the ULTIMATE survey

[Moderator]

for my 1000st post here, i thought i would challenge you with the ULTIMATE survey.
i dare you to go over björk's entire career and reflect about each different aspect.

now, this is in no way mandatory of course.
you fill out as much as you want - leave blank what you don't feel like.

and when filling it in... don't be shy - tell us why!

YOUR FAVORITE

album:
(based on the songs)
album:
(based on cover + artwork)

live cd:
(based on the songs)
live cd:
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd:
(based on songs)
live dvd:
(based on cover + artwork)

tour:
(overall)
tour:
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians:
tour makeup / outfit:

live performance:
(song)
live performance:
(concert)
live performance:
(tv appearance)

single:
(song)
single:
(video)
single:
(remixes + bsides)
single:
(cover + artwork)

song:
(studio version)
song:
(live version)

remix album:
(based on songs)
remix album:
(cover + artwork)
remixed song:

b-side:
(released)
b-side:
(unreleased)
cover version:
(by björk)
cover version:
(of a björk song)

lyric:
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
photo:
(official / promotional)
photo shoot:
(official / promotional)
memorabilia:
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era:
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)

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have fun!
i'll join in later.

; mod

[pigeonboy]

Mod! Congrats on your milestone

I will contribute, I'm just gonna need some thinking time

[wereduck]

MY FAVORITE

album:
(based on the songs)
album:
(based on cover + artwork)

live cd:
(based on the songs)
live cd:
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd: Live at Royal Opera House
(based on songs)
live dvd: Voltaïc
(based on cover + artwork)

tour: tour
(overall)
tour: tour
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: Matmos
tour makeup / outfit: Alexander McQueen red dress

live performance: Live at Coachella 2002
(song)
live performance: , Live in Nimes 2007
(concert)
live performance: Live in Saint Denis (Canal+) [all of it, but if I had to pick just one, then Pleasure Is All Mine]
(tv appearance)

single:
(song)
single:
(video)
single: Cocoon
(remixes + bsides)
single: Bachelorette
(cover + artwork)

song: Cocoon
(studio version)
song: Unravel (Live at Union Chapel)
(live version)

remix album: Voltaïc
(based on songs)
remix album: bastards
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: Solstice (Current Value Remix)

b-side: Domestica
(released)
b-side: You Only Live Twice (initial vote, because I had forgotten about Trance, but it's totally Trance)
(unreleased)
cover version: The Boho Dance (Joni Mitchell)
(by björk)
cover version: Death Cab For Cutie -
(of a björk song)

lyric: car-parts, bottles and cutlery
or whatever i find lying around
photo:
(official / promotional)
photo shoot: http://www.bjork.fr/Inez-Vinoodh-Vespertine-promo
(official / promotional)
memorabilia: the book
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era:
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)

[pigeonboy]

MY FAVORITE


album:



 My beloved  <3 

Soooooo many reasons. Firstly, Hunter is my song, it is THE song.

From it's first beats it hit me that this was an important album. A landmark and a change. My  :logo: had grown up and grown up into a strong, focused artist who was 100% fertile and clearly in her element.


The album is heartrendingly beautiful not afraid to stand out, yet remains accessible.


I never thought it would be topped and I am delighted to say that 14 years later it nearly was. I have to mention my . I love you. I love you with all my heart. If I'm honest both albums are up there. It is just nostalgia mixed with the passion of  :album4: that makes it my no.1  


album cover:

  Excting, vibrant, energetic, sexy. The artwork matches the music perfectly and there's tons to spot if you look up close  :) 



live cd:

Debut Live: I listen to it more than the studio album. It feels less dated. Crying/VH are great.


live cd:

Not really bothered. Homogenic- I like the dress


live dvd:

ROH. Totally biased, I was there. Regardless of that, It's just lovely. The orchestra is great, Zeena and  :logo:  are a great combo, the dress is super, setlist is great I think the up coming DVD will top it though  :love: 

live dvd cover:

Can I have the Vessel VHS? I like the surprise on the inside cover  


tour:

Biophilia

tour setlist:

Volta

tour stage / musicians:

tour makeup / outfit: Biophilia


To sum up: Biophilia was the most ambitious and beautiful tour of the lot. The choir was perfect. Manu and has a lovely drum. The whole experience felt so open and I really appreciated being so close to the action, you really felt part of it, not just spectating.


