Bjork is an absolute genius. Her voice is a masterpiece.

@ColonelStraker

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Every. Single. Listen. Joga and Hyperballad are two favs. At one time, she owned a home in Sneeden's Landing, in Rockland County NY. I had hoped to meet her, by chance, but she was recluse.

@iameam

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Would love to hear her work with Thom Yorke. Could be a good collab.

@TheDarkSaplings

2 жыл бұрын

So agreed.

@Aena-ek2cy

2 жыл бұрын

@@iameam have you heard the song "I've Seen It All" (Selma Songs)? That was her and Thom Yorke

@adamsmith307

2 жыл бұрын

@@iameam she already has worked with Yorke on the 97 album Selma Songs for the Dancer in the Dark film. I think it's called "Ive Seen it All". You must hear it

Her first 4 albums in particular... Debut, Post, Homogenic, and Vespertine... this some of the most unique well-respected modern music that exists.

@feridedogan7653

3 жыл бұрын

I think till Volta she did Just masterpieces. After Volta sadly her music got kinda of Boring

@AntwhaleNearfar

3 жыл бұрын

Feride Dogan Agreed. Bjoring.

@feridedogan7653

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntwhaleNearfar lol 🤣thats funny

@simoncote372

3 жыл бұрын

@@feridedogan7653 have you heard the whole vulnicura album….

@feridedogan7653

3 жыл бұрын

@@simoncote372 i did i knew this was comming .actually i have buyed that Album aswell and it was the Last one i buyed. Love few Songs in the Album but at the middle she Had too much Filler Tracks. Like too many Songs wich are too similar without any Special vibes.the Album was Not Bad at all Just was dissapointed a little.but i also Understand her Situation. She Had in 2012 and 13 strugled with health issues but her voice was fine for me. I Just didnt liked that Arrangements that Much . Just missed her Work in the 2000 because of thevery unique Songs. I never said she s Doing Bad music. They are still masterpieces for Other Artists but i was a little dissapointed because all her Other Albums i can Hear every day .

She’s the best. I could never understand how someone could develop that style, then I learned that in Iceland she used to walk to school in blizzards singing as hard as she could into the storm. He talks about how she sounds like a wild animal trying to come out and it’s close to that - a girl trying to hear herself over torrential freezing winds. Then of course a punk in her teens. I’ve always loved it, but I get it now and love it even more.

@daryapeppo2359

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, all true! Also dont forget Danish oppression. When Icelandic people were not allowed to sing so they developed a style of reading their books in a chanting, near singing manner. You can hear that too in her singing at times.

@daryapeppo2359

2 жыл бұрын

@Samm Salvey It's not rude to have your own opinion 😊

Her voice makes me cry. It’s so beautiful.

@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028

Жыл бұрын

Same. Have you watched the version at the church with the choir? That one really gets me.

@dariafrechowicz9192

Жыл бұрын

Real

She was my childhood friend.. she was singing, playing and writing already as a child.. those old recordings are amazing.. she could fool any brit with her english.. just prefers not to;) she's so special. Find Björk -Arabadrengurinn.. she's 11.

@laredolassoo

3 жыл бұрын

What a great friend to have had at that stage of life!

@Kim-ee5fq

3 жыл бұрын

Are you still in touch?

@Somer-set

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kim-ee5fq oh no, not since we were 10;)

@wickedrayna

3 жыл бұрын

I realized that when I lived in Iceland and realized...wait, no one here talks like that. That's when I figured out her accent is quite purposeful haha

@Somer-set

3 жыл бұрын

@@wickedrayna i know;) .. she's so special.. and precious

Bjork is one of those singers who gives me goosebumps almost every time I hear her. Unique, crisp, cristal clear quality to her un-earthy voice.Genius.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree, her voice is utterly divine

A music professor I had in undergrad once described Bjork as someone who “wields her voice like a weapon.” That always stuck with me and connects with your commentary on her accents and physicality in her delivery. Great reaction, Ken!

