Debut

My son's girlfriend just bought me this on vinyl

A couple listens while working this AM has been somewhere between a 4 and a 5. I suspect a dedicated listen on high volume through good speakers with immediately convince me the supreme excellency of Bjork's debut. I've always admired and appreciated her music and this one was no different. Such an impressive first album. 4.5/5

1993! Bjork was so far beyond the plodding pace of voice + beats. Strange, personal, unpredictable. I love how the audience POV slips inside and outside of the club on There's More to Life Than This, a trick Daft Punk would do in 1997 with Revolution 909. There's just no one like Bjork.

Kept me enagaged, but its out there. Probably need a few more listens... Rating: 6/10 Favorite Song: The Anchor Song

All the tracks are so relaxing but with a good dance vibes i like this album, it sounds like all 90s, I can think it left a really important print in 90s music the arrangements are a mix of jazz ambient, house, a bit of dance Venus Is A Boy I think is my favourite, also I really loved The Anchor Song and Play Dead, bass line in this last one is amazing

Love it

Great body of work

Don’t get the hype

An acquired taste for sure, not always what I want to listen to, but a truly unique and always interesting artist.

5/10

Gostoso de ouvir

Trash

Loved it!

このデビューアルバムは現在のパブリックイメージである革新的な音楽性を全く感じることができないから、そこまで好きではない。

Believe in beauty, for one day, as waves, love will crash overhead. Aeroplanes will circle over. There's more than this. Listen to the roars, and cry. Dive into the harbor. Languor is beautiful, but the waves are beauty.

My wife loves Björk. I don’t, but I did very much enjoy the soundtrack to dancer in the darkness. I guess I’ve never listened to Björk, this album specifically on my own terms, but when I did, I really got into it.

Like one song not terrible

Batshit but good

It’s a great Album, her sound is so unique, you can tell in the first seconds, that a Björk song is coming. Maybe her housiest Record, but that’s okay. I don’t give 5 points, cause her best albums are to come. Fav: Venus as a Boy

Fue una gran sorpresa descubrir a esta artista, una visión muy distinta de la música que te transmite sus emociones y forma de ver el mundo

was never a big fan of this one when it came out. still not.

I was ready to dislike this like I had with all previous Björk albums, but I actually kind of like this? Björks voice and this cliche 90's House beat mix surprisingly well with each other. It sounds a bit goofy, but it's Björk that doesn't sound like it's taking itself so seriously. Still had some wack moments, the last song would've been better off not existing. Outside of that I just liked the beats though. Not all that bad.

Like someone in love in the anchor song are great and spoke most to me. They showed off the fact that Björk can really sing best, and the deep feeling in the mood to me. Venus has a boy with sweltering. Human behavior, and many of the others had fantastic lyrics, but I found the arrangement a bit less interesting.

Björk's proper Debut was such a departure from her previous work most people don't even know about it. Leaving Punk and New Wave behind, Björk turned to Electronic and Dance music and embarked on a consistenly inventive and groundbreaking career that still surprises to this day. This first album is probably the only that sounds even remotely like the times. Early dance music has this particular sound to it, especially in the percussion. That's not to say it isn't worth a listen, as it most certainly manages to sound fresh in spite of all that. The songwriting and production are excellent throughout, with mysterious moments like "Human Behaviour" and "Aeroplane" counter balanced by House numbers like "Big Time Sensuality" and "Violently Happy". Variety abounds here: there's downtempo ("Venus as a Boy"), jazz ("Like Someone in Love"), strange chamber folk ("The Anchor Song"), and even a song recorded in a toilet(?) ("There's More to Life Than This"). And at the center of it all is Björk herself with her unique widescreen vocals and almost otherworldly presence. The singing may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it makes a whole lot more sense when you know about her Punk background. I'm actually surprised the following two albums, Post (1995) and Homogenic (1997), didn't make the cut. Those albums present completely different sides of Björk and contain some of her greatest and most well-known songs. "Play Dead", the bonus track from Debut, is now usually found on most editions of the record and is one of Björk's best early songs, so be sure to not miss it, too. Key tracks: Human Behaviour Crying Venus as a Boy Big Time Sensuality Come to Me Violently Happy Play Dead

this genre of music really isn't for me, the music nor the lyrics drew me in. could not listen fully. vocals were pretty and the instrument choices were interesting though.

I had only a passing and cursory understanding of Bjork’s persona through cultural osmosis which means I had no idea that she’s got an amazing voice. Wow!

I really liked some songs on here, for example the opening track (Human Behaviour). Some songs I was much less keen on. Stylistically it is a very eclectic album. I think a bit of variety can be a good thing, sometimes even necessary, but there comes a point where the unity of the work starts to break apart and I think this album was just on the wrong side of that line.

6/10

A classic bjork album that i love!! Definitely not my favourite but way better than some of this other crap. “Albums to listen to before i die” - i’d rather die than listen to jump by Van Halen again. Anyway, Björk’s most unpolished album but very intriguing and NOT boring at any moment

Yeah this is crazy for 1993

Da queen

Cool and interesting

It was only a matter of time before this showed up. Reviewing straight away as it might be my most listened to album, probably in my top 5 favourite. No one is doing it like Björk, no one can do it like Björk, but people won't ever stop trying.

A fresh mix of electronic beats and pop melodies, playful and distinctive, with Björk’s voice carrying a sense of curiosity and individuality.

