing is hurtful to my ears.
Yeah, was not really into it. Nothing in particular stood out. It wasn't completely terrible, so not gonna give it a 1, so 2 it is.
Wasn’t looking forward to this, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Still not good. Dragged for most of the album. 2 stars.
Whimsical, bleepy, atmospheric. A bit too shrill at times. Very well intentioned
Nothing to write home about. I’m good if I don’t hear them again.
She has good avoice and it fit well with the music, the music just wasn't something I could get into. 2.5/5
Didn’t really get it.
Ethereal, atmospheric
Después de Debut, Post y Homogenic esperaba algo a la altura y en su época este disco no me interesó y sigue sin hacerlo hoy. Canta bien, suena bien, pero le falta algo para mí.
1.5/5. I cannot stand Björk. I like the instrumentals, but her singing is painful.
Nah. Kinda gross
Well.. Interesting rather than good
- I hate her voice and I hate her lyrics - At least this has been the least bad Bjork album so yay? - Production was good
- It’s Not up to You might be her best song - or maybe I’m just getting Stockholm syndrome
Interesting but not for me.
Not my style
I quite like the concept of minimalist music and there were some interesting moments but ultimately the album just faded out into the background
Never quite sure what to make of Björk. In isolation some tracks are stunning. As an album I'm not so sure, seems so drift towards the point where it starts to become irritating.
While I appreciate there are lots of ideas going on here, I can't help but think it all gets a bit too self-indulgent. Most tracks feel a minute or two too long, or at least that's the point when I start to hover over the skip/next button. 2.5
I've always wanted to like Bjork as she is so cool. I quite liked The Sugarcubes, but when she hit the big time with 'Post' and that song, I went right off the thought of bothering to listen to her ever again. So 29 years later, for me and 6 years after that song, here we are. Nothing seems to have changed much, the same vocal affectations going on, the best I can say about it is that it is harmless and inoffensive, which is a massive antidote to yesterday's B.I.G. This just wafts along on its own fluffy little way. On first listen there seems to be no particular standout tracks as they seem to merge into some sort of homogeneous mass. Maybe on repeated listens there would be a separation into distinctive songs, so it may be worth playing this several times just to find out. A low 2 for the time being.
When I saw the name i thought that this was an immediate 1 but the beat makers and producers saves this one, mute Björk and this could actually be a nice Electronica album. So i would go listen to Bonobo instead which beats are similar. I guess i went in with the expectation of your average "Art Pop" artist and was expecting more harsh random noises, annoying vocal techniques and leaning heavy on "you just don't understand art". but i guess they toned it down a bit. the worst tracks seems to be the most popular on spotify "Pagan Poetry" The instrumental version of this album would might have been a 3-4
On Vespertine (which means something that occurs in the evening - think just prior to nocturnal) someone locked a sexually frustrated Bjork in a tool shed, where she proceeds to make typical Bjork noises while banging and clacking every tool she can find. Towards the end it feels as if all the noise was cathartic for her, and there is a certain sense of satisfaction and completion as the album draws to a close. The producers took the resulting recording and accented it nicely with some atmospheric strings. The album does have an 'evening' vibe to it I suppose. Two vespertine bats out of five. 🦇🦇
Whenever I listen to Bjork I always feel like I am just on the cusp of enjoying her music, but unfortunately this record did not put me over the edge.
Not for me. Surprisingly, I know a lot of people who love Bjork, and I've never understood it. It has elements of things that I like, but the finished product is not my thing whatsoever.
This album seemed like a great fit for the days leading up to Christmas. Felt like songs to get me in the mood for Xmas without being Xmas songs. That said, I still am not a fan of Bjork.
Wasn't for me
Actually not too familiar with Bjork since I usually skip these songs when they show up on any playlists of mine. Super weird and out of this world stuff but doesn't stick to me honestly, mostly just noise that goes in one ear and out another. Also I hate these vocals even though I can tell she's talented. 4/10
A dream-like album in which it’s a nightmare that I cannot wake up from. Bjork graduated from the School of Mispronounced words with Honors. English is Bjork’s fifth language. This album is a fever dream of technobeats and a clinically insane person singing, often times layered with her own voice like five times. Each and every song is waaaaaaaay too long and drags as she mispronounces the same lyrics for up to 6 minutes. Bjork created the genre of breathy women singing, where the vocalist exhales on every word without ever inhaling (many have died trying this technique, Bjork claims their souls for her pagan god). If anyone rates this over 3 out of 10 they are insane and Bjork’s witchcraft has already taken hold. 3/10
Not quite as weird as I thought it might be. Not as bad as I expected. Still not something I would want to hear again. Is she the one who started the breathy and over enunciatiated vocal style? I don’t like it.
Too weird
Meh
It was ok. Could have it on in the background and not turn it off
I really liked parts of this but most of it sounded the same to me. I'd be interested to at least check out more
Not as good as debut
Meh, didn't really listen to it all. A bit much
I'm not a big Bjork fan, it turns out.
Тихо и спокойно, but not my tipe
bad length. nothing to grab onto except bjööbs in her music video for pagan poetry. better than bob dylan. he doesn't have bjööbs.
It insists upon itself
I like some Björk stuff but I dunno. Shit’s mostly too weird for me. Weird to be weird as they say.
not for me
This wasn't really my thing. The sound of some songs are good, but the singing ruins it a bit for me. Can't really see myself listening to this again any time soon.
Een soort koortsdroom. Wel gelachen, niet geneukt. Wel mentaal.
Never really listened to much Bjork. Overall it’s really nothing too appealing to me. The production is pretty good and some of the instrumentals were well done. It doesn’t save the rest of the album of bjorks repetitive lyrics and pretty boring singing style. Overall there’s nothing here for me to revisit. 5.1/10
The best track is the one without vocals. Enough said.
Просто не люблю бьорк
Proper art pop. Glad I listened but I won’t again.
A bit too minimalistic and ethereal for my taste
2.5
Sounds like shit to me
It was very weird in an interesting way. But the melodies were too abstract. Lyrics are also not singable so I don't find much to enjoy in this album.
I get it. She's got a unique voice and the music is interesting - very ethereal. But I just can't get into it.
Meh, the backing instrumentals were good, but Bjork's voice was not
airy, breathy, weird as usual
I just can’t stand Björk. Her music has almost no artistic value to me
Har enkelte ålreite sanger, men generelt blir albumet litt for mye for meg
Not much of a fan of Bjork and this album reinforced that.
Production was great, sounded so good in my beats. I think it was the vocals that pulled me away from enjoyment. I will give this a 2 with no playlist adds.
All Björk songs are the same song...
Bjork tops my list of artists who I respect and find interesting, but try as I might I just cannot get into their music. Her voice does nothing for me. She's cool in The Northman, though.
Bjork isn't my type of music. So this is going to be a "pass" for me.
I made a mistake when listening to this album, in that before starting it, I played Hyperballad. To hear what Björk is capable of, then playing Vespertine, almost has to be a bit of a disappointment. That's not to say this album is bad. It isn't. But it isn't good, either. I'm not convinced it would be a grower, either. It is "bright" - almost to the point of distraction. I get that Björk is experimental. I also need to accept that often experiments fail.
The last album we got of her I was willing to have an open mind but in all honestly I couldn’t get through this one. I know she’s different but sometimes different isn’t good, I just didn’t understand any part of it. Some of it was definitely interesting, but just not my fave.
Not a Bjork fan.