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Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪːɣʏrous] ) is an Icelandic post-rock band that formed in 1994 in Reykjavík. It comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate classical and minimal aesthetic elements. Jónsi's vocals are sung in Icelandic and non-linguistic vocalisations the band terms Vonlenska. They have released eight studio albums, and attracted critical and commercial attention with their second album Ágætis byrjun.
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(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
What is it about music that (for me -- and so many) it just HAS to be 'familiar' or at least not be TOO dissimilar to anything I'm used to!!?
I didn't like this at first blush. I've since come to REALLY appreciate this group. Certainly not my favorite music or musicians, but still , it's music to my ears!
And -- more than anything else --
Thank you, William, for exposing me to artists I'd otherwise NEVER hear and experience -- and grow to not only appreciate, but love.
What an absolutely magnificent life purpose and endless impact you've birthed in my heart and around the planet.
LLRP!!
Ridiculous this terrible supersweet violin-coating over each and any song. No rythm, hardly any melody and this sickening "language".
The whole SR-thing is a hoax. It can't be nothing else. How old might their fans (fans?? really??) be? Twelve? Just eight? Liking lullabies? Or are they even adults? Grannies maybe? I just can't figure it out.
I read about them, downloaded their albums and was terrified. I deleted all! Then I read again, wondered if I had been ignorant and loaded the same albums again and gave them a real chance another time. Same thing: I could hardly stand a single song. This pussy-attitude. This whining. This childish melancholy. Please point out a single, just ONE (!) single song of quality and I take anything said back and download that song a third time for good!
Really angry,
Hoppipolla - tttzzzzzzzz....!!!!!
Stingray
Well, I do not agree at all... But i do understand... I think you either love sigur ros or you hate them... I belong to the first party! Well, i don't simply love them. I adore them. They make me drifting away - into a world that probably doesn't exist - not even in Iceland! Sometimes surely the songs are hard to be caught. Sometimes only listening to them is not enough. You have to feel them... Sounds ridiculous? Maybe, but that's how i see it. But there's one song that goes further - from my point of view the best sigur ros song (well, fair enough, there are a few more. "i gear" from hvarf/heim must be mentioned at this place). it's the untiteled last song (in some places it's called popplagid - the pop song) on their brilliant untitled album ( ). It's an almost 12 minutes song, starting smooth and - well, some call it boring - but it keeps on going; harder, faster, deeper... till it all bursts at some point. i have listened to this song a thousand times but it still gives me the shivers when it's all exploding... give it a try and let me know if it really is all that bad. I have been playing that song to people only listening to george michael, britney spears and other commercial pop music but they have all been blown away such as people who are really into indie, rock, heavy stuff... and if it still doesn't move you, smoke some weed beforehand... that'll do for sure! ;)
mAtt
Length? How long do you stay immersed in the hotsprings?
Could be 3 times longer from my perspective.
so fukin horrible
I strongly agree, it's unlistenable garbage
Please tell me I'm not the first one to come here and say that.
First time I heard them, it was live. That was just wow! If you get a chance to see them live, go for it! The recording is not able to transcribe the beauty and power that emanate from these songs...
(sorry if my english is not so good...)
Not sure if you are joking but it’s HIS voice
Not sure why it matters. It's almost like calling a man a woman is an insult or something.
Oh. Wait...
Gesundheit.
Please tell me I'm not the first one to come here and say that.
maybe the first, but not the last. i can't stand this, but kudos to those that do.
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
Why do people love to go after those that don't like a song? Why have ratings if some can't say, "Hmmm.... this sucks"?
Get over yourself.