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01. Musicbox Intro 02. Overture 03. All Is Full Of Love 04. Unravel 05. Harm Of Will 06. Generous Palmstroke 07. It's Not Up To You 08. I've Seen it All 09. Cocoon 10. Unison 11. You've Been Flirting Again 12. Isobel 13. Venus As A Boy 14. Pagan Poetry 15. Possibly Maybe 16. Hyperballad 17. Army Of Me 18. Bachelorette first encore 19. Jóga 20. Human Behaviour second encore 21. It's In Our Hands |
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| A friend and I drove from South Carolina to see this show, which had been planned since I obtained the tickets back in August. I have been a fan of Bjork for almost 10 years, and must say that I understand her songs much more after seeing them performed live. Listening to her CD's provides an intimate account of her musical intentions, but the energy and overpowering sensuality of her voice in live concert transcends any effects that can be captured through advanced recording technology. Although other fans were quite enthusiastic during and between songs, I must admit that I could only sit mesmerized by the sounds coming from the stage. Witnessing the same innocent and girlish movements (along with these sounds) from the one who so emotionally portrayed Selma was simply too much to handle. It seemed as if the audience cheered not only for Bjork and her songs, but also for her acting abilities in von Trier's heart-wrenching flick. The set list was very well-balanced, giving enough of Vespertine to display her shift in musical approach from Homogenic and Post, but also providing an array of established songs we all know so well and love so much. High points (in my opinion) were "Unison," whose lyrics mean so much to me after the terrible events in New York City only three weeks ago, "Isobel," which has been a favorite of mine for years anyway, and the encore "Human Behavior," which is the first song I ever heard of Bjork and subsequently rendered me hooked to her unique style. Isolating only a few songs, however, does not imply that all else was inferior. The entire concert was a high point for me and will stand as the pinnacle of artistic experiences, measuring each and every concert I attend from this day forward. ...now an even bigger Bjork fan... Columbia, SC /James Schmidt - 3067 |
| songs that always struck a chord, where truly struck for the first time...Oct 5 Being my first show, my basis of comparison lied within the filming of Shepards Bush along side t.v. appearances. October 5th was my time. For someone who takes true compassion and enormous time, effort, and pride in their abilities, it was simple jaw dropping to see all those elements expand and explode before you. Before the concert, the lobby flooded with anticipation, in a scene I can only describe as a place where crocodiles and kittens can coexist. Matmos set the mood of unexpectedness, blowing minds with their visual and audio feast for the brain. Ingenuity melted over the core of the actual album releases, primarily milking from A Chance to Cut Is A Chance to Cure. An intermission divided Matmos and Bjork. I sat (im)patienly watching the orchestra members taking their seats one by one, rosining their bows and flowing with pride and confidence. Now it was time for our girl. The magnificently much seen swan dress hit beautiful reality when she entered from the left, while greeting a stool to sit, entrapping within her hands the upliftingly shiny sounds of a small music box, which she continued to fondle after a large praise for the crowd. Frosti produced enchanting chimes, while snowflakes flutterede around her, then bleeding into the thrill-building Overture, which perfectly primed the crowd for the much expected and needed All Is Full of Love. My seat was positioned in the second row on the left (stage right), which I was excited for in the fact that it is (supposedly) know that she's more likely to drift to to the left, which I did find thankfully to be true. I didn't witness past review accountings of her looking or feeling as if she was bored or tiresome, simply the beautiful medium of pleasant intimacy, and pure thrill. Songs that had always struck a chord felt like they were being struck for the first time. Occasional sniffles and sobs ran throughout the crowed, throughout the show, obviously touching and approaching people differently, in different places, and evoking different emotions, brining forth true thought an feeling, controlling the subconscious (how many people can do that!). The first set was strong, leaving me in heartbreak, just for the fact that there was an intermission. (15 mins) The second set was definitely more nostalgic, which I know her, as well as the fans and I, were having fun with. The sounds of You've Been Flirting Again arose to praise and surpassed normality with Icelandic lyrics. The much adored Hyperballed received proper treatment (Matmos' mixing adds to the resume of skills(throught the show)) and received a standing ovation, which was overly well deserved. Tracks where hitting new places, reaching new grounds, which simply could not be reproduced in any other way than the way we were observing. Keeping a mental tally, I knew throughout the incredible redition of Bachlorette (god bless those strings) that the show was reaching a