Nod goes to the Volta tour though for it's variety and sparkles.


live performance:

(song) YBFA: Cambridge. So heartfelt and perfect

live performance:

Too many to say. I may update after some thought.

live performance:

Jools Holland: Post set.


single:

Earth Intruders: the mix is great. It's what a single should be. loud, brash and exciting

single video: 

Mutual Core- but it really could be any one of 5

single disc:

Isobel (CD1): 4 great songs. Feels like its own little complete mini album, not just a load of mixes stuck together

single packaging: Hunter. All those little Hunter heads!


song:

Hunter- THE song, I've mentioned already

song livc:

Hunter- you just didn't know me!


remix album:

Telegram

remix album:

(cover + artwork) Bastards

remixed song: AIFOL: Guy Sigsworth. Only this and Mutual Core mix is on my playlist.


b-side:

I Go Humble- This was the song that changed everything!

b-side:

Trance or whatever it's called

cover version:

Gotham Lullaby- No contest

cover version:

No comment- not bothered.


lyric:

If travel is searching and home's what's been found I'm not stopping

Followed by

Thunderstorms come! Scrap those barnacles of me!

Followed by

The pleasure is all mine, to get to me the generous one is the strongest stance

memorabilia:

My cardboard Post 'Björk'. Its a piece of card but do you have one? No. I do :p


era:

Too hard. Homgenic overall. It has some cracking TV performances, the best videos but overall and most importantly my most loved album

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[Burnface]

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

album: got me hooked!
(based on the songs)
album: 's cover helped get me hooked!
(based on cover + artwork)

live cd: Voltaïc (the brass arrangements )
(based on the songs)
live cd: Voltaïc
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd: ROH
(based on songs)
live dvd: Voltaïc
(based on cover + artwork)

tour: (would give my left kidney to live it again)
(overall)
tour:
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: The Wonderbrass
tour makeup / outfit: Bestival 2011

live performance: @ Le Zenith (8/3/13)
(song)
live performance: @ Manchester (10/7/11)
(concert)
live performance: So Broken @ Jools Holland
(tv appearance)

single: Hidden Place
(song)
single: Cocoon ( )
(video)
single: (because of Omar Souleyman)
(remixes + bsides)
single: Cocoon
(cover + artwork)

song: Hunter ( )
(studio version)
song: (no specific performance. it's pretty damn good in general)
(live version)

remix album:
(based on songs)
remix album: bastards
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: YBFA (flirt is a promise mix)

b-side: Sod Off (this question was very hard)
(released)
b-side: Trance
(unreleased)
cover version: Who do you think you are
(by björk)
cover version: Ermmm... Isobel by Xiu Xiu?
(of a björk song)

lyric: As the lukewarm hands of the gods came down and gently picked my adrenalin pearls they placed them in their mouth and rinsed all the fear out.
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)

photo:
(official / promotional)

photo shoot: Warren du Preez & Nick Thornton-Jones - Medúlla promo sessions
(official / promotional)
memorabilia: cover t-shirt. I wear it all the time and it still looks terrific after 7 years!
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era: (my fave album, that cover, those promo pics, the Canal + and Maida Vale performances... )
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)

[Gungalei]

album: medulla
(based on the songs)
album: homogenic
(based on cover + artwork)

live cd: union chapel w/ brodsky quartet
(based on the songs)
live cd: vespertine live
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd: canal+ (medulla promo)
(based on songs)
live dvd: royal opera house
(based on cover + artwork)

tour: greatest hits
(overall)
tour: greatest hits
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: biophilia
tour makeup / outfit: volta

live performance: who is it (rome, 2001)
(song)
live performance: sugarcubes reunion
(concert)
live performance: wanderlust (SNL)
(tv appearance)

single: venus as a boy
(song)
single: triumph of a heart
(video)
single: hidden place
(remixes + bsides)
single: bachelorette
(cover + artwork)

song: thunderbolt
(studio version)
song: all neon like
(live version)
song: ambergris march
(instrumental)

remix album: telegram
(based on songs)
remix album: bastards
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: sun in my mouth (recomposed by ensemble)

b-side: scary
(released)
b-side: trance
(unreleased)
cover version: gotham lullaby (meredith monk)
(by björk)
cover version: who is it (obadiah parker)
(of a björk song)

lyric: to shut yourself up would be the hugest crime of all (pneumonia)
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
lyric: rescue me from levelheadness (nature is ancient)
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
photo:

(official / promotional)
photo shoot: craig mcdean (2003)
(official / promotional)
memorabilia: "sod off" t-shirt
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era: volta
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)

[faber]

It's like when they ask you : "Who do you prefer? Your mom or your dad?"

I will think about it and then post

[ozarkmtnfan]

^ I've been working on it for 2 1/2 hours and I'm not close to being finished. I don't know how some people did it so fast. This takes some thought. And research.

[Moderator]

very interesting reads so far, everybody.
keep it up!

^ I've been working on it for 2 1/2 hours and I'm not close to being finished.

good. that was the point.

remix album: (based on artwork) Telegram… Nobuyoshi Araki's shoot was marvelous, but leaves you wondering where the bondage shots wound up.

somewhere in my basement.

[pigeonboy]

very interesting reads so far, everybody.
keep it up!

They are. Will we get yours Mod?

[Moderator]

sure. i'll join in later.
let's get to page 3 first.

