<wind up mode> Vespertine is a vastly superior album to Tour de France soundtracks on every level </wind up mode>
-----Original Message----- From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 September 2003 10:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... A few years ago I was at a gig by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (excellent, excellent dj who deliberately keeps a low profile, a lot of people don't even know he's also a member of that group). He was playing a beautiful (and wide-ranging) set and the knowledgeable crowd was being very appreciative. Then suddenly, the first finger-nails scratching-down-a-blackboard-black-board-like screeches of Bjork pierced out of the speakers as he decided to push the boundaries even further. I winced. As I glanced around, I noticed many people doing similar things, some people started to leave the floor. With consumate skill though, Guy picked up the sentiment in a flash and the track never materialized. Moral of the story: be as wide ranging and as experimental as you like, but pls don't inflict lack of talent masquerading as something else on to people who have a slightly more discerning ear than the average, as it just won't work! k >-----Original Message----- >From: Cobert, Gwendal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:52 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org >Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... > > >Actually, I'm another one who's got trouble with Bjork ... >This being said, I still have respect for her because of her >ability to bring together people from all scenes, graphically and >musically - look at the remixes mentioned, it almost reads like a >who's who of electronic music ! >Gwendal > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:45 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org >> Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... >> >> >> OK, I'll come clean - it's me. I'm the only person on this >> list who can't >> stand Bjork. Imo she's not original in any way: Bowie, Bush, >> Joplin, Nico et >> al >> all did what Bjork does first and a lot better + unlike Bjork, they >> could/can sing. People taking her songs and marrying them up >> to structures >> with a more dance floor-orientated sensibility, doesn't >> disguse the fact >> that they're bloody awful compositions in the first place. >> Therefore, my >> Bjork recommendation would be to listen to >> something else. My (not so) humble opinion. >> >> k >> >