I kind of get it, its funny how many other types of music from the 90s this sounds like that I can't place quite well. Obviously Bjork has a major influence on a lot of pop, this album both seems so familiar and unique all at once. Its cool, but I don't think I am a fan.

Bjork is such a beautiful artist. She combines jazz with a unique sound that... well, isn't jazz. And that fits over it with a soft feminine voice. What's the opposite of her voice? Maybe like deep and gravely? Anyway, stellar artist.

Björk is a vibe that you either are into or not. The record is all over the place musically and somehow it works.

Her voice is terrible, and the music is just noise to me.

bueno hace bastante que queria escucharla

Great! I loved it.

Another one from my collection (so far 20/48). I have always admired Björk and I really like "Debut" but I haven't ever truly loved any of her albums. So I guess it's a strong four stars.

Gitta love bjork

Abwechslungsreich mit sehr schöner Stimme

Diverse and delightful. 3.5

didnt love it. feels to young

There is just no one who sounds like her. The combination of vulnerability and danger sucks you in.

I'm not entirely sure what I just listened to, but I think it was enjoyable! I enjoyed the techno song.

A couple of songs were good. "Come to Me" is one of my longtime favorites. Most of the other songs were tough especially the off-key saxophone. I have trouble listening to purposeful dissonance. I get this is a very creative on her part and she will have great success.

A bit too zwonky for me : (

Very innovative music with lots going on. But I'd have to be in the right mood to want to listen to this album too much. Kudos to Bjork for naming her debut solo album "Debut".

there is more to life than this sounds like I am in the club; I am obsessed.

It wasn't as screechy and annoying as previous Björk records I've heard here. Human Behviour is a great song. Altogether a passable effort.

I like this more than I want to.

Some interesting music that could have greatly benefitted from a better singer. A lot of it sounds really outdated though. Vocals are super annoying of course, and what I can understand of the lyrics is incredibly cringe. Edit: I really wanted to give a 1-star review, but I just couldn't: It's remarkable how many of the songs I remembered even 30 years later without ever having had any interest in Bjork. The cultural impact (puke-emoji / pile-of-shit-emoji) can't be denied.

VIENNA ...

5/10

Fraud or Fantastic? Con or cool? She does know what she’s doing so I think the latter options. The atonality and arrhythmia will jar some. But she’s not playing it for those. It’s not an easy listen and you mightnt need to hear it more than once but actually I think you do need to hear it.

I was a fan of the Sugarcubes (saw them at Selina's at the Coogee Bay Hotel in 1990), and it was clear that Bjork was the star of that outfit. Her voice, literally and figuratively, was idiosyncratic and distinct. I was not surprised when she went solo and was interested to hear what she would do. Human Behaviour was immediately one of my favourite releases of that year, and the album that followed was similarly strong. The mix of electronics with unexpected but well-deployed acoustic instruments (harp, brass) is tasteful and expansive. Bjork is one of the great pop artists. She has a strong vision and works well with her carefully chosen collaborators who can fit to her creative process. Her approach to melody and expression is immediately identifiable; surprising and yet still catchy. Some of her later work has gone in esoteric directions that were not for me, but I strongly defend her right to do whatever the hell she wants. We need true artists working in the pop genre. She is the rare musician who can effectively capture joy. I saw her perform as a solo act at the 1994 Big Day Out festival, and she could project those big emotions on the big stage. My only criticism is the occasional appearance of a cheap synth sounds to emulate real instruments that have aged like fine milk (the terrible fake saxophone at the end of Big Time Sensuality or fake horns on One Day are particularly egregious to my ears). But if that is the most I have to complain about, then I am only picking at nits. Five stars, one of the greatest pop albums of all time.

definitivamente no es tan de mi gusto, pero me hizo seguir el ritmo con la patita en todos los temas (y desinhibirme de mi heterosexualidad también). exótica la comadre y eso siempre se agradece.

Ein paar herausstechende Songs, insgesamt zu experimentell für mich

Bjork's music is funky and weird. Not my fave

Haven’t heard the full album for a very long time, I liked The Sugarcubes before, so when she went solo you just knew… I saw her at later with Jools Holland at White City in 1993 - she was amazing - love this album - “ Pocket Rocket”

Really fun and funky

I don’t think Bjork should have so many albums on this list.

The Good: It’s a debut… The Bad: It’s Bjork… The Ugly: Too many Bjork albums on this list… Yeah, no. I am certain that there are people who would die for Bjork. I am certain that there are artists who wish they would be as creative as Bjork is… Yet… she annoys me… Sorry, 2*

Met haar bijzondere stem zorgt Björk met dit album voor iets dat ik vooral met aandacht moet luisteren om van te genieten. Op de achtergrond gaat het anders al gauw wringen. Dat gezegd hebbende, als ik dan wél goed luister, hoor ik een album wat veel mooie lagen heeft en goed doordacht is. En vooral een gepassioneerde en krachtige artiest.

Really not for me

Songs are either incredibly dated or their beat sounds like a Crash Bandicoot level. First album for this I had to stop partway through.

I was surprised with this one. Never really listen to a whole lot of Bjork. I actually like most of this album. Highlights: Venus As A Boy, Human Behavior, Big Time Sensuality and Come To Me. 3.3

Buxbaum would play "Human Behavior" and "Big Time Sensuality" at A Cappella all the time. Her vocals are actually incredible. I'm kind of vibing with the trip pop parts, unsure about the jazz. I have finished one listen through and will probably do another. Now that I've already eaten and my appetite is satiated, I really want to digest it.

