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01. Unravel 02. Hunter 03. Jóga 04. Scary 05. Aurora 06. Desired constellation 07. Mouth's Cradle 08. Heirloom 09. Pagan poetry 10. Scatterheart 11. Bachelorette 12. All is full of love 13. Hyper-ballad 14. It's In Our Hands (SPT mix) 15. Pluto |
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| I had no tickets, I stood outside the gate listening to her beautiful voice. I cried so hard when I had to leave, I didn't want to leave. My best and closest friend, Chloe, who is also a Björk maniac, cried with me. I do live in Seattle, and when I heard that she was going to be here, I was so extatic!!!!!! Unfortunately the tickets were sold out and those tickets were to be my sweet 16 birthday presents, but some other lucky person got them before I did... and I thank you, I'm not mad, frustrated, but not mad. I praise all who attended the concert. It was the best experience of my life (aside from my first boyfriend of course). Björk, I worshipped the ground you walked on here in Seattle, thank you for being here. I love you, all is full of love. Aurevoir. /bjorkfan14 - 1755 |
| its been awhile since the show and its taken me this long to come to my conclusions. The whole experience when Bjork and the other musicians were on the stage was worth my trip ffrom Vancouver Canada, with my two daughters Hannah and Teresa(birthday girl) friend Dennan. I was hoping to converet my daughters into fans as huge as myself for the beauty that is bjork. They were not impressed with the lenght of the show or its pace. I didn't have these problems myself, however i could have used an announcement from the stage letting us go home happy. Twenty five minutes is a long time to clap and yell without the artist or the venue recognizing nothing more was going to happen. If I had not been following the tour religiously through this website I would not have been disappointed with the fact that no enchore would be forthcoming, no big deal. great show bjork please come to Vancouver next time out. I can arrange the venue and promote the show. Just get in touch Love to all Andy /andrew johnson - 1695 |
| thank you Björk for all the joy you have given me throughout the years. & please come back again soon. /bjorkdoll - 1623 |
| Greetings! First of all, this is not a feedback about the Seattle concert (though I wish it was). I was at the 23-Aug show in NYC but need to make a comment about one of the pictures posted here: 030815_28_PaulJosephBrown-pre.jpg Having read the reviews for the prior shows, it filled me with anticipation. And when I saw this picture, I was filled with such a feeling of bliss. This is perhaps one of the, if not the best R-n-R Concert photo ever! When I looked at this I could only imagine the emotion this woman must have felt watching Bjork. The more I looked at it the greater the impact. In fact, I had to share this with a number of folks at the show. They all agreed it was a great, thought provoking and moving photo. While at the show, my mind was a swirl of bliss listening-seeing-feeling Bjorks power, range and emotion. And all the while thinking of this photo. Paul Joseph Brown, Thank You for capturing and preserving such a fleeting moment. Bjork/Selma: Putting words here to express my thanks, admiration, joy, euphoria can not do justice to how I really feel. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! for such a wonderful moment of suspended time. Keep taking those lights your mother and son bake for you! If you can top this tour, (and I hope you do!) it will be a truly religious experience!! /Pagan Poet /dezerep - 1454 |
| i keep reading that she didn't come out again because of technical issues. after the show, someone in the crowd was shouting that the whole thing was bullshit and he deserved more for his money and a roadie screamed back something like, "no, this is not bullshit. what's bullshit is your attitude. björk is sick and i'm surprised she was even out there for as long as she was." so everyone moved in a bit closer to hear about what happened. what we were told is that she collapsed when she got offstage because she was sick and being out on the pier had made it worse. he said she was scheduled for three encores and was very apologetic that she couldn't come out to make it. then jaylusk's review says that matmos said otherwise. what gives? if it really was just a technical issue, there's no reason for techies to spread the lie to get some sympathy out of us. i could care less about the abrupt end if she really hadn't been feeling well, but to just not come out again because she was fed up about the technical things? i'm not ungrateful, but a goodbye from her would've been welcome. what was frustrating was the mic check after they started to tear things down. people came running back up thinking that she would come out after all only to be shouted at to go home from the workers onstage. the concert was great but all the uncertainty afterward was awful. /jupitermourns - 1445 |
| Being from Vancouver and hearing that Bjork wasn't coming here, I jumped at the chance to finally see her perform live. I loved the venue and was in awe of her performance. But, like most of the fans, i was a little disappointed that we didn't get an encore, or even a goodbye. However, just seeing Bjork do what ONLY she can do was amazing, inspiring and totally worth it. I still had a great time and Bjork, please come to Vancouver on your next tour! Thanks. Foxymoron /foxymoron - 1396 |
| im a little late. but. i went to the seattle show and i think it was amazing, even without the encore! it was nice to be able to be so close without bieng to crammed together , and also getting to hear scatterheart and scary and mouths cradle! it was waaaaay keen! i see no point or reason in complaining :D /Habañera - 1307 |
| Magic, Heavan, a waking dream are just of some of the things that I have in my head after seeing Bjorks unreal and beautifull concert in Seatte. I have been waiting for her to come here for so long.. I myself am a musican and she has been one of my main heros and inspirations for doing my music in during the last decade or so. In an age of formual tunes for the masses she contrinues to break new ground and inspire so many. From the first song to the last, I was truely inspired by how and what Bjork played. A true treasure is Bjork and that night I will never forget. As for those who were disapointed at no encore, I was at the time, but I felt so filled with awe at what I had seen and heard that it didn't matter that much to me. There will always be those who are dissatisfied with a performance. She could have played for 3 hours and done four encores and there still would have been those who would have had bad things to say. Such is the nature of the world. And as for her not saying much beyond saying thank you a few times, She said all she needed to say to me with her music. For some musicians talking to the audience is part of their show, part of their music. But for Bjork I think her music said it all and it was nice just the hear that. Thank you Bjork for the love you gave to us Friday night the 15th of August. It will be always remembered. -dragonmagic /dragonmagic - 1303 |
| is that Venita? /mowerk - 1299 |
| Takkk Fyrir Björk Þú ert engill af himni ofan ~mikaiah /mowerk - 1298 |
| All Is Full Of Love for Björk The Icelandic Goddess docks at Seattle’s harbor for a night of music and visual bliss by Ronnie “Space Boy” Perkins Staff/Contributing Writer To be published in the Seattle Gay News on Friday, August 22, 2003 Björk with Bonnie “Prince” Billy Summer Nights at the Pier Friday, August 15th at 7 p.m. Pier 62/63, Seattle’s Waterfront $55 Advance Tickets. Sold Out! Björk’s last visit to Washington State was in 1995 so what a rare and wonderful experience for the Pacific Northwest. To have the massively talented, super-intelligent, one-of-a-kind, ground-breaking diva from the icy waters and harsh soils of Reykjavik, Iceland in Seattle for the evening. For every Björk loving Seattleite (and those who traveled here from afar) this was a dream come true. If you were lucky enough to pay less than $180 for a single ticket or get a ticket at all, you were in for a magical performance of volcanic proportions. Before I go any further, I would like to first tell you a little about Björk’s history. For those of you who haven’t connected with her music or vision this will hopefully spark your interest. And for all of you who know all there is to know about Björk...you can skip down to the review to relive the concert experience whether you were there or not. Björk at a glance: Björk Gudmundsdóttir was born in Iceland in 1965 and grew up in a hippy commune just outside of Reykjavik. She grew up around the wonderful mythology of the Iceland culture. Vikings and ships, darkness and quiet, ice and water. Being from a musical family, it came only natural for her to sing and rejoice in her little part of the world. She actually began her music career at age 11 when she and a small group of adults released an album of Icelandic folk songs simply titled Björk due to her solo-singing on each track. In her teens she went on to form a series of punk bands. She went from Icelandic hippy to punk as she grew to yearn for her calling in life...music. In 1986, she joined the Sugarcubes. This step launched her career internationally and was how she met guitarist Thór Eldon, whom she married and had her first child with. They named the boy Sindri, which Björk has said is the sound that melding metal makes. After three wonderful albums, with Björk as lead vocalist again, the group disbanded and her marriage to Thór ended. Björk, now free to begin her career under only her demands as opposed to that of a band made her ecstatic. She felt she could not musically progress any further in that type of atmosphere. Björk longed to explore the world of music and the talented people who create it. This led her on her journey out of Iceland to musically place the sun in her mouth. She moved to London, England to experience the big city with all the different facets of music and its life-force. A force which was just fresh into the techno/house/electronic/dance sound. Working with her new music pals, too many to name, she released her debut solo album simply titled Debut. This was in 1993 and the album sold four million copies. Björk has said she’s been very lucky to be signed to the small record label, One Little Indian, which has given her full control. Finally, her work was 110% Björk. And it began as a beautiful and wonderful root for her to plant herself into super-stardom as a solo artist. The music is unclassifiable. Melding techno sound, hip-hop beats, industrial explosives, classical music and waterlike melodies to that one-of-a-kind voice. What a wonderful combination of sounds. And oh, my goddess, that voice! Her voice can exude many different ranges and emotions with one thrust of her vocal chords. She can oh so quietly woo a baby into a trance and seconds later make a sound that could call ships to shore and communicate with the whales. If Björk didn’t manage to turn your head in the Sugarcubes, she most definitely got your full attention in Debut and her latter albums: Post, Homogenic and Vespertine. Or maybe from her Selma Songs album which is the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed year 2000 film Dancer In The Dark directed by Lars Von Trier. Not only did she write and sing the music in the film but she immersed herself for three years into the lead role. Björk played the lead role of Selma Jezkova. Selma was a Czechoslovakia immigrant to America who works in a metal factory in Washington State. She is a single mother who is loosing her eyesight from a hereditary disease. Wanting to protect her son from the same fate, Selma saves all her money for his operation. At the same time succumbing to her own blindness throws her into a dark world which she sees as a dream world full of color and musicals. A world that makes her feel safe. The film also stars Catherine Deneuve and David Morse and was a huge project for little Björk emotionally and physically. She has said she would never do another film again. Björk was in another film very early on in 1987. A black and white film called The Juniper Tree where she and her sister were witches. Aside from that Björk had no film experience so she had to rely on instinct and feminine intuition to capture the life and death of Selma. Her hard work payed off when she won Best Female Performance and the film won for Best Picture (Palme d’Or) at the Cannes Film Festival. Björk was also nominated for a Grammy for the song “I’ve Seen It All” off the soundtrack which she also performed live that night. About the swan dress she wore on the red carpet that night. I thought it was beautiful, phenomenal, and totally Björk. She felt like a beautiful swan after what she had been through and damn it...why not look like one! The gorgeous swan dress was designed by an Icelandic friend. It’s just like Björk to wear a wonderful gift from a friend as opposed to a cleavage thrusting normal old non-memorable gown by a designer that the actress only likes to say the designers name and doesn’t even really know. With all that said, it brings me to Björk’s latest masterpiece known as 2001’s Vespertine. A beautifully crafted piece of work that relishes in isolation and self-regrouping with lullaby sounding orchestral music, Björk’s voice and massively intelligent lyrics. Her most brilliant work to date, so beautiful infact, I was compelled to listen from beginning to end and moved to tears. She clearly has explored many deep facets of her inner-being in the 10 years as a solo artist. And the wonderful part is that she has just begun and shall continue to expand herself spiritually and mover her audience deeper spiritually as well. Björk’s experience in Dancer In The Dark thrusted her forward to her apex in Vespertine as Madonna’s experience in Evita elevated her to create the deeply spiritual and rooted Ray of Light album. A high note for Björk in 2003 has been the birth of her baby daughter fathered by Matthew Barney, an American artist. Congratulations to her on that. Björk CONCERT REVIEW: Opening for Björk on this glorious night was a solo musician named Bonnie “Prince” Billy who played the autoharp and sung for well over an hour. Björk usually has unknowns opening for her shows. However, on some U.S. tour dates she was accompanied by the critically acclaimed Icelandic group Sigur Rós. Since I’m not that much into an hour plus of non-stop folk music, I would have definitely preferred to see Sigur Rós. No offence Billy. As clouds started to gather and the sun was going down, an excited crowd grew restless on the pier. It had been a long couple of hours, thankfully made tolerable by the cozy confines of the wonderful set-up that One Reel and Summer Nights at the Pier provided for music lovers. There was a huge bar/seating area for drinkers over 21 who needed to calm their nerves with a beer, wine or soda. Many honey buckets to calm their bladders and an area for all those wishing to calm themselves with some nicotine. As well as a large merchandise booth where one could purchase CD’s, T-shirts, Björk tour programs and the like and plenty of refreshment stands were accessible from anywhere on the pier. Now, for a quick glimpse outside the concert area to a sea of fans lining the sidewalks. These fans were just as devoted but were not fortunate enough to score the golden ticket and still anticipated hearing the great music. At least half a dozen sailboats