Reviews (page 10 of 15)
Swimmy. OK to work to for the first few tracks
I do enjoy me some Sigur Rós, but tend to prefer them in small-medium doses, which admittedly can be difficult to come by given the average length of their tracks/albums. While some of their songs (on this album, Svefn-g-englar) emanate an exquisite sense of peace that cuts through to the soul almost every time, others can fade into the background if I’m not in the right frame of mind. How much I appreciate them depends a lot on the scenario. As it happens, the sun came out for the first time in ages as I re-listened to this on my train commute through the countryside, and I was like ‘*of course* this is a beautiful record; *of course* the praise for this band is justified!’
This album is awesome. I have heard one of the songs off of the album before. An ambient kinda rock album that doesn’t stay quiet. At times it’s quite loud with the limited instrumentals used. The lyrics are all in Icelandic, so I got none of it, but the vibes are amazing. Sometimes you’re soaring above the clouds, sometimes you’re digging your heels into the dirt. Completely unique product. Standouts: Svefn-g-englar, Staralfur, Ny batteri, Hjartao hamast, Olsen Olsen, and Avalon.
Headphones high recommended
is this shit even english nvm no words nvm words gave up its ok
Beautiful, haunting, affecting music but you have to be in the right mood for this one. Not as much melody as my brain needs to be tickled so I probably won't revisit this.
I've never been to Iceland but now I know what's it like to get stoned there.
ambient grandeur with piercing vocals
going into this, i had no idea what to expect since im not much of a post rock listener (with few influences from some artists like slint) and because its such a broad genre. its a beautiful album though; really like this type of dreamy post rock sound because it sounds so ethereal. no idea what its about though since its in icelandic. if someone were to ask me irl what my favorite song from this album was, id have no idea how to say it. no malice to that, but funny thinking about saying “yea my favorite song is ‘vaahahds vau tskks lisifjdjsl.’” really enjoyed the listen, but i can still find some nitpicky parts i didnt enjoy as much. 4.5 but a 4 here personal favs: staralfur, viorar vel til loftarasa
Is that what the kids call "vibes"?
I enjoyed this group! I will listen to them again
a lot of this is sleepy time music not bad though
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Drifty. Kind of like if Spiritualized had a bigger Pink Floyd influence and wanted to up the intensity by 1. It's pleasant, but it's often easy to lose track of, but nice enough when you tune back in. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Svefn-g-englar", "Ny batteri", "Olsen olsen"
Almost medieval-y. Can appreciate the musical achievement here… would like to space out with it. Relatively vivid memory of 4 am walking to the train station in Edinburgh to this after clara had broken up with me to try and win her back. Ed had recommended it to me.
This album can never be 5-stars for me. A couple of 5-star songs, but most are clear 4-stars.
Too long?
Very peaceful, though I'm glad they hadn't gone into their full avant-garde lyrical gibberish yet...though I suppose as an English-speaking listener it's all the same. Good for a rainy day. Listened to: at home. Favorite track: svefn-g-englar
Fine if you like ambient music
Fun to see Sigur Rós on the list! This album didn't contain that many "hits", but I think it held an overall high, even level of quality. I am not sure if this is their best album, but I think it deserves a weak 4, as I consider it better than many generic albums I've given a 3 star rating. Think it lacks some more stand out songs to warrant a higher rating, but definitely fun and different!
Finally something different! This album really went all in for a vibe and it payed off. It was worth listening to this as a complete album as the vibe took some time to settle in and I feel just listening to one track wouldn't have done it justice. The lack of any catchy single was actually a good thing for me as you could just envelope your self in the music. If i had to single out one track, I think a highlight would be "Hjartað Hamast" with it's repetative, hypnotic beat. A breath of fresh air after too much 70s rock. Since it was so different and I was in the mood for something ambient I think it deserves a 4.
Super cool. I liked this a lot. Experimental and weird. I think I liked the songs that had less singing more. I just didn’t love their voice but I think when they would use their voice in a more experimental way and in less of a singing way it sounded better.
4.5. Lovely album and enjoyed every song.
This has some good tracks but they bleed into one.
Very special
creepy artwork. Its you-ee-youuuuu…
DNL
felt like I was in the midnight zone of the ocean and slowly ascending
Calming, but at the same time something quite eerie to listen too. Great background noise.
This isn't Taylor Swift?? Why would I care to listen to this crap. 1/5. For real though, I'm sure the story is cool but I don't wanna translate lyrics and stuff. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
wtf I couldn't finish this I'm sorry
Initially listening to this album, I heard a lot of similar sounds to other artists that I like. What I was surprised to find out was that this album predates all of them. I love the chamber group arrangements whether that be the string octet or the brass group. The otherworldly sounds that this album contains are lovely and the way these sounds were created with live instruments gives this album a unique quality.
Loved it
Not bad, but not for me
Fav: Viðrar vel til loftárása Least Fav: Avalon
put me to sleep (literally) but not in a bad way
Buh, not my cup of tea. It's too long, there's really not much happening and I don't understand the lyrics. svefn-g-enflar is iconic, the rest is absolutely forgettable.
Pretty cool music to play on a Sunday morning. Nothing more than that. 3.0 *
My heart soared when this one dropped into the feed. As a teen from smalltown suburban UK, this album absolutely exploded my brain when I first heard it. I tried to remember how I was introduced to it, and was pretty certain it was from Q magazine - research shows the review was thus : sigur rós' second album proper features this astonishing opener [svefn-g-englar] and 10 others which, while surprisingly diverse, each reflects their penchant desire for apocalyptic serenity, overdriven guitars and teenage singer jónsi birgisson's unique hopelandish language Adored it then, adore it now
lijkt mij perfect als soundtrack bij een film... helaas was dit zonder film...
Man, back in the day i was obsessed with these dudes. Great band creating really atmospheric, lovely sounds. Some good late night toking relaxation music. Need to be in the right headspace for this, most def.
The music can be beautiful at times but there is something about Sigur Rós that I have never liked. Maybe it's partly to do w/ the fact that they use a made up language. Maybe the music is too low energy for normal listening. The album isn't bad, it's just not for me.
I think this is music for the sake of art rather than pleasure. Or Listening to it in a cubical simply sucks all the beauty and power from the album. Impossible to know really.
