Vespertine by Bjork

Pros: Sounds good, generally relaxed, different music for Björk...
Cons: Somewhat boring/monotonous, Frosti...

My discovery of Björk was just as strange and unconventional as her music. I heard Debut when it was released in 1993, but I really didn’t love Björk until I came to love the 1994 Luc Besson film The Professional (aka Léon). It was in that film that ...

Pros: Very interesting explorations of sound and music.
Cons: Some of the explorations sounded like my speakers had shorted out.

No, it's not just a catchy title, both musically and literally Bjork is naked on the dual disc release Vespertine (___Surrounded). I was pleased to get this fourth official album from Bjork in her Bjork Box, a box of seven studio albums all in ...

Pros: I don't how she made this without being pretentious.
Cons: Harm of Will.

= There lies my passion Hidden There lies my love I’ll hide it under a blanket Lull it to sleep = I’m in a bit of a writing mood, and Björk is somebody I just ...

Pros: A Brilliant Masterpiece from Bjork.
Cons: None.

Throughout her entire career with the Sugarcubes and as a solo act, Icelandic singer Bjork has immersed herself into one of the most unique female artists in the history of rock n’ roll. In 1997, her album “Homogenic” was hailed by many as a...

Pros: Bjork's best album, period
Cons: you're not good at sarcasm

Who hasn't heard of Bjork by now? She's an Icelandic pixie with a personality that can only be described as "eccentric". She's known to fight reporters, have a bomb mailed to her by a psychotic fan, wear swan dresses, and star in the movie Dancer In The ...

Pros: Beauty, emotion, definitive Bjork.
Cons: Zilch...

*This review was originally written and posted over a year ago. This is virtually the same review as the original posted draft. Some problems forced me to repost the article. I decided long before my purchase of Björk's fourth solo release ...

Pros: subtle, ornate, eloquent, mysterious allure
Cons: I haven't found the white labels yet?

Bjork’s newest is both a departure and an affirmation, and you can see it right there on the cover. On the at-the-time shocking departure (into electronica) that was Debut she confronted us head-on, demanding our attention. Post repeated that frontal...

Pros: uplifting,ambient,and peaceful
Cons: Say what?

Bjork’s fourth studio album entitled Vespertine dropped back in 2001.Bjork came a bit different with this album (when doesn’t she come different?) and used beats and sounds that could be produced by the sounds of average ...

Pros: Incredibly beautiful, emotional and original.
Cons: It ends. However my CD player has "Repeat"

After a long and agonising wait Bjork’s fourth studio album (not including her incredible soundtrack for Dancer in the Dark) is finally in my grubby little hands and I am ever so happy it is. As an added surprise it was released two days early, so you...

Pros: Luscious and quietly affecting. Positive, inspiring and warm.
Cons: A few of the songs could do with less atmosphere and more hooks.

If “Homogenic” was the furious cry of a woman scorned, “Vespertine” is the blissful song of a woman fulfilled. The harsh, bitter electronics of Bjork's previous album have gone, to be replaced by much gentler instrumentation in the form ...

Pros: Pure originality
Cons: It's hard work

Bjork is branching out. Far from continuing in the direction of Homogenic, her follow-up fourth album Vespertine is its complete opposite. It is sensual where Homogenic was spiritual and disembodied, and very internally focused compared to Homogenic's...

Pros: Beautiful, lush, the overall execution
Cons: None!

Bjork's albums have been consistently gorgeous, every new one seems to be a step up (though Homogenic is still my favorite by a slight inch). After the emotionally draining, but excellent movie, Dancer in the Dark, Bjork brings an album that is...

Pros: Absolutely brilliant music, 'nuff said.
Cons: You'll need really good speakers to get the full effect (so many subtle touches).

I lost track of how many times I've listened to the album in its entirety, but I think it's past 30 already.

It is indeed a rare feat when I am so enthralled by a CD. In fact, there is only one CD on earth that I currently hold in the same...

Pros: bjork singing sweetly and soft.
Cons: felt like she wasn't taking chances, except to sing softly.

From the woman who stood proudly in front of millions at the Academy Awards wearing a swan around her neck, comes her next album featuring her on the cover wearing a swan around her neck. Talk about sticking with what works!

Then again, it's...

Pros: Raw erotic electronica with beats that glide like silk down Bjork's unique voice
Cons: Painfully personal and intimate at times (not really a con)

For some reason, every single Bjork album just seems like a naturally logical creative extension. From the conventional dance album "Debut" to the more eclectic electronica candyshop "Post", and then the baroque industrial-styled confrontations of...