could be seen bobbing all around the pier to listen as well. Back inside now, where the energy and excitement is mounting as the roadies do their thing onstage preparing the performers equipment for the show. The huge cloth murals around the stage were fitting for the occasion as they had sea-themed caricatures of mermaids and starfish and the mer-man of the sea, King Triton. The noises, voices and sounds that kept the crowd going were bizarre, old audio clips of French and German people talking, chanting and almost calling out to the sea. And the screens and curtains were being tested and re-tested to provide the visuals that complete any Björk experience. Finally, out came the performers. The electronic duo known as Matmos and the electric harp and multi-instrumentalist Zeena Parkins. All three musicians are Americans and worked alongside Björk in the studio recording of the Vespertine album and also at last years intimate opera house performances on the Vespertine tour. Completing the small group was the Icelandic String Octet who played on the Homogenic album and tour. With all the musical creators seated and comfy, out came the Queen of the Night. As all eyes became locked on the short diva, immediately fans responses were “ooooh, she’s soooo cute.” And she definitely was. Always the fashionable one, Björk scoped out the crowd with an intense and concentrated look on her face. A face which had a unique eye makeup display of white, sparkling powder from ear to ear over her brow. Under that was dark black eyeshadow and interesting black drawings faded onto her cheekbones. Her knee-length, puffy gumdrop dress was draw-string tied at the bottom like Strawberry Shortcake. Under that was a black, spandexy, long-sleeved uni-tard with the stirrup bottoms over her bare feet. The pink top came to meet the puffy, pink dress material where black chords with guitar pick-like ends dangled and swayed around the pink poof. Her hair was brilliant. A very 80’s style that was super-straight and cut above her left ear and shaved underneath. The other side of hair off her right brow was about a foot long. It looked as though her dark hair was placed off center on top of her head and cut around in a circle. The look was completed with a big black lacy puff on a band around her neck that faced to the left side where her hair was cut short and shaved. Within moments of her appearance, that famous voice and perfect recipe of musicians united in sound and burst into our cloudy Elliott Bay. She opened the show with the song Unravel from the Homogenic album as fans settled in for the ride. On a big screen played one of four videos created by the male trio who collectively go by the name Lynn Fox completing the experience with visuals synchronized to the music. Playing no songs from the Debut album and only the song Hyper-ballad from Post, the majority of the song selections were from the Homogenic and Vespertine albums. We were treated with an awesome performance of Hunter in which Björk was the ever-faithful conductor for the audience as she wiggled and vibrated and threw her arms and hands to the exact beats being pumped out by Matmos. With exact precision and an adorable presence she tore through Jóga, Scary, Desired Constellation (accompanied by another great video of star constellations being swam around by goldfish), Aurora, the brand-new, never performed live track Mouth’s Cradle, Heirloom, Pagan Poetry, Scatterheart (off the Dancer In The Dark soundtrack which also had never been performed live...what lucky Seattleites we were!!!). She then went headfirst into Bachelorette, All Is Full Of Love, Hyper-ballad and ending the phenomenal performance with the new Soft Pink Truth remix of It’s In Our Hands. The awesome mix was spacey and cosmic...out of this world! The last and final song of the night was Pluto with an interestingly bizarre video of a naked man with a shaved head rubbing his groin as though masturbating and jerking his body violently. And at the moment of climax, he exploded into a myriad of indistinguishable body parts! And finé. With a cute and quick “Thank You” Björk was off the stage followed by the other performers. As much as the over-amped crowd chanted and stomped, she never came out again. I thought we might plummet into the cold water with all the stomping but surprisingly she did not do an encore. I found out later amidst all the rumors that she had struggled with her monitors through the whole show and gave it all she had. But, alas, an encore was almost impossible for her after straining in frustration over not being able to hear herself. She gave us all she had but it was a small taste that left us hungry for more. More lights. More music. More Björk. My boyfriend, John, commented afterward that he felt emotionally violated in a good way. In a little over an hour, she had made him dance, laugh, sing, think, cry and made him rejoice! A truly awe-inspiring performance. I couldn’t agree more. An entire range of intense emotion waved through us all for a precious time and then was gone. Björk was so close to us all, but sadly, she’s now so far away. A great time was had by all inside the concert or not. Therefore I would like to thank Björk, Matmos, Zeena and the Octet for an experience I’ll always keep in my hands and close to my heart. I hope the next time Björk visits though that she performs at the Paramount or Benaroya Hall. I feel the full experience was somewhat clouded outside on the pier. Until next time.... Visit Björk’s official website at www.bjork.com. The most extensive and award-winning site on all things Björk. Be sure to check out all the latest DVD/music releases of which there have been scores lately. Most recently, a four CD, one DVD boxed set of her live performances from 1993-2002. Also released is Inside Björk. A documentary featuring interviews with Sir Elton John, Thom Yorke, Missy Elliot and Sean Penn. Enjoy! Make sure to visit Matmos at www.brainwashed/com/matmos, Zeena at www.zeenaparkins.com and “Prince” Billy at www.dragcity.com/bands/bonnie.htmlt /ronnie space boy - 1291 |
| well... i'm not sure i can bring anything new to the plate that hasn't been said already. the show was utterly amazing! i am a bit of a nut for the electronic music, so i can't emphasize how impressed i was with the beats matmos were putting out. the beats were busier and glitchier than the original songs (of the songs i'd heard before). i also loved that all the beats kind of sat behind bjork's vocals instead of drowning them out. i was so ecstatic over the quality of this component of the live show. i was also amazed at the fact that bjork is just so on with every song despite the fact that almost every song played had been altered from the original. i can't neglect the stings octet and the harpist, who almost added another amazing dimension to the live show. i love the blend of classical with electronic music and would like to see it done more often. if a show comes back this way, i will do everything in my power not to miss it... but i hope that we don't have to wait another five years to see her in seattle (or even better vancouver) again. please come back bjork... /pailface - 1260 |
| We the fans, DID NOT make and DO NOT make Bjork whom she is. We ARE NOT the reason why she is where she is at. BJORK is the only person who has brought herself to where she is in life. Bjork is a musical genius, as well as a compassionate mother of an infant and teenager. She is an artist, lover, friend, and a human being. I am utterly disappointed in those who piss and moan and dare to take it further by saying that SHE OWES YOU?! Nonsense. She tries. She works hard. She has put out more money and work than she receives from these concerts, so I suggest you re-think your idea of footing her check. I sympathise with all those who enjoyed the show, and sat next to those who don't take into consideration the idea that Bjork takes a full orchestra and several talented artists with her. You think you connect with her music, her songs, her lyrics... and yet you can not stop for a moment and empathise with her? Maybe you should look into yourself and ask yourself how easy it would have been if it were you in her shoes? I think your expectations are far beyond what is fair. You got to hear two songs that have never been done live! Lastly, for all of those who slammed Bjork on this page, I believe your show should have been ended much sooner. /true - 1250 |
| You little selfish and full of egoism people. You don't really know what a good taste and keeping a good style is. This is a very first time that fans complain THAT much. I can't believe it. Do you really think you deserved the show while showing up this way? You should be so happy you had a chance to see the unique concert and enjoy it! There is a planty of people who can't see the show because they live too far or thay can;t afford the tickets... People - don't you realise had a chance to fullfil your dreams? You should be feeling thanksfull for this... There is such a difference in all posted messages from US and Europe - there's no doubt. There are almost (I repeat: ALMOST, not only) only two types of opinions posted in American section - I can divide them to a cathegory called 'ooh-ahh! whatta dress! I love you!!! Please come to us again!!!' and to another cathegory: 'whatta f***??!!! I paid over 70 bucks so I demand, I require this, this and this!!!". Isn't it primitive?.... I don't want to say there are no exceptions and that there was everythig alright and that you don't have a right to complain but IN THIS WAY???. But what's going on with you people? SHAME ON YOU... /stachu - 1232 |
| How dare any of you post with such disrespect! So she didn't do an encore, almost expected in today's shows. But she doesn't sing like any other human, she sings to the heavens and gives all of herself. I think all of you were graced with Heirloom and Scatterheart and then some. No one put a gun to your head and said, "Go buy a ticket!" Didn't you purchase a ticket so you could see her live? I saw her in SF, amazing, then read the posts from LA, disgusting (Bonnie Prince Billy booing). He's not my fav, but he never deserved a tainted crowd. Now everyone from Seattle thinks they are a Rolling Stone music critic. Come on people! This is Bjork! Keep posting the negative comments and I bet she'll hit Portland next. She is simply amazing! Peace, Love and Harmony! Sorry to be negative on your posts, but come on! KeeleyC /mtshasta - 1230 |
| Being from Vancouver and hearing that she wasn't coming here, I jumped at the chance to finally see Bjork perform live! I loved the venue and was in awe of the performance, but like most people was disappointed that there was no goodbye or even a "Thankyou Seattle"". However, just seeing her do what ONLY Bjork can do was inspiring, amazing and totally worth it. Thanks for the experience and PLEASE come to Vancouver some day! /foxymoron - 1228 |
| yo /LLouisx - 1223 |
| I have loved BJORK since the sugarcubes.....and believe I always will. This Seattle show only cements that fact. In my eyes the show was flawless......seamless......one great amoeba-like mound of glistening beauty bestowed upon those few fortunate enough to understand and appreciate BJORK's talents. SO WHY ARE ANY OF YOU SO-CALLED-DEVOTED-FANS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AMAZING CONCERT!! Encore or No Encore, Short set or Long set, THE ONE PERSON WE ALL CAME TO SEE GAVE US HER ALL! Does anything else really matter? Is it so hard to understand that BJORK is an extremely gifted, and passionate HUMANBEING that is surrounded by other very dedicated, and talented HUMANBEINGS that might at sometime or another make one or two teeny tiny mistakes??????????? Geez. For those of you who read this now, please keep this last thought in mind...........BJORK gave a wonderfully, eye-opening performance....once again! Luna /reposoalaluna - 1222 |
| Good while it lasted, but ultimately dissapointing, and not worth the money paid for it. I'll probably never choose to see another Bjork show live, relying only on recordings and DVD's. Bjork...hmmmm...you owed us more than this. Spend our money wisely. /Ataraxia - 1218 |
| If I could have one wish, it would be for Bjork to perform "Play Dead" on Aug 23rd, in Brooklyn, which is my birthday...what a great birthday present, huh? I'm sad that this song has not been in her lineup...so Bjork, if you are reading this, it would mean so much to me. I know you will be amazing. kendall /fadeout017 - 1217 |
| necessary.appropriate. gracias.danke.thankyou.merci.obrigado.grazie. mi canción preferida personal "allisfulloflove" ¿dónde estábamos? /kvz - 1216 |
| The concert WAS perfect, even without an encore. I hung around for quite awhile, and when it became apparent she wasn't coming out again, I wasn't really that disappointed. Every song I wanted to hear (Hunter, HyperBallad, Joga, Bachelorette, and All is full of love), Bjork sang, and sang beautifully. I consider myself lucky to have been able to go to this show, since it was only one of ten stops in N.America, and since the concert sold out very early. Thank you Bjork for a perfect evening! Come back soon. /weirdabundance - 1215 |
| Thank You Bjork. I just want to Say the show was amazing and very quality, especially considering the circumstances Bjork and her entourage were experiencing. As you may have read in one earlier post, Bjork DID go to great lengths to try to acommodate the fire marshall to allow for the fireworks and pyrotechnics. It simply wasn't possible to do them in Seattle. It isn't right for us to be upset with Bjork for this. We should be extremely grateful for the 1st time live performance of "Scatterheart". We should be thankful Bjork comes to perform AT ALL. Bjork is a mother. Bjork is from the OTHER side of the planet. Bjork does not need our money. Bjork has a very large touring group of people who all have to be paid and honestly, 55.00 is a very small price to pay for Bjork (1), Matmos (2), Zeena Parkins and the Icelandic Octet (8). Not to mention the soundman (1). Thats already 12 people not including her crew. She performs and travels so she can continue to EXPRESS her art and CONNECT with her fans. I am ashamed of how ungrateful we are and for our "jumping-the gun" comments on this board before we know all the circumstances that went into the Seattle performance on pier 62/63 . Demanding, ungrateful and rude... BJork, if you do happen to read this, please do not make all of the Northwest suffer for the small number of people that were rude on this board. Please do not let 10 years go by again before returning to perform for us. We DO love you and your music/art. My name is Daniel Woods and I AM grateful... /ilovehim - 1214 |
| couldnt have asked for anything better than the most wonderful night i had :) /dankyhoo - 1213 |
| It's amazing how we've all been conditioned to accept humongous ticket prices with half the follow through and then call ourselves selfish for feeling a little ripped off. We all paid $60 a ticket to be there, Bjork made a LOT of money and gave us a one hour set with no encore. Okay, maybe a 75 minute set but the point still stands. Bjork sounded great, I had always wondered whether she could hack it live as well as her albums sound and by far, she can. I actually thought she sounded better in many cases. The band, if you'd call it that, held everything together beautifully and the sampling and sequencing was brilliant. I loved what I was able to hear. However, I felt disrespected by no one announcing there wouldn't be an encore. Are encores that big a deal for the songs? No, to me it's a sign of appreciation. I understand that things happen and maybe someone's sick or worn down after a tour has been ongoing but an encore is the EXTRA that you give the hard-working fans who spent the cash to see you and put green in your pocket. I am not a whiner, I am not selfish, I am a Bjork fan who expected what any concert-goer expects. /specialinterest - 1212 |