Not my taste in music - but okay.

the problem is I actually found the instrumentals kind of interesting. but my god, I cannot stand the tone of her voice and the weird melodies she chooses

Don't like Bjork's voice here. Kind of boring, apart from Come to Me. A darling of the critics, very hyped, but I'm just basing it off what I heard and I'm rather disappointed

Great debut from the Icelandic maestro

Boy, my generator REALLY likes Bjork. Already on my third album of hers and I'm not even 100 albums in. So far, every album of hers I listen to I enjoy more than the last. I can't tell if that's because she's just growing on me as an artist as a whole or if certain albums are just genuinely better than others.

I used to own this album. Whilst owning it I used to think there were some excellent tracks on it, but there was a decent amount of filler. My opinion hasn’t changed.

I can say that its good but I just dont like it, not my style of music, only really like, feel like I could only listen to Venus as a boy

dated 90s dance music but i’m happy that i got my favorite artist so 5 stars cause im biased

I don't get her music.

its good. björk

Some of the tracks are fantastic, others don't have enough music to distract from Bjork's "singing". Overall though the world is a much better place with this album in it.

I love this weird little lady

Having never heard a Björk song before I didn't know what to expect but I really loved this

Listening to this I realized that There's More To Life Than This was on a mixtape I had received in high school. So that nostalgia was fun. My favorite song was The Anchor Song. All in all, not super exciting for me. I appreciate Bjork as an artist but not my cup o' tea. Human Behavior is a cool song though.

Obviously talented artistry and range on display here, and I love the production on this album. Her voice is very unique and iconic as well. Perhaps not what I would choose to listen to all the time but I think it belongs on this list for creativity alone.

Amazing record, lovely songs and an ethereal voice. It changed music forever with only this to start. So good.

I didn't expect to like it at all. I did. Very much.

So I had had little to no experience with Björk before this album, but I quite enjoyed this. This feels like a weird place to start with her though as I’ve read this was kind of like a reset for her. I like the club energy that this album has, and maybe starting with the less weird stuff might have been the move. Her voice is so strange but can be really captivating with its sudden emotional changes, and her almost theatrical tone. Yeah this was pretty good

Bjork is awesome. This was the most accessible record of hers so far. I preferred the other more challenging albums to this one but still really good and better than the majority of this list. Human Behavior is a classic. Loved the song with the harp too.

This is awesome, i never really listen to bjork but her i love the artistry and the weirdness although this ones a little more inside. I do feel like this lost is getting a little bjork heavy

I really like 75% of the choices she makes and then 25% I don’t like. Mostly dislike some combos of vocal and melody at random parts.

Quirky. As expected.

There was some interesting things happening on this album but not really enough to make me want to listen to it again.

Points for being unique, but this doesn't do it for me. I recognize that there's talent and creativity on display here, but I was glad when it was over. 2.3

3/5 Interesting, but it has some flaws to it.

It was a pretty good album, I thought most of the songs had good instruments.

Some great songs interesting vocal arrangements and melodies really enjoyed it

Brilliant debut album. Unique and showcases Bjork's range of vocals.

3 on here I really don't like but the rest are top notch.

It’s messy and the production can sound a bit dated but bjork is creative enough that it doesn’t really matter

Her voice is on key and violently off key at the same time…

Först. Inte riktigt min kopp te. Men jag tycker att låtarna för det mesta håller rätt hög nivå. Det är intressant, varierat. Inget som egentligen får mig att tända till dock. Men jag uppskattar konstverket. Kanske måste lyssna in mig mer. Men därför förtjänar det mer än bara tre.

Riktigt riktigt bra skiva det här. Hade det inte varit för ett lite segdraget segment i mitten hade det kunna varit en femma, men landar i en stark fyra nu. Här sjunger hon fantastiskt och det excentriska och variationsrika är enbart något positivt. Venus as a boy är verkligen en fantastisk låt.

Var meget skeptisk over for dette album før jeg startede, men jeg må sige, at jeg er meget positivt overrasket! Mega fed produktion af "There's More To Life Than This - Live At The Milk Bar Toilets" :P

Iceland’s finest. Quirky and unique.

Some stone cold bangers (Human Behaviour, Crying, Venus As A Boy, Big Time Sensuality, Come To Me). Starts off pretty cooky electro/dance-y and gets cookier.

Lowkey effervescent.

Some good stuff, also partly annoying. Not the biggest fan of her voice.

Meu álbum favorito e minha artista favorita!

Ah yes, weirdo music. Thank you. Creative, fun, kinda' bonkers - I had a compilation CD with a lot of her stuff on it back in the day. Nothing about this is changing my life but I kinda' like it.

The tracks with weirder, quavering, arrhythmic vocals are really great. The more linear house tunes not quite as much, but mostly this is pretty weird and wonderful. This was in the category of "I never heard it all together," and I'm glad I have now. Not typically my thing, but it feels like something I should have room for. 4.5, rounding down. But definitely belongs on the list, I think.

Owned. Masterpiece

it had some weird electronic songs and her accent was interestnig but the good songs were good like really good also first time hearing bjork

Not my style!

