Sigur Rós — Svefn g-englar (remix)
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"Minimal aesthetic" sums it up nicely.
complete crap
Sigur Ros is playing with the Detroit Symphony this Thursday. See you at the Masonic Theater!
blotto wrote:
I strongly agree, it's unlistenable garbage
so fukin horrible
I strongly agree, it's unlistenable garbage
so fukin horrible
This song was used to good effect in the “Eurovision” movie soundtrack.
I've finally figured out their secret code.
Svefn g-englar is ralgnegnfevs spelt backwards!
Crafty little buggers.
Svefn g-englar is ralgnegnfevs spelt backwards!
Crafty little buggers.
Excuse me, "no actual lyrics," there are for sure lyrics, they're just Icelandic. You can find them easily and find translations. I'm certain this is not perfect but still, it does have meaning.
(English)
(Icelandic)
Into you
Inn í þig
(It's) so good to be (here)
(ÞAð er) svo gott að vera (hér)
But stop short
En stoppa stutt við
I rush around in an underwater shell
Ég flýt um í neðarsjávar hýði
(In a hotel)
(Á hóteli)
Directly connected to the electrical panel
Beintengdur við rafmagnstöfluna
(And fed)
(Og nærist)
Whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú
Whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú
But the wait makes me (sad)
En biðin gerir mig (leiðan)
Break (danger) kick me (and call on)
Brot (hættan) sparka frá mér (og kall á)
i have to go (help)
Ég verð að fara (hjálp)
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop
Tjú, tjú, tjú, tjú, tjú
I burst out and the peace in the air
Ég spring út og friðurinn í loft upp
(Bathed in a new light
(Baðaður nýju ljósi
I cry and I cry, disconnected)
Ég græt og ég græt, aftengdur)
A useless brain nursed and fed by sleep
ÓNýttur heili settur á brjóst og mataður af svefn
Sleepwalkers (literal: "Sleep-angels")
Svefn-g-englum
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Duh
Tjú
- copied from translation here:
https://www.google.com/search?...
Here's another source:
https://genius.com/2287164
(English)
(Icelandic)
Into you
Inn í þig
(It's) so good to be (here)
(ÞAð er) svo gott að vera (hér)
But stop short
En stoppa stutt við
I rush around in an underwater shell
Ég flýt um í neðarsjávar hýði
(In a hotel)
(Á hóteli)
Directly connected to the electrical panel
Beintengdur við rafmagnstöfluna
(And fed)
(Og nærist)
Whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú
Whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú
But the wait makes me (sad)
En biðin gerir mig (leiðan)
Break (danger) kick me (and call on)
Brot (hættan) sparka frá mér (og kall á)
i have to go (help)
Ég verð að fara (hjálp)
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop
Tjú, tjú, tjú, tjú, tjú
I burst out and the peace in the air
Ég spring út og friðurinn í loft upp
(Bathed in a new light
(Baðaður nýju ljósi
I cry and I cry, disconnected)
Ég græt og ég græt, aftengdur)
A useless brain nursed and fed by sleep
ÓNýttur heili settur á brjóst og mataður af svefn
Sleepwalkers (literal: "Sleep-angels")
Svefn-g-englum
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Tjú, tjú, tjú
Duh
Tjú
- copied from translation here:
https://www.google.com/search?...
Here's another source:
https://genius.com/2287164
Ear worms Mr. Chekov. Ear worms!
Roguewarer wrote:
Well said!
Idunno.... I've heard it numerous times (only on RP -- tyVM, William!) And I was hesitant to rate or like it.
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!!
Well said!
RP provides this telling comment
"(no actual lyrics)"
I'm not a huge fan of Sigur Ros but I've got this track pegged at 7. Somehow the repetitive mewling of a hallucinating cat from outer space keeps working for me. Huh.
"(no actual lyrics)"
I'm not a huge fan of Sigur Ros but I've got this track pegged at 7. Somehow the repetitive mewling of a hallucinating cat from outer space keeps working for me. Huh.
Oh, good. A REMIX of cacophonous awfulness.
Montreal_Mort wrote:
Exactly. If this isn’t the station for you. Be calm. Go somewhere else
love you regardless ❤️
love you regardless ❤️
ice-9 wrote:
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.
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.