| beauty icelandic queen won MY HEART ovEr....and then some... bjork has been my favorite solo artist for years now and this was the first time i had the chance to see her live...and i could hardly stay in reality at the show. lightly prancing out in her pink and black, sparkly dress with a slight smile on her face, makes me think of whispering...then she opens her mouth to sing and i think i may have lost it....what a colossal voice!!!! the setlist was just wonderful. scatterheart formed tears...pagan poetry made my entirety tense....it's in our hands made me move without control and pluto made me only ache for more... i was sad that there was no encore, but for whatever the reason i just hope bjork is doing well... i love you bjork. the planned encore of isobel, you've been flirting again, and human behavior would have been a nice ending to the show. maybe next tour....cause i plan on making myself able to see her no matter how far i have to travel....she's worth it. thank you for taking the time to show your fans your talent in person bjork. you really are one of a kind...beautiful, unique...and astonishing. your music means so much. i can't wait to hear more. seattle loves you...come back soon. /electronicbecca - 1211 |
| MOVE IT TO THE 4um FOLKS!!! The reviews here on GIG are great. Even better, are the discussions and reactions the reviews are generating from Fridays show. BUT, if you want to criticize or discuss someone else's review (and not the show itself) please take your post to the 4um - to the LIVE section. Bjork.com initially nuked some very legitimate but critical show reviews. That kind of censorship adds insult to injury. HOWEVER, GIG is not a discussion board, it's a place for SHOW REVIEWS, and all this bantering back and forth could likely wind up in the trash bin simply for purposes of house-keeping rather than censorship. That would be a true shame, as ALL of this provides a very good read, and I'm learning a lot about fellow Bjork fans. So let's keep the discussion going, but take it up in the 4um!! Thanks to the Commanding Heights of GIGOGRAPHY for showing restraint with the delete button. /jaylusk - 1209 |
| MOVE IT TO THE 4um FOLKS!!! The reviews here on GIG are great. Even better, are the discussions and reactions the reviews are generating from Fridays show. BUT, if you want to criticize or discuss someone else's review (and not the show itself) please take your post to the 4um - to the LIVE section. Bjork.com initially nuked some very legitimate but critical show reviews. That kind of censorship adds insult to injury. HOWEVER, GIG is not a discussion board, it's a place for SHOW REVIEWS, and all this bantering back and forth could likely wind up in the trash bin simply for purposes of house-keeping rather than censorship. That would be a true shame, as ALL of this provides a very good read, and I'm learning a lot about fellow Bjork fans. So let's keep the discussion going, but take it up in the 4um!! Thanks to the Commanding Heights of GIGOGRAPHY for showing restraint with the delete button. /jaylusk - 1207 |
| bjork is nothing but amazing. i'm sure she had her reasons for not coming out to do an encore, and speaking with some of the stage crew, i feel she was justified in not returning to the stage. you people missed THREE songs... big deal, rent the dvd, listen to the album, something, just quit complaining. i was in line since seven in the morning and felt the show was worth every penny that i paid, i even got sunburnt waiting. i'm actually glad i didn't hear the encore because 'generous palmstroke' wasn't on her set list and that's one of the songs i was dying to hear. if anyone paid attention to her tour, you'd realize her sets lasted no longer than nineteen songs. be grateful she sang 'scatterheart' for the first time on the tour, and we got to hear two new songs, 'desired constellation' and 'mouth's crade.' i guess i can't really complain since i was front and center at the concert and she looked me in the eyes as she was singing 'mouth's crade.' but there should really be no reason for her fans to complain. i mean think about the songs you didn't hear... 'you've been flirting again,' 'isobel'and 'human behavior.' they are not songs you haven't heard before. i think people are complaining to complain, nothing's ever good enough for them. you should feel privileged that bjork, after eight years, graced our presence in the city of seattle. i flew to los angeles during her vespertine tour and shelled out $250 for a ticket, and that was just her show, it didn't include airfare or lodging. the price i paid was worth it as was the seattle show. i guess all of the negative "reviewers" of the show are pop stars themselves, are pushing forty, have a family and a future to worry about... this show was nothing less than astounding. i guess the only complaint i have is that i wasn't able to see the visuals on the back of the stage but that's my fault for being "too close." as for the positive aspects... well it was bjork. her voice sends shivers down my spine, whether live or on cd/dvd. her energy was a little low-key but you have to realize she was just in hollywood, ca, a completely different climate and yes, our human bodies are feeble to sudden climate changes. i still feel that she gave it all she could. we are also lucky becuase this is the first time she wore that specific dress! a quick song by song comment... 1. unravel. one of my fave album tracks (see below) it was amazing to hear her finally sing it live. nearly in tears. 2. hunter. a good choice for the fans. 3. jóga. beautiful. 4. scary. !!! YAY !!! a true fan would appreciate her singing this. 5. aurora. nice ice. 6. desired constellation. thank you. i was glad the audience was quiet during the beginning of the song. it "sounded" like people were trying to hear it and appreciate it. 7. mouth's crade. i had a smile on my face the entire time (this is the one she looked me in the eyes with) 8. heirloom. a good danceable track from vespertine. was glad i heard it since she didn't sing it in l.a. and it's one of my two faves from the album 9. pagan poetry. her voice cracks my spine and reassembles it. 10. scatterheart. she was pretty spot on for having not sang it on her tour yet! thanks! 11. bachelorette. hauntingly gorgeous. 12. all is full of love. the plaid remix inspired a tattoo, so i never have a problem hearing this song. 13. hyper-ballad. not a song i was dying to hear... no bjork song is a bad song, but i would have rather heard other songs... but she still made me happy i was there. 14. hands (spt remix). ok, i can't get enough of this remix. i was going crazy, the bass nearly sent me over the edge, i was surprised i was still standing after this one, but then... 15. pluto. ROCKED... this is my other fave album track (see above) i had only seen this performed on the cambridge dvd. i was so glad when i saw this listed on the other show's set list. if this song doesn't prove the power of her voice then i honestly don't know to say. my throat was getting sore from screaming with excitement and i only screamed for less than thirty seconds... all in all this will go in my #2 spot as the greatest concerts i've attended, right behind seeing her in l.a. thanks to bjork, thanks to matmos, thanks to zeena, thanks to the orchestra, thanks to the crew, thanks for the venue, thanks to the fans, thanks for the music... travis. /djracecar - 1206 |
| I waited years for Bjork to come play Seattle and before arriving I previewed the other shows, got excited about the fireworks, and what she play for the encore. However, what really happened was very little graphics and no fireworks (okay, I can get over that) and then she didn't even do an encore to compensate for our loss. Perhaps I am just being selfish but paying $55 for tickets and fighting the nightmare parking that is downtown Seattle I felt she at least needed to honor us with an encore. Disappointed fan. /cchurt - 1205 |
| bjork is nothing but amazing. i'm sure she had her reasons for not coming out to do an encore, and speaking with some of the stage crew, i feel she was justified in not returning to the stage. you people missed THREE songs... big deal, rent the dvd, listen to the album, something, just quit complaining. i was in line since seven in the morning and felt the show was worth every penny that i paid, i even got sunburnt waiting. i'm actually glad i didn't hear the encore because 'generous palmstroke' wasn't on her set list and that's one of the songs i was dying to hear. if anyone paid attention to her tour, you'd realize her sets lasted no longer than nineteen songs. be grateful she sang 'scatterheart' for the first time on the tour, and we got to hear two new songs, 'desired constellation' and 'mouth's crade.' i guess i can't really complain since i was front and center at the concert and she looked me in the eyes as she was singing 'mouth's crade.' but there should really be no reason for her fans to complain. i mean think about the songs you didn't hear... 'you've been flirting again,' 'isobel'and 'human behavior.' they are not songs you haven't heard before. i think people are complaining to complain, nothing's ever good enough for them. you should feel privileged that bjork, after eight years, graced our presence in the city of seattle. i flew to los angeles during her vespertine tour and shelled out $250 for a ticket, and that was just her show, it didn't include airfare or lodging. the price i paid was worth it as was the seattle show. i guess all of the negative "reviewers" of the show are pop stars themselves, are pushing forty, have a family and a future to worry about... this show was nothing less than astounding. i guess the only complaint i have is that i wasn't able to see the visuals on the back of the stage but that's my fault for being "too close." as for the positive aspects... well it was bjork. her voice sends shivers down my spine, whether live or on cd/dvd. her energy was a little low-key but you have to realize she was just in hollywood, ca, a completely different climate and yes, our human bodies are feeble to sudden climate changes. a quick song by song comment... 1. unravel. one of my fave album tracks (see below) it was amazing to hear her finally sing it live. nearly in tears. 2. hunter. a good choice for the fans. 3. jóga. beautiful. 4. scary. !!! YAY !!! a true fan would appreciate her singing this. 5. aurora. nice ice. 6. desired constellation. thank you. i was glad the audience was quiet during the beginning of the song. it "sounded" like people were trying to hear it and appreciate it. 7. mouth's crade. i had a smile on my face the entire time (this is the one she looked me in the eyes with) 8. heirloom. a good danceable track from vespertine. was glad i heard it since she didn't sing it in l.a. and it's one of my two faves from the album 9. pagan poetry. her voice cracks my spine and reassembles it. 10. scatterheart. she was pretty spot on for having not sang it on her tour yet! thanks! 11. bachelorette. hauntingly gorgeous. 12. all is full of love. the plaid remix inspired a tattoo, so i never have a problem hearing this song. 13. hyper-ballad. not a song i was dying to hear... no bjork song is a bad song, but i would have rather heard other songs... but she still made me happy i was there. 14. hands (spt remix). ok, i can't get enough of this remix. i was going crazy, the bass nearly sent me over the edge, i was surprised i was still standing after this one, but then... 15. pluto. FUCKIN ROCKED... this is my other fave album track (see above) i had on'y seen this performed on the cambridge dvd. i was so glad when i saw this listed on the other show's set list. if this song doesn't prove the power of her voice then i honestly don't know to say. my throat was getting sore from screaming with excitement and i only screamed for less than thirty seconds... all in all this will go in my #2 spot as the greatest concerts i've attended, right behind seeing her in l.a. thanks to bjork, thanks to the crew, thanks for the venue, thanks to the fans, thanks for the music... travis. /djracecar - 1204 |
| It broke my heart to have Bjork have such a negative experience in a place so equivalent to Iceland. And if I could have one wish, it would be to have her come back very soon and just sing us three more songs! I couldn't be more lucky to have layed eyes on her, but I feel a sense of loss that creates nothing but anguish. We are holding our breath, so hurry up Bjork! -Verletzen /verletzen - 1201 |
| This was my 4th Bjork concert, first one I saw was 8 years ago in a club that held about 200 people, which of course was the best concert ever. This one, however, was still great, as it always is to see Bjork. Just have a quick comment - I bet the reason she didn't play an encore was due to Seattle's strict noise ordinances. This concert was held in a semi-residential area with all of those condominiums along the waterfront. I bet the reason for the short set/no encore was due to that along with the LAME opening act who ignored the stagehand guy trying to motion to him to end his set and all of the technical dificulties. Oh well, I still love Bjork and will give her the benefit of the doubt! /oldfashiongirl - 1200 |
| The show was amazing. Even still, when you agree to do something, and people pay money to see you preform, you have to give it your all or dont do it at all. Bjork somehow didnt seem completely into it compared to the last shows I was at. If she was upset by the technical stuff, sometimes in life you have to swallow your pride and be professional about it. It's not the fans fault. A lot of people stood around and waited for her for hours on end. My legs felt like they were going to break or something and i'm even pretty sick at the moment but i didnt care beacuse i was going to see bjork. She should realized this. You can't throw fits all the time in life. I think everyone there diserved an encore or at least be told what was going on. I'm sure no one would mind or we waited a bit for some things to be corrected... It was incredible, but just too short. -bianca /swanthehuntress - 1199 |