[m.thr.n]

I also skipped some, hope it's okay.

album (based on the songs):
Homogenic. It's her masterpiece.
album (based on cover + artwork):
I think I'll go with Biophilia because its aesthetic is very appealing to me. But Vespertine is a close second.

live cd (based on the songs):
Vespertine Live.
live cd (based on cover + artwork):
Let's face it, they're all fugly.

tour: (overall)
I've only seen her once, and I might be a bit biased, but the Biophilia tour was a proof that there are still unexplored places in live music. There's no other musician who has ever put this kind of a show, so there you go.

live performance: (song)
So many! Thank goodness for YouTube. For today, let's choose the one when she lets loose on Jools Holland during "So Broken".
live performance: (concert)
The one I went to, duh.
live performance: (tv appearance)
"Who Is It" live with Rahzel and Tagaq on Canal+ because of its pure bizzarity.

single: (song)
In terms of commercial potential? "Big Time Sensuality".
single: (video)
Again - so many! Let's go with "Triumph of a Heart" because it's a hilarious classic.
single: (remixes + bsides)
I can't remember which remix/B-side was where, sorry.
single: (cover + artwork)
Maybe "Hidden Place"?

song: (studio version)
"Hyperballad".
song: (live version)
So many but "Generous Palmstroke" is always just transformed live from the meh studio version.

remix album: (based on songs)
Telegram.
remix album: (cover + artwork)
Yeah, Telegram.
remixed song:
"Sun in My Mouth" recomposed by Ensemble.

b-side: (released)
I have a soft spot for "Domestika", "Sod Off" and "I Go Humble".
b-side: (unreleased)
"Trance".
cover version: (by björk)
I like her take on "Gloomy Sunday".
cover version: (of a björk song)
The performances from the Polar Music Prize ceremony come to mind, they were all good.

lyric: (can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
I don't go to Björk's music for the lyrics - let's face it, she's not a great lyricist and there are musicians who are way better than her with words - but "Hyperballad" is a perfect short story put into a song.
photo: (official / promotional)


era: (album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)
Let's go with Medulla. I know, I know - no tour! - but it made her appearances even more special. Plus it's the first era I experienced as a fan, and she was so effortlessly cool then - releasing an experimental, groundbreaking vocal-only album (which could've been a career-killing move), yet still singing these songs dressed as a bell or dancing with a f*cking cat. Or talking about puffins on TV. And looking dope.

[m.thr.n]

lyric: rescue me from levelheadness (nature is ancient)

OMG I forgot about this song! I love this lyric!

Rescue me from levelheadness
and the unnecessary luxury of being calm!

The Boho Dance… better than Joni Mitchell's original

Labann, we often disagree here... but I don't think I've ever disagreed with you more.

[m.thr.n]

Are we not all entitled to an opinion?

Of course we are. I'm not saying your opinion is stupid or invalid, I just disagree with it. My disagreement is therefore a way of voicing my own opinion.

The Boho Dance meant so much more coming from Björk than Joni, who only intended cynical and snarky, not the longings of a struggling single mother who researches music obsessively while changing diapers, laundering clothes, and putting dinner on the table for a gang of ungratefuls.

Honestly, I don't get what it has to do with the song we're talking about.

See past the shaky voice modestly mouthing big foreign vocabulary.

Which actually is one of my main problems with this cover (apart from the lazy arrangement). It sounds as if Björk didn't even understand what she was singing about. As if the loaded with meaning words were just a vessel for her vocals. She sounds like a person who learned the song by ear through listening to it over and over again, and who can mimick the pronunciation, but who doesn't actually speak English and it's just nonsense gibberish to her.

Okay, I shouldn't hijack this thread! Back to the surveys.

[Dot]

YOUR FAVORITE

album (based on the songs):
album (based on cover + artwork):

live cd (based on the songs): Vespertine Live
live cd (based on cover + artwork): Bonus CD from Live Box (the one with the picture from my avi) and Celebrating Wood and Metal

live dvd (based on songs): Voltaïc
live dvd (based on cover + artwork): Vessel

tour (overall): Biophilia Tour
tour (based on setlist): Greatest Hits Tour
tour stage: Volta tour (those colorful flags are awesome)
tour makeup / outfit: Vespertine Tour makeup / Biophilia Tour outifts

live performance (song): The Anchor Song w/ The Brodsky Quartet
live performance (concert): Volta Tour live in Portugal 2008
live performance (tv appearance): Anything from Later With Jools Holland, but mainly So Broken

single (song): Pagan Poetry
single (video): Wanderlust
single (remixes + bsides): It's Oh So Quiet
single (cover + artwork): Bachelorette

song (studio version): Pagan Poetry
song (live version): Declare Independence

remix album (based on songs):
remix album (cover + artwork):
remixed song: Mutual Core (These New Puritans Remix) ft. Solomon Is. Song

b-side (released): Sweet Sweet Intuition
b-side (unreleased): Trance / Oxygen
cover version (by Björk): I Remember You
cover version (of a björk song): Hyperballad by Robyn / Hyperballad by Dirty Projectors / Hunter by Thirty Seconds to Mars

lyric: "I thought I could organise freedom, how Scandinavian of me..."
photo: the one on my avi, that's why I chose it for my avi
photo shoot:
memorabilia: The Homogenic singles box sets

era: was the most complete one. But comes right next to it.