Super slow, boring
Discovered this by chance late one night in 1999. Got in late from Goldsmiths, watched The Sopranos, then Viǒrar … came on on Channel 4. It accompanied a video of young people with Down’s Syndrome dancing. Sounds tacky and borderline exploitative, in fact was dictionary-definition ethereal. HMV in Wood Green had an import in stock when I went there the next day. (So many weird things about it. That I got the name of this weird Icelandic band without Shazam (Shazam still seems like magic to me); that there was a huge HMV in Wood Green High Street; that they had an import copy of album by said weird Icelandic band…) Can an album that was Sui generis age not well? No. If anything, it was imitated too many times, and I became perhaps a little too familiar with it. Took it for granted. I’m sorry.
Never heard this before. I am really blown away by it. Unique and beautiful. I like the closing song Avalon, but discovered they purposely slowed it waaaay down. It sounds beautiful at a more proper speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmOdTrfiBmc "Ég gerði skip tilbúið og fór með litla bæn"
It was fine, but not really my thing.
It's atmospheric and background mood music to listen to while your mind is engaged with something more interesting, like a movie or D&D session. Flugufreisarinn stood out. The lyrics translated to English opened up more interest. First time listening to this album.
Interesting as exploratory. This music would be good as mood for a film (confirmed by the Wikipedia article), but it's not really something I would listen to on its own merits. In the inevitable comparison to the most famous Icelandic singer Bjorke, the latter can be more discordant but is more unique and exploratory, whereas Sigur Ros feels hesitant and careful. Not danceable, singer's register is higher, but not high enough.
Had never heard of them before, but I liked this album a lot. Very intriguing sound...simultaneously haunting and soothing. Will definitely give their other albums a listen...also love this album's cover art.
I discovered Sigur Rós back in late high school/early college and remember particularly listening to Takk… and Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust but I haven’t listened to this album from front to back. Jónsi’s lead vocals are so striking. It’s hard to explain, but every track just feels so Icelandic. The arrangements are so grand, expansive and atmospheric, I felt like I was teleported to the landscapes of Iceland. The beginning of Ný batterí is one of my favorites on the album. Desperately want to see them live in a venue with great accoustics.
Bror lowkey fem stjärnor ska inte ljuga!!!!!!! Så sjukt bra!!!!! Hade typ allt🏄♀️🏄♀️🏄♀️
whatttt vad kul med isländska 😍 rakt igenom gudomligt vacker musik och kul med sammanhängande och enhetligt album som känns som ett och samma konstverk. Detta album berättade något! Plus underbar musikproduktion, liksom fyrverkerierna?? Tyckte om alla spår och alla deras delar men hade såklart inte varit så farligt om delarna var lite kortare. Men ändå funkar det verkligen vilket är lite sjukt i sig. Sjuka build-ups som leder till så stora ljud! Jättehärlig lyssningsupplevelse, sparar albumet! Bästa låt: Viðrar vel til loftárása - jag är kär i denna låt. Kollade även dess video och läste översättning asså rätt in i hjärtat, vilken underbar musikgrupp
Faktiskt jättenajs att lyssna på på promenad själv och om jag hade gjort en film hade jag använt låtar från detta albumen till soundtracket. Bästa låt: Hjartao hamast (bamm bamm bamm)
Fett bra album, väldigt cool musik. Alla låtar var väldigt bra så det är svårt att välja en som är bäst
This album was ok. On first listen it was kind of droning/bland, though I liked hearing some classical instruments in the mix. On second listen I started to pick up some melodies that slightly hooked me, though it still had a movie-score feel. Other people in my group were put off by Sigur Ros using a made up language on one of the tracks in this album (and for the entirety of other albums) but I don't pay attention to lyrics as much anyways so it didn't bother me.
Sigur Ros has always been too precious and affected for my tastes. Too distant and performative to connect with personally. That said, they aren't so much bad, as just not my thing. And, this album shows more variety in the second half.
I'm more familiar with Takk (and have fond recollection of it) but this hit a little too sound-scapey for me. & when it wasn't distant satellite / deep ocean noises, it sounded vaguely dated, like Icelandic art-types trying to mimic Massive Attack or Morcheeba (Flugufrelsarinn in particular). It didn't help that it mostly felt down tempo (except for maybe Staralfur and Agaetis byrjun.) Soundscapes I can maybe do if at least they don't sound sad.
Loved this
No es para mi
Soothing, pleasant music.
An easy listening instrumental
Maybe some good study music
Maybe I wasn’t listening to it right. But I will try it again because everybody told me it’s great.
this album really shines when it’s just the music - would maybe have been a 5 if it was just a long cinematic, orchestral album. still really good though
This album is incredibly beautiful. It transports you and surrounds you completely, leading you to another reality. Jon's angelical voice and the peaceful and beauriful inatrumentals all some up into a magic experience.
I liked this, but I think people only need one Sigur Ros album in their life, and it isn't this one.
Absolutely stunning record. The very subtle and soft instrumentation contrats with the very psychedelic climaxes in a super satisfying and comfy way. I have no clue what these guys are saying because i don't speak icelandic but i interpret this record as an homage to being in the womb or something, as depicted on the album cover, a very comfortable place. The melodies are really pretty, as well as the very dynamic instrumentation that transitions from minimalistic, warm and ambient-like sequences to absolutely huge and epic climaxes, all while maintaining this gorgeous spacey / aquatic aesthetic. Such climaxes come in various forms and they are all super satisfying, for example, as walls of distorted guitars on \"Svefn-g-englar\", as an entrancing trip-hop groove on \"Ný Batterí\" or as a post-rock behemoth on \"Viorar vel til loftárása\". Other favourites are \"Starálfur\", \"Flugufrelsarinn\", \"Olsen Olsen\" and \"Ágaetis Byrjun\". Very good record for disassociating 👍
I get what they are trying to do and what feelings they're trying to shove down my throat but they are trying to hard. and people who prefer this over mogwai are just trying to be cool because these guys sings in icelandic
So schön
Forgettable
We were driving home yesterday, and I was already pretty tired. So this probably would not have been the best thing to drive and listen to. Definitely not something to operate heave machinery to. Saying that, it was great contemplative, meditative music. But you definitely have to be in the right mood for it. Top tracks: "Olsen olsen," "Vidrar vel til loftarasa"
A definite 3. Soft and wispy and beautiful. But is it too long and too much of the same thing over and over? Svefn-g-englar is a great example - Birgisson's vocals are so unique and haunting and the dreamy, not-quite shoegaze sound is so cool but I thought it was over around 5 minutes in and then it just sort of repeated itself for another 5 minutes. I don't know that I minded it, but after the whole album was like that I wasn't sure if I was getting lost. Starálfur is a song that nailed it - almost 7 minutes but it didn't feel repetitive, and the combo of strings and keyboard and regular guitars were sublime. To be honest, after those first two songs (and the brief intro) I really wasn't blown away by the next 4 songs. For example, Hjartað hamast sounded more like standard trip hop than more novel dream pop. It wasn't until Olsen Olsen and the title track (second and third last songs) that I pricked up my ears again. The acoustic guitar in the former made it sound like the Smashing Pumpkins, but even dreamier with the woodwinds and horns - a sweeping, orchestral epic. Having listened to it about 5 times, I feel like 3.5 is what it really deserves. I decided to round up for dreamy novelty.