| AMAZING! The opening act wasn't actually that bad, but he did seem to have a bit of an inflated ego. He took the heat from hecklers pretty well, which I admired. He has a nice voice, and plays the autoharp well. The lyrics to his songs are very unusual and witty. But he was nearly a half hour late, and seemed to be teasing the audience, which didn't go over well! Bjork was SPECTACULAR! Scatterheart was unexpected and made me cry. I saw others wiping their eyes as well. Afterwards, she said it was the first time it was performed live. Another treat was Mouth's Cradle (only now do I know the name!) She played around with the electronica herself. The black puff around her neck bothered her, and she tossed it away. Then the black dangly things on her dress got tangled and she tried to fix them. She had an amazing drawing on her face, and I love her new haircut. Pluto blew me away! She covered her ears as she held the long notes. Then she knocked over the microphone, and an event staffer tried to hand her it back, but she was too busy dancing! She did a little head banging at the end. The video looked interesting, although it was hard to see it all from where I was standing. Maybe they'll release it so I can see it better, I'd like to see the one for Unravel better too. I read in the Live Box book (that bought at the concert) that in the Pluto video, the man (Ingvar Sigurdsson) is simulating masturbation. Lynn Fox said Bjork kept asking her "What about the masturbation video?":-) And in the end, she gave in. Ingvar Sugurdsson agreed to shave his head for the part. I loved It's in our Hands: Soft Pink Truth mix, I was unsure at first, but it was fantastic! It got everyone jumping :-) And I love how it plays with her voice! Hyperballad got everyone dancing too! Multicolored lights danced around the stage, and the music was pulsing. I cannot wait till the release of this new album! These new songs are harbringers of something simply amazing! Then I'm hoping she'll have another tour, maybe next year :-) I'm definitely going to see as many of her concerts as possible. This was my first one, and it let me know how much I've missed! There were a couple of REALLY rude people, but they were dwarfed by all the NICE Bjork fans (which I'm sure is the usual) But it was still disheartening to see, that's not how Bjork fans are supposed to act! Get over yourselves! I was awe-struck to be in Bjork presence! I love her more than ever! Thank you Bjork, and please come back to Seattle on your next tour! Marinn_Hjarta /marinn_hjarta - 1198 |
| A few more thoughts after letting things smolder: After reading the review revealing the three song encore as quoted from Matmos : You've Been Flirting, Isobel, and Human Behavior - that was never gotten to... WOW, that would have been an incredible encore. It sucks it never got played because upon looking back at it it seems as though this show recieved a special treatment in the playlist/encore selection to make up for the lack of fireworks and flames. Scaterheart for the first time and then an incredible three song encore... hmm? Another thought that killed me was how this concert became my life for a day instead of a part of my life. I don't think that's ever happened for any other artistic event. /pudapuda2 - 1197 |
| it's that bonnie prince guy!! i almost could hear the monitors say "uughh....i feel siiiickk!!" when he sang..that's when the monitors started to fucked up... whatever you wanna say..."ooohh he's good..he's beautiful..."...yuck!! /soundguy - 1196 |
| One more quick note for the record. During the show, I lost count of the number of times that Bjork said "thank you" in her own sweet, endearing accent. So I think the people who are upset that she didn't say thank you at the end should remember all the thank yous throughout the show and realize that she truly and deeply meant every last one of those. Couldn't you feel that? Wasn't that enough? Thank you, Bjork for your lovely show and for your true acknowledgement of the appreciation the audience felt for your talent and grace. Please come back soon. P.S. Who designed your incredible dress? /SaltIsland - 1194 |
| no oncore too! damm really hating it! /mdjslip7 - 1192 |
| HAHAHAHA , YOU GUYS UP THERE IN SEATTLE REALLY MISSED OUT ! IF YOU THINK BJORKS SHOW W/OUT THE FIREWORKS WAS GOOD , THEN YOU SHOULDA SEEN IT DOWN HERE IN SAN FRAN . YOU REALLY DID MISS OUT !! SHE IS GOOD ON HER OWN , BUT THE BITCH HAD FIREWORKS AND TOUCHRES OF FIRE GOING TO EVERYSONG AT DRAMATIC POINTS! HELL YA BJORK! /mdjslip7 - 1191 |
| Oh, and by "technical problems with the monitors" I mean that she couldn't adequately hear herself and when she can't hear herself she runs the risk of straining her voice which could affect the next show/s, etc. (And we all know the only remedy for losing one's voice: having to swallow warm glowing lights and oil and such.) /brxan2000 - 1190 |
| Disappointing to see people here assuming Bjork was being arrogant/selfish/aloof/whatever by not doing the encore. She was frustrated with technical problems with the monitors and that is why she didn't do the encore. It had nothing to do with noise ordinances, etc. So quit the whining (those of you who are whining) and be glad we got a perfect, albeit short, show! There were only three songs they didn't get to: You've Been Flirting, Isobel, and Human Behavior. (I know all this because I was fortunate enough to get backstage after the show. And no, I didn't meet her. She was standing about 10 feet away having somber talks with a few crew members and didn't look to be too happy. Then she left.) /brxan2000 - 1189 |
| Fucking lovely show beautiful Bjork! Buggers who have a pissy attitude should calm down and reassess. That show was so SWEET! Pluto blew my brain apart! (I was worried about the pier collapsing!) Scatterheart was so unexpected and welcomed! All Is Full of Love made me melt. Hyperballad freaked my skeez, Various songs that I didn't know the name for twisted my lips into a nonstop grin. Joga chilled my bones. (Isobel was missed.) The harp player is so completely awesome! The string octet is so completely awesome! The beats (Matmos I guess) were so visceral... the the bass was a PRESENCE. That show was completely great! (PS: The opening act was cool... but out of place. I liked his songs but my feet hurt so bad! Inappropriate for the headline in my opinion.) /Hadit - 1188 |
| That concert was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Everythign was perfect and Bjork was beautiful! Bjork was my favorite singer and now I love her even more, just from watching her perform. When she came out I cried I was so happy, I even cried when I found out Bjork was coming to Seattle. Please, come again, your show was amazing! >Leigh OBrien /leigh obrien - 1187 |
| Seeing Björk was by far the best performance I have ever seen, and will most likely ever see. I love how the concert ended with such a magnificent climax. She started off by delicately "Unravel"ing her voice, and ended the show with an aggressive scream. Marching off stage, I thought this was exactly how I wanted to feel seeing her leave: completely awe-struck. Björk provided the perfect medium between the classical and electronic instruments; combining all the sounds to create a truly unique experience. Furthermore, she danced playfully around the stage, which greatly added to the mood of her performance. I have never seen her dance as much as she did live at Seattle. The way she moved her body during Hunter, she acted as if she was the physical embodiment of the music. It was wonderful. Even though she did not provide an encore, I was completely satisfied by the end of the evening. I felt as though I had seen a vast amount of Björk's talents, and I am forever grateful to Björk for exhibiting so much of herself for us. After the voice curling shriek finishing Pluto, Björk marched off stage, and I knew it was over. I felt awe-struck, yet content. Seeing more of her would have been nice, but not necessary. This concert was truly a culmination of all her hard work, creativity and talent. She was able to show the audience her gift in completion, even without an encore. As for Bonnie Prince Billie's performance, all I can say about that is after his display, seeing Björk was more rewarding than ever! (Though I was appauled by the man who yelled, "Get off the stage!") No complaints, just fabulous memories. I will not allow jaded, ungrateful people change this. Thank you Björk. I hope to see you perform again someday! /ninja__kid - 1186 |
| I would like for all of you to think about this. I do not know one person that has been 100% on, every single day that they go to work. I don't know anyone that can say that, do you? Think about your jobs, are they under as much pressure as she is...she has to be right on, 100% ,every single time. All those people, staring, expecting greatness. Well, she delivers.It is hard, but yes, it is her job to be great, not perfect. She's not a Doctor...she is an artist. If you are not happy, then laeve it at that and don't spend that much money on a ticket. or see her again. If you would like to see her in an astounding performance, i suggest you pay the $16.99 and buy the Royal Music Hall DVD. If you are perfect, please grace us with your knowledge on everything Bjork did wrong. I am sure she is flattered that you think she is perfect also, but is it really fair? How strange that people will find whatever they can to place blame for why they did not have a good time.....can you not just enjoy what you saw and heard? I was standing by some annoying people sucking face right behind me, and then screaming at close range in my ear, so my friend and I moved, to be happy, we did not blame them for a crappy show and stay in that spot.see?I saw her play at Radio City Music hall in NY and was floored. It was the best show I had ever seen.The venue DOES have a lot to do with the show quality...how she is feeling has alot to do with it...and for those that say she should have cancelled if she wasn't feeling well, hhhmmm...doesn't that tell you that she cares at least a little bit to not let the fans down? I was a little crushed when it was just over, wham bam....hey, what happened? But now that I am here reading all of the complaints, I have realized, that I was being selfish. What is $60 or so bucks, to see her, let her be the woman she is, and continue to support her and love her creations. If she never toured again because these reviews get back to her...how will you feel? I would be sad. Better short and sweet, and few and far between than never at all. BJORK....thank you..keep creating....do what you feel...listen to no one.. /bedele - 1185 |
| Greatly said Joe. I have seen her perform in Sopot, Poland, and was mesmerized by the powerful and flawless performance. The Seattle set might have been slightly shorter (by 2 or 3 songs…) but was certainly as compelling, intense and poignant as the other one. In fact, the Seattle show was even more dazzling and hard-wearing because of the amount of energy that emanated from the stage from the musician, especially from Bjork. As if there was something to make up for, as if there was tension to be relieved, as if it all had to go beyond the achievable or already achieved. Apparently under such pressure the artist is driven to new-found heights, Bjork certainly gave the impression to be way up there at the peak of it all. The rest is not about the love of music, it is not about witnessing a truly great artist at work and at her best, it is not about a moment of elevation into the world of resonance, echo, crashes, hum, noises, silences and poetics, it is not about the enjoyment of sounds, harmonies and melodies. It is about envy, greediness and self-indulgence and is really not that valuable or admirable and therefore not important at all. Hopefully one day, somewhere between these two worlds the music will find a more lasting echo. a. /aleana - 1184 |
| ->>>>>>>>>>>>>> cRitics yo. <<<<<<<<<<<,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yousuc. l3J0Erl< said she likes me better'n you. (sHiiiiiiiiiieeeeeyt.) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^* /chele - 1183 |
| in response to those upset by my comments, i enjoyed the show completely, that is up until the point of where there was no encore, or thank you. i was not at all negative until i was leaving and even then i didn't say much. it's just that 67 minutes. a movie lasts longer, some tv shows last longer, and Björk, who is way better seeing live than a movie or tv show should have been longer. i looked around at the faces of people who were confused and amazed that that was all. the people in the crowd and on the bleachers waiting for her to come back, teased by the lights and no music over the p.a. i do agree with all, that the performance was spectacular, Björk put on an amazing show that sounded great, I was really blown away with how everything sounded live, it was incredible! some people had issues with the quality of music, i thought it was excellent and that she seemed 100% on last night, it's just i take issues with a few things. quote from undotheswan: >I am blown away by the complete and utter lack of respect you take in leaving your feedback about an incredible artist well, the people around me and myself included were blown away by the lack of respect Björk showed for her fans. She is an incredible artist, no denying that, but one who didn't show any politeness last night. Plus, how dare you attack me and my opinion? Isn't that what this is, a feedback of a concert, i left my opinion and just because i'm not the "super-fan" you are doesn't allow you or anyone to criticize my review. i don't have a chip on my shoulder, i just expressed my own opinion, as many did, and some cannot accept that opinion and have to criticize me for that. it was a great show, should have been longer, should have shown some respect for the people who attended. please remember, these are my opinions and observations from the show. i shouldn't be bashed for how i feel. some may disagree and some may agree, either way that's fine. through my eyes and emotions this is what i felt. it should be taken for that. now can we all stop attacking and agree to disagree? :-) i am hoping the persons who maintain this will delete any attacks at anyone and will leave only the opinions of the shows, as it should be. thanks and i apologize to all who take offence, it's not a personal attack on you, just a review to a concert. -M /smorg - 1180 |
| I've just now returned home to Portland in Oregon, a fly-over city for all major entertainers these days, after having witnessed Björk's wonderful concert at Seattle in Washington. Back in the 1920s my mother was an entertainer (pianist) who had her own radio program, an unusual accomplishment for a woman in those days; and so all my life I've appreciated entertainers, who via their creativity and talent bring a bit of happiness into our lives. Björk's performance at Seattle last evening was stunning, for me and everyone around me of whom I took notice. It's quite obvious, to those who choose to see, that Björk puts her heart and soul into her life's work at every opportunity; and her Seattle concert was one such opportunity, hindsight to the contrary nothwithstanding. Having stood for several hours in anticipation of Björk's performance, my feet were killing me; yet, when she appeared, all bodily concerns vanished in an instant. I did not then, nor shall I in future, utter a discouraging word regarding the entire experience: Surely, as is the case in any human endeavor, a litany of ifs and buts could be drawn up if one wished to pursue such a pointless task; but until such time as I'm a peer of Björk's--a time which will never come--I'll prefer to soak up the positive energy Björk exudes whilst bearing in mind the fact we're all of us human beings doing the best we can to make a difference for the better during our brief tenure on this tired old planet. In my view, it was Björk's gift to us at Seattle that she presented one of her songs live for the very first time; and it was even more of a blessing that we witnessed her perform a song which she has not released via any medium. And even lacking those songs, I could tell by looking about me that through her effort Björk had reached people's souls and made them sing. Minutiae may be the stuff of pedestrian reviews, but they are beside the point. In life, critics abound but expert entertainers do not; and at Seattle I went away from the venue knowing Björk's quest for excellence in the art of music testifies to the fact all knowledge is acquired more by the striving than by the gaining. Joe, a.k.a. Mr. Cat /Mr. Cat - 1179 |