Björk

Much better than I thought. I saw Bjork in 2015 and didn't fully get it, but think I'd appreciate seeing her if it was 2026 not 2015

Lately the connections between house music and jazz have been revealing themselves to me in a way I'd never considered before. Bjork obviously has understood this much longer than I have. In response to critical praise her debut, Bjork basically said, "Yeah it's alright but I can do better," and I think she's absolutely correct. This has charm but it's definitely an experiment, stretching out and discovering space that she'd more successfully explore in the next few years.

Too out there. Dreamy at times, funky loud at times, what is it trying to be? Big Time Sensuality was the fave for its dance vibe.

3/16/26 - Listened at computer. Bjork is ugh. I've never understood her, literally and figuratively. That said, this is fine background music but there is no interest in every playing this again. Top Song - Venus As a Boy

Moins nul que son autre album de la liste, mais quand même nul.

Interesting alternative music that is always intriguing if not completely spot on. Worth a listen from time to time.

This was my first time listening to Björk (besides 'Life Is Good'), and I MOSTLY liked what I heard (side-eye at the sax). Like 'Siamese Dream' (another newly discovered 1993 album from this list), I think this would have hit a lot harder if I had first heard it upon its initial release, though. Reviewing the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles for 1993, this is FAR better than 80% of the garbage on that list. Seriously... this Billboard list is so bad... no wonder I was still hiding in the 80s... maybe this album could have helped me transition into the 90s... if only... Anyway, I regret missing the Pumpkins' 'Siamese Dream', and I regret missing Björk's 'Debut'. I wouldn't say the latter is quite as good as the former, and I do prefer The Sugarcubes' formula over Björk's solo sound, but even with its few rough patches, this album is still pretty decent.

This is 2 for 2 for Bjork, Never would have guessed I liked her. I think I preferred her voice better with the grit and rock elements on the sugar cubes album. Pleased with this nonetheless.

Björk's vocals are stunning. I've heard her before but hearing her talents back to back for an entire project really expresses how dynamic she can be. And this is her debut. The instrumental aspect is also well thought, innovative (still today) and refreshing. It doesn't assume its listeners are musically inexperienced, which can be a turn off for people who don't appreciate unpredictable compositions. The philosophy behind the effort makes me appreciate her more. 3.7/5

Really try to like it, but cannot go higher than 3/5 Like: Human Behaviour (White Rabbit vibe), There's More To Life Than This, Violently Happy, The Anchor Song

I very much enjoyed this debut album from Björk! I feel like she has such a unique and distinct sound and vocal quality that makes her music very recognizable. I just find her music to be eclectic and strange in such a cool way. Overall, this was a great alternative/trip hop album that I would listen to again in the future!

Great vocals on this but that's all. 5.8/10

Different but real good!

Highly original, great pop music

Superballt och ändå inte så svårlyssnat trots att det är rätt experimentellt

Väldigt glad att Björk och vad hon gör finns, även om det kanske inte är något som jag faktiskt lyssnar på så ofta.

Weird, välgjort, spännande, bra - exakt vad man förväntar sig från henne!

Inte riktigt min grej.

Det er sgu møj fint

*69 Jeg har aldrig været den store Björk-fan og det er jeg fortsat ikke. Det lyder lidt for meget som musik til et museum. Har dog aldrig været i tvivl om hendes talent og evne til nytænkning. Der er også banger sange på.

Jeg synes det er svært at rate. Jeg er ikke Björk-fan, men når jeg hører det får jeg lyst til at være vild med det. Enorm splittelse.

Talent fornægter sig ikke - men jeg synes, det er lidt kedeligt. 2.5

I've haven't had experience with Bjork outside of her amazing album of Post. It seems to be eclectic-ness city, which seems to something inherent with her, which I love. Lots of the music seems to be centred around electronic music - both experimental and straight-forward stuff. That sort of music is also complimented by some pop (i.e. "Venus As A Boy") and folk (i.e. "Like Someone In Love") which have unique twists and takes. One track that just 'wows' me is "There's More to Life Than This." Its concept and idea is just wonderful; Just so immersive! I wonder how an album of like-minded tracks would've sounded; in my opinion really good if executed properly. I enjoyed this one thoroughly! Highlight Song/s: "Venus As A Boy", "There's More To Life Than This", "Big Time Sensuality" and "Come To Me"

Listened Before? Y BJORK! She'll kick your ass! But seriously - passionate, intense, awesome stuff here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Venus as a Boy

Some of the songs were a little too out there for me, but I totally get the hype behind her. Absolutely has bangers I would listen to again. I have know about Bjork my entire life, but this is the first time I have listened to an entire album by her.

I resented this album for a long time for not being a Sugarcubes album. My bad. A solo career with many many highlights now across three decades.

Ok, actually. Bit too much trip hop for me, but "Venus As A Boy" is a joyful 90's throwback.

Don't like the songs, don't like her voice and the 90's spaced-out vibe doesn't speak to me at all

I think i like it a bit, a lot of interesting melodics and beats and also vocals. Rate 8/10

I haven't listened to this in forever. I forgot that I love this. Songs are weird, fun, interesting. Reminds me of a specific time in my life. Nice to get reacquainted with this album. The Sugarcubes are also great. Might have to do a deep dive into Bjork's catalog!