I hadn’t listened to this digit rod album before, I prefer their 2008 album which is less techno-esque. I did appreciate this album. It was interesting and moody.
Insanely beautiful. I don’t think it has enough interesting elements to justify the song lengths.
This might be closer to a 4 for me, but I give out so few 5's that I'll round up. I love this album. I discovered Sigur Ros through The Life Aquatic (that scene can still make me tear up if I think about it for too long) and spent a lot of time with this album in my teens. It's great studying/focus music. Weird and vibey and gorgeous. Super glad to see it included on this list!
cool, trippy, and atmospheric icelandic music beloved by hipsters the world over. some of the songs were kind of grating with the same repeated vocal samples, but overall this was a nice, chill album. i wish i knew what they were saying and how to pronounce the song titles but apparently they just make up a language half the time anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ favorites: tracks 3-5, 8
Another band I've known about but have never listened to. Loved it. Very chilling and relaxing. However given the long length of each song, I find I'll be returning to this only now and then as I prefer shorter songs and with almost every song being a minimum of 7 minutes it's a bit long.
I have a bad association with Sigur Rós after being forced by friends on acid to leave Pearl Jam to see Sigur Rós while at a festival. Left a fun lively show to sit and listen to ambient noise while everyone around me was laying in the grass basically sleeping. It made me hate Sigur Rós for a long time. That said, it’s been about 15 years since that happened and this is the first time I’ve listened to them since that incident. While I don’t think I’ll be an active listener, I do believe the music is really good quality but it still feels like something you’d just have on in the background or that you’d hear in a movie’s soundtrack.
-it feels like a dream converted into an album -orchestral -beautiful -atmosphehric -love the themes of childbirth and naivity -this is (near) perfect -I almost started crying -favourite songs: Svefn-g-englar (<3), Starálfur, Ný batterí, Hjartað Hamast (<3), Viðrar vel til loftárása (<3), Olsen Olsen (<3), the title track (<3) -least favourite song: Intro
Orchestral, mélodieux, envoûtant, recherché, unique.
Not so much impact as in 1999 and found the vocals a little annoying here and there, but still a very good album of course. score: 8/10 (for comparison: The Bracket album is still 10/10)
This is the ultimate euphoria.
Peaceful and beautiful. If Radiohead and Bjork adopted a baby that wasn't as weird as either of them genetically but learned to be a little weird just from being raised by them, that would be Sigur Ros in my opinion.
Helt ait, minner om biltur da jeg var liten
A band I've been curious about - this was pretty good. Favourite track Flugufrelsarinn
listened to again still a chamberful canvas of textures and colors
What? Is? This? 2 stars for not blinding me.
Boy do I love being able to pronounce the names of albums! It's a shame this album's name is in Icelandic, a language I know nothing about. However, that is the one thing about this album that gives me shame. Even then, it isn't really shame. I was just joking, and I learned how to pronounce the name of this album. Everything else about the album, though? I love it. I was really worried that I wouldn't "get" this album. This is an album that I've seen quite a bit of praise for online, but I wondered if this would be another "m b v" situation or not. Fortunately, it's not (I'll still give My Bloody Valentine another shot when I get to their other albums on the list). This Sigur Rós album is one of the most unique albums I have ever heard, and it's amazing. If there's one word I can use to describe this album, it would be "ethereal." The sound is so interesting. I feel like I've escaped the confines of the planet Earth. Even the somewhat noisy parts at least sound cool. This album is like the perfect blend of Portishead, Björk, and some other thing that I can't think of. The singing is nice. I don't understand it, but from the research I did, the songs have interesting writing. I think the biggest accomplishment of this album (other than arguably being the most important post-rock album ever released) is that it kept me hooked for 72 whole minutes. With practically every other 70+ minute long album, I've complained about it being too long. This? No complaints. I was enticed with every single song on this album. This is an easy 5/5 for me.
This one needs a few listens & a bit of time to start appreciating. It's good but can be a bit dull in places. A lot of songs start out slow but improve & build towards the end but most of them do tend to be overly long. This would've been a very good album if it'd been edited down by about a third. It's still a solid 3 stars though. Songs of note are 'Sraralfur', Flugufrelsarian', 'Ny Batteri' & 'Olsen Olsen'.
Sounds like whales on acid. No ta.
Pretentious arse chants.
Beautiful. Ethereal
Wish I understood the lyrics more.. some songs are a complete vibe.
Since I don't speak Icelandic, I can't comment on the lyrical quality of this disk. It's musically fine if you need some background music. For that, it's perfectly fine. Beyond that, maybe I'm not indie enough to get it -- or maybe I just haven't watched the naked video. Anyway, if you want to drift off to a lovely album full of unpronounceable titles, by all means, have at it.
Gorgeous.
I LOVED this album so much when it came out. It was the dreamiest combination of Radiohead and Pink Floyd with lyrics I couldn't understand and that was just what I needed. I still like it but now more impressed with the compositions than the dreaminess.
I would actually listen to it again
Not at ALL the album I was expecting. Very nice listen actually. They sound like they're speaking simlish.
