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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 15:00
  • Post subject: World album of the day (#532): Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
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Today's world album of the day

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1999.
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Overall rank: 70
Average rating: 85/100 (from 568 votes).



Tracks:
1. Intro
2. Svefn-g-englar
3. Starálfur
4. Flugufrelsarinn
5. Ný Batterí
6. Hjartað Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm)
7. Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
8. Olsen Olsen
9. Ágætis Byrjun
10. Avalon

About world album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com world album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours, but not including albums from Australia, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom or United States. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of world album of the day can be viewed here.
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swedenman wrote:
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Agreed. Honestly just can't get into Sigur Rós. It's pretty, but boring as fuck.
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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 15:20
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Brilliant album.
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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 15:22
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This is a top five album of all time for me.
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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 15:27
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Fantastic album, this is the one that really got me into post-rock.
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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 15:36
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Oh my god this album is gorgeous. It's in my top 100, one of my favorite post-rock albums. You talk about soundscapes, this is exactly that.
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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 16:39
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This is in my top 25 or something, but for some reason I've never been able to get into other Sigur Rós records. I'd literally take a single track from here (apart from the opening and closing ones) over their entire discography bar AB. I just think they've found the perfect balance between the melodic and catchy aspects of their music, and the atmospheric and ambient ones, here. The soundscapes are beautiful, but I think we can truly talk about songwriting here. This is like the limit between pop and ambient. Well that's how it feels to me. So yeah, great. Their other works aren't nearly as catchy nor as sonically powerful.
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  • Posted: 02/18/2014 17:52
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This seems like something I would love but I just can't get into it for whatever reason. Tried listening to it again about a week ago and had to turn it off. Donno why it's just not my jive
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awesome album, i wish i loved it as much as ()

it is wonderful how these guys are unknown so that all kinds of people who might be smart enough to like them don't get the chance, while garbage is king
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