25demayo wrote:
Have faith in your fellow RP listeners. The 21% sucko barfo votes of a year ago are down to 12%
And now down to 10%
Have faith in your fellow RP listeners. The 21% sucko barfo votes of a year ago are down to 12%
And now down to 10%
ice-9 wrote:
maybe the first, but not the last. i can't stand this, but kudos to those that do.
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.
There isn't a low enough rating for this self-indulgent tripe. I would rather listen to silence than be forced to have this in my ears.
the worst music I have ever heard.
It just couldn’t be anyone else. Love it or loathe it - and I’m very firmly in the love camp - it seems to be a unique sound.
They can be surprisingly engaging live too.
laozilover wrote:
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.
21% of the ratings are "sucko barfo"? Wow. Just "Wow"!
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
(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.
Excellent segue from Sigur Rós's "Svefn g-enlar,' William!
20 years since I first heard this and still liking it.
Gesundheit.
Please tell me I'm not the first one to come here and say that.
Please tell me I'm not the first one to come here and say that.
Idunno.... I've heard it numerous times (only on RP -- tyVM, William!) And I was hesitant to rate or like it.
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!!
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!!
This is the kind of stuff that keeps me up in the middle of the night,
Talk about not being able to carry a tune in a bucket. Thanks for the exposure Bill, yet this seems a track some of us can live perfectly happy ever after, without ever hearing again.
laozilover wrote:
Have faith in your fellow RP listeners. The 21% sucko barfo votes of a year ago are down to 12%
21% of the ratings are "sucko barfo"? Wow. Just "Wow"!
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
Have faith in your fellow RP listeners. The 21% sucko barfo votes of a year ago are down to 12%
laozilover wrote:
I enjoy RP for exactly this kind of polarizing music. I want to hear songs that some hate and some love!
(Not that it really matters what any one of us individually thinks, but I'm milquetoast on this one, somewhere right in the middle)
21% of the ratings are "sucko barfo"? Wow. Just "Wow"!
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
I enjoy RP for exactly this kind of polarizing music. I want to hear songs that some hate and some love!
(Not that it really matters what any one of us individually thinks, but I'm milquetoast on this one, somewhere right in the middle)
...only because there isn't an eleven.....
Bill_Rockoff wrote:
EST is making a comeback. Lots of people want brain damage.
Songs are a time & a place for me. THIS song (whole album, in fact) will always be a former girlfriend's room, in the wee hours, lit only by the computer screen, while this CD played in the background. Under the right circumstances, this sort of music is ideal, this song is transcendent (and deserves a 10) and even the long version is WAY too short. Under those circumstances, the whole album was too short. (So was a 3-day weekend, for that matter.) Fast-forward a year, and it's like stumbling across a photo of her or a letter she wrote when I thought I'd found and burned them all. A few of months ago, I would have given it a 1. But since memory is such a tricky thing, I abstain from a numerical rating for this one. I guess you can burn letters and photos, but you can't burn memories (haven't tried electro-shock, admittedly.)
EST is making a comeback. Lots of people want brain damage.
Every now and then a song comes along that when played, changes the mood of the whole room. This is one of those songs. 20 years on and still affecting.
That guitar in the intro... wow.
What a pleasure to hear Sigur Ros on the radio! Only Radio Paradise can do that ;) Thank you!!
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...)
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...)
SOLVED: the mystery of the Sigur Ros singer.
Icelandic? No, I don't think so...
Icelandic? No, I don't think so...
They are fantastic live
Just saw them live in Toronto, wow. The performance of this song was transformative! Do yourself a favour and go see them if you get a chance.
KevinM wrote:
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...
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...
These guys are like going to the dentist in slow motion.
Good Tune!!
Bonjour à Vous,
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faite.
je fait pousser des chèvres à Vions.
je vous propose " l'oiseau liberté" de Damien Saeez.
amicalement Sophie
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faite.
je fait pousser des chèvres à Vions.
je vous propose " l'oiseau liberté" de Damien Saeez.
amicalement Sophie
jerund wrote:
Not sure if you are joking but it’s HIS voice
It would be a cliché except for the deep beauty of her voice. Is today's theme absurdly under-rated songs? I like 'em all!
Not sure if you are joking but it’s HIS voice
It would be a cliché except for the deep beauty of her voice. Is today's theme absurdly under-rated songs? I like 'em all!
Non-english morcheeba, love it.
Great dream-moody atmospherics but the neurotic singing in Icelandic leaves me cold. It'd be a hoot if the guy was singing about changing the oil in his car or something equally mundane...