@diallo1347

2 жыл бұрын

My vocal coach said something similar. She said Bjork's voice is like nuclear bomb being dropped.

It's so funny that people make fun about her accent, then pronounce her name wrong.

@Kaizelot

Жыл бұрын

Is it funny? Hmm...

@oskingadottir1088

8 ай бұрын

❤

@TheOriginal_Unaleska

7 ай бұрын

I think the person was being a bit sarcastic@@Kaizelot

@Jack-D-Ripper

2 ай бұрын

@@Kaizelot Strange for sure.

@mmcmann9539

2 ай бұрын

An observation isn’t making fun.

I've always loved Bjork's style. Portishead is another great band with a unique sound

@Brotha_Teresa

3 жыл бұрын

My vote is Roads...

@Rodrigo_Espejo_B

3 жыл бұрын

Glory Box!

@hoyit

3 жыл бұрын

Would love him to hear “Roads” or “Glory Box” at Roseland.

@1998Cebola

3 жыл бұрын

I've always loved Beth's vocal performances with Rustin Man even more

@richardjames1751

3 жыл бұрын

@@1998Cebola just checked out their song Mysteries. Never heard it before. Something about her voice almost brings me to tears when I hear it. Very soulful

I have seen Bjørk live, she was the headline a festival and her voice is no joke. She was levels above the artists that preceded her.

A very wise man once said not so many years ago: "Would you destroy something perfect in order to make it beautiful?"

@Amanda-dg9zj

3 жыл бұрын

is that from gerard way?

@Pilutta100

3 жыл бұрын

@@Amanda-dg9zj Of friggin Course it is, yay 🤗

@Amanda-dg9zj

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pilutta100 lets go 😈

@user-ll1xo2gf5q

2 жыл бұрын

Or it was the other way around?

@kennethalbert4653

Жыл бұрын

@@user-ll1xo2gf5q the question would be much deeper that way. This way the answer is easy....No

when i was seventeen i followed the sugercubes 6 Concerts in a week. What makes Björk unique is that it`s not an ego trip. She is doing it 100% for the art. (sorry for my english)

@bjorklive2379

3 жыл бұрын

Which concerts were u at?

Like a killer whale trapped in a bay! Love Bjork ❤️

@VIsTheMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully placed comment indeed bravo ! 💃

"Vocal coach ADORES:" She's special. I understand ppl who don't like her music but you have to admire her abilities 🙂

It's Björk.... That's about all you can say about it.

Bjork is one of my all time favorites. She is ethereal and mysterious

I find the lyrics to this song incredibly creative and emotionally moving

I've never heard anybody ever accuse musicians on Jools Holland of miming to playback or the show having bad audio mixing before... It is the BBC's massively respected, flagship, exclusively-live music show, worked on by the cream of the audio engineering crop and anybody attempting to fake a live performance would have been laughed out of the building.

@ehlir

3 жыл бұрын

Bla bla bla, the strings are pre- recorded, that's all.

@s3m4jno5w4d

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, the BBC have been scavenging their own reputation for quite some time now. I absolutely agree with him about the vocals, she was probably tripping the compressors so they dialed her back a bit. The album version is sublime, the accordion is my favourite part

@MultiSUPERLATIVO

2 жыл бұрын

BunniMonster, thanks a lot for this. I have been watching some reactions about this performance of Bjork on Jools Holland and people use to say that it sounds like a playback. It is so impressively equal to the studio version that causes this bewilderment.

@mattsephton

Ай бұрын

It's a really old, low quality upload. The performance is 27 years old and this upload is 14 years, back in the days when KZread didn't even support HD. BBC wasn't wasn't broadcast in wide-screen and was only NICAM Stereo.

One of the first times I've heard someone (other than me) mention how much Bjork changed female vocals in modern music.

Björk is so unique, i'm glad you reviewed her.

There's an old MTV Unplugged recording with Björk that's one of the coolest performances I've ever seen. She uses baroque instruments like harpsicord and regal, a sax quartet, a gamelan orchestra, harp, etc., etc. Highly recommended!