[Moderator]

2 things:

as for live cds, don't forget that biophilia at mif counts, too.
cover + artwork = the manual.

secondly, no "your opinion is stupid" and/ or "i disagree" please.
as soon as your list does not match 100% someone elses, you automatically disagree.
so let's all just agree to that.

[VorteX]

album:
(based on the songs )Homogenic
album: Post
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd: Vessel
(based on songs)

tour: Greatest Hits
(overall)
tour: Greatest Hits
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: "Shepherds Bush Empire"
tour makeup / outfit: Greatest Hits/Greatest Hits

live performance: "All Neon Like" in Cambridge
(song)
live performance: Berlin 2013, the one I saw upclose and personal
(concert)
live performance: "Possibly Maybe" on TFI Friday 1996
(tv appearance)

single: "All Neon Like"
(song)
single: "All is Full of Love"
(video)
single: "It's in our Hands" SPT Mix
(remixes + bsides)

song: "Play Dead"
(studio version)
song: "Human Behaviour"
(live version)

remix album: Telegram
(based on songs)
remix album: Telegram
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: "One Day" (Springs Eternal Mix) TY Galtar

b-side: "Domestica"
(released)

cover version: "It's oh so Quiet"
(by björk)
cover version: "Hyperballad" by Mocca
(of a björk song)

lyric: "This is sex without touching"

memorabilia:
book Post

era: Homogenic

picture:

[faber]

album:
(based on the songs) - My absolute favorite. This made me drop a lot of tears and a lot of rage was aided to come out thanks to it
album:
(based on cover + artwork) - A milestone.

live cd:
(based on the songs) - I cannot resist the strings. It melts my heart.
live cd: ïc
(based on cover + artwork) - For obvious reasons

live dvd: ïc
(based on songs) - I wish there were all the songs though
live dvd: Royal Opera House
(based on cover + artwork) - The only reasons I need lucite platform shoes in my life

tour:
(overall)
tour:
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: / Zeena Parkins
tour makeup / outfit: Biophilia Tour live in Buenos Aires (second night) / McQueen Red Gown : Tour

live performance: (24th February 2013)
(song)
live performance: 24th February 2013 ; live in Paris under the snow
(concert)
live performance: I've Seen It All live at the Academy Awards
(tv appearance)

single: Earth Intruders!
(song)
single: Obviously
(video)
single: Hidden Place
(remixes + bsides)
single: Hidden Place too
(cover + artwork)

song: New World
(studio version)
song: Unravel
(live version)

remix album:
(based on songs)
remix album: Bastards
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: Innocence : I love Bjork disguised as a dance diva

b-side: Generous Palmstroke
(released)
b-side: Trance
(unreleased)
cover version: Like Someone in Love
(by björk)
cover version: Hyperballad by Robyn
(of a björk song)

lyric:
- "I'm softly walking on air, halfway to heaven frontier, sunlight unfolds in my hair - i'm walking on air. If living is seeing I'm holding my breath, in wonder, I wonder - what happens next? A new world, a new day to see..." (New World)

- All of

- All of Unravel

- So many others...but mainly those.
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
photo:
(official / promotional)
photo shoot: http://www.bjork.fr/Jean-Paul-Goude-2007
(official / promotional)
memorabilia: Setlist of 24/02/13 concert with stomp on it!
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era:
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc) SO many memories...

[benjicoq]

Took me too long to choose

[Apex]

album:
(based on the songs)
Vespertine, because it´s a masterpiece and I love each and every song on it. There is just one more album where I feel the same. It´s HIM´s Razorblade Romance.
album:
(based on cover + artwork)
Medulla, "the marrow of a bone"

live cd:
(based on the songs)
Vespertine, but that was a tough decision. I like her live albums. They are an extraordinary adventure cause you don´t know what you get Surprising new arrangements for older songs, new instruments, new sound dresses...
live cd:
(based on cover + artwork)
Biophilia

live dvd:
(based on songs)
Later with Jools Holland 2013
live dvd:
(based on cover + artwork)
Greatest Hits. I did a tribute to Gabriela´s art a few years ago.


tour:
(overall)
That´s a tough one! I can´t decide betwenn Vespertine, Volta and Biophilia! As I mentioned, her tours have their own special charme every time.
tour:
(based on setlist)
Biophilia
tour stage / musicians:
Royal Opera House / Zeena Parkins
tour makeup / outfit:
Volta / the outfit from Thunderbolt video
live performance:
(song)
There are so many...Mouths Cradle from Biophilia live, Um Akkeri&Joga from Homogenic Live, Cocoon and Generous Palmstroke from Vespertine live...
live performance:
(concert)
Iceland Chapel for Volta
live performance:
(tv appearance)
Atta raddir!