Man, this was huge back in the day. Four big singles with four fittingly idiosyncratic videos made Björk a fixture on MTV, and propelled Debut into the upper echelons of charts all around the world - selling five million records in the process. Such was the level of the album’s success; it was like the Sugarcubes had never existed and Einar Örn Benediktsson’s vocals were just a half-remembered fever dream. Returning to Debut thirty-plus years later, it sounds just as remarkable as it ever did and operates on a charm level that’s difficult to resist. If there are doubters, stick on “Venus As A Boy” or “The Anchor Song” and assume they’ll come round to your point of view. Debut rode the musical zeitgeist here in the UK, and its quirky playfulness still sounds fresh and full of joy. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed hearing it again. 9/10

Kinda liked it. Some of the songs were actually decent

classic

beautiful voice but weird songs...kind of?

Zone out a lil bit. Can see the song violently happy as club music in movies.

Very interesting. Some songs made me want to give it a 4, but then others only a 2, so we'll just go in the middle

Quite enjoyed some of the songs, but had to skip a few others

Bjork is bizarreness personified. Weird, artsy, strange, and at times quirky, but an overall enjoyable listen. Not my favorite, but 90’s ‘music seldomly disappoints.

Not really my cup of tea.

Definitely more dancey than I expected Bjork to be, but then 'It's Oh So Quiet' sort of sets out a precedent for her. Granted this album came before that but it's surprising that she's not better known for this style when it's very of the 90s?

7/10

It was cool when it came out - but I never really liked it. It's innovative and that but I wouldn't choose to listen to this again.

Music was good. Vocals not so much. Was a little shrieky for my taste

Bjork is peak.

Loved the indian influence esp in venus as a boy - overall a good listening experience because of how unique Bjork’s sound is

This is the only Björk album where we can say she sounds like other artists of the time, but it's still distinctly her. Who else but Björk would record a song on her debut album in a public toilet? Well, Weird Al.

Overall Rating - 2.82/5 (5.64/10). Not quite as out there as Vulnicura, but definitely weird, Euro-Pop. Not necessarily *bad,* but definitely weird.

I hold some bias on this one. I was cutting it on the dancefloor to many songs from this album, and the ones to follow, in the halcyon prime of my youth. This is the beauty of Björk, however. Somehow, avant-garde jazz, rock, dancehall, and poetic songwriting all come together to create something that is both danceable and enjoyable in its artistic merits as well. Her unique speech-singing delivery somehow only adds to the melodiousness of her voice. An original, if there ever was one. This album and a couple of the following ones were/are magnificent.

Vibey, twang of psychadelic. It’s cool and very 90s but I’m not wild about it

Although good clean music and a unique voice and range. I dont like pop. Bjork is a hybrid that writes pop songs that have a reason to be written.

pop raro? hay electronica detrás, medio funk, bastante meh, muy particular, 2/5

Will grow on me

I know it's an important and unique album but I just don't get Bjork. I liked her with the Sugarcubes though

3.5

I recognised the song big time sensuality I really like björk’s style it’s very unique

This album is very 90s but also very bjork. Eclectic, off kelter and compelling. Some tracks didn't capture me but I still really wanted to follow and see where it was taking me. I want her to scream in my ears.

Flojo

BJORK MY GODDESS

And it's not even the best Bjork record. I hope there's more Bjork i this list. There should be more Bjork in the world.

I don’t get Björk, but I don’t think Björk needs me to get her.

So fun. I had a great time with this. It's dated more than the other björk I've heard, with those early 90s dance disco beats. But she's kind of playing with that. Harp stuff is awesome. I was not expecting a full on jazz standard in the middle.

Never heard the entire album before and only remember the singles that came from it. Track one is good, mostly because I already knew it from when this came out. Other than that it's weird enough to be interesting and something very different at the time it came out. I've heard that later Björk albums are better so hopefully we'll get one of those to review as well.

She remains very interesting and I realized that my exposure to her was almost exclusively music video-based, which might be my preferred Björk delivery method. Didn't get through the whole thing.

I like Bjork but this is not the album. "Human Behavior" gives you a glimse of what's to come, but the rest of the album doesn't hold up. The tracks re undeveloped and Bjork hasn't quite found her thing. top track: Human Behavior

Most of this is decent electroinca/ house music largely ruined by the vocals. And then she goes to the loo in the middle of a song.

Been listening to this album a lot for the better part of a year with my wife, and Venus As A Boy and Big Time Sensuality hit me hard every single time.

Maybe still her best!!

Found this far easier to get on with Medulla. A pretty impressive opening statement for a newly solo artist

Every song here starts out with this combination of sounds that hits my ear harshly, but as they continue and Bjork starts singing, a logic coalesces within them? What the heck. This is surely the first time anyone has had such a reaction to the Icelandic singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir

A much more palatable Björk album to me than Medulla! A real fun time

It was okay

It’s weird but it’s a vibe

Wildly uneven.

This is exactly what I thought an album by Björk would sound like

This was a fun album--the most I've heard of her at once. Poppy, but smart, electronic dance but with a soul. Interesting ballad accompanied only by harp. Every song was amusing and surprising in some respect. Very enjoyable.

I sat through almost the whole album (except the last song bc I needed a break, I'll listen to it this week) and its soooooo 90s coded and emotional in its own way. its pretty good, not the best but good. my fav mightve been human behavior or big time sensuality.

Human behavior is good. Raspy cool voice… but the rest not my jam

Unusual, as expected from the Ice Pixie. Interesting voice, but a lot of quite discordant stuff.

Need to be in the right mood but pretty decent, quite viby

Quirky, dancey, original stuff. I knew all the singles but not a lot of the album tracks. It’s all nicely done, and a big departure from what she had done with The Sugarcubes, and a taste of what was to come.