@sayakhalder8601

3 жыл бұрын

Could you please share a link?

@christerfurberg7720

3 жыл бұрын

@@sayakhalder8601 kzread.info/dash/bejne/an5kraSGYtuxZNo.html

@DebraBing

3 жыл бұрын

@@christerfurberg7720 Thanks l hadn't seen that either!!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/anVrttOgkqu6Y84.html I love this performance just because of how dynamic and engaged she is.

@nikk796

2 жыл бұрын

Share the link man!! C'mon

@binkymagnus

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/an5kraSGYtuxZNo.html

Sadly this singing technique destroyed her vocal chords and in 2013 she had vocal nodule surgery and couldn't sing for three weeks, her voice is still very powerful yet she lacks the ability to allow herself to belt or sing her higher notes (relatable, I had the same thing happen to me, it's sort of a fear!) If you listen to her latest live performances and album, you'll hear a stark difference though still beautiful!!

@Jenavee26

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know this! 😮

@alsimanche

3 жыл бұрын

Cause she didn't care about technique or rehearsing her vocal

@feridedogan7653

3 жыл бұрын

But the Sound of her voice didnt Change at all and i think she Just try to Not sing too high. Im Sure she can still Reach few of the high notes .she Just learned now a new technique to avoid get again noudles

@lua7882

3 жыл бұрын

Shes singing since veeeery young age, and as a musician who writes her songs, she probably had to sing it again and again before the songs were done, and again in the shows. It of course damages your chords, and Bjork has skills and technique, but she alegedly can forget about it and go to a natural animal instinctive way of singing. thats why. her voice is still incredible. shes amazing as musician too, her ideas, arrangements. its so genius

@feridedogan7653

3 жыл бұрын

@@lua7882 her voice is still better than Most of the Pop singers wich have the half of björks age

*LOVE* Björk. She drips integrity- I 100% *believe* her when she's doing her thing. Genuinely unique music she creates. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy this song actually.... I'm off to start a Björk marathon now thanks!! I used to buy all her albums, so I have everything from "Debut" up to "Volta", but I think I have a couple of more recent releases to go buy- thanks for reminding me. :)

The host is Jools Holland, very much his style!

Best artist of the last 200 years. Simple

I studied Icelandic... So many of its umlauts and dipthongs and other differences from English help explain her performance (not saying it isn't purposeful - it just explains her choices).

I believe she keeps true to her style, with some Icelandic accents and her own soaring and probably self-learned strong notes. This was the first song I heard of her back when it came out and she played live on SNL.

Watch her acting performance in Dancer in the Dark; it's amazing.

@RommerskirchenFrank

3 жыл бұрын

That movie is phenomenal

@nadiauribe6202

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing movie...and her acting... Genius. Love it.

@ashtheviking5007

3 жыл бұрын

I watched it in a independent theater. Never seen so many people crying. I bought the dvd before I even owned a dvd player. Brings me way back.

@wickedrayna

3 жыл бұрын

Uhh, if you want to cry until your throw up haha

@feridedogan7653

3 жыл бұрын

Great acting and also great Soundtrack.love the whole movie and the Story

Homogenic was peak Bjork for me, the culmination of 2 great previous albums but this one was just more epic and slick without losing any of the truly unique things about her that made her music so special.

I’ve never seen you go so far inside yourself as you did in this reaction. It was a very emotional experience, thank you. Bjork always seems to use her voice as a form of emotional expression,

Her performances were so unique, elegant, primal and *powerful*, back then you couldn't really do anything but just gasp for air in near disbelief as you watched. What a legend.

Bjork makes even the vocal coach become rather speechless! I know the feeling.

In my experience - all great artists know exactly what they're doing. That's why Bjork is so great.

I saw an interview with her many years ago and she said her singing style developed from her childhood when she used to explore outside while singing but had to yell in order to hear herself over the wind.

The host by the way is Jools Holland. He is a very accomplished musician. Also famous for hosting his show for 20-30 years now.