I thought for a very long time about my score and ended up landing on 4. I really did want to give it a five but I think it honestly was just missing something special to push it over the edge. A lot of the songs were very good, it just was missing some big piece to put it together. Some of the songs maybe could’ve gone somewhere more, some of the vocal performances could’ve been more interesting (looking at you Svefn-g-englar), or maybe even a couple more higher more triumphant moments than we got. Of course another thing that’s lost on me is the lyrics and songwriting on the album, which perhaps was the thing that I was missing. This isn’t a complaint obviously just a point that maybe I could have appreciated it more had I known the songwriting which I’m sure was good
beautiful experiance, great as an album, but i couldn’t return to any song or differentiate the songs from each other really. it would be hard to return to. if it was on though i would listen to it
tbh this was godly. such a in depth listening experience, and I think this is going to become a go to album for when I want to zone out lol
Agaetis Byrjun is a weird album for me. Its often difficult to tell what genre this album even is due to it flip-flopping around genres like rock, pop, electronic, and shoegaze but i guess i can agree that its an ambient album. That does kind of add to this album's rather interesting nature with it's songs. The songs themselves do sound pretty good for what they were trying to pull off with this sort of music and the problems with it are just the usual ambient album problems. It might not be an amazing album but it definitely is a very interesting one. Best Song: Staralfur Worst Song: Ny batteri
I wish I liked this more, I feel like it could be cool. But it’s so fucking boring. It’s literally under a playlist called “Nap Time” on Apple Music lmao.
Surprisingly not offensive.
1./5. Not a fan of this. It may be "innovative" and different, but that does not make it good. I did not enjoy a single song on here.
Meh
I wish I was fluent in Hopelandic
As often with Nordic rock music, there are many gems to be found. Like Sigur Rós. Fantastic album.
dang
The music is effortless yet the vocals feel forced. Its a strange combination but works. I know little of Icelandic culture but this music seems to sit comfortably with what I assume that culture to be.
Calming, musical excellence. Does it matter that I can’t understand a word? Not really. Most songs in English are the same.
Some really interesting soundscapes, but some of the more boring songs do drone on a little long.
Incredibly gorgeous. This album seems to have inspired a lot of my favorite modern music with its ethereal, atmospheric, grand compositions that evoke deep feelings. No nits to pick here, very good music! 5/5.
Sung in Icelandic. Bit strange.
This is an album I should have been listening to more since I first heard about it. It's exceptionally lovely. I'm giving it a 4 for now and putting it on my very short list of albums that are decent on this list.
I'm torn on Sigur Ros. I feel like I should love them but I don't. Their albums always sound nice and dreamy when listening to them, but they turn out to be one of those dreams that you forget instantly and wake up groggy and confused. Surprised to see this is their best rated album, been a while since I listened to them but I think I prefer the later ones (Takk etc.)
I really enjoyed everything about this. It sounds great. Also nice to hear some music from somewhere other than North America or the British Isles.
I would have loved this when I was depressed in college.
Oh, this is really quite lovely. Honestly one of the first times I was like "oh no, here we go" and was super pleasantly surprised. This is really nice music and I have them now favorited and will listen more to this new age(y) spiritual folk band. The male leads voice reminds me of Smashing Pumpkins in a way. Nice.
the lyrics are very moving
Very chill and beautiful album. 4/5
It’s just what you’d expect if you like this type of ambient-ish meandering music. If you don’t stay clear.
It’s a compliment to say that I used this album to help me sleep 20 years ago. Great for when the mood is right, but the mood has to be right.
I like the experimental stuff they do. I actually hadn't listened to this album before. Only the newer ones.
Can’t figure this one out. Really want to like. Hear some Pink Floyd, U2. But it just can’t come together
Solid. Good background music. Surprised by some subtle catchy melodies and hooks.
Easy to listen to while getting some work done. Loved the atmospheric vibes, but have to be in the right mood to get into it. 4/5
Agaetis Byrjun is the brilliant debut album from Sigur Ros. Their music is very difficult to categorize - first, they are from Iceland. They are a rock band that makes elegant ballads and soundscapes. Their lead singer, Jonsi, sings in a melodic falsetto, and is accompanied by a rock band and at times, an orchestra. They layer ambient electronic effects to create the full, rich sound of their songs. Agaetis Byrjum was the album that made Sigur Ros into international stars. Their unique sound propelled the band to near-universal critical success, and world-wide commercial success.
Außer des Titelsongs zu experimentell. Mag ich gar nicht
Very happy to see this album on here. I love Sigur Ros and this album especially. You do need to be in a certain mood to listen to them though. Glad it was gloomy today.
Enjoyable. Somewhere between Tubular Bells, BCNR, Jaruim, and Susumu Hirasawa.
Sigur Ros. Enough said.
Used to listen to this to fall asleep, I mean that in the best way
Another ambience album, awesome. This time, it's apparently rock music... I guess I hear it. This was simply not my thing, and it definitely dragged on too long. The problem with ambient music is that it doesn't ever seem to develop; if it's not interesting at the start, it never becomes interesting. And that was definitely the case here.
God, this is boring as fuck.
Bands like Sigur Rós - I've never heard of them before today - are exactly the reason why I like the 1001 site. It provides me the opportunity to expand my horizons and listen to something new and different. Two tracks, "Olsen olsen" and "Ágætis byrjun", are truly beautiful.
Ok
Very cool! Nice, easy listening, calming, relaxing and spirtitual music. Might be something I listen to again in the future.
It can send your soul to outer space if you are on shrooms, but it's not really my cup of tea
Incredible ambient, "space" music. I could put this on in the background and get lost. Easy to add into rotation.
This list is suspect. This is a nice album, but nowhere near the greatest 1000.
Some really beautiful sounding sections, but it was an extremely slow burn. I would've liked an abridged version of this, instead of it being stretched very thin
Yhteen pötköön tää on mulle vähän liikaa, satunnaisina tunnelmapaloina 5/5.
I have clear memories of the first time I listened to this album. Such a great night time headphone session. Still like it, despite it not making its way into my regular rotation.
Ethereal, at times quite beautiful, but maybe too wispy
The beauty of this music is not only found in the structure and instrumentation, but furthermore exist in the audiences interpretation.