single:
(song)
Dull Flame of Desire
single:
(video)
Triumph of a Heart
single:
(remixes + bsides)
Hidden Place
single:
(cover + artwork)
Wanderlust

song:
(studio version)
Dull Flame of Desire
song:
(live version)
Joga

remix album:
(based on songs)
Voltaic mix CD
remix album:
(cover + artwork)
Bastards
remixed song:
Wanderlust Matthew Herbert / Virus Mohawke / Hyperballad Brodsky Quartet

b-side:
(released)
Sod off / Scary / Generous Palmstroke
b-side:
(unreleased)
Trance
cover version:
(by björk)
Satisfaction
cover version:
(of a björk song)
String Quartet Tribute: Joga

lyric:
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
Huh...there are so many again
The lyrics to Pagan Poetry, Sun in my mouth, Sonnets/Unrealties and Dull Flame of Desire touch my heart. Bachelorette and Joga lyrics are epic and I love Anchor song for it´s simplicity yet deep feeling.
"No one imagines the light shock I need!"
"I have lost my origin and I don´t want to find it again!"
"Like lightning flashing in the sky!"
photo:
(official / promotional)

photo shoot:
(official / promotional)

memorabilia:
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)
Biophilia Live book

era:
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)
Vespertine

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A singles box set

[Moderator]

and it paid off.
very nice presentation.

Took me too long to choose

[Dot]

Took me too long to choose

That looks great!
And wow I could I forget that Extras Live album artwork I put that photo as my favorite one and didn't even put it on the Live CD (cover + artwork)... *changes*

[mansilen]

this was so much fun! thanks for a nice thread. here goes..


album: (based on the songs)
hardest. question. ever. i think i'd go with medulla for this one. it's just extremely compelling and complete for me, it triggers my creativity like nothing else.
although, as projects, i'm head over heels for both biophilia and volta. these albums haven't got it, but as a whole they are perfect. for volta, that is the live concert. and for biophilia it's more mystic - it's the concept as a whole, the world she created for it. i love it very deeply.
album: (based on cover + artwork)
homogenic, post and biophilia has the best covers. but vespertine has the best artwork!


live cd: (based on the songs)
vespertine live. some of the vespertine songs are in my opinion even better live; even more dynamic, living, breathing. i love the flow in this concert, my favourites are aurora, undo and harm of will. this is the definition of beauty, really.
live cd: (based on cover + artwork)
love the voltaic symbol and pictures!


live dvd: (based on songs)
voltaic!! i love love love the voltaic dvd. all the songs are so incredible, her and the band's performances are stunning in this one. the filming is a but crappy but that does not affect me one bit this is the one!
live dvd: (based on cover + artwork)
who would not answer vespertine live? it set her standard, really. very beautiful indeed.


tour:
biophilia or volta. i didn't see her before 2011, so i'm saying biophilia because the only live experience i have with her. but volta was probably over the top-amazeballs.
tour: (based on setlist)
volta, because she variated herself a LOT. very exciting to follow, and fun to listen to all the songs of which quite many she only performed below 10 times.
tour stage / musicians:
vespertine, volta and biophilia were all perfect in this sense.
tour makeup / outfit:
biophilia! she is my space-god, my gaia-queen. i love when she goes sci-fi.


live performance: (song)
hard one! i have so many. the top three consists of immature from voltaic dvd, cover me from atta raddir, and declare independence from the last zenith show. although this might well change tomorrow..
live performance: (concert)
stockholm music & arts. i was crying so much during , and she sang it so beautifully. she really rocked that night.
live performance:
hunter, joga and bachelorette on jools


single: (song)
hunter. i just love the fact she released it as a single.
single: (video)
i very much love the crystalline video.
single: (remixes + bsides)
hidden place. perfect.
single: (cover + artwork)
wanderlust


song: (studio version)
this changes all the time, and that is very relieving. today : scatterheart.
song:(live version)
bachelorette - strings version from family tree. this captures the very essence of the song. very cinematic too!


remix album: (based on songs)
telly! remix albums don't get better.
remix album: (cover + artwork)
bastards.
remixed song:
crystalline (omar souleyman). it's so much fun!


b-side: (released)
domestika, scary.
b-side: (unreleased)
t r a n c e
cover version: (by björk)
boho dance
cover version: (of a björk song)
asgerdur juniusdottir's take on isobel.


lyric: (can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
to risk all
is the end all
and the beginning all
photo: (official / promotional)

photo shoot: (official / promotional)
the 2010 b&w another magazine photoshoot: http://www.bjork.fr/Inez-Vinoodh-Another-Magazine
memorabilia: (poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)
my 4 feet tall homogenic poster

era: (album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)
biophilia.

