| Agaetis Byrjun | 
 enlarge | Artist: Sigur Ros
Label: Play It Again Sam
Category: Music
List Price: CDN$ 16.99
Buy New: CDN$ 13.26
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Avg. Customer Rating:  211 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.8 x 0.5
MPN: 1
UPC: 766921859225
EAN: 0766481589327
ASIN: B00005IC2H
Release Date: May 22, 2001
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Ships from U.S.A, takes 6-11 days for Delivery! BRAND NEW PRODUCT Factory Sealed.
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 I'VE FOUND NEAR PERFECTION July 16, 2004
Anyone who appreciates beautiful music would love this album. It's not something you listen to when you're drunk in the club, or jamming in your car down the boardwalk on the beach, but its something to listen to and enjoy by yourself. These songs make you think of life, of past relationships, of God, and of the world. The only problem with this is, if you are mainly for lyrics, and you don't speak the language of this band, you will not understand a word, let alone spell a song's name. Do not listen to this album to find meaning in the words. Let the singer's voice and sounds be part of the music instead of focusing on what he is saying. I believe this is an album where you will either REALLY love it or it just won't be for you. If you are strictly into American pop music, hiphop/R&B, metal or hard rock, or close-minded to a certain hardcore sound, this album might not be for you. If you are open-minded to music that isn't just screaming and hardcore riffs, and isn't filled with hot beats with someone yappin about ridin on dubs and 24's, this might catch your ear. This is what music is supposed to be. I'm not saying this is what all music should be. I am saying that all music, whatever genre, should be on this level. If that were possible, the world would be a much more enjoyable place. If you have time to listen to this album, I strongly strongly strongly recommend it.
Superb July 7, 2004
This is my number one desert island CD. Orgasmic and haunting are the best ways I can describe this album. If Iceland has it's own equivalent of the Smithsonian, than a copy of Agaetis Byrjun deserves to be placed in it immediately.
Mind bending, influencial recordings June 24, 2004
I can only describe this album in few words, since there is so much to describe it with, it's amazing. Absolutely stunning. The violin bow added to the guitar playing is just great. Beautiful, melodic music. A good buy, and a classic to keep in your collection
Yeah, what they said June 22, 2004
I'm not one to go bonkers over instrumental soundscapes - give me three minutes and a good riff, and that's all I really need to get revved up - but this music is some potent stuff. Svefn-g-Englar - all 10 or so minutes of it - should be blasting out of every stereo on the planet. I care not a damn that they could be singing "my bologna has a first name" in Icelandic. It still works and still moves one beyond compare. For Sigur Ros shows how music can speak louder - and more profoundly - than logorrheaical lyrical musings. Take heed, Sting.
Astonishing June 17, 2004
This is, without any doubt, some of the best music I have ever heard. It is a quantum leap above any of the music produced by bands in this genre; even such brilliant one's as Godspeed You! Black Emperor & Mogwai.Colplay have cited Sigur Ros as a big influence and you can hear it. Though, as much as I love Colplay's music, comparing Sigur Ros, and especially this album with them, is like comparing The Beatles with a Cellular Phone ringtone. This sounds like they've tapped in to a vien of music that no-one else has access to. Their only difficulty will be producing music at this level consistently. If they can, now they're signed to a major label, they will be massive. If ever there was an essential album produced in the last five years, this is it.
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