Otra sorpresa, no porque no conozca la banda sino por el reto de escuchar por primera vez un disco completo de Sigur Rós. Súper relajante, para estar tirado en una cama o en un sillón, sólo concentrado en la música que suena. Ambiental, noventoso en detalles sutiles que recuerdan a Radiohead (el mejor ejemplo es Flugufrelsarinn). Tiene canciones épicas, como Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) y Viðrar vel til loftárása. Tiene todo para un viaje emotivo. Introspectivo. Pienso que también son necesarias estas instancias de desconexión: sobre todo en Argentina. ¿Está mal que el arte sea, de vez en cuando, un escape?
Alle som prøver noe så nytt burde sjekkes ut. Definitivt et album jeg kan, og kommer til å høre på mange ganger.
I really liked this. The ambient portions of the overall sound make me want to replay Disco Elysium.
Nice album to wind down with after a hard day at work.
gia lo conoscevo, poco da dire sono dei kings
I didn't get this one at all.
Now this is something else! The sheer size of the instrumental and the intimacy of the vocals is fantastic. Shame I can't understand a word of what's said, but I feel like that shouldn't detract from the overall experience. This is an album for those days when you just want to sit in a comfy chair, turn your brain off to the outside world, and listen. Beautiful!! 9/10 Would I listen again? Absolutely
sonidos hermosos, atmosferico, te hacen sentir que estas soñando. Sigur Ros tiene un sonido de post-rock unico. fuerte 4.5/5
Just gorgeous and genre-defining. A big part of my mid-2000s.
An interesting listen, but nothing to revisit. Great background music for a weird day, which I'm currently having.
Cool album, late 90s new age stuff. The most popular song (according to Amazon Music) is track #2 which I had to move on from after 8 minutes (the song is 10 mins) of the same riff over and over and over. Some people dig it, I didnt. Album was fine overall, might be interested in checking out more.
Something totally unlike anything I've heard before. It often has a very psychedelic air with parts totally go out of convention. At first listen one does not really understand what all of it means. The sounds, the unintelligible icelandic and I suppose at times gibberish vocals, everything is kind of strange. But it does has this undistinct charm to it and produces a specific feeling that no other album has managed to provoke in me before. It's weird, but I kind of like it. 7.5/10
Dreams
Better than I expected. Very different there in Iceland
fa sboccare
musica sperimentale mi piace solo una canzone svefn-g-englar
La prima,la seconda, sesta e la decima sono chillissime. La terza, la quarta,la quinta,la settima e la nona sono fuori di testa. Ottava la migliore però
I like the vibe, but it gets pretty boring always hearing the same thing
That was a cool experience, not something I'd want to listen to regularly but still nice
Objectively beautiful music that is also objectively boring as fuck
интересный альбом. песни довольно длинные но это создаёт особую атмосферу. изначально альбом зашёл но после прослушивания всех треков оставил не самое лучшее впечатление. ощущается музыка какой-то неполной. не знаю
New classic that was beloved by my brother when it came out - he bought it on our family trip to Iceland. Looking forward to this. Not bad! It fades into the background though
Really good album, did not expect something so good so soon.
Super quirky, weird, esoteric. Kind of silly at times, especially some of the singing. Listenable, but not something I'd ever return to.
Haunting, beautiful floating mellifluous. In a word nice.
I have no idea what they are singing about but I loved this already years ago... Great album
"Cosmic post-rock creations" doesn't sound like something I would enjoy, I was wrong! That was a lovely listen, a gem unearthed.
Good background
I don’t know what to say. This is background music. I can’t imagine just sitting down and listening to this intently.
At first I was like I’ll let it cook. It burned. What is this?
i hated this goodbye
Nice background music.
doidera, mas precisa de estar na vibe
Great production, enjoyable atmosphere, somewhat boring/flat compositions overall.
I thought I liked Sigur Ros so I was kind of surprised to find I didn’t love this!
I kept waiting for the 'grand moment' but nothing happened. The entire album is drowsy guitars and occasionally, half-hearted vocals. What a waste of an hour.
Shoegaze, yuck.
I'd played albums by Sigur Ros before, so I knew what to expect - an album of lush dreamy music, somewhat proggy in feel. Lyrics mostly in Icelandic. this one of the rare non-English language album in this selection of albums, for which I'm pleased. However I thought the tracks were all a bit same-y, except for the occasional one where the singer's tone grated somewhat.
Beautiful This album is truly beautiful. I have the same feelings towards it as i did to Melody AM and Vespertine. It's anthemic, makes you wanna run through a field with your arms up in the air, embracing life. its just absolutely beautiful i think im going 5, i will come back to this record often, i hope
I appreciate being introduced to this album because part of why I want to do the 1001 albums is to get to listen to novel things, that being said, this was definitely a miss. It wasn't unlistenable or anything, there was just no upside. My favorite track was Viðrar vel til loftárása, it was a fairly orchestral track that was, in all honesty, probably the most boring one for me to like, but the album wasn't for me unfortunately. I can definitely imagine a state of mind where this would sweep you off your feet, I'm just not there.
It’s ok, in an Icelandic epic sort of way.
Correcto. Música de fondo, nada más.
kind of boring at times but still good
I thought a whole album of Sigur Ros would be too repetitive for me, but wow I just get so emotional listening to this music. There is something transcendental about it.
Sweet and melodic but can’t understand the lyrics
Oh I was OBSESSED with this album when I was in highschool.
Staralfur
I’ve always wanted to listen to a Sigur Ros album because I’d heard some tracks. I thought their sound varied a little more than I expected. I haven’t checked but I suspect this isn’t their best album, and there will be more on this list. I bet they have better albums.
Idk wtf I just listened to
Riktigt bra, skönt sound och fina melodier. Tror bara att jag inte lyssnat på vissa låtar tillräckligt men annars är det nog en av de bättre jag har rateat.
Will probably throw this into the night time sleep rotation
Solid. By coincidence this album was recommended on North American eclipse day 2024. Excellent soundtrack for an eclipse.
So sleepy now
I'm hoping this isn't the only Sigur Ros. I've seen them live a few times. Spent a good chunk of my late teens/early 20s listening to them. Very special place in my heart.