| Bonnie Prince Billie's music is disturbing, dark, beautiful and brilliant. /katharineW - 1178 |
| WOW, I must say we should recognize Morgan at the next concert by the big chip on his shoulder. Get over it Morgan, you should have left long before the end of the show, your negativity I am sure hindered many people's night and I know I am not alone in being completely appauled at the things you had to say here. Also I am blown away by the complete and utter lack of respect you take in leaving your feedback about an incredible artist. You should get the smack down for thinking that she would go out of her way to perform a poor show(and it was by no means even remotely poor) Next time keep your negative self at home and just listen to the cd's they are apparently much better to you than the real thing. /undotheswan - 1177 |
| Well to say that this concert was a waste of money is absolutely absurd. Bjork has not been to Washington since '95, so this performance was quite rare indeed. Despite dismal weather and equipment problems, Bjork delited the soldout crowd with a new song (Scatterheart), and played some of the usual fan faves from "Homogenic" and "Vespertine." Particular standouts were the fantastic live rendition of "Aurora", which had everyone wondering, "What the hell is that guy walking on?" Simply amazing! Bjork's voice delivered the goods and them some. The rolling "Bacherolette" was great with occupanying strings. "Desired Constellation" was a breathtaking experience to withold. I only wish she would've performed "Possibly Maybe," my girlfirend's favorite to really set the night off. The remix of "It's in Our Hands" was excellent live, and which tunred out to be the climatic song on the list, "Pluto" was played in all its glory (for those of you who have Bjork's Strings DVD you know what I'm talking about) complete with dying strings and Bjork's explosive ending, where she pulled a vanishing act right off the stage. Fifteen songs in the set in all, who can ask for anything more? Well, I for one really would've loved to see Sigur Ros one more time (last played earlier this year in WA at the Moore which is an awe-inspiring thing to witness), but sadly we got Bonnie, who was quite humble, and quite boring. Well, in the end we all payed (unless you were on the sidewalk, which you were still treated to a fine show) to see Bjork, and we got her. Maybe some didn't get as much as they wanted to, but still there is nobody on this planet that does the things Bjork does, and having a little slice of her this summer is a great great thing. So is everyone ready for Radiohead now? /doublea - 1176 |
| just to respond. -> i was more upset with the fact she didn't thank seattle for coming than for spending money on a short concert. -> the fans *do* make björk, yes she does have the talent, but without us, she'd be singing in her car while driving to a grocery store. we pay her bills, we buy her music, we attend her concerts. -> there is no reason björk or anyone should be put on a pedistal over any human being, she puts on her underwear like any of us. -> what did she expect by playing on a pier in seattle. even in the summer it's cold, ask anyone. if she was cold or sore, then cancel it and move it to the paramount, benaroyal hall, the moore, any other venue. -> who cares about pyro, i didn't even know about it, wouldn't have added to the show really. -> she could have played until 11pm, the city had nothing to do with the short performance. -> and again, no thank you. very unprofessional. just because she is björk doesn't mean she is better than her fans. she needs to give respect to us and last night showed to me and many others that she doesn't care. besides all of that, great singing, great music, but the other stuff really hampered the night and ruined it for me and MANY, MANY others that were leaving. -Morgan /smorg - 1175 |
| Oh, forgot one thing. THANK YOU BJORK! Love & Peace, come again! /ntrllnstnct - 1174 |
| The show was great. It’s been 8 years since I last saw her and she is as good as ever! Emotionally moving and stunning! Great beats and tempo, a well put together show! Come back to the NW again soon! We would love to have you in Portland, OR! /ntrllnstnct - 1173 |
| I really don't understand what the big deal about no encore was. Sure it was disappointing, but the way a lot of these reviews talk about it, it's like we received significantly less songs than another city. If you look at the setlists from other shows, they all have 15 or 16 songs, so we were only shortchanged another 5 or 6 minutes of fabulousness. Also, the ticket prices for those of us who bought regular unscalped tickets were the same price or less expensive than shows in L.A. or NYC. As for the concert itself, I thought it was fabulous, particularly in the second half when things really picked up with a killer version of Hyperballad. There were so many sounds and flashing lights and beautiful screeches thrown at us from the stage that at times it was almost too much to handle. This being my first Bjork concert experience, I thought it was wonderful. However, I would like to see her play the Paramount when she comes back to Seattle. Not only was the Pier freezing, the acoustics aren't meant for Bjork's voice. She needs an enclosed setting. And as for Bonnie Prince Billy, I can only pray to God that I never have to hear that horrible man again. A totally inappropriate opener. /SwpStke - 1171 |
| i enjoyed the show last night even with a few disappointments. i did feel that bjork seemed a bit detached at times and i was disappointed at the lack of an encore. i definitely understand not doing encores, but having the lights stay off for near 30min and setting mic stands back up, only to take them down later? that was just a tease. BUT the highlights of the show outweighed these problems. bjork sounded great and she looked beautiful (including her super cute new hair). also there were times throughout the show where bjork did seem to relax more and open up, and hearing two "premiere" tracks was very nice. as for pyrotechnics, while i think that the fire torches may have been nice, i'm actually a bit glad there were no fireworks. for a concert it just seems to garish and without them i think the show had a much nicer, more personal feeling. and i have to say i agree with jaylusk on the amazing moment where that feeling of agression was released at the end of "pluto". with matmos beginning to let the song turn toward chaos and bjork just letting that scream go and sending her mic and stand flying... i was blown away. i have to admit, after that powerful exit, i was half expecting there not to be an encore as it made such a great end to the show. bonnie 'prince' billy was very cool live, and i was glad to not hear any boo-ing. i noticed that many people were not interested which is fine, but to all those who were talking loudly while he was performing, you should really show a little respect or just try to be quiet for one hour. maybe it was hard for people unfamiliar with will oldham's work to get interested, but some of us were also excited to see his performance and it is hard to hear when some annoying people are practically yelling in your ear. anyway, i had fun and will try to catch bjork the next time she comes to the west coast. /ctc23 - 1170 |
| I'm confused as to how I should feel. My expectations WERE set a little higher; any normal American who pays $55 or so for a concert ticket would feel the same. Bjork played beautifully. I stood in awe when she finally graced us with her presence. I have pictured in my mind how such a show would go. What songs she would play, how she would dress, how the stage would appear. Every single fan in the audience who made an effort to be there (I made a few myself, flying from Ohio and all) was completely ECSTATIC to see her. Just to be so close to her. Perhaps it IS a bit selfish to feel upset after she disappeared abruptly, but was it selfish of her to not even say goodbye? If she played 3 songs and was suddenly feeling ill, then said 'thanks, goodbye' -- I would've been happy, for serious. I don't know. Seeing her marked a defining and emotional point in my life. I've waited nearly 4 years for last night. I consider myself LUCKY to have the opportunity to see her in the states. With a 9 city tour? Not many people in the North American continent got to experience what we did. Not many people at all. Artists have their reasons, I suppose. She was incredible and precise. Beautiful and not-so-surprisingly surprising. She was gorgeous, adored, and COMPLETELY welcomed by us all. I just hope this experience doesn't keep her from coming back to Seattle, or any city in the states for that matter. Also, I was happy to see that the venue was incredibly small. Much smaller than I had expected. And, I'm very grateful that I got to witness Scatterheart being played for the first time. That, and I was surprised and very happy to see her perform Scary, for it is one of my favorite of hers. /anridenour - 1169 |
| Just a quick note to all of those who were disappointed by last night's show. I was part of the local crew, so I can dispel some of the rumors. 1. The performance was not cut short because of a noise ordinance -- it was Friday night and the weekend rules were in effect. A three-song encore WAS on the setlist and the show was not shut down because of noise. a) Bjork DID need a masseuse to make a visit before the show, so she COULD have been feeling less than perfect, and I can't be the only one who noticed that she DID seem to be getting chilled. b) The monitors were acting up, so she very well could have been frustrated after trying for over an hour to hear what she was doing -- and what she was doing was trying to put on the best show possible for us. Please cut her some slack if she couldn't tell how she was sounding and couldn't hear the rest of the music right and got fed up with trying to give us perfection. 2. It was not Bjork's fault that there were no pyrotechnics, so please don't hold her responsible. There were no pyrotechnics because the venue -- Pier 62/63 is a historic pier. It is one of Seattle's oldest piers, and there is a no fire ordinance there in order to protect it. It would really suck if Seattle lost a piece of history just so that one concert could have some fireworks. Bjork's show didn't need them anyway -- she kicked ass all by herself. Her songs and looks were enough pyrotechnics -- don'tcha think? 3. And please be glad for what you did hear and see, and for the fact that she chose Seattle for her first live performance of Scatterheart. Once in a lifetime, people! (And be glad you didn't pay all that money to hear only TWO songs, which is all I got from the Pixies when I saw them for my birthday years back.) We all got a very fine show, with some great music from all of the band and some wicked video to accompany it. Okay -- rave/rage on! Cheers, peace, love and understanding...... /SaltIsland - 1168 |
| Sour Grapes from some. Completely uncalled for Sour Grapes. How dare you say the fans made her what she is, we have nothing to do with the creation, we are lucky enough to be able to see and hear waht she is up to each year. With a set list like the one Seattle received, how can anyone complain. Complain to the City of Seattle about the no encore. I was at the SF show and would have loved to have experienced the setlist you all in Seattle got. 2 new songs! Scary and Heirloom! SCATTERHEART! All this talk about wanting for what you PAY for is disgusting. Art is not commerce. Paying $500 bucks does not mmean you are entitled to a better show. And those who talk smack about Bonnie 'Prince' Billy deserve the irritation they received. /stephenp - 1167 |
| Björk delivered a huge disappointment last night. After 67 minutes the concert was over. Months of anticipation, a 300 mile drive, about $74 after ticket charge, ticketmaster fees, and shipping and it was over in 67 minutes equaling about $1.10 for each minute of the show. Björk doesn't perform very often, and when she does, it is supposed to be special. Last night, Björk left her fans wanting more. So much so, that 25 minutes after it was over and people were JUST starting to leave, when a member of her crew threw something into the croud, those who were on the outside of the venue ran back in thinking she was coming out for her encore. If this had been a heavy metal show or a hard core rap crew there would have been a riot. Luckily, the fans in Seattle were civilized and didn't express their anger and hurt on others, just the casual, "I can't believe that was it." I want answers. This wasn't fair by Björk to swindle her fans this way. I don't believe the talk that she was exhausted. A 9 city North American tour, come on. Bands like U2 go on the road for sometimes 2 years at a time, with a few breaks, put on shows for over 2 hours and charge less money to do so. I know Björk is not an "Arena Rock Band" but her fans are as devoted to her, if not more. The opener, Bonny Prince Billy, was very exhausting, unemotional and played longer than Björk. Some cities are paying a lot less and getting a lot more! (Yeah Yeah Yeahs and especially Sigur Rós) We, the fans, have made Björk what she is today. We have supported her, we have given her a happy lifestyle and paid her check. Last night she repaid us by performing for 67 minutes, offering $35 shirts and not even thanking us for coming out. If even she had thanked us or even shown a little appreciation for supporting her, I would have been happy. If she was exhausted, she should have canceled the show. This will be the last Björk concert I will be attending. I was actually envious of the people who sat on the sidewalk for free and heard it perfectly from outside the venue. Thanks for the memories Björk, but this is one memory I won't forget anytime soon. I hope you don't treat all your fans like you treated the fans in Seattle. -Morgan /smorg - 1165 |
| I am from Vancouver and paid over 170 dollars CDN for two tickets for this show. I admit to thinking, "you've got to be kidding me" about the no encore situation, but lets put this in perspective. If the show was three hours it would not have been long enough. The only reason the duration was dissapointing is because it was hands down the best show I have ever seen in my life. Period. I could only gape at the stage wideeyed at Bjork, hair blowing in the breeze. Never seen a sweeter sight. The planned fireworks and piro I have just read about now and frankly, anyone who could complain about that when they have just heard Bjork sing is a spoiled wanker who shouldn't have been there in the first place. Thank you Bjork, I could die today a happy man. /Judas one - 1164 |
| After waiting for 10 and a half hours in line and then another 3 once we got in to see her, I was IN NO WAY disappointed. Her voice was in full strength, obviously giving it her all. Whether it was an old standard like "Hunter" or a new track (of which there were two!), Bjork showed exactly why there were just as many people standing outside, trying to hear her, as were inside the venue of 4000. While we did not get to see the pyrotechnics, it would have been an irritating parlor trick and distraction from one of the few true talents that remain in todays music scene. I only wish that she would tour as intensely and as fervently as she did in the mid-90's. Having seen the LA show she did two years ago and seeing this one (which was quite different), I am still very much in love with her talent and passion. I hope she is able to overcome her intense exhaustion (as she collapsed back stage after "Pluto" and was then unable to continue) and give the same raw emotion on the rest of her US tour. Thank you so much for returning to Seattle after 8 years, Bjork. BTW, that remix of "It's in our hands" was kickass. =0) Amanda /bjorxgirl - 1163 |
