I think she's an acquired taste, same with Yoko Ono (love Francois K's remix of Walking On Thin Ice, I might add!!!), Kate Bush and Lene Lovich. It's the nature of the voice. When Mary J Blige surfaced people didn't like her voice (it's a little sharp) but that blunted (or textural) quality defined hip-hop soul, and people connected with the emotion, and she's endured for a decade, before that people said Anita Baker couldn't sing and, ridicuously Aretha had critics! People hated the overvocalising of Mariah and Whitney but their styles defined a moment too. I've always liked Bjork's voice but I am sure it's like mushrooms/oysters, etc, you like it or you don't. Do you recall the track? I am curious now. ;)
---------- >From: "Odeluga, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Org" <313@hyperreal.org> >Subject: RE: (313) Bjork Recommendations... >Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 7:15 PM > > 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 >>> >>