I have absolutely no idea what this is, and I love it. Whenever I see an album from the late 90s pop up that I've never heard of before, I can't help for my initial reaction to be dread. I have received so much shit from that era from really underground bands and artists to the point where I just assume that I've discovered all the good music from the late 90s, and everything else sucks. But this album has proved me wrong. Every song rewards you for listening to the whole thing, and slowly builds until it reaches an epic climax. Even though I don't speak a word of Icelandic, the intensely passionate delivery of the vocals makes me love them. I initially found it daunting that this album was 10 songs and 71 minutes long, that means that each song averages at about 7 minutes. But you know what, if anything that's the best part of it. Being able to really explore every sound in every song to such depth, and slowly add layers that build perfectly throughout the songs. I never would have thought that I would have fallen in love with this album as much as I have, but I do love occasionally getting a reminder that there is still music out there that I have never heard of that is still this amazing. It's so easy to get caught up in always listening to the same things and not realising how much music there actually is in the world that's still really good. But hey, I suppose that's the reason we are all doing this album list at the end of the day.
Love this. Only ever listened to that really famous Sigur Ros album and a more recent one, so I’m pleased this came up. I think it’s one of them records that has to be listened start to finish, and not individual tracks. The whole thing works really well together - the slower, quieter tracks help the louder tracks seem bigger, more atmospheric. This will definitely be in my rotation pile for a while.
Ive tried listening to Sigor Ros before (and Mogwai) and find I like the idea of this sort of music more than I actually enjoy listening to it. It's great as background music but I don't tend to want to listen again. I enjoyed this album more than anything else I've heard by them which is a good sign, there were a few tracks which stood out. That said, still sounds like it's being arty for the sake of it in a lot of places. I might listen again but for now it's a 3.
Far too long and incoherent. One song was just loads of tapping in different rhythms. Can understand why others like them, but this was a chore.
I had not heard this before but I've previously enjoyed their songs Hoppípolla and Rains of Castamere (where they have a cameo in Game of Thrones). Unfortunately a whole album of Sigur Rós is too much. The album goes on for too long, over an hour of instrumental music and wailing sounds is not my idea of a good time. Perhaps if I understood Icelandic I would have enjoyed it more.
Never listened to a sigur ros album before, but this is exactly how I would've imagined it sounding! Really atmospheric, really mellow, dream like quality. I enjoyed it, it's just a bit tough to rate, as I can't really see when I would choose to listen to it. Regardless, I think a 4 is fair as it's nothing like we've had here before
Nice, very laid back. Kinda background for me but nothing wrong with that sometimes. Will I listen to again: 40%
I've listened to a few Sigur Rós albums (I think I've listened to ( ) and Taak all the way through), and I even managed to see them live several years ago, but I've never listened to this album before. I'm pretty familiar with the band, but I wouldn't classify myself as a big Rós-Head (that's what fans of the band call themselves, right?). It's been a long time since I've listened to any Sigur Rós music, but from what I can remember, this album feels and sounds very different from ( ) and Taak. I often think of Sigur Rós albums as best being looked at as one large work, but this album feels like each track can stand on its own, in addition to being part of a larger and more complete work. Also, I tend to think of Sigur Rós's music as being pretty light and airy in sound and mood, but this album is able to shift from those lighter and more airy moods to darker and more serious moods, and then back again, all while every song still feels connected to the larger work. To me, this is best illustrated by how tracks 5-7 flow. Lastly, I feel like this album contains a wider variety of sounds and moods compared to other Sigur Rós albums, and I think it works to this album's advantage. This album is beautiful from start to finish, and contains some fantastic musical arrangements. The songs are long, but they're never boring, and just when I would think that one of them would start to wear on me, the arrangement evolves and adds something new. I thought this album was fantastic, and it makes me want to go back and listen to Taak and ( ) again.
Finally. One of my favorite bands, although I think there are better Sigur Rós albums [Kveikur; Valtari; Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust; Inni (Live)]. Sigur Rós music is so strange that I think many people will absolutely hate it. So much going on here. Including lyrics in an invented language (Vonlenska). Jonsi uses a bow on his guitar. Unusual voice, but fits the music. Strings, horns, and effects float in and out. Echo very important component of their music. Very quiet, soft intros open up to crashing orchestrated soundscapes. This is definitely a headphone album. Made loud to be played loud. 4th cut, FLUGUFRELSARINN, brings is the sonic dissonance and drama that they're known for. VIÒRAR VEL TIL LOFTÁRÁSA, the 7th cut is just a beautiful, sad piece. For me, OLSEN OLSEN, track 8, is one of their best pieces. Haunting bass line, harmonic vocals, then in come the horns and strings - just a great arrangement. I don't know why, but listening to track 9, ÁGAETIS BYRJUN, just makes me smile. I hesitate to give this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ because I think there are better Sigur Rós albums, so I'll give it ⭐⭐⭐⭐. ________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 50 🎧 LPs left to review: 951 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens (5): 11 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list (4): 17 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine (1-2): 13
I like the weird stuff …. but i hate that i have to listen to 6 mins of nothing before i get to it. 2.5
I can really conjure up the memory of hearing this for the first time as a youth and being very rattled and impressed by it. Might be taste-related, or just that I’ve heard more music now and my brain is calloused, but I’m less thrilled now. Still, nice to give it a fresh listen, it’s a bit more varied and dynamic than I remembered. Forget the name of the song, but there’s the one that had the jazzy Hammond sounding part, very good.
Sorry, Iceland, but I'm just not into this.
This was a rough listen. Maybe it's really a one star.
Seems like a movie soundtrack more than a music album. I didn't mind it.
Pretty cool, Icelandic post-rock, not sure I'd revisit though
Love this album.
5 star ambient? Album. Why does Iceland produce such interesting music? Evolutionary isolation? Given the cost of living I can't think of anywhere worse to live as a starving artist.
Entre du Alcest, du Asgeir et du rock atmosphérique.
i loved the first 45 minutes. absolutely beautiful. the last 25 minutes felt so much weaker and i was getting bored by the end of it, which was a bummer. so its a 5 and a 3, averaged to a 4.
i don't live a lifestyle conducive to sitting around listening to an hour of post rock songs anymore unfortunately, but i fondly recall when i did
Wow, I loved this album! Very vibey, and just what I was in the mood for today. Despite it being 71 minutes long, it did not feel overly long. It was like 4.5 stars to me, so idk which way I should round.