close, as well was my heart. But, of course, it was ripped back open again by two encores that couldn't have had better timing/planning/feeling/extacey. Joga seemed to be the icing on the cake, entrancing feelings, times, places, and events in peoples lives that were shown and expresses in the most incredible way, through Bjork. Human Behaviour was icing on top of the icing, sweetening everyone's memory of an evening that would be hard for anyone to forget. Though despite it's notion of leakage onto the net, I postponed my hearing of Our Hands to a live experience, because I knew it was going to happen, and it insured the possibility of ending the night on a questionable note. It simply stood on it's own; an explosion of simple meanings, meaning so much. The song hit hard, really hard, and I can see why it was exstracted from Vespertine, because it did stand out, which worked as a perfect closure. Though, in essence, there could be no perfect closure. I never wanted closure from the place that she was able to put me in, giving me straight chills from beginning to......an endless lifetime of peace and beauty. /unknown - 3066 |
| Well, I thought I would help out and send in the set list for this show, but you guys are really on the ball. I didn't think you would have it up already. I could't have even imagined a more perfect performace. I knew she would be incredible, but she far surpassed that. I drove 3 1/2 hours and spent an hour on a train to see her, and she did not disappoint. The last time I cried so much as last night was when I watched Dancer in the Dark. Anyways, you have a excellent website. I wanted to thank you, because without your great up to date information, I probably wouldn't have even known about the show. Keep up the great work! Thanks, (Bjork's Biggest Fan in New Hampshire!!!!) /Christopher Dahl - 3065 |
| On Friday, October 5 2001, Bjork outdid herself again. Her performance at Vespertine City Music Hall was even better than the stunning show she gave here on Thursday night. You'll have to forgive me spewing adjectives, hyphens and superlatives. Words will not capture the nuances of why. It was mostly Bjork that set this evening apart. She owned the theatre, electrified with a two-way energy flow that every performer dreams about. She knew that she had it and that she'd be taking it for a ride. The sound quality was somehow better than the night before, which was already shimmering. This was absolutely pristine. Even the mix was better - somehow. The same can be said of the lighting, performers and even the audience. There were many repeat customers here, all agreeing that this was just over the top, somehow. By 'performers', I include the conductor and entire orchestra. They were one. To quote Bjork, there was "Unison". Once again you felt the wood and brass sympathetically vibrating in the orchestral instruments. The conductor was definitely in control of everyone down in the pit. You could see and feel his confidence. And his pride, if you could just stop looking at Bjork. Zena had amazed everyone the night before, with her glorious tone and sometimes furious attacks on the harp. Tonight she achieved much more - at times gently caressing each string to set it vibrating, and then choking them when they were no longer needed. A virtuoso, doing what she does best. The Inuit choir was more dynamic then I'd ever seen them. They seemed to be enjoying this night with everyone else. Their voices filled the air. Sometimes it was an Icelandic winter wind. At others, especially during Vespertine's finest moments, it was angels in harmony. And the girlish 'She loves him, she loves him...' They were chosen by Bjork to record her music. And tour the world. What else do you need to know? Matmos: Wow. They tick-off where every beat belongs and deliver many of them by hand. Human-generated percussion in real-time. Plus, as a bonus you get every sound ever recorded - and many that never were. The Vespertine tour is meant to convey an intimacy between Bjork and each fan, as an individual. At times, we were alone with her. During the opening song she put the microphone next to her music box so we could hear it's internal mechanisms clacking and torque-ing as she cranked it. She deliberately let us hear it wind down into silence, and the audience, thinking it was over, applauded. Then we learn there is more, and we hear clunking, re-cranking and shuffling about - just as you would if you were right next to her. Even in the third mezzanine, you were there. Right there. The subtleties of her delivery were well received. The first set was mainly Vespertine and recent material. She did 'Frosti', 'Overture' and 'All Is Full Of Love' Then we went to Bjork's house. Home, actually. Friday's crowd seemed more familiar with the newer songs than Thursday's. The second set slammed her most famous and pounding gems into a stratosphere that she created in the first. The crowd went ape! It was great to see a reaction like this - and to be a part of it. Her voice was as smooth as the weathered blue icebergs that filled the giant screen in back of the performers. It was effortless, beautiful and natural. There was much more, but it can only be felt - not reduced to language. 