@JonathanGoslan

2 жыл бұрын

Also happens to have a terribly clumsy manner despite all the experience! Oh well, who cares, it’s about the music.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanGoslan I love his unstructured casual presenting style. That's what the show is supposed to be.

Interesting you say “pre recorded strings” I worked on this show and it was 100% live strings. What you fail to understand is that Mark Bell is adding additional strings and playing loops live. And of course there’s “no mics” the instruments have custom made pick ups which we used on the tour. The string players have an LED metronome that links directly to MainStage that comes from Mark Bell. You should find this song played in one of her actual concerts. It’s a lot more energetic than the live TV performance.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarification. I never thought for one minute that the strings weren't live.

@draaangus7753

8 күн бұрын

yes.

I saw this tour and the strings were live. And she’s a goddess, yeah.

All of Bjork's performances on that 'Later With Jools Holland' 1997 were phenomenal. I thought 'Joga' was even more outstanding.

I have always had the same reactions to her. She puts me in the middle of crying and jumping in joy!

Bjork is something very special. There's really no one else like her, and I get chills whenever I hear her. Even after all these years

The really interesting thing about Björk's voice is that she started off with very solid technique. Listen to her early career, she sings with such a clean support sound. But she moved from that to this kind of "bad" technique singing because it created specific tones and textures, feeling. She is just such an artist.

Bit late, but yes, the strings are recorded live. They don´t need microphones, they use electric pads attached to the bridges of the instruments [which look like rubber mufflers].

there's another performance from the same show of a song called 'so broken' featuring just her and two classical spanish guitarists and it's one of her most astonishing vocal takes ever, do check it out. absolutely haunting vocal filled with pain and sadness, floors me every time.

The host is Jools Holland who used to be in a band called Squeeze in the late 70s , this show is called Later with Jools Holland , a show which features artists and bands who could be legends or unknowns who play live in front of their peers and a small audience and in my opinion is one of the best live music shows in the UK. Jools plays Piano and often accompanies the artists whether its Jazz to heavy metal. He would've know who Bjork was , i think he chooses the artists to appear.

Ken, thank you for appreciating the beauty of imperfection. Taste is not a competition of who is 'best'. 👍

My very favourite Bjork song!

I love Bjork. Sometimes I still see that trippy video for Human Behaviour when I close my eyes. She does one thing in particular so much better than almost anyone else, and that's to be truly interesting to listen to. She's like nothing else, and her sound kind of commands your attention.

Bjork is absolutely unique and I love that. You will notice even when she fully opens her mouth she is still controlling the sound brilliantly. She is a captivating person and a fantastic singer. I don't think anyone can really classify her music.

She is a musical Genius hands down.

This masterpiece should of been a James Bond opening theme.

@avaphynx

2 жыл бұрын

Playing Dead would have been amazing for opening!

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

@@avaphynx I have always thought 'Play Dead' should've been a Bond theme

@avaphynx

Жыл бұрын

@@ziggypop8106 definitely agreed!

FYI, the presenter is Jools Holland, consummate R&B pianist and, I believe, fan of Björk. Notice the "umlaut" over the ö, which Jools is attempting to pronounce correctly.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

and . . founding member of 'Squeeze' and presenter of the 80's music show 'The Tube'

Yep, "rough edges" behind which kindness and softness are often to be found. Great artist, beautiful lyrics 🌟👍

Bjork - All is full of love (Screaming Masterpiece) It's amazing

She’s created her own space with her own rules that only she can inhabit. She’s one of a kind and that’s pure artistry and everything great art should be.

Bjork is a genre. And I love Bjork.

I love this performance sooooo much❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

YESSS A BJORK REACTION!

Loved Bjork since seeing her support U2 (ZooTV) at Wembley Stadium in Aug '93.

Tongue position, huh? You sir, are a nerd. ❤️

@OneRealOG

3 жыл бұрын

Thought he meant something else, was like what...