I had much higher expectations for this. I really thought I was going to like this, but it never impressed me.

Love this album. Funky indie. Insane voice.

wth sure! a true experience

Idk, not as good as her later ones (listened to Vespertine for the first time recently and really enjoyed that), but a strangely good 90s dance album at times which isn't what you'd expect. I swear Big Time Sensuality is one of the best dance tracks of the 90s, and Venus as a Boy is really good

I feel pretty split on bjork, when I heard the homogenic album as part of the AM top 100 I really couldn’t decide if I actually liked it or not. I do really like her feature on Lux so I’m willing to give her another go (I imagine I’ll have to as there are presumably several of her albums on here) but I don’t think I like this as much as homogenic 2

Love experimental albums! Not this one though, dropped on the second song

Excellent album

no sé que esperaba pero me encantó

I was surprised by how much I liked this. A bunch of it reminds me a lot of Celeste.

Increíble. Ya era fan de Björk antes de este album, pero sinceramente creo que es lo mejor que he escuchado de ella. Su voz siempre es extraordinaria, pero me gusta como se mezcla con los ritmos dance de este primer album.

Muy lol que haya tocado de segundo día este disco. Fue bueno revisitarlo. Me sigue costando un poco la parte final del disco y la canción en vivo. Mis favoritas Human Behaviour yir Venus As A Boy

Very satisfying listen, I would dance

Her first music since finishing with the Sugarcanes. I recall this being a very fashionable album at the time of my first year of teaching. Big time sensuality, Venus as a boy and Violently happy were popular on radio. I can't help think it was a bit overrated looking back and lacking big tunes compared to atmosphere and feel. Nevertheless a distinctive voice.

Difficult to rate bjorks work. It is undoubtedly full of invention and verve. However the voice is on the wrong side of silly. So for all the invention there is a lot of irritation. In the sugarcubes the voice was smothered here it is at the forefront.

fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!! somehow the first time i've listened to bjork and i understand the hype. especially love anchor and all the horns <3

Not a fan. Appears very raw and noisy

This is really good but gotta give it a 4 just because I know how much better it gets from here. Listened through the full discography earlier in this project when I got a different Bjork album and the clear and Linear progression/leveling up from Debut -> Post -> Homogenic -> Vespertine was so satisfying!

just not my shi

Wat een heerlijk album! Heeft wat van Massive Attack weg. Ben toch wel een Bjork fan denk ik...

I have never listen to Bjork before, and all I can hear is Kristen Wiig's impersonation. T2- is this the "spooky" programmed beat on a casio from 1992? T3 - this production is so weird. not in a bad way, but not what I would expect from 1993. Alright, I can see this trend continues. This sounds like someone watched a lot of direct to cable movies in the early 90s and thought to themselves, "MAN, this instrumental soundtrack slaps! We gotta sing over this!"

Instrumentals are so experimental and hardcore especially for a debut! Vocals are insane also. This is such a fun album! So different, so daring and I’m loving the journey I’ve been taken on. It’s not typically what I’m into or will go back to listen to but I can appreciate the art for every aspect it is. The lyrics are just so ahhhh good! Getting spiritual and self love journey vibes and I love it

Not quite the complete package as far as Bjork goes, but a damn good album, and about the best you could hope for in a debut (haha get it) outing

She's got an amazing voice, but I didn't really vibe with this album.

beeeem melhor do que o outro que eu já tinha pegado, sendo assim, triste saber que ela teve um downgrade......

Beautiful, cool, everything

warm, playful, has a feel of childlike adventurousness // i like that the house and jazz influences give it a soft, almost hazy club glow // beautiful voice-work as is expected of björk // feels intimate even at its most danceable // exploratory without being overwhelming // iconic for a reason, even if she would go on to outdo it

Bjork is cool, but it's hard to get into the music

More digestible than some of her later more gremlin core albums. But still has a lot of what makes her so captivating to listen to.

Great! It's weird, but still accessible.

One of my favorite artists growing up. This album and Disco Volante by Mr Bungle introduced me to jazz. Maybe not her best, but an amazing debut building a solid foundation on what was to come.

If this list has taught me one thing, it is that I should have spent much more time much sooner to listen to Björk, properly. For some reason I never did, even though I liked many of her songs (I hate It's Oh so Quiet with a passion, though). I have so say, I love this album (and the previous ones I "had to" listen to) way more than I though I would. This is fantastic music, unique, creative. Excellent. Gets a five.

Pre listening: I'm not sure about this album for a lot of reasons. Not sure if I like most music from the 90s, electronica isn't really my style, and I've never heard of this artist or any of these songs. Also, the album art with the artist about to cry doesn't bode well for the vibe of this album to me. But maybe I'll be surprised! Based on the album description it sounds like the album was better received internationally than it was in the US, so I'm not thinking I'll like it from that perspective. After listening: I actually really enjoyed the music on this album, but the singing ruined it all. The tracks all felt very jazz inspired, there was interesting instrumentation, and rhythmically the album was very interesting. But I don't think I'll listen again or go back to it because the vocals/singing was so annoying.