'Human Behavior' and 'Joga' were some of the crowd's favorites. I know of at least one man who wept each time she sang the line, "The riddle gets solved, and you lift me up to this state of emergency...'. There was pandemonium when she sang about humans being moody and incomprehensible. Again, it was amazing to see and feel the magnitude of the reaction between Bjork and her fans. Many rushed to the front during the frenzied final songs. There were brief moments when I thought I saw her actually take flight in that gigantically-red-feathered 'flamingo' dress. I had to accept that it was most likely an illusion. But she pranced and swooped and leaped and rebounded with such energy and grace, that each one seemed to leave acres of stage behind. It was fluid and surreal, cranked up to eleven. The audience was a mixture of human cultures and generations. As a people watcher, I observed them mingling before the show.You can imagine the eclectic group that assembled here. I spoke with many of them and they seemed to have a creativity and openness to them. Many had traveled from other states and even other countries to attend. During the show there were shouts of, "WEE LOOVE YOOU!!!" and other, pleading yelps of sincere affection. There was a free spirit that never faded. Even after the show, in the streets of Manhattan - on a dark Friday night. She did it again. www.mdelia.com /Michael Delia - 3064 |
| I wrote this poem after the concert and it's like a review but in a poetic fromat, so I would very much appreciate it if it went in the reviews for the october 5th gig :) Thank you very much ... She's Our Angel Four angels swooped from above, they lifted me off my bottom My blood stream flowing with only milk and pixie dust And I stare in the most amazement at my idol The one who has changed my life, only by making her's complete We stare in awe at this definite angel and we melt far beyond affection Pure affection for this lovely, gorgeous, hyper, happy woman The one with a smile that could knock you senseless The one singing for us and not anyone but us And we're here to enjoy and feel small and feel huge because our lives have just changed We have seen an angel sing and now scream and dance and make us tingle We know her magic inside and out and we are her people We know we are her people, though for a magnificent moment we feel as though she is ours Our own to idolize, obsess over, and solve her complex beautiful mind She puts love in your thoughts and an untouchable sense of purity in your hearts Her sound and energy is what we live for, and what we strive to be like No such uniqueness as hers exists anywhere No voice so entrancing and gentle The bombs are hitting and she is singing, and you can't help but dance For you can leave everything behind for your "3 minute high" and just "travel through her unknown" With her creativity, yelps, and casual dance You can't help but know that this angel will never leave, she'll never end, and she'll feed you more as you'd like /unknown - 3063 |
| Tracklist: 1. Frosti (stopped in the middle, I think to fix the musicbox) 2. Overture 3. All is Full of Love 4. Unravel 5. Harm of Will 6. Generous Palmstroke 7. It's Not Up To You 8. I've Seen It All 9. Cocoon 10. Unison INTERMISSION 11. You've Been Flirting Again (in Icelandic) 12. Isobel 13. Venus As A Boy 14. Pagan Poetry 15. Possibly Maybe (some new lyrics) 16. Hyperballad 17. Army Of Me 18. Bachelorette 19. Joga 20. Human Behavior 21. Our Hands Review: The show started out, of course, with Matmos, who were great, as always. At the end of their opening act, they put some balloons on a string and set it afloat to the ceiling of the theater. During the intermission, a stage crew guy popped all the balloons. Now, the Bjork part: She came out in her pearl-like swan dress, playing Frosti. However, within the first thirty seconds of it, she stopped (I think that she had to rewind her music box or something just went wrong, or it was supposed to happen). Some people screamed, after she stopped, but a few seconds later, Bjork continued. After the second intermission, Bjork wore her red bird dress, which was amazing. All of the songs were great, especially Army of Me, when the lights turned red, and Bjork hopped around the stage. The backgrounds were very beautiful, often showing sea shells, plants, and water. After Bachelorette, Bjork left the stage, and there was a standing ovation. When she came back on stage, she performed Joga, with only the orchestra. Following that was Human Behavior, where Bjork gladly shouted portions of the song at sections of the crowd. She was quite the energetically happy one, especially during this song, when she jumped up and down several times. After Human Behavior, Bjork said something like," Now, I would like to introduce the people who made this possible. Matmos, Zeena Parkins, A choir from Greenland, an orchestra lead by Simon Lee from, well you tell them, NEW YORK! (everyone cheered and clapped) We have one last song tonight (everyone moaned aw) It's a song that we haven't released yet." Then, she performed It's In Our Hands, which was great. The choir from Greenland clapped during parts of the song. Everyone was shouting and clapping. and it was great. After that song, Bjork ran off of the stage. I will never forget this experience. /Corey - 3062 |
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