[ozarkmtnfan]

Album: (based on the songs) Homogenic. Though I rate Vespertine a 10 and this one a 9, this one is my favorite based on songs, and the fact that 4 of my all-time favorites are from this album.
Album: (based on cover + artwork) Biophilia.

Live CD: (based on the songs) The bootleg ‘Live at the Corn Exchange’ is what got me interested, and for that reason Homogenic Live.
Live CD: (based on cover + artwork) Voltaic.

Live DVD: (based on songs) Shepherds Bush Empire. Headphones. Venus As A Boy. Possibly Maybe. And the best live mix of Human Behaviour hands down.
Live DVD: (based on cover + artwork) Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House.

Tour: (overall) Greatest Hits.
Tour: (based on setlist) Greatest Hits.
Tour stage / Musicians: Greatest Hits. The Icelandic String Octet, Matmos, Zeena Parkins, Leila Arab. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Tour makeup / Outfit: Greatest Hits.

Live performance: (song) Undo, Royal Opera House, Vespertine tour. Something about this song, and this performance, brings me to tears almost every time I watch it.
Live performance: (concert) Volta tour, Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA. Because I was there.
Live performance: (TV appearance) Possibly Maybe on the Jools Holland Show.

Single: (song) All Is Full Of Love.
Single: (video) All Is Full Of Love.
Single: (remixes + B sides) Cocoon
Single: (cover + artwork) Bachelorette

Song: (studio version) Jóga
Song: (live version) The Anchor Song live at Cambridge, December 2, 1998.

Remix album: (based on songs) Telegram.
Remix album: (cover + artwork) Bastards.
Remixed song: Alarm Call (Potage Du Jour)

B-side: (released) It’s In Our Hands.
B-side: (unreleased) Trance.
Cover version: (by Björk) Gloomy Sunday from Stormy Weather (AT&T Promo).
Cover version: (of a Björk song) Very few do I like, these being the exceptions. Venus As A Boy - Zoey Martin. Unravel - Beta State. AIFOL - PS22 Chorus. Jóga - PS22 Chorus. One Day - PS22 Chorus.

Lyric[s]: (can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text) And if you believe in dreams, or what is more important that a dream can come true, I will meet you. / How come out of all the people in the world only one can make me complete. / Destroy all that is keeping you down. / And the beautifullest fireworks are burning in the sky just for you. / Show me forgiveness for having lost faith in myself.

Photo: (official / promotional)
Photo shoot: (official / promotional) http://www.bjork.fr/Inez-Vinoodh-Biophilia-photoshoot
Memorabilia: (poster / t-shirt / tour merchandise / book / etc) Unlike some of you, I only have a couple of posters, 2 t-shirts, 1 ticket stub and some books - but my favorite Björk related item is the antique pump organ I own, similar to the one she plays the Anchor Song on from Inside Björk. And the picture my father captured from the documentary, matted and framed above as a center piece. Picture 1 Picture 2 Long story short, A friend took me to Atlanta to see Björk on the Volta tour. That’s a 12 hour drive. We stopped on the way to visit some friends of his who have a house full of antiques including this pump organ. I shared her story of riding her bike to the churches in Iceland and I played them the Anchor Song video from the documentary. A year went by and I received a phone call asking if I would like to own the organ as they were moving and didn’t have room for it where they were moving to. My fandom and story resonated with them and they knew I would give it a good home. A year later I got the picture which completes it. End of story.
The pump organ or harmonium is a type of reed organ that generates sound with foot-pumped bellows. They were widely used in smaller churches and in private homes in the 19th century.

Era: (album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc) Volta.

Funniest Interview: The Frank Skinner Show, 2001. Part 1. Part 2.

Favorite Mash-up: When Jimi met Björk - Born In A Bad Place.

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be? Fuji Rock Festival, 2003.

Mod, I hope you don’t mind that I added the last three.

[VorteX]

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be? Fuji Rock Festival, 2003.

Yep, in fact any of GHT

[rlef]

MY FAVOURITE THINGS:

album:
(based on the songs) | (based on cover + artwork)

live cd:
live (based on the songs) | live at mif/manual (based on cover + artwork)

live dvd:
live at royal opera house (based on songs) | voltaic (based on cover + artwork)

tour: (I've seen her live just once on the tour, so my choices are based on videos, bootlegs, dvds, etc)
tour (overall) | live tour (based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians:
zeena parkins (it was actually a tie with manu delago, but maybe I'm influenced by his hotness)
tour makeup / outfit: http://www.bjork.fr/IMG/jpg/switch-maga ... aki-25.jpg shoplifter (tho I adore Alexander McQueen outfits as well)

live performance:
live in NYC (screaming masterpiece)(song) | live in Stuttgart 09/11 2001 (tho again this is based on what I've heard in bootlegs, etc) (concert) | desired constellation (canal +) (tv appearance)

