Bjork

もも · 02-11-2007, 02:54 AM

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.
Bjork has the best voice I've heard in my life.
Not the most talented voice mind you, but my all time favorite.

Favorite songs:
Triumph Of A Heart
I Miss You
Big Time Sensuality
Joga
Immature
Crying
Violently Happy
Like Someone In Love
There's More To Life Than This

Beer Can · 02-11-2007, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ParadoxVincent

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.
Bjork has the best voice I've heard in my life.
Not the most talented voice mind you, but my all time favorite.

Favorite songs:
Triumph Of A Heart
I Miss You
Big Time Sensuality
Joga
Immature
Crying
Violently Happy
Like Someone In Love
There's More To Life Than This

Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit.
Bjork has the most incoherent lyrics I've heard in my life.
Not the most insane voice mind you, but my all time favorite to pick on.

Favorite songs:
-That one with the little keyboard atmospherey thing while she sings in a sort of strained half-whisper to disguise her accent
-That one with the jazzy ensemble thing while she sings in a sort of strained half-whisper to disguise her accent
-That one where she actually sings with a full voice. Even though she sounds like a serial murderer.

In all seriousness, though, I might have actually liked Bjork if all her songwriting wasn't such major bullshit. The fact that Liam Lynch's parody of one of her songs is nearly indistinguishable from one of her real songs should say a lot.

WEABOO · 02-11-2007, 05:52 AM

*Ba dum chi*

Ribos does it again

WHO ELSE BUT

RIIBBOOSSSS
RIIBBOOSSSS

"fuck your music!"

Fuchikoma · 02-11-2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ribos

Your parody style of posting is just sad. :/

もも · 02-11-2007, 06:27 AM

Weak. Weak. Weak.

Yea, if someone had something to say about the artist themselves, I'd love that.

I don't give a shit about lyrics, your so called singer-songwriters all sound the SAME. THE FUCKING SAME. The best part about Bjork is that she's instantly recognizable. She understands to use her voice not as a messenger but as an instrument, which is a dead and/or nonexistent art.

animate · 02-11-2007, 04:13 PM

I'm not going to say she's terrible, because I think those that do don't understand whatever "it" is that she has. And yes, I know that'll start some shit, but I do think she has some talent.

Checkout Joanna Newsom ASAP. Her vocals fucking crush Bjork's.

Beer Can · 02-11-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ParadoxVincent

Weak. Weak. Weak.

Yea, if someone had something to say about the artist themselves, I'd love that.

I don't give a shit about lyrics, your so called singer-songwriters all sound the SAME. THE FUCKING SAME. The best part about Bjork is that she's instantly recognizable. She understands to use her voice not as a messenger but as an instrument, which is a dead and/or nonexistent art.

The reason she's instantly recognizable is because she sounds like an elf that dipped into too much acid. Seriously, her voice isn't that amazing. Most of the time, she remains on a certain pitch, leading me to question whether she can actually sing. When she does shit pitches, it's never in a way that the average person couldn't. Truth is, I could easily act as a male mirror to Bjork, and I would most likely not get through the second round of American Idol.

Instrumentation? All of her so called songs all sound the SAME. THE FUCKING SAME. I thought I made that clear in my first post. And not giving a shit about lyrics when the vocals are the most prominent aspect of the song is like going to a restaurant and not giving a shit about the quality of the food.

As for "my" so called singer-songwriters... are you implying that I favor Jack Johnson and the like? Because seriously dude, you must not have been paying attention. No, they do all suck. Jack Johnson especially. But that's for another thread.

Fuchikoma · 02-11-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ribos

All of her so called songs all sound the SAME. THE FUCKING SAME.

Wow, how much of her music have you heard? She is known for playing a variety of different genres, and musical genres are seperated by the fact that they do not sound the same. This proves that your statement is false.

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Originally Posted by Ribos

And not giving a shit about lyrics when the vocals are the most prominent aspect of the song is like going to a restaurant and not giving a shit about the quality of the food.

No, it's not. You suck at making analogies. You obviously didn't take into account the fact that there are different languages in the world and not everyone sings in the same one. How are you supposed to care about lyrics when you can't understand them?

Think before you post Ribos, and know the artist before rushing in to attack him/her/them.