I'm not sure why contemplative songs like this rate so lowly. Does everything have to be "I Can't Drive 55"?
The first time I heard this song was Einsteinian.
The first time I heard this song was Einsteinian.
i like it but I prefer the full 9 minute version
kevrey wrote:
I can't hear.
what?
I can't hear.
what?
21% of the ratings are "sucko barfo"? Wow. Just "Wow"!
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
(I'm in the 19% who rate it "Most Excellent"!)
ENIGmAttIC wrote:
Stingray, here's a shorter version of what you wrote: "I do not like Sigur Ros". Here's an even shorter version: "".
Stingray, here's a shorter version of what you wrote: "I do not like Sigur Ros". Here's an even shorter version: "".
It's a pity that it's not the (longer) album version. Great Tune!
Knew who it was within the first 3 bars.
Length? How long do you stay immersed in the hotsprings?
Could be 3 times longer from my perspective.
Length? How long do you stay immersed in the hotsprings?
Could be 3 times longer from my perspective.
whomhow wrote:
I can't hear.
Masterpiece (for those who can hear). 10.
I can't hear.
LOVE this. When I happened to catch a high-def broadcast of Sigur Ros's Heima several years ago, I swear it was a nirvana-inducing, out-of-body experience. But even without the visuals, the music is still just as balming, uplifting, Zen, gorgeous.
Masterpiece (for those who can hear). 10.
It's so sad to see such low rate for this great and unique music...
Soon I'll be on their gig in castle near Verona, can't wait for this... The whole vacation in Italy appears in my plans because of this gig!
Soon I'll be on their gig in castle near Verona, can't wait for this... The whole vacation in Italy appears in my plans because of this gig!
aspicer wrote:
I totally agree. If you can get past the vocals at first you can really appreciate the musicianship.
GREAT tune. This is not a "first listen I like" band. I expect many of you will come to really enjoy this after you've heard it several times (like most great bands).....if you get that far.....?
I totally agree. If you can get past the vocals at first you can really appreciate the musicianship.
I guess I'm waiting for something that will not happen....
GREAT tune. This is not a "first listen I like" band. I expect many of you will come to really enjoy this after you've heard it several times (like most great bands).....if you get that far.....?
Was hovering on 10, then realized it was an abridged version. 8.
fatcatjb wrote:
I totally agree.
I may not like everything but, as you say, I am challenged and that's good enough for me
this is why Radio Paradise is my only radio station
I don't like everything on the playlist, but I am constantly challenged
When I don't care for a song, I check the comments and often....suddenly get it...then I buy it and put it in my Hot Tunes from RP playlist. Oh my, and now Erik Satie
RP forever
I don't like everything on the playlist, but I am constantly challenged
When I don't care for a song, I check the comments and often....suddenly get it...then I buy it and put it in my Hot Tunes from RP playlist. Oh my, and now Erik Satie
RP forever
I totally agree.
I may not like everything but, as you say, I am challenged and that's good enough for me
Wow, that was rather annoying.
Now would be a good time to head the head.
this is why Radio Paradise is my only radio station
I don't like everything on the playlist, but I am constantly challenged
When I don't care for a song, I check the comments and often....suddenly get it...then I buy it and put it in my Hot Tunes from RP playlist. Oh my, and now Erik Satie
RP forever
I don't like everything on the playlist, but I am constantly challenged
When I don't care for a song, I check the comments and often....suddenly get it...then I buy it and put it in my Hot Tunes from RP playlist. Oh my, and now Erik Satie
RP forever
Wow! Glad to hear Sigur Ros - I hadn't heard them played here before.
rdo wrote:
What is with the truncated version Bill???
This is truncated? 'Kinell! I'm glad the full version isn't played because I'd lapse into a catatonic state. The soporific effect of this song is that of a full bottle of Dreamy Sleepy Nighty Snoozy Snooze. This would have been perfect in the days when I smoked blow. Pure somnolence
What is with the truncated version Bill???
This is truncated? 'Kinell! I'm glad the full version isn't played because I'd lapse into a catatonic state. The soporific effect of this song is that of a full bottle of Dreamy Sleepy Nighty Snoozy Snooze. This would have been perfect in the days when I smoked blow. Pure somnolence
I'm not really a Sigur Ross fan but I do have to admire how different they are. I certainly don't think I could listen to a full album but the odd track mixed in with other bands is probably best for me. What we need is an internet radio station that would play an eclectic mix....