It isn't "like a wild animal trapped". She is a perfectionist and an innovator. A Renaissance Woman. She definitely knows what she is doing, you can not execute the sort of vocal acrobatics, such marvel of a voice, that is demonstrated here -- with out any knowing or control of your entire system inside and out. There is a lot of intention behind every sound she makes believe you me. If you follow Björk in her journey, there was an interview where she describes how she learned to sing this way, within the deep and forlorn, powerful expanse of her Iceland home, belting out to volcanic activity, and tectonic crunching noises. Having that as her backyard, vocal playground resulted in this distinct singing style that is all her own. Great of you to share this piece, it's the song of my Life. It's B erk like lurk not B ork like York. If intonation and inflection and lip positioning matters.

@MultiSUPERLATIVO

2 жыл бұрын

Vi An MUSIC I believe Ken reffered to "a wild animal trapped" to illustrate her voice using the example of a genuine sauvage, something which has no boundaries or agenda whatsoever; no protocol and no desire to please others, this uncontrollable power that needs to escape!

I've loved me some Bjork since I was young. Mad artists are the best artists. I heard her say she got her passion from singing into the wind as a child. I hear that. Powerful belts into the wind and sounds that resonate loud inside one's head. Makes sense. It would sound good to you standing up in a convertible, but luckily it also sounds good to the audience in a hall.

I think she also performed Hunter and Joga on the same show, and I became an instant fan.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

Joga was out of this world on this Jools session

I think he likes it. ❤ Speechless basically

If those high notes don't give you goosebumps then I don't know what to tell you

Bjork is in a universe of herself, she is out of this world. I love how she is just herself and doesn't care about what the mass thinks! Go Bjork, you be you, you are very good at it!!

She is also wonderful. I saw her in Toronto in the 90's in a small venue and it was one of my favourite performances ever!

She has an actual way to name the way she sings and sort of mix words.

Such a haunting and dramatic feel to this song. Love it. And obviously Bjork has a unique and recognisable voice. Wonderful in a slightly strange way.

This is one of my favourite songs and this performance was spectacular! 🤩 💜

She is my absolute favorite musician. Actually this is my absolute favorite song of her. I love her scream outs in the end. It makes her so unique and special. Her lyrics drawing beautiful pictures in my head, and it's the music truly running threw my heart.

I just saw her live last week in SF… I still can’t believe I was in her presence. ❤️

Who knew Collin Firth’s stunt double was such a fine and articulate vocal coach

I absolutely adore her since her sugar cube days ❤ Please make an reaction video about 'Goldfrapp' and Roisin Murphy, they're both so underrated!

My all time favorite female singer...so unique

It needs to be said though that while she really emphasizes emotions and has a very unique sounds, her techniques are not sustainable and she suffered severe vocal fold damage after years of doing this style and had to have surgery in the early 2010s. You can really hear how her voice is not able to do this anymore.

@ladylordeve

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, really a pity, I love her screams and I wonder what would they sound in her recent works

@bjorklive2379

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladylordeve life you want to hear how bad she sounds doing higher notes now watch human behaviour live from 2018 time. Her voice has lost all.power and she to me she just looks defeated and bored onstage now.

@MrTonyInchpractice

3 жыл бұрын

it's the callas conundrum again- either u can play safe, use perfect technique, sing on the interest of the voice and not the capital; or u can push the voice to achieve emotions that no-one else gets near to, and then ur voice won't last as long. bjork's had 3 decades of stellar singing, so i dunno if calling it unsustainable is quite true. which is better? being a champion cyclist who sets records for 10 years and then cant ride as well when older; or being just another cyclist who rides at the weekends and can do it all their lives? her voice sucks ass now- her breathing is terrible for some reason and her heavy rubato is annoying.