Beer Can · 02-12-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuchikoma

Wow, how much of her music have you heard? She is known for playing a variety of different genres, and musical genres are seperated by the fact that they do not sound the same. This proves that your statement is false.

...Except in every case, the instrumentals take a back seat to her vocals. And maybe it's just my bad luck, but the eight songs I've heard spanning her career all seem to have the same vocal style. And I figure eight chances are enough.

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No, it's not. You suck at making analogies. You obviously didn't take into account the fact that there are different languages in the world and not everyone sings in the same one. How are you supposed to care about lyrics when you can't understand them?

Think before you post Ribos, and know the artist before rushing in to attack him/her/them.

1) Some of her songs are indeed in English. You disregard those lyrics?
2) In the event they are not in English... you find translations?

Rammstein (as an example) doesn't sing in English (most of the time), yet you can't really see why they're a good band until you understand the lyrics. In Bjork's case, even the translations don't make sense.

Actually, out of my 14,000+ song collection, I'd say 1/8th of it features lyrics not in English. And yet, I still care about the lyrics. To not care is simply to be lazy.

And I'm not entirely sure you understand what my analogy meant. Because it had nothing to do with language at all.

Fuchikoma · 02-12-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ribos

Some of her songs are indeed in English.

Some? The majority of her songs are in english. More evidence you don't know much about Bjork.

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Originally Posted by Ribos

And I'm not entirely sure you understand what my analogy meant. Because it had nothing to do with language at all.

I'm aware it had nothing to do with language, but I brought in language to disprove your point. I will elaborate.

You said that the lyrics to a song are important when vocals are the most prominent aspect of the song.

Being that this is bemanistyle.com, I'm going to bring up Bemani for a second. One of my favorite songs from GF/DM is "Little Prayer". The lyrics and singing are foreign, and I don't understand a word of it. The singer could be talking about drinking a gallon of vomit and smearing shit all overherself while she shoving a small kitten into her vagina. I don't know, I don't care, but it sounds good.

You don't need to understand the lyrics to like a song, and even if you do understand the lyrics you don't need to pay attention to them or care their meaning. Sure, if you look into the meaning(s) of the lyrics it can increase the power of the song, or possibly decrease it, but it's not a neccessary part of enjoying music.

もも · 02-12-2007, 09:45 PM

Holy shit, this is stupid.

I like Bjork. What witty fucking statement do you have for personal taste? That my taste sucks? Ooh, big deal.

I like the fact I can't understand her, I like the fact that her voice is imperfect. Get the FUCK out of here if you don't have anything to do but cause problems.

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Truth is, I could easily act as a male mirror to Bjork, and I would most likely not get through the second round of American Idol.

Holy SHIT I hate that show. Ever notice how the finalist's albums SUCK ASS?!
Just because you can sing does NOT mean you can make music at ALL. Even with a producer.

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Checkout Joanna Newsom ASAP. Her vocals fucking crush Bjork's.

Is this this Joanna Newsom Thread?
NO.

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Checkout Joanna Newsom ASAP. Her vocals fucking crush Bjork's.

GET THE FUCK OUT if you are THAT uninformed.

Victamone · 02-12-2007, 09:48 PM

Paradox I'm all with you cause frankly, I like bjork too. Find "HyperBallad".. that is by far her best song.

WEABOO · 02-12-2007, 10:11 PM

Alright

Lets all just calm down...

Ribos, go be an ass in the favorite band thread

Paradox, dont listen to him.

And for the sake of trying to be on topic, I've heard very little from Bjork but I vaguely remember something hinting towards trip hop, which I cant sttannndddd.

kannazuki · 02-13-2007, 08:04 AM

I like Bjork. I grew up listening to her stuff because my dad is a fan of hers as well and was all too happy to let me listen to her albums.

I suppose the thing that makes her stand out from a lot of other artists is the ever evolving nature of her music. Not to mention that her voice is really strong and it's got a wide range and her voice has a sort of raw, ethereal quality that I've only seen in one other artist.

Beer Can · 02-13-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ParadoxVincent

Holy SHIT I hate that show. Ever notice how the finalist's albums SUCK ASS?!
Just because you can sing does NOT mean you can make music at ALL. Even with a producer.

That was my point.

And since no one actually seems to be reading my posts, I think I'll go be an ass elsewhere, as Dark suggested.

Not that I'm backing down, I'm just bored with this discussion.