Not my cuppa, but I wouldn't denigrate those who like it.
Stingray wrote:
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
We know: there are a million true SICKOS out there. The majority of them must be Sigur Ros fans. A really gave them a chance. I listened to each song of 4 albums. I did not find a SINGLE (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) song that did not pain the hell out of me.
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
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
...timeless, perfect art - this track built sigur rós' following for a good reason...
Stingray wrote:
I need an umbrella from all this crap you are raining down on me here. This song is really great. This is one of the best CDs ever.
PS
What is with the truncated version Bill???
We know: there are a million true SICKOS out there. The majority of them must be Sigur Ros fans. A really gave them a chance. I listened to each song of 4 albums. I did not find a SINGLE (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) song that did not pain the hell out of me.
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
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
I need an umbrella from all this crap you are raining down on me here. This song is really great. This is one of the best CDs ever.
PS
What is with the truncated version Bill???
Makes me sit up and listen.
raga wrote:
Really outstanding.
Outstanding, really
Really outstanding.
Outstanding, really
StoneyG wrote:
Yes, well said StoneyG, well said!
Settle down Stingray. I'm not sure why you're so upset about not getting a particular band. Do you feel like there's a party out there that you haven't been invited to, or something to that effect? If they bother you, fine. Try not to have an aneurysm.
Yes, well said StoneyG, well said!
Settle down Stingray. I'm not sure why you're so upset about not getting a particular band. Do you feel like there's a party out there that you haven't been invited to, or something to that effect? If they bother you, fine. Try not to have an aneurysm.
We know: there are a million true SICKOS out there. The majority of them must be Sigur Ros fans. A really gave them a chance. I listened to each song of 4 albums. I did not find a SINGLE (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) song that did not pain the hell out of me.
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
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
Music Capitol has a contest to win two Sigur Ros Hollywood Bowl Tickets for October 5, 2005:
https://musiccapitol.blogspot.com/2005/08/win-two-sigur-ros-hollywood-bowl.html
this definitley needs the full treatment...and the oft-stated proper mood.
This clipped version just isn\'t worth the trouble.
Annoying to say the least! 
Originally Posted by Tizmself:
A song really has to get my attention to get a 1 or a 10. This one screams for a 1 so it got it.
Can I rate this a 1 for the second time? Or will that bring it up to a 2?
Originally Posted by dmax:
Saw them do this earlier this month. Two hours of this kind of music is too much, but this song was/is way cool.
The band is keyboards, this guitarist/singer playing a bowed & treated guitar, bassist, drummer and they brought a string quartet behind them.
FWIW, I think that this edited version is too short. Part of the attraction of this song is like a Philip Glass tune...it takes a while to fall into the mood (if you do at all).
I agree with dmax and others. It would be nice to hear the original version now and then.
Maybe Bill could keep the two versions - alternating with each play.Originally Posted by BC_Night_Heron:
Ambiance requires a specific mood to connect. Sometimes, this piece unlocks streams of delight. At other times it is like an abstract painting that no one really understands.
Really well said. Thanks.
A song really has to get my attention to get a 1 or a 10. This one screams for a 1 so it got it.
A little tidbit about this song...
\"Svefn g-englar\" means \"sleepwalkers\" in Icelandic.
Originally Posted by KT:
I am sooo sorry..this song sucks so bad I can't stand it..I'd rather listen Disco Duck by Rick Dees 
:D
As cool as Disco Duck is...it's nowhere next to anything by Sigur Ros
:DOriginally Posted by BC_Night_Heron:
Ambiance requires a specific mood to connect. Sometimes, this piece unlocks streams of delight. At other times it is like an abstract painting that no one really understands.
Hear hear... although it almost always induces an ecstatic reaction in me :D
For the record... I'm for the long version. I am sooo sorry..this song sucks so bad I can\'t stand it..I\'d rather listen Disco Duck by Rick Dees :D
:DThis is a good tune.
I would have to count myself as someone who likes this song a lot. In fact I do.
Like it...remix or no ;)
This is a remix/edit issued by the record company. The main complaint I (& a lot of you) had about the album version is that it\'s too darned long. Let us know what you think.
-bg
Ambiance requires a specific mood to connect. Sometimes, this piece unlocks streams of delight. At other times it is like an abstract painting that no one really understands.
Yes, its a guy singing. I saw this band a couple months ago and although pretty, its a one trick pony. All the songs sound like this one.