| That was an AMAZING show! Thank you Bjork! I don't know about the rest of you .... but "it's in our hands" ... THE BEST SONG!!! i had to look at my friends and have a reality check to see if they were listening to the same song.... + Electro at it's BEST! thanks for having my picture with my friends on your site. Ivan libraboy! /libraboy - 1162 |
| wanted to add a last thought about the show, excerpted from a 4um post... As much as the monitor situation was so maddening for Bjork, I think it drove her performance to some very edgy, powerful, wonderful places. Despite a previous posting reporting dB limits and lack of loud builds, I have to say I thought my head was going to explode towards the end of Pluto - oh my god - it WAS an amazing finish!!! You should have heard her very last scream. All that PA frustration coming out in one final primal blood-curdling cry. Okay, in retrospect, that scream alone might have made up for missing the encore. Straight to the bone. The crowd howled back in delight. She might have tried to bean us with the mic stand, but in the end, after all my critique, bjork is still goddess. /jaylusk - 1161 |
| I saw Cake on the pier last year and it was the same old thing. De La Soul opened, who were great despite the Seattle crowd, then an endless lame middle show by Flaming Lips, and finally a brief, disappointing set by Cake. I would love to see Bjork at the Paramount, with her voice and the bass reverberating through that enclosed space. I would love to actually get my hands on tickets, unscalped, un-Ebayed, unviolated tickets, too. I listened from across the street, sitting on the sidewalk. :( But she sounded great nonetheless. /sinnabun - 1160 |
| Let me start out by saying I am not a "rabid" Bjork fan, but I am a music lover and I have enjoyed her voice since the Sugarcubes. I was very excited to go see such a talented and strong female musician. Despite the sound problems, I thought she performed wonderfully. Which brings me to the question that everybody else has asked: Why no explanation for the short show? I have seen too many live shows to count, and not one performer (despite technical problems) walked off with no encore & no goodnight. I have watched much worse things happen during a performance (a lead singer being knocked down on his ass by an overzealous fan), and the musicians have persevered. Also, a 10pm stop to concerts at the pier, on the weekend, would be ridiculous. If that were the case, the shows would start earlier. Whomever started this rumor was misinformed. And Bjork.....your fans seem to have the utmost respect and adoration for you. Next time please return the favor with some respect for the people whose musical tastes allow you to make lots of money doing what you love. /orangeappled - 1159 |
| her hair didn't look that good either, but i'm also going to ny next week, so hopefully she'll play mouth's cradle again, and also play more songs........ /beyondtheveil333 - 1158 |
| BJORK, THANK'S FOR PLAYING SEATTLE! Hmmmmm, that was delightful. At the end of the concert...after the thirty minute+ screaming and tired arm clapping fest (tiny screaming bombs would erupt every four or five minutes)... when we all began to sober up to the fact that they were unplugging the speakers onstage I tried to gauge if I was ~really~ dissapointed at the lack of an encore/longer set and I wasn't. I was perfectly filled up by that monumental (in my life) concert. I've been enamoured with Bjork for a long while and I'm so fucking glad she came to Seattle! Bonnie Prince Billy blew me away. Both Lyrically and in delivery he was engaging. He was a slice of American musical integrity and a decent opener for a North American tour...although an hour long Matmos opener would have been WAY better. The set list was killer, I could-not find a single song that at the begin of which I wasn't excited for: 01. Unravel -The video for this track was tight, and it's one of those Homogenic songs that doesn't seem to get much play for me, but I really like. 2- Hunter had a tight beat upgrade thanks to Matmos, and Bjork did this fucking rad little dance with her hands to the quick snare drum 4 - SCARY , fuck yeah! I never expected to hear this in concert, it was a song I really got into when I graduated from High School, so I've got good associations. 05. Aurora - Beautiful 06. Desired constellation - Beautiful, felt the lyrics were a little undeveloped/straight forward, but still very playful and epic. The video for this was In-Cred-Ible.. I pray that these videos from the live shows will be realeased (Special feature on the live DVDS?) 07. Mouth's Cradle - Cool new track, I don't know what she was doing with the vocal sampling to set up the song, was that improvised? (It kind of looked like the stuff Mr Fly's videotaped loop in the Lake Album section) the emergent beat was very nice, I'm looking forward to the production on the new album!! Once again the lyrics were , well, unsettlingly coherent and accessible I found that the live show allowed me to pick up all songs lyrics better, so cheers to Bjork for that. Pagan poetry - Great, there were some points when I was sure that the wind was tunned in into the song. 10. Scatterheart - HOLY SHIT, this was drop the world of the face of the Earth gorgeous! I feel all else is forgiven for the first ever live performance of this song. Someone yeled "it was beautiful" after she told us that and I was proud of the Seatle crowd. 12. All is full of love- some magnificent vocal standouts in this performace 13. Hyper-ballad- yeay, yeay, yeay, warming the crowd up for a brilliant three song concluding rush. 14. It's In Our Hands (SPT mix) - Again, HOLY SHIT, I this SPT further tweaked the song from the remix availible on the It's in Our Hands EP/Single. The SONG FUCKING BANGED! Like she droped a hail storm of lights and beats down and the crowd was fuckig moving (at least I was) starting here. 15. Pluto- BOOM, boom, put, put, BOOM!! WOW, dope pick up on the beat, the base drop was towering, the lights to the crowd were pinicalizing (word?) to the last few electronic breaths at the end. She danced her ass of, man was I happy to see that glimpse of inspiration. Kicked the mic stand onto the recievers at the end and stormed off stage. Crowd goes appshit for an optimistic thirty minutes while the stage crew dissasembles the set and says nothing on the loud speakers... I know she's been closing with a redone Human Behaviour, and in my dreams about the show (the one's where I don't end up onstage dancing) she always has a goodbye that could calm souls tempered by two destructive ending songs... .. . .. . Right-o I'll just drop a few bucks on a shirt and get my ass out of here. Although I don't quite know what to do with the rest of the evening, it's 10:30PM- It's been mentioned earlier that Seattle may not know how to handle big shows FUCK THAT. She could have played at the Moore, Benaroya, let alone the Paramount... and those docks/piers have huge fireworks shows every July 4th. (if you ask me its that evil AT&T corporation) BJORK: PLEASE COME BACK TO SEATTLE WE MISS YOU ON SO MANY TOURS WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU COME BY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ohyeah, Bjork looked bombastic. Her hair entranced me, her outfit was awesome... you know just another one of those millions of reasons to love her: like so many foamy sea caps across the ocean's peaks... right Seattle? /pudapuda2 - 1157 |
| amazing show. beautiful. my friend ikke swears that she sang 'rubbish PA' at the end of one of her songs. :) /hellkitten19 - 1156 |
| just for the record, shows can run until 11:00 on friday and saturday nights on the pier, not 10:00, which is the rule for all other nights. the show did not end early because of the city of seattle sound ordinance or the tenants accross the street. /fling - 1155 |
| (This was originally posted to Gigography last night. Someone at the commanding heights of Bjork.com chose to erase it. Why censor it? It is a legitimate REVIEW of the show. Erroneous? All comments attributed to named persons were from first-hand, one-on-one conversations. It is not a duplicate. And does the mere fact it contains criticism, as well as heart-felt compliment, deem it inappropriate? Why don't you let the readers decide? Note this review was retyped by memory, as I did not post it anywhere else, and did not keep a copy, so it's not word-for-word.) Seattle 8-15-03 - Bjork - Summer Nights at the Pier The show - what there was of it - was stunning and wonderful! Bjork was pitch perfect and powerful through her entire set, as heard from our position front row, on the wall, center stage. I'm a native and must say our home-town crowd was very well behaved. If there's such a thing as moshing at a Bjork show, it would happen here, but it did not. No pushing - lots of elbow room up front - thanks so much to the hordes behind! Now to the short setlist. Being on the barricade, we were privy to some first-hand roadie-talk. Two separate Bjork-credentialed tour folk, (not event staff) when asked why she would not come back out, stated Bjork was cold and exhausted. The latter stated she had literally collapsed after coming off stage. It was breezy down on the waterfront pier, but it wasn't THAT cold. Nothing close to Iceland! :) Still, the crowd refused to leave, not believing it was over. At one point, the sound engineer came center stage with Bjork's mic and ran through a "check, check, check" while everyone else on stage was packing up gear. Surely he would have told us it was over if we were supposed to leave - maybe she WAS coming back out? However, after 20+ minutes we lost hope and made for the sidestage VIP area. We were delighted to find Drew and Martin had already taken up turn-table/DJ'ing duties for the few fans with backstage passes. Matmos is great - willing to say hello and talk shop for a bit - very friendly and generous with their attention. I even met Drew's mom! Anyway, I asked about Bjork, mentioning the rumor we'd heard about her collapsing. Both, independently of eachother in separate conversations with me, said no, it wasn't cold or exhaustion, she had not collapsed, she was just frustrated with the monitors. She was quite upset she could not adequately hear herself through most of her set. Martin said given the more fragile nature of their planned encore, which required quieter interaction with Zeena, Bjork didn't want to go through with it. The planned encore (as printed on the stage list) was: 1. You've been flirting again* 2. Isobel and 3. Human Behavior. Take it for what you will, but that's straight from the mouth of Matmos. That's really a shame to miss out on the intended encore simply because Bjork was pissed. In my opinion, Bjork should have bucked-up and dealt with it. If the condition of the PA prevented a more fragile encore, then do something less fragile! The folks bitching about a 60-minute show are not spoiled in saying that everyone who paid the big bucks and stood in line for hours deserved a complete show. Readers must understand that Bjork was not suffering with a disappointed crowd. The audience was transfixed, enamored, loving and celebrating every second of the concert, and actively showing their appreciation. Hardly anyone north of her microphone had any clue anything was wrong. It sounded great. Sure, a second of feedback towards the end of AIFOL - so what - we ate it all up. What is more important? The paying audience's experience or Bjorks personal on-stage experience? As the audience, OUR experience was going just fine thank you. We were showing our love and appreciation in mass - stomping, howling and clapping for 20+ minutes after Pluto - but our affection was not returned. The show was ended DESPITE the audience, for what seems like very selfish reasons. Again, the show - what there was of it - was stunning and wonderful. From our point of view, her voice was powerful and pitch-perfect. To gush further would be a duplicate of so many other great reviews already posted. Unfortunately it ended with the mic and stand being flung towards our heads at the end of Pluto, landing in the pit, as Bjork stormed off stage, not to be seen again. Bad form Bjork. Bad form. Oh, and no, she did not make a showing sidestage after the show. At least not between the hours of 10:15 - 11:15, when Matmos and the orchestra were there. /jaylusk - 1154 |
| i wanted to say hello to the seattle audience;] i flew all the way to canada for the san fransisco show..and it touches me and dissapoints me all at once to have to read the reviews here that differ so much. please let me note that i too, at a pier show -THAT HAS TO SHUT DOWN BY REGULATION AT 10PM also left us with a very seemingly short set - and frustrated me for the costs endured for the whole trip and 7, yes 7 hours waiting in line just to get close to her. We too, for some reason did not get the film projections which also made me not understand why oh why did we not get the entire brilliant package everyone else got!!! however!! ofcourse every moment of her beauty and purity was stunning and will remain in my heart for life! i know i am priveledged to have seen her on north american soil! i could go on but i should do that on the san fran reviews..so i'll leave my peace knowing i was spoiled enough too to even think of complaining because i wanted everything everyone else got. but..please understand as a vocalist myself - THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR YOURSELF - NOTHING! i can only ask you guys to try the next time you are in a club or a huge concert or even with your stereo blaring to try and sing a few notes properly when you can't even hear what you're doing. please trust it's just common sense that bjork would have been beyond frustrated that she couldn't even do her job! i know it makes sense to complain about the money you spent to be there..so picture the years she spent crafting a greatest hits tours and catering to millions of adoring fans all to perform for them with a shitty shitty PA!!! she must have been furious! so whatever money she spent to pay off a crew to put together what you all know is from her heart and soul and magnificently huge voice..she feels just as shitty about. she loves us..we love her.. end of story. i hope you guys can find it in your heart to know that any concerts biggest task is the technical shit..and that's just what it is technical shit. something that an artist is very unfortunately subjected to for a concert of this scale. i mean i guess the point is, we have to look at what exactly she did intend to bring to each of her audiences but due to little details and restraints in each city she still did the best she could to bring herself to us! i even saw someone call her a diva!!! a diva would have said my way or the highway! she put up with every cities limitations showing us she has none! bjork!!! i love you. i thank you and i respect your hard hard work. if i gained anything from the SF concert it's that being able to connect and surround myself with other fans who speak the same language as me when it comes to adoring this talented woman..it's that we respect her..not just gawk at her like some pop princess we want to see more skin from! i'd expect more from bjork fans so i hope you all enjoyed what precious moments there were and i'm sorry to hear about the technical shit! hey..happy thoughts and loving intentions here..i wanted more too and even thought of an impulse ticket to seattle! but i'll settle for what glimpses of the icelandic queen i can remember anyday. .jaidene veda (canada) /j_veda - 1153 |