Forgettable background music except for the parts where the vocals got grating and distracting
3.5 - heliteos, üle pika aja tervilik asi kus üleminekud ja asjad. aga kõik lihtsalt ei klikkinud nii meeletult just minu jaoks
At times I thought I almost liked it but it's hard to like the whole album
This is time and place music. In the right time and place, the atmospheric, repetitive and ghostly sounds and vocals give a meditative and reflective feeling. In the wrong time and place these 10+ minute songs don't have much to offer to keep your attention.
A truly beautiful album. I'm not sure I fully am engaged with it, I have tried a few times but never could bring it to that next level.
Really good non English album.
I don’t think I’d ever listen again but I thought it was really good. Close to a 4.
Gibberish
Впечатляет, хоть иногда и наскучивает в виду хронометража. Описать музыкальную палитру какими то эмоциями не выходит видимо мне еще предстоит понять в каких условиях это слушать. Оценка с заделом на будущее)
Quite liked this odd rock/orchestral/ambient situation. Strange in a way that's right up my alley.
floaty and ethereal
I bought this album on a whim after reading a review in the London press, and what a great purchase it was. This masterpiece came on the end of grunge and britpop, but takes music in places so far from that world. The potent mix of ambient soundscapes, strings, distorted guitars + violin bows and a magical voice was like nothing before it and not much since. A fantastic album to turn off the lights and turn it up loud, and just surround yourself in another Icelandic present. I don't know how anyone could give this less than 5 stars.
Ambient and moody. Etherial and weighty. Melodic and dissonant. I picked up the album they put out after his one based off of their sound. Their music would not be an every day play for me, but it can hit the right spot when needed.
This is right up my alley.
just not my favorite. a bit noisy
I liked most of Starálfur. Hjartað hamast has a good intro and the part leading up to the outro was nice too. Viðrar vel til loftárása was really nice instrumentally until that outro took a turn. I'm really not a fan of the vocals and some parts are boring, but there's still a good amount I like.
its cold. the window is closed, though my imagination is old. its images hold no power, the wind blows the tower off. my offering is this poem retold, to you, now its yours. the thoughts close in on me like a tiburón, my blood of ghoul cast upon the first stone. i loved this one
Pass
Strange
I really wanted to dislike this but didn’t. It was a soft opening to a Monday morning. I kind of wish I had a hangover to enjoy it more. I don’t know if I will ever look for this but not bad!
Sigur Rod is a cool and awesome group. I was introduced to them via the Vanilla Sky soundtrack with Svefn-g-englar which is an awesome track. For whatever reason I’ve n ver listened to this album in full or just don’t remember. I really listened to () a bunch and love that album. This album is way more varied and indie rock than I expected. I’ll probably check this one out again but most likely will just listen to Svefn-g-englar and their weird pseudo-English over and over.
Favourite song - sven f englar
hard to rate. points for being interesting. following along with an english translation definitely made it more enjoyable. bit slow for me personally
Love love love. Can’t believe it took this long for me to listen to this album. Perfect in every way
Beautiful cinematic type music. I feel like this is what you hear while the credits are rolling at the end of a life changing movie. I liked it 8/10
Bjork + Radiohead = Bjorkhead 4/10
So-so.
IJslándse vægheið wær ik nýt zo veel mmee kán. Nýts mis met obscure tælen, ðrómerige klánnken en een éxperimentje op z'n týð, mær dit pakkt me nýt zo en hett álbum is ænn ðe lánge kannt. Rær mær wær.
Een uniek geluid. Dat is altijd leuk om eens mee te pakken. Het is een soort Radiohead goes ambient. Al gaan ze naar beide kanten niet all the way. Het is iets minder zeurend dan Radiohead en heeft iets meer een band-klank dan de meeste ambient. Wel moeilijk om actief te luisteren. Ik druk het blijkbaar vrij makkelijk weg in mijn hoofd. Het is daardoor een fijn achtergrondgeluid.
De albumhoes doet mij gelijk denken aan Teardrop van Massive Attack. Wat een grove schande dat Mezzannine niet in de snoblijst staat, man man man. Ik ken de naam Sigur Ros verder wel, maar ik weet eigenlijk niet of ik nummers van ze ken. Het begint allemaal heel rustig en dromerig, iets wat op zich wel past bij postrock. Al kan postrock ook een stuk harder zijn, dat vind ik dan weer fijner om te luisteren. Ik drop even Effloresce van Oceansize (debuutalbum, zoals een echte snob betaamt). De hoge stem van de zanger schuurt hier een beetje. Het is mij allemaal iets te traag en te dromerig, en zoals gezegd schuurt die zang, want het is net wel/niet vals. En dat hij dan in het IJslands zingt, helpt niet echt mee. En dat maakt het voor mij geen prettige luisterervaring als ik eerlijk ben. Het is op zichzelf muziek die ik heel vet zou kunnen vinden, maar dit kwartje valt juist de andere kant op. Te ambient, te dromerig, te net wel/niet vals. Kriegelig word ik er van, in plaats van rustig. Ik zet het wel liever op dan Frans Bauer of mijn grote vriendin Joni, maar daar is ook alles mee gezegd.
I really like this whole album - feel like it flows really nice - but I definitely have to be in the mood for it.
4/10 Icelandic Chilled/Eclectic
This has got to be one of the few album on here completely in a different language where the language is not specific to the genre It’s quietly beautiful, but it’s long as fuck. It would be a great record to throw on and forget about
First Icelandic album I've ever listened to. It sounds a lot like My Morning Jacket if they went full send on the post-rock idea. Overall, I really liked this one, but I was surprised that for as an alternative of an album as it is, it can be limited at times. They are perfectly fine breaking of ton of conventional rules but oddly paint themselves into a bit of a corner. They break the rules in the same way on each song. I think for me, as cool as this album was, it lacked variety within the album itself. There were songs where they break out some very cool instrumentation, but they always seem to quickly get back into their comfort zone. I'm the slightest bit disappointed because I think this album could have been even better than it was.
Ah eu queria ser o tipo de pessoa que curte Sigur Rós mas infelizmente tô muito longe disso ainda
Excellent relaxing, ambient music with nonsense lyrics so as not to distract from the _feeling_ of the music.