single:
(song) | cocoon (video) | hidden place (remixes + bsides) | hidden place(cover + artwork)

song:
pluto (studio version) | unravel (live version)

remix album:
(based on songs) | bastards (cover + artwork)
remixed song:
I miss you (dobie's rub part 2 it's a hip hop thing)

b-side:
foot soldier (released) | softly (does it even count as a b-side?) (unreleased)

cover version:
meredith monk - gotham lullaby (by björk) | jason mraz - unravel (of a björk song)

lyric:
"let's celebrate now all this flesh on our bones"

photo:

photo shoot:
http://www.bjork.fr/Craig-McDean-Another-Magazine
memorabilia:
bjork book

era:
vespertine, or maybe greatest hits (let's say in-between them)

[motheroceania]

YOUR FAVORITE

album:
(based on the songs)
album:
(based on cover + artwork)

live cd: volta at olympic studios
(based on the songs)
live cd: voltaic
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd: voltaic
(based on songs)
live dvd: vessel
(based on cover + artwork)

tour: volta tour
(overall)
tour: volta tour
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: greatest hits tour
tour makeup / outfit: volta tour

live performance: unison, volta tour, auditorium theatre
(song)
live performance: volta tour at náttúra
(concert)
live performance: so broken on later...
(tv appearance)

single: pagan poetry
(song)
single: pagan poetry
(video)
single: wanderlust
(remixes + bsides)
single: earth intruders
(cover + artwork)

song: pluto
(studio version)
song: human behaviour
(live version)

remix album: voltaic: the volta mixes
(based on songs)
remix album: telegram
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: wanderlust (ratatat remix)

b-side: síðasta ég
(released)
b-side: trance
(unreleased)
cover version: it's oh so quiet
(by björk)
cover version: hyperballad (robyn)
(of a björk song)

lyric: damn colonists, ignore their patronizing
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
photo:
(official / promotional)
photo shoot: mert and marcus from early 2000s
(official / promotional)
memorabilia: björk bpok
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era: volta
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)

[Moderator]

Unlike some of you, I only have a couple of posters, 2 t-shirts, 1 ticket stub and some books - but my favorite Björk related item is the antique pump organ I own, similar to the one she plays the Anchor Song on from Inside Björk. And the picture my father captured from the documentary, matted and framed above as a center piece. Picture 1 Picture 2 Long story short, A friend took me to Atlanta to see Björk on the Volta tour. That’s a 12 hour drive. We stopped on the way to visit some friends of his who have a house full of antiques including this pump organ. I shared her story of riding her bike to the churches in Iceland and I played them the Anchor Song video from the documentary. A year went by and I received a phone call asking if I would like to own the organ as they were moving and didn’t have room for it where they were moving to. My fandom and story resonated with them and they knew I would give it a good home. A year later I got the picture which completes it. End of story.

that's a lovely story. thanks for sharing.

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be? Fuji Rock Festival, 2003.

i would, too.
because i was there.
and it's up there in my top three.

Mod, I hope you don’t mind that I added the last three.

not at all.
open for suggestions.
do what you want with the list.

[wereduck]

Yeah, that's a great story about the organ!

Funniest Interview: the 2001 Simon Amstell one



Favorite Mash-up: Björk vs. LFO - Hyperballad Freak

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be?

ozarkmtnfan and moderator, I think you might reconsider your answer to that when I tell you my choice. Verbier Festival 1996, where she performed Schöenberg's Pierrot Lunaire
It's the true once in a lifetime experience...

[mansilen]

^ i can't ever get enough of that one

[VorteX]

live performance: I've Seen It All live at the Academy Awards
(tv appearance)

Yeah that was a fine one, can´t remember seeing her doing a performance looking so vulnerable..

[ozarkmtnfan]

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be? Fuji Rock Festival, 2003.

i would, too.
because i was there.
and it's up there in my top three.

If you don't mind me asking, what are the other 2?

Btw, I edited my post to include the links to the Frank Skinner interview.

[Leafonthewind]

My Favourite

Album
Songs: , even though it's losing height lately while is coming fast from behind.
Cover + artwork: I absolutely love the simplicity of

Live CD
Songs: Live with Brodsky quartet @ union chapel
Cover + artwork: Voltaïc

Live DVD
Songs: Live @ Cambridge
Cover + artwork: Voltaïc

Tour (I haven't been to any of them, so I'm basing this on second hand experience.)
Overall: Greatest Hits
Setlist: Greatest Hits
Tour stage/musicians: Vespertine as an ensemble, Trevor Morais as a single person.
Tour makeup/outfit: White flying squirrel dress from Homogenic tour.

Live performance
Song: Anchor song live @ Cambridge
Concert: MTV unplugged
TV appearance: So broken @ Jools Holland

Single
Song: All is full of love
Video: Wanderlust is my favourite but it just barely beats AIFOL and Triumph of a heart.
Remixes + b-sides: Hidden place
Cover + artwork: Bachelorette

Song: Desired Constellation
Song (Live version): Jóga. Every single version.