| I thought overall the show was great. As everyone says, Bjork did seem a bit tired and seemed to have her mind elsewhere at times, but who am I to complain I'm thankful for what I witnessed considering I thought I'd never ever see her perform live. Her voice sounded great. She hit about every note perfect. It was odd to see her suddenly run off stage at the end of IIOH(SPT Mix), maybe that's when she told people back stage that she, for whatever reason, didn't want to do an encore, but that's just a guess, I don't exactly know why the no encore. I did here the "crew" after the show yell to shouting crowd members that Bjork was sick, therefore she didn't do an encore, so I don't know what the deal is with that. All in all, the show was great. I was about 15 feet away from Bjork, which was amazing!. I had a good time and will see Bjork any time she performes in this area again. /mcbainfalloutboy - 1152 |
| First of all- Bjork, thanks so much for coming to Seattle. I enjoyed the whole show. I must admit it seem like an abrupted ending which disappointed me, but I never knew that the Summer Night concerts were so strict on ending at 10 pm or any of the other limitations the concert had. Your fans are very gracious that you stopped here (even though some might be a bit mad), but they should be mad at the venue. Hopefully next time you stop by (pleases stop by again), play at the Paramount or another venue which doesn't limit your artistic/music talent. I would rather see you in full force than in a setting that is limiting and/or uncomfortable. Great Concert! The music kept me warm in the chilly ocean breeze. Bonnie Prince Billy was a great opener. I wish I could hear him better and get the full sound he's trying to get across. The strings were a bonus. I wasn't expecting strings or any new songs. Matmos was wonderful with their mixing. I could tell balancing was an issue and it worried me when Billy said to the effect that he was lucky to be able to play for us. I was hoping that there wasn't goign to be any technical difficulties (let alone rain). In the end, overall it was superb performance. Thanks for coming, Bjork! /whereisbubbles - 1151 |
| hey, i loved the show, but all i think that we really wanted was a proper goodbye, even if one of the stage crew did it that would have fine. thank you bjork for coming and please come back soon and play benaroyal hall or maybe the new opera house...seattle needs another chance. /exitmusic - 1150 |
| Well , I must admit, it takes a moment to remove yourself from the stance of a bjork-hungry concert goer who shelled out the $55+ for a ticket to see her first ever Seattle performance(Ebayers sold tickets for up to $180, which I think is really crappy and greedy but that's another story). I think the show in Seattle on Friday night requires a different angle of perception. I mean do we have to state the obvious for any true Bjork fan? WE GOT TO SEE HER!, think about the fact that people in major cities all over the world(Many much larger and more deserved to get a visit from Bjork) want to see here as much as us, and they won't even get a chance! Strip away all of what helps make her such an incredible artist and you realize the sole unit for her artistic expression is her voice, which was pretty much right on in my opinion. So it wasn't perfect, so it was short, so there was no encore, no fireworks, blah blah, but that just makes our show unique to all the others. I chalk it up to the fact that nobody in Seattle understands nor is able to throw a large event of any kind in this city. Most concerts here, outside the realm of all the local and semi local indy rock, fall short of expectations, dj's dont have a great appreciation for this city either. There are very few quality venues (I would love to have seen her play a two night run in the Paramount) and most of all people in Seattle are totally sleepy. I am just glad I got to see her, her voice was stunning, I did have certain expectations that weren't met, is it a good thing to dwell on the negative? I think I will try to remember all that was good about the show because who knows when we will have another chance to create more memories of this incredible artist. /undotheswan - 1149 |
| Last night's show was by no means perfect. first of all, the Seattle fire Marshall would not grant a permit for either fireworks or our on stage flames and pyro. The fireworks permission was denied some time ago - without any furtehr conversation, the flames and pyro permint was denied on Thursday 14th. Unfortunately there is no venue in the Seattle area, including the Gorge or White River that will allow fireworks. We offered to fly the fire marshall to another event in order to see first hand our system as well as the safety measures that we take or to do a private demonstration for him in Seattle. He turned down both options. These people hold so much power that we have no leg to stand on. Björk puts 110% of herself into every show. People who have seen her perform before will know this. The second problem with last night's show was the fact that we had to use the "house" speakers, patched into our control system and we used our own monitor system, an unfortunate problem of playing in a venue like that. Björk had a monitoring problem that unfortunately could not be solved during the performance, possibly a phasing issue between the monitor system and the house system that in effect cancelled out her vocal. She found the performance incredibly difficult to do, but persisted for the duration of the performance. Along with a sound limit of 90db that is closely monitored by the city, it didn't help matters by not allowing the sound to build towards the end of the set like it often does. At this show, Björk performed two songs that have never been performed live before, a bit of a gamble considering the technical difficulties. Mouth's Cradle and Scatterheart. If you look through the previous gigography setlists, you'll see an ever changing, ever evolving setlist. Most other artists tend to do the same set every night for months on end, no-one takes risks anymore. I think on this entire tour, the same setlist has been performed at perhaps only two shows. On this message board, it's unfortunate that the people posting messages tend to be Björk's harshest critics, as well as her most ardent supporters. Everyone deserves to have their say. Please have some understanding for what by no means was a bad show. I watched the entire show myself and have seen almost every show on the tour so I know what to compare it to. /quest - 1148 |
| This board is so biased. Where is my review? If she was complaining about thew PA, stop the show and get it fixed. She is Bjork for goodness sake. I'm annoyed by all of this crap. From taking my honestly disapointed review out, to no real explaination, just crappliy walking off stage. I think all of you easily impressed people who thought it was wonderful, have never seen a wonderful concert before. She wouldn't be up there if it wasn't for people like us who buy her music and spend $60 a ticket. /umwhatever - 1147 |
| One more thing... Bjork, ditch Bonne Price Billy as fast as you can. He has a good singing voice, but his music doesnt mesh with yours at all and I listen to very eclectic music. He sang for almost as long as you did, but I swear I couldn't differentiate one song from the next or tell you the lyrics from any of them. "Boo." /plablo7 - 1146 |
| I flew to California last week to see the San Francisco show. Last year, I was at the Coachella show. Both shows were excellent. I can't overstate how good the previous shows were. So it was with great anticipation that I was looking forward to the show at the pier in Seattle tonite - just a few blocks from my home. You could say I'm a huge fan of Björk. For whatever reason, the show tonight in Seattle fell flat compared to what it was like in San Francisco. I think I would have enjoyed in more if it wasn't for the excellent performance I saw last week. My expectations were set a little high. Read on... The weather in Seattle tonite by the pier was almost identical to the tempature and wind from the SF pier show. I didn't mind that the fireworks or flame torches weren't used. We got the giant projector screen displaying some neat passive visuals, which wasn't on in SF. I was also happy to see that the set list was slightly modified. We didn't hear Scary, Heirloom, or Scatterheart last week, but those songs were played tonite. I'm certain that most large touring acts keep to the same set list. I was glad to see Björk keeps the show fresh and personalized it for each city. So here's a run down of where I think things could have been better: 1. Bad sound mixing. For songs like Joga and Hunter, it seemed like Matmos was mixing more sounds in to make the performance sound like the album. But moreover, the beats and sound effects drowned out the orchestra. This wasn't the case last week in SF. I'm not sure if the problem was with the Matmos guys trying new things or with the mixing on the main soundboard. 2. In a few moments, Björk was out of sync with the band. I can't identify any particular song that I think was problematic. But overall I didn't think her and the orchestra were that tight. Yes, it pains me to say that. If this was sure first Björk show, you probably didn't notice this as much. Björk's voice however, sounded great. 3. Too many unknown songs in a row. Desired Constellation was played back to back with some other unreleased song. Neither song was well known - much less uptempo. So the crowd didn't get into it. For about 10 minutes, I didn't hear many cheers. 4. The crowd didn't seem to excited. For a sold out show, it sure seemed like a subdued crowd. There were some pretty excited folks around me chatting it up about how glad they were to hear Joga and other songs. Much of the crowd seemed asleep. 5. All Is Full Of Love. There was a moment during the song when feedback got looped through the speakers and Björk had to take a step back before approaching the microphone again. And the end of the song, she sang into the microphone "rubbish PA". 6. No encore. It makes me realize that encores can't be taken for granite and that an extended set is genuinely the artist's choice to go back on stage. The set was barely one hour long. I'll just point out that the tickets were $60 each. You be the judge of value and quantity. Will I go see Björk next time she comes to town? Absolutely. And I will probably fly out town again if she doesn't make her way to Seattle. I think the Seattle show tonite was a fluke. If you read the 4um and Gigography section of bjork.com, you'll see countless positive concert reviews. There was no indication that tonite's show was going to have problems. I'm sure the band will make an effort to correct everything in time for their next gig. /selbie - 1145 |
| another thing... 55 bucks for a little over an hours worth of music? plus $34 for a t-shirt? yeah right. How about 20 bucks for a program. I felt gouged in a serious way, and all I got was a ticket (couldnt afford the otehr stuff) Come on Bjork... remember your fans are who got you here. /plablo7 - 1144 |
| I have wanted to see Bjork in concert for almost a decade and have never had the opportunity, tonight I finally did. I flew out from Salt Lake City, UT to be with friends and revel in Bjork's music. I left the concert feeling really angry and upset that my all-time favorite artist could behave so poorly towards her adoring fans who payed a lot of money (and flew out to see her!) I arrived at the pier at 5:30 to wait in line so I could be close to the stage. Whomever the strange folky guy was, he came on at like 715 and played until 820... then the Bjork crew seriously took 20 minutes setting up the video screen that they could of had set up before whats his name even started. So up to this point, I've waited for over three hours for Bjork to come on... when she does.. she looks pissed off and goes directly into her set... throughout the show she doesnt introduce her band.. or Matmos... and says very little other than, "thank you," twice. Regardless of all this she sounded incredible, the sound was great (except for a few seconds where it seemed to cut out) and the octet and Matmos were incredible. I teared up during Bachelorette and Hyper-ballad and the couple new songs she played were fantastic. I was dancing and cheering and then suddenly, after "Pluto", Bjork walks off stage... never to return; after playing for only an hour and 15 minutes. NO ENCORE... even though her fans were screaming and wanting one and waiting for almost half an hour after the concert with the fleeting hope that she would return. What crap.. I really wish I could of seen Bjork on a night where she didnt feel the need to bring her attitude onto the stage with her. It was extremely unprofessional and put that sliver of resentment for her into my heart. I felt like that reported who got their head bashed in by her. /plablo7 - 1143 |
| Bjork performance was cool...though the short set made people questioning just like last night's blackout on NE. Sound: two thumbs up!! Bjork voice: 4 thumbs up!! though she sounded like she could not hear herself on the monitor very well. Strings: 2 thumbs up although i heard one of the violin played off tune!! Matmos: 4 thumbs up!! event coordinator: 4 thumbs down!! BUT WHYYYY??? why in Seattle that she could not finished her setlist??? why not in tokyo..or or..in...fuckin' LA?? are we sinned too much that bjork won;t do the encore...?? But i have four words for the opening act: L..A..M..E..!!!!!! i better watch pike place's musicians (which are truly better) rather than this fuckin' came-out-of-hell hippie..it's not that i hate the music...but he should play somewhere else...far!!!! i mean....this is bjork's openng act!!! not a fucking free show!! i paid 60 bucks to see this guy played longer than bjork herself!!! for those who think he's good enough to open bjork's gig: mannn...are you sure you're okay?? you don't listen to music very much, do you? i wished she could play again in here...and i REALLY hope that she would perform indoor!! /soundguy - 1142 |
| Stop complaining! Bjork was beautiful and sounded even better. It is true that at the Pier artists have to stop at ten. That isn't Bjork's fault. The show that I saw was faultless. We all could have used an encore, but I think we are OK. We got "Scatterheart" instead. I don't know what anyone else expected, but I was floored by an unbelievable talent. /boozer - 1141 |