@RetroPlus

2 жыл бұрын

She put all she had into her music and it REALLY shows

Highly recommend some of bjork’s tracks that really leverage her unique way of singing. My callouts below: 1. So Broken - especially her live performance, there is SO MUCH to digest in what she does with her voice that only she can do. 2. Five Years - She really growls and puts a lot of anger into her voice as the track progresses and builds up. 3. Cocoon - Whispers and sighs and coos. Haven’t heard many songs like this in my life and it makes my skin tingle. 4. I Miss You - a lot of various techniques and she stretches and contorts her voice in such interesting ways through this track. Voice breaks, growls, cracks, her unique belts that only she can do. 5. The Pleasure Is All Mine - really stretches her syllables in her typical bjorkian fashion and puts her vocals front and center. The whole Medulla album is focused on the human voice with 99% of instrumentation comprised of human voices in various forms (inuit throat singing, beat boxing, choirs, etc.) and is a fascinating listen for anyone interested in the human voice and its many unique uses.

@cbly

3 жыл бұрын

I love Pleasure is All Mine from Voltiac (Live in Olympic Studios) version.

@aryansigrid

3 жыл бұрын

I love her song "Joga", this song is just so hauntingly beautiful to me.

I have adored her ever since I heard Human Behaviour and I was an awkward 14 year old. She taught me to embrace the weird person I was 🙂

This is my all-time favorite song to listen to and to sing/belt out. It's also why my mom fell in love with Björk as well. She loved to hear me sing it..

She is art , like aurora is too. ❤

I love her creativity and uniqueness. I love the live performance in Jools Holland show of "Broken"...so emotional. You should look for ir.

@nadiauribe6202

3 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/rHaHxLxpZtjekZs.html

Idc what people say I love her aggressive voice how it can create such strong vocals even if she doesn’t give us strong vocal and most small weakest vocal you can just hear her voice wanting scream it out sense it a strong aggressive voice that why it kinda cracks for barley even a second not even a second then she fixes it smooth

Bjorke is to music as Gaudi is to architecture...unique.

She is incredible the way she sounds the saaame in her albums and live. So precise.

@ziggypop8106

Жыл бұрын

I actually think her performance of 'Joga' on this same programme was better than the studio recording

Bjork is an amazing singer.💟💟💟

Wow this takes me back! Awesome!

Wow Ken! Thank you so much for making the video! Didn’t see that coming lol. Much grateful 👍🏻😊 Portishead Live at Roseland is quite a treat as well; “Roads” and “Glory Box” especially. Just throwing that out there. Cheers Ken!

Absolute individual, I love her and have always found her to be of pure inspiration to just be yourself and feel comfortable in your own skin.

I love her so much, she is magical ❤😊

That vocal power and range is unmatched

Bjork sings from deep inside her heart and soul.

Love Bjork she’s very unique. Also definitely react to Kimbra - Plain Gold Ring (live at sing sing studios)

Loved this reaction, hugs from Sweden.

My brother got me into Bjork when I was around 12. It was a connection for us because we didn't have a whole lot in common other than music. This is one of my favorite songs from her. I also LOVE "Come to Me". I think people either love her or hate her lol I know people that find her singing super annoying but I think she is absolutely amazing. Especially those super early recordings when she was, like, 9! Love her.

Thanks for your analysis! I grew up with Björk, having been a teenager when Debut came out and I always felt like there were certain "Björk-Moments" in my life though I couldn't listen to her all of the time. Now I've found myself in a "listening-to-Björk-all-of-the-time" phase and I've just realized that her unique way of singing and performing creates something like an entity that I feel at home with because I've known it for such a long time and it offers stability - as well as variation beacause of the creative abundance of her work. It's very comforting and inspiring. Your video helped me make the connection.

I'am so in love with her!!!

Bjork's vocal style is 100% informed by her native language and her accent - not just the Icelandic accent, but the London accent she acquired. She is also influenced by the Icelandic tradition of speak-singing.

In one interview she said the That in Island It's all about uniqueness, It is not about confirmity. I respect her so. much!

BJORK ES FASCINANTE

Oh she’s my cup of tea 🍵 genius she is.

Jools Holland Live is all live performances. If you zoom in you can clearly see leads coming from each of the string players who will be using piezo pickups.