Weird. Hip hop style bass lines, African drum beats yet with Nordic singing

More house than I remembered. Human Behaviour is really good

pas trop accroché, c'est pas nul non plus

Orginal ct sympa

Pas mal

i liked human behaviour and crying, and like someone. in love. it was a interesting listen

The bit in there’s more to life than this where she goes into another room and keeps singing has always been one of the most captivating moments of any album ever for me and idk why but it’s one of the best things anyone has ever done

Love, love, love. So honest and fun and sensual.

På en god dag kan Hyperballad dytte Goodbye Horses av tronen som den beste pop-låta gjennom tidene. Hyperballad er ikke en del av Debut, men av Post, som er den naturlige utviklingen av Debut. Nå peaker Björk riktignok med Vespertine, et album som sammen med Kid A omtrent bærer et tiår av ræva pop på skuldrene -- ikke bare ved å være det beste som kom ut i sin samtid, men de satt opp milpæler man kan regne som brytningspunkter i musikkhistorien: musikk før og etter Kid A og Vespertine. Anyways, jeg synes (i hvert fall i dag -- da jeg først hørte Björk, holdt jeg en knapp på Debut) at Everything But the Girl gjorde house i pop-form bedre tre år senere, og at Björk gjorde Björk bedre to år senere. Bra skive til tross for at jeg bare kunne skrive om den ved å skrive rundt den.

Dette er noe av den beste housemusikken jeg har hørt. Det er fengende, melodisk og interessant på samme tid. Det hjelper nok også at det er såpass varierte uttrykk på noen av låtene også. Veldig deilig å lande med "The Anchor Song", som er så uperfekt og røff at den bare kan bli vakker.

I hate to be one of those people but I loved this album. Björk's singing was disappointing but the music was amazing.

LOVE THIS One

It was weird, not as weird as I expected given it's Bjork. I didn't like it much, but it's at least an interesting album.

I have to admit, it took me a really long time to warm up to Bjork. I had mostly written her off in the past as too eclectic for my taste, but when I heard her recent collaborations with Rosalia, I revisited her music with a different lens. This album feels asynchronous at times, but the composition/production choices are so unpredictable while Bjork belts out introspective lyrics about heartbreak and sensuality. I love the house influences in this album, making it so 90s, and I love the beauty and tempo in "Venus as a Boy"

I can never tell whether I vibe with bjork or whether she annoys me. I really liked One Day and in general the album, but since I literally never choose to listen to her, i gotta give it a 3/5

I will admit, Björk is not the most talented musician or singer. But what she is good at - and has been good at since the beginning of her career - is producing music that will yank you out of whatever else you have going on and say "pay attention to me". Whether you like it or not is a different question entirely, but I love it. To a certain extent I think Björk taught me how (or at least influenced my approach) to listen to music.

Magical

Possibly the best debut album ever, this is pretty much all high notes. I love it.

neverovatno je koliko zanrova i stilova i instrumenata bjork moze da ubaci u jedan album i da zapravo ne bude too much nista. nisam ni ironicna hahahaha, stvarno mi se dopao mnogo ovaj album, toliko, zapravo, da mi cak ni bjorkino ruzno pevanje (izvini bjork) nece smanjiti ocenu. nemam mnogo toga da kazem sem da svaka pesma drzi paznju na dobar nacin, jer, kako tece album, nikad ne znas sta ces novo da cujes sa novom pesmom and i love that. malo disko, malo dzez, malo elektropop (she was so ahead of her time, neke od ovih pesama zvuce veoma moderno), malo acapella hvala bogu; ima svega stvarno i produkcija na svakoj pesmi je neverovatna. tekst, priznajem, nisam slusala - sta god da je pevala, super! da, ruzno peva, ali ima dobre melodije? kako li je to moguce. nije ruzno kao ne zna da peva, ima impresivne vokale, to smo vec ustanovili, ali meni licno se ne svidja njen stil pevanja. ali ovaj album bih definitivno ponovo slusala!

So this one caught me by surprise. I always assumed Bjork's music was basically just Enya. It feels very 90s but even now does seem quite experimental. Didn't love every song but overall was impressed.

I don’t get it… putting art out into the world is generally always a good thing, but I don’t think this one was made for me

I didnt much care for it then and I still don't. It's close to a 2 for me but I think there is something just unique enough about this for a 3

Nope. 1.6

Never got into Björk, so can’t say how this compares to her other works. One thing I can say is that this album wasn’t all that fun. I don’t understand what people like about her. This music is unique, sure, but other than that, I struggle to come up with any compliments. It’s just so slow and uneventful, and the atmosphere is not that great either—not to the extent of being unbearably boring but still not good. I didn’t find anything memorable in this album, but it wasn’t, like, repulsive or anything. 5/10

I’m torn. There’s bits of this I liked. Other bits that were REALLY weird and out there. I respect what she did. Would I listen to it again, willingly or otherwise? Probably not

特别喜欢这种有点神经的女声

Chronically have not enjoyed bjork but something changed this time

Artistiek en experimenteel. Origineel maar soms wat lastig om te luisteren. Niet ontspannend

Fabulous! Great songs, great vibes, must buy

Well I liked Play Dead...

So…I don’t hate it. Human Behaviour reminded me of that song Alaska by Maggie Rogers.