| It seems like I've been waiting my whole life to see Bjork in concert. When she comes to the States, I never have enough money to go to L.A. or wherever she's playing. I had resigned my broke-ass self to never seeing her live. I was really, really excited tonight - I even had two nightmares about accidentally being late to the show. So I can understand why others, feeling what I felt, perhaps with a pinch of poor folks' resentment of a $55 ticket thrown in, are a little pissed. Maybe tonight wasn't as spectacular as some of us were expecting, but my theory is: WE ARE SPOILED. I can't believe that people are bitching about the lack of fireworks. That's just silly. Bjork's voice was chilling in its purity and strength. If you think about it, we expect so much more from Bjork than we would from anyone else. It isn't enough that she is extremely prolific, constantly surprising, always animated and inspiring. It isn't enough that she dances and moans and sends shivers down all our spines. We expect her to be cutesier, funnier, happier, stay on stage longer, we expect fireworks both literally and figuratively. Well, fuck that. Scatterheart brought tears to my eyes; Pluto had me pogo-ing on feet aching from standing on tip-toe for two hours; her voice was as clear as a bell - she could almost have done the whole set without a microphone, for God's sake. Even if this wasn't the best show of the tour, even if it was perhaps not her best, Bjork's so-so is a thousand times better than anyone else's best. And don't you jaded Seattleites forget it. /dinogermz - 1140 |
| AMAZING SHOW!!!!! It was my first Bjork concert in my life, and I must say it was wonderful!!! Bjork was amazing, her great voice kept us hypnotized for the entire show!! Bonnie Price Billy was not bad at all, he is probably not the best opening show for Bjork, but he is certainly good. He has a great voice, and his lyrics are very good, even though they are funny. Then, Bjork came in and the entire crowd was hypnotized, it was wonderful. Everybody on stage was great: Zeena Parkins was so good!!! and the String Octet, and Matmos, and of course, Bjork, who whore a very cute pink/black outfit...... For all of you who are complaining about the time it lasted, stop it!!! you should be grateful that Bjork played in our city tonight. Yes, she didnt play an encore, and she didnt say goodbye either, but who cares, she played at least ten songs for us; there is no reason for you people to be such pricks about it. She gave us a great concert. All her crew did a great job Stop crying you little people..... you are some of the only people who have a lifetime oportunity of attending such a marvelous concert. Thank you Bjork for playing in Seattle.... you've won the respect of millions of people... Im still amazed by the beauty, talent and creativity that I experienced this evening that will remain in my heart as one of the happiest moments of my life. *~drengurrin~* /drengurrin - 1139 |
| Two words..... Bull Shit! I will never pay money for a Bjork show again. $60 down the drain. /umwhatever - 1137 |
| ok ok i'll spare y'all any complaints because i dont want to be redundant but yes they are with merit but i feel like the show went pretty well, the venue was perfect, the musicians we're absolute pros, and bjork was radiant. i didnt feel any sorta diva behaviour. i felt the opposite. she is very humble. bachelorette was incredible, as was other upbeat numbers hyperballad (which for a brief moment got the boring seattle crowd goin) it's in our hands, pluto. the video for unravel was something that i really want to see again, these videos must be released! she was going to sing a cappella before joga. she started singing "show me" and then the strings for joga started so she stopped. hearing two songs never played live before for me makes up for some of the unfortunate circumstances regarding this show. scatterheart is one of my favorite songs and to hear it live played for the first time was a treat. and the new song, wow another treat! i was bummed leila wasnt here and we wouldnt get to hear nameless or where is the line but i never expected a full on new one! overall i'm just pleased as punch i got to see and hear my favorite musician. i hope she comes back soon, for it truly has been far too long, last she was here was 1995. /francesco - 1135 |
| The show - what there was of it - was stunning and wonderful. Bjork was powerful and pitch perfect from our point directly in front of her, on the wall, center. I'm a native and I can't believe my home-town crowd was so well behaved. IF there is such a thing as moshing at a Bjork concert, it would happen here - but it didn't. Thank you to the hordes behind! Okay, about the short setlist... being upfront, we were privy to a bit of first-hand roadie-talk. Two separate bjork-credentialed stage guys (not event staff) both said Bjork was too "cold" and "exhausted". The latter said she literally collapsed after coming off stage. (It was breezy, but not THAT cold.) After being teased by the sound guy doing mic checks while everyone else was packing gear, we gave up hope and made our way sidestage and found Drew and Martin hosting the turn-table, DJing tunes for the few that had backstage passes. Wow - Matmos was very friendly and generous with their time! They were delighted to say hello and talk shop - even got to meet Drew's mom! Anyway, both of them, independent of each other, explained Bjork was ultra-frustrated with her monitors. She was not sick, was not exhausted, did not collapse, she just could not adequately hear herself through most of her set. Take it for what you will, but that's straight from the mouth of Matmos. So Bjork could not hear herself... well I say she should have bucked-up and dealt with it. We all paid big bucks and waited a long time in line to see a complete show. The fact is, her voice sounded great to everyone north of the microphone. It's not like she was suffering from a disappointed crowd - we were loving it and showing our appreciation, but it was not returned. This was not a matter of her being unable to deliver - she just got pissed off, flung the mic and stand down into the pit and the end of Pluto (which initially made us all howl in delight) and walked off for good. It took us 20 minutes to stop clapping and stomping and figure out the show was really over. Again, the show - what there was of it - was stunning and wonderful. But Bjork ended it in bad, unprofessional form. Oh, and no, she did not make a showing sidestage after the concert. /jaylusk - 1134 |
| Diva: the word that best describes this concert. Up until Pluto, after she ran off stage, I was thinking this was going to be the best concert I'd ever seen. The lighting was intense, the octet was incredible, bjork's singing was top-notch and matmos were on fire with their amazing beats. However, after she dashed off, she never came back. People were cheering for like 20 minutes, and most of the crowd was still there, yet the cleaning crew had begun dismantling the stage. Grant it, she certainly doesn't have to do an encore, but she almost always does one anyway. AFter that, I started thinking about other things: no pyrotechnics at all, and no introduction of the band. It's like she just came and left. After paying $60 and hearing reports from all of the other concerts, one begins to get a sense of the show's standards; sadly, tonight they were not met. aside from that, the music was incredible. they did an amazing job with the sound--the best i've ever heard. the setlist was nicely arranged, starting out with some downtempo homogenic and vespertine songs and leading into more upbeat stuff like hyperballad, pluto, and IIOH remix. and i have to give her credit for even coming to seattle in the first place. overall, it was a remarkable show, but i'm still left with a slight sour taste in my mouth. /diskette7 - 1133 |
| beautiful and stunning. this was definitely one of the best shows i have ever seen. i didn't spoil myself by looking at other setlists prior to seeing this, so i wasn't that upset when the set was short. sure it was just over an hour, and i was bummed by no encore, but she played with such emotion that i was not disappointed at all. i have to say that the sound was amazing, especially for a windy outdoor show. great garb as well, which was different than the last few shows. excellent performance from everyone involved. there were a few places where it was clear that she was a little less confident (such as in the verses of scatterheart) but she performed with soo much intensity (especially for the first and last third of the show) that it would be impossible not to have your breath taken away several times over. too bad about the length. cheers to bjork anyway! i know i'll never forget this show. /bugstuff - 1132 |
| I believe this was simply put, emotionaly perfect. I was fighting back tears when I heard her voice on the opening song. Yes I was dissapointed that it didnt last longer :( but to be honest I could have watched her till 1 in the morning and been upset when she left too. I'll take everything i can get. I too thought that 'In Our Hands' was a spectacular version and hope it someday is released. I loved the energy and the water breeze, overall an excelent if not a little too short concert. With a great songlist. If I had to pick the one song i missed not hearing her do live it would be Isobel. Though no fireworks the end of the concert was explosive enough :) the bass was vibrating the entire pier :) Night all, my life is better now. Bjork: Please come back soon :) It's been too long. /phoenixvashtir - 1131 |
| Overall I have to say this was an outstanding concert. Lots of energy and the music sounded tight. The version they did of I.O.Hands was amazing. I am a little dissapointed that there was not an encore and it was a short set list. The opening act started 1/2 late so that most likely explains why we did not get an encore. We waited and waited. I heard a few people say that music is not to be played past ten for the condo owners across the street get pissed. I am so glad I finally got to see Bjork live. The Pier was the perfect place for her to do a gig. Please come back in a couple of years! Cheers, Chris /polar-ice - 1130 |
| Björk had the pleasure of putting on the worst concert I've ever attended. She played for barely over an hour and then just walked offstage. Didn't say "thanks" or "bye." There wasn't an encore, even though the crowd continued to cheer for half an hour longer. She just left. Add this to paying $60 for a ticket, having waited two hours in line and another two hours inside the gates, sitting through a very inappropriate opening act (that amusingly performed better than her anyway), and continuing to wait for another forty-five minutes while the stage hands setup instruments (that the opener didn't use, so either they were setup twice or not at all prior to the show). Tragically, even when she did play, it wasn't that great. Highlights included Bachelorette, Pagan Poetry and Pluto, but those were half-heartedly performed at best. I'm surprised she has seven tour dates in the U.S. this summer - I couldn't see anything meriting one. /merkury - 1129 |
| Well, I must say that this was the most disapointing concert I have ever seen. The opening act played longer than she did. I can't figure out why more people weren't upset by her slow and lacking set. I was told after the show that she "was exhausted". That's interesting since she hadn't played a show in 5 days. If she was so tired, she should have cancelled the show and refunded my money. Instead, she gave a half-assed performance and expected us to go home happy. I am just so disapointed that my words have all escaped me. I was a fan of hers since The Sugar Cubes, but I can't say that now. /umwhatever - 1128 |
| R...E....L....E....A.....S.....E...! The concert was amazing! The songs were limited, i believe this maybe the smallest set list of the tour. "This is the first time we played this live" about Scatterheart, i heard the sound check for the song before the concert, i was really excited when i heard it, she forgot some of the words, but it was still amazing. Her voice, throughout the concert was spectacular, pitch perfect, and she sounded stunning, i especially liked the long KYRRRRRR on "All is Full Of Love" I thought the slower songs would bring me more pleasure because i've always been more fond of those, but the faster songs.."In Our Hands(SPT)"..."HyperBallad"..."Pluto" were orgasmic!! i'm sure you've heard that numerously though. Aurora was an absolute delight! i wish the choir was there though. But it was nonetheless amazing. All Is Full Of Love was spectacular, it sounded a bit different, but she sang it PERFECTLY!. I love her dancing, she played with her dress alot, it was pink with black ??leaves?? beautiful! and she had white paint on her forhead. The crowd was surprisingly mellow, i thought they would dance more! but only a few were dancing (including myself i had never danced like that in my life) We cheered alot though, and got alot of "sank you"'s I don't think i have ever been on such a high, before the concert started we had to wait several hours, and i didn't expect to find a good spot, i was very close to the stage and had a very good view. Bonnie Prince Billy wasn't all that bad, he's not Bjork, but he wasn't bad. He was quite amusing, and silly, he wiggled his leg alot. His lyrics were brilliant though, they were very sincere. I don't think he got a very bad vibe from us, he ended his list pretty quickly, the crowd was really polite, which i was very grateful for, i don't think we have a right to "boo" someone off stage, especially if he is there to entertain us, and maybe open our eyes to something new. Offcourse there were the haters, this little guy who yelled something so disgusting, the crowd gasped, how fucking lame of him. Zeena, Matmos, and the Octet were brilliant, they all blended beautifully, Zeena wore something "groovey" Matmos were brilliant, i loved when ??Martin?? came up to Bjork and bowed before starting up Aurora. He came up when Billy was playing and stood at the very far right of the stage, looking in awe, he was clearly impressed with Billy's performance. I was really bummed when i didn't see fireworks on Joga. But she sang it so perfectly i completely absorbed her voice. Heirloom was really great! I don't think i was disappointed when the concert ended, it was a surprise though, she left really quickly. We stayed for a while, shouting, cheering yelling "Bjork" and "Encore" she didn't come out. I think i was very satisfied, all the stress from the past weeks just left my body. So this is how it feels to be freeeeeeeee! Desired Constellation was beautiful..! Thanks for coming Bjork, you were brilliant. Ciao. /Beeko - 1127 |
| All is Full Of Love was incredible! IIOH was OUT of this world. She seemed so energetic and full of life. The weather was nice and kissing breezes from the sea. It made Scatterheart seem so special. She was a breathe of fresh air. I had heard that she was not feeling well prior to the show.....so this might be a more viable factor in no encore. /zeropoint - 1126 |
| Tonight was wonderful, but not perfect. Bjork sounded amazing, as did Zeena, Matmos, and the string octet. The songs were few: Unravel, Joga, Scary, Scatterheart, Pagan Poetry, Pluto, Bachelorette...A few more that I can't remember. What really sucked is there were no fireworks, and extra sucky: no encore. I believe it is because shows aren't allowed to go past 10pm and she finished Pluto at about 9:57. Damn rich condo owning bastards. ;) The crowd waited for quite some time for an encore, but half soon realized that there wouldn't be one when the roadies started pulling up the cords and packing up the harp. We did want her to come back for an encore, and I hope that she did too. I was amazed at how few people were as excited as I was. She played Scatterheart and I about cried! It was sooo beautiful. Bjork has a truly amazing voice - and hearing it live is indescribable. Thank you Bjork for visiting Seattle. Thank you for the energy, and the warm feelings on such a chilly night. Please do come back! Haedyr /haedyr - 1125 |
| me gusto mucho el concierto, es la primera vez que la vi /marhome2003 - 1122 |
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