[Leo]

Looking at picking up another CD or two of Bjork's music. I have the DVD-A of Verspertine. Any other recommend discs that she has put out that are worth listening to?

 

[blip]

If you like Vespertine, then you probably will like Homogenic too. The tone is a bit different but you can clearly see the edges of what she did in Vespertine.

 

[Pablo32]

homogenic is good. I really enjoyed "the best of bjork". Probably worth the cover art by itself.

 

[mekanoplastik]

bjork's best album is "post" for sure, absolutly totally sure i am.

as a plus, this album has a song dedicated to headphones

the next best one is "debut" which some people will argue it is better than "post" ....

all the "new ones" are not as good ..and selma song sucks.

 

[Sugano-san]

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Originally posted by Leo Any other recommend discs that she has put out that are worth listening to?

She used to be the singer of "The Sugarcubes", and you may enjoy their first album "Life's Too Good". I think it's great.

 

[arnett]

Leo,

i like her vespertine album the best. IMO, it's her only album that sounds like a whole insteasd of just a bunch of (good) songs. her earlier work features a lot more beats.

instead of buying the greatest hits CD, you could always opt for the greatest hits DVD (AKA volumen 1993-2003). lots of GREAT videos -- particularly the ones directed by Michel Gondry. Amazon.com has it here.

 

[Ebonyks]

Bjork has a ton of great albums, my personal fav. being post, however, homogenic is great as well. Besides, how can you pass up a chick with a headphone fetish?

 

[Punslayer]

Homogenic is my personal favorite Bjork album, but that's partly because Bachelorette is my favorite Bjork song.

Telegram is also really cool, it's all remixes of songs from her first couple albums, so it might not be a good place to start, but it's definitely got some cool stuff on it. The remix of hyperballad alone is worth the price of admission.

 

[Kali]

If you can find it, then pick up Fireworks, its a bloody great collection of songs (and theres a very haunting hidden track on it.. very bare and basically just her voice.. extremely beautiful).

http://www.bjork.com/facts/bootograp...ed/mixed17.htm

personally I'd put the actual releases in the order:

Debut->Homogenic->Post->Vespertine->SelmaSongs-Telegram

 

[Nutty]

Does anyone have the 1990 album Gling Glo that she recorded with an Icelandic jazz trio? I haven't heard any of it and was curious. Here's the AMG listing for the album:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...=Aspz1z87a1yvn

 

[Leo]

Well thanks for the recommendations. I picked up Post and Homogenic. Both are very good. Thanks again for your responses. I'm enjoying feeding music to my headphone rig.

 

[LobsterSan]

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Originally posted by Nutty Does anyone have the 1990 album Gling Glo that she recorded with an Icelandic jazz trio? I haven't heard any of it and was curious. Here's the AMG listing for the album: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...=Aspz1z87a1yvn

Yes, i wholeheartedly recommend the album to bjork fans and jazz fans alike (jazz in the sense of female lyrical jazz -- but not like diana krall). Gling-Glo is a very fun album, and the last two tracks are done in English. Bjork's stylings and voice are pretty cool when put up against a jazz trio. Track 2 - Luktar-Gvendur is a great track on the album -- it got quite a bit of repeat play for the first month or so that I had the album.

I also second the Sugarcubes recommendation for Life's Too Good -- Birthday is an excellent song. However, I think the album Stick Around for Joy is more accessible (and IMO the Sugarcubes' best), and it has some immediately catchy and popular songs like "Hit", "Gold", and "I'm Hungry".

Lastly, I'd say that Homogenic and Post are pretty important to have. If I had to choose one, I would say Homogenic, which is more closely related to Vespertine of the two. If you are feeling adventurous and want to delve into Bjork's earlier works, then go with Post. Post tends to be less orchestrated and less sweeping emotionally, but it has some really excellent work that treads the pop line -- it is really inbetween Debut (almost pure pop) and Homogenic (which is more crafted). The great thing about Bjork's releases is that they are so varied -- each album has a style unto its own. I also really like Selmasongs too, though it is a bit short -- have to think of it almost as like buying a single.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

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Originally posted by Leo Well thanks for the recommendations. I picked up Post and Homogenic. Both are very good. Thanks again for your responses. I'm enjoying feeding music to my headphone rig.

Well, seems like you already got your answer (you now have my three favourite albums by her), but I was just going to add that you should eventually get everything by her, as they are all good, and each has an individual flavour. I would probably recommend getting Debut next. Save Telegram for last, only because I usually hate remix albums.