Yeaaa,, nahhhhh

Some good songs some meh

Jettoblaster music

This hardly counts as a 1993 debut for Björk after an already illustrious career. But 'Debut' was, maybe for her own sense, revealing herself apart from another band, or project, or pedagogical commitment. I admit, me, already pretty enthused about Bjerk from The Sugarcubes, this record was hard to process. It seemed so personal, indulgent, and -not- The Sugarcubes. Like I mentioned on another Byark review, she has always been ahead of my aesthetics or maybe even maturity to comprehend and appreciate her vision. I mean, she lost me for a while at Medúlla. So listening with direct attention, after quite a few years, to Debut... Ugh. It's so beautiful, free, joyful and harpful =]. There's more to life than this!

3,5

Minder geschreeuw dan verwacht.. 1 ster.

a few bangers, a few weird ones. mixed

Noice. Some Nier Automata vibes.

Very interesting from a conceptual point of view, but I probably won’t listen to it again.

The most bjork album that ever bjorked.

Seriously?????

It's not perfect but it's still one of the most interesting, complex and challenging albums of the past few decades.

Seems like my memory of this album is a little clouded by some great singles (and music videos). On the whole it left me feeling a little meh....

What a Bjanger. Didn’t expected this to be as dance-focused as it was. She really did just start her output as Bjork great and just get greater…

The way I feel about Bjork humorously reminds me of Hansel's quote in Zoolander: "Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that." I have a very vivid memory of the first time I was exposed to Bjork, though I didn't know it at the time. When I was a freshman in high school, a new girl invited me and a friend to a party thrown by kids from her old school and it was my first time around a large group of what would later be called "alternative kids." I heard a lot of new (to me) music that night but one song that really stuck out was the Sugarcubes' "Birthday." I would later see it on 120 Minutes regularly but I guess it was still somewhat new on that night in the fall of 1988. It sounded mysterious and hearing it for the first time stands out in my memory as a formative moment. "So THIS is what these cool people listen to?" Fast-forward 19 years and my wife and I won tickets through the NBC lottery to see Saturday Night Live and the musical guest turned out to be Bjork doing two songs off the soon-to-be-released Volta album. I would probably not describe myself as a Bjork "fan" and do not listen to her music very often, but I have loved some of it and I was very happy that she was the musical guest that night because I enjoyed seeing her live but probably never would have bought tickets and traveled to see her on an actual tour. The album of hers I have listened to the most is Post, but I also liked a lot of this one. "Human Behavior" and "Bit Time Sensuality" were both on MTV a lot and I really like those tracks. This gets 3.9 stars from me. I really like it but it's just not quite a 4-star-level album for me, when I look back at what I have given 4 stars to. And while at other star levels I would round up (like 2.5 to 3), 4 stars and 5 stars are thresholds it doesn't feel right to round up to. So that is my explanation for giving this 3 stars.

Kinda dancy, not my fave but I can see how some people like it.

i hope bjork's first four solo albums show up here, but i doubt they will be. _debut_ is a great, great album. by _verspertine_, her fourth solo album, she had solidified herself as an avant-pop genius. the standout track for me is still "one day," a marvelous bass-heavy dance pop gem of a tune. then there's the weird, dissonant sax to open the almost equally great "areoplane," in which she performs some truly odd delivery. "the anchor song" is a lovely, lovely piece of pop jazz. just wonderful delivery and strong ending to this amazing first record

Almost boring/a slog for me to get through. Wonderful vocals and understand the range displayed, but much more favored the singer/songwriter tracks over any house/dance. Especially loved Anchor Song!

Funky and weird, liked it.

I have no idea how this album is over 30 years old. I've always had pull towards her as an artist, there's something so enchanted about the sound, it doesn't sound like anybody else, but in a good way.

3/5

★★★½

Weird

Solid. Due to my previous 4flation I am going to rate this one a 3. I will be reserving 4s for better albums but this one wasn't bad

It is different enough to think it might be good. 3 stars or C+.

Never been a fan of this but listening again it actually sounds a bit dull. Maybe is been influential, but if so it's been done better and there's really no need for this

Solid solo debut by one of the most unique voices in music. It’s not what I would want to listen to on a daily basis, but I’m never upset to hear a Björk album.

Very quirky and entertaining. I feel like you have to "get" Bjork, and I think I *almost* get Bjork, just probably need a little more exposure to her work.

YES! been waiting for this one! Björk is one of those artists who I have always been tangentially familiar but have never dived deeply into. It is so easy to hear how she inspired many of my favorite artists now.

Nice music. Good introduction to artist but tracks were similar.

Kid A if Thom Yorke took his depression meds and turned into an icelandic woman Great and unique debut, with a sound brand new to the grundge landscapes of 1993, but I can't see myself returning to this project much. I can see the creativity and Bjork makes it work though

1 of the most visual albums I have ever listened to. Never gonna be a sound like björk

Going in blind thinking ive only heard OF Bjork but never heard her music....and cant decide if im intrigued or not. The pure dance hits are bangers - the avante garde stuff is pretty brutal.

Mich of Björk's sounds are already solidified in this first album -- though I don't quite think the mix of electronic instruments and her voice are done as consistently well as her later albums.

What a fantastic album! Love the random dance tracks mixed in with her well known songs! Would absolutely listen to it again!

Can't listen to Björk too long before I find her voice slightly annoying. Still, she's a fantastic vocalist and the production on this is insane and very unique.

J'ai pas ecouté à fond mais c'était cool !

Amazing album

Amazing. One of my favourite albums

Unexpectedly enjoyed this. 👍Human Behavior

This is so out there and still sounds fresh today. An intro to Bjork, can I give it a 5? I'm not sure. It is really really cool, though.

Didn't like it!!