This really makes you feel like Ágætis Byrjun.
Starts and finishes well, but it sags quite a bit in the middle. Definitely worth a listen though. ‘Svefn-g-englar’ and ‘Viðrar vel til loftárása’ are the standout tracks for me.
Sounds cool but don’t understand a word of it.
Album # 40 This was a very interesting album to listen to and definitely out of the ordinary listening genre's that come across my feed
love Sigur Ros, ( ) is my favorite album by them but I can see why this one made the list.
Relative to the size of its economy, Iceland's systemic banking collapse was the largest of any country in economic history. Was Sigur involved with that?
I had a throbbing headache all morning. As soon as this album ended the headache went away. Is it correlation or causation? Was this album the cause or the cure?
Felt like I was being gaslighted. No.
So that’s where that song svefn-G-Englar came from. Now I know…
Not quite sigur gross, but not really sigur VERY NICE either.
Alright I guess.
Avant garde, to be sure, but I'm trying to imagine any scenario where I'd play this again. Dinner party? On the treadmill? Driving around?
Interesting but kind of have to be in the mood for this one
Not for me.
I love it! Nur due Aufnahmequalität ist immer so mies …
Альбом, определивший облик пост-рока на минимум не десятилетие вперед. Это не мой самый любимый альбом Сигур Рос, но вот в чем штука: даже якобы слабые АТТА и тот, с голыми мальчиками на поле, в моей книге минимум на четверочку. Во-первых, это очень важная в моем музыкальном путешествии группа, которая стала переходом от длинных едм-песен к инструментальной музыке. Структурно вот этот тягучий атмосферный пост-рок видится мне естественным, логичным следующим шагом в развитии вкусов: когда приедается однообразие и электронные шаблоны, бэм - пост-рок со своим инструментальным разнообразием (и шаблонами, и вот этим всем, но понимание этого приходит сильно позже). Есть мнение, что уже следующие «скобки» просто повторяют это вот альбом и ничего нового не предлагают. Возможно. Но никто не делает пост-рок так, как Йонси и компания. И это во-вторых. Наверное эта связь приходит из-за страны происхождения группы, но ни одна другая группа не звучит как сама природа. Когда я думаю об Исландии, тех удивительных черных пляжах, ледниках и гейзерах, вулканических породах на низкой траве, я невольно представляю смычок у гитары и этот ангельский голос. Лучшая песня - Olsen Olsen.
LOVED!!!
Vibes: Ambient
Very chilled. Good to hear something different
it’s an experience 💚
Super vibey, manbro...
Trance buenardo pa curral.
So good - not my favourite of their records but excellent. Ny batteri super angular and lo-fi to full ethereal. Like being drowned in a fjord a a pagan sacrifice then dried out by the fire and being given marshmallows while someone pats your head.
Pretty dreamy stuff.. could go to sleep with this. 3.5
Finally an album that really fits my style. This album has been on my radar for a long time now and I never got round to it yet so I am so happy it is on the list. I may not understand the lyrics but you honestly don't need to it is just executed perfectly. I mean everyone loves Cocteau Twins and they just speak gibberish in half their songs. For such a small country Iceland seems to excel at so much that it does and music is no exception it is fascinating how successful globally some of the artist become. This certainly won't be the only Icelandic 5 star when Bjork finally comes up :) Can't express the love I had for this, big smile throughout. I think the factor I made sure to use my headphones for this does factor in. You can miss a lot of work the artist put in if they don't have your full attention. This goes straight to the top 5/5 Stand out songs: Svefn-g-englar Flugufrelsarinn Ný batterí
Ved ikke hvordan jeg fik bildt mig selv ind at Sigur Rós var softboy indie og ikke postrock? Anyway megafedt album. Vil hjem og høre det med alt lyset slukket
mega Rasmus-i-2.g-core
Har aldrig taget mig tiden til at høre et helt Sigurd ros album.. det var en fejl. Virkelig lækker plade!
GY!BE Icelandic version???? I can't understand the lyrics but the instrumentals and overall vibe is just spectacular in this one. Really enjoyed this.
Ew beh!
Possibly the best post-rock album ever made. (Don't knock the album just because you don't care for the genre.) 5 stars. [Note: if you haven't seen the video for Svefn-g-englar, check it out. One of my favorite videos.]
Well, I now know what a bowed guitar is. This album was everything I was afraid it would be. Icelandic dark, creepy, spacious. I'll say what I probably did for Bjork. The talent is apparent, and the sound incredibly unique, and I absolutely hated it.
Seen this one on so many 5 star summaries too, been looking forward to it. ITS YOUUUOOOUUUUUUEEEHEHEHEHEHHEEE Fuck me shut up 1 But the music has potential 2
Music to stare at icebergs to.
Rating: 9/10. Objectively amazing. Probably a personal favorite. Genre: Experimental, concept, indie? Listened to a few songs previously: Ny batteri is the highlight. As the album progresses the songs transition and complement each other very well.
I do like this band but there were only a few songs on this album that stood out to me
I'm not really a fan of Sigur Ros generally, too self-important. And I'll be honest, this was kinda dull.
There has been a lot of exposure to Sigur Ros on TV and radio indents and soundtracks (including the very listenable and uplifting Hoppibola), so there were no surprises here. It's mostly gentle, almost ambient, but not in a Brian Eno sense because you are consciously listening to it. Not understanding the language puts emphasis on the feel and tone which change. It is not boring, just different to most rock music.
Wow! Very "atomospheric", but I liked it
"Ágætis Byrjun" by Sigur Rós is a masterpiece that transcends traditional boundaries of music. Released in 1999, the album is a stunning blend of ethereal soundscapes, haunting vocals, and emotive instrumentation. Sigur Rós's use of the Icelandic language adds to the album's mystique, creating an otherworldly listening experience. The album's standout tracks, such as "Svefn-g-englar" and "Starálfur," showcase the band's ability to evoke deep emotions through their music. The lush instrumentation, including bowed guitar and strings, creates a sense of grandeur and beauty. While some may find the album's slow pace and atmospheric nature to be challenging, those who appreciate its unique sound will find "Ágætis Byrjun" to be a truly captivating work of art.
Need to relisten
One word: different. Not bad. Relaxing music.