Remix album
Songs: Telegram
Cover + artwork: Telegram
Remixed song: Possibly maybe (Calcutta cyber cafe mix)

B-side
Released: Foot soldier
Unreleased: Oxygen if it counts as unreleased, otherwise Softly.
By : The boho dance
Of : I don't know, I never really listened to anything that stood out to me. Maybe Hyperballad by Robyn ?

Lyrics
Here we go: Anchor song in full,
With a palm full of stars I throw them like dice, repeatedly I shake them like dice and throw them on the table repeatedly, repeatedly until the desired constellation appears,
To risk all is the end all and the beginning all,
Thunderstorm come! Scrape those barnacles off me!
and a lot more.

Photo


Photo shoot
http://www.bjork.fr/Inez-Vinoodh-Volumen

Memorabilia
I'll skip this due to me being a crappy fan and not owning any.

Era (album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)
Homogenic, though Medúlla comes really really close.

Funniest Interview: Harald Schmidt show. I love how deadpan she is in that one.
"It's time consuming"

Favourite Mash-up: No idea

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be?
Riverside Church

[Fiveways]

I'll do as much of this as I can
(still in progress)


YOUR FAVORITE

album:
(based on the songs)

album:
(based on cover + artwork)


live cd:
(based on the songs)
live cd:
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd:
(based on songs)
live dvd:
(based on cover + artwork)

tour:
(overall)
tour:
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians:
tour makeup / outfit:

live performance:
(song)
live performance:
(concert)
live performance:
(tv appearance)

single:
(song)
Hidden Place
single:
(video)
Triumph Of A Heart
single:
(remixes + bsides)
single:
(cover + artwork)

song:
(studio version)
If not a single, I'll go for All Neon Like
song:
(live version)

remix album:
(based on songs)
remix album:
(cover + artwork)
remixed song:

b-side:
(released)
Sod Off
b-side:
(unreleased)
Trance
cover version:
(by björk)
cover version:
(of a björk song)

lyric:
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)
photo:
(official / promotional)
photo shoot:
(official / promotional)
memorabilia:
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)

era:
(album + tv appearances + photo shoots + etc)

---
subject to change

[Moderator]

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be? Fuji Rock Festival, 2003.

i would, too.
because i was there.
and it's up there in my top three.

If you don't mind me asking, what are the other 2?

of shows that i've seen?
vespertine opening night & biophilia at le zenith i guess

[faber]

^ Mod, what will you reveal on Page 3

[Moderator]

If you could go through a time portal to any show, which one would it be?
Riverside Church

oh yes, that is actually a better pick.

[Burnface]

I've seen many people choosing pieces of as their favourite lyrics. Yay Moon!

Funniest Interview: Harald Schmidt show. I love how deadpan she is in that one.
"It's time consuming"

Absolutely agree! I almost post it this morning. I must have watched it a bajillion times and it still makes me laugh!



It annoys me that the host asked the business question right after the coolness question... I'd like to what has to say about her own coolness.

Also, she looks fantastic in it!

[Dot]

Page 3... Moderator, the stage is all yours...

[Moderator]

oh, the pressure!

i have tasted my own medicine. and it is bitter.

[faber]

^ what do you mean ?

[unknownness]

nice exercise...

album:
album:

live cd: homogenic (live box)

live dvd: ROH

tour (overall):
tour (based on setlist):
tour stage / musicians:
tour makeup / outfit:

live performance (song): generous palmstroke, riverside church
live performance (concert): biophilia @ le cirque en chantier
live performance (tv appearance): pagan poetry @ letterman

single (song): joga
single (video): human behaviour
single (remixes + bsides): crystalline
single (cover + artwork): who is it

song (studio version): oceania
song (live version): all is full of love (vespertine tour)

remix album (based on songs): bastards
remix album (cover + artwork): telegram
remixed song: crystalline (these new puritans remix)

b-side (released): generous palmstroke
b-side (unreleased): trance
cover version (by björk): gottham lullaby
cover version (of a björk song): isobel by xiu xiu

lyric: as the luke-warm hands of the gods came down and gently picked my adrenaline pearls. they placed them in their mouths, and rinsed all the fear out. nourished them with their saliva.
photo (official): portraits by david sims (i think for wire magazine)
photo shoot: inez + vinoodh biophilia shoot

memorabilia: björk as a book, m/m paris

era: vespertine

[Moderator]

album: simply because it deserves to be there.
(based on the songs)
album: for the cover shot, the font and the drawings.
(based on cover + artwork)

live cd: live. „undo“ and „an echo a stain“ are epic.
(based on the songs)
live cd: manual edition. can’t beat a 3d cover.
(based on cover + artwork)

live dvd: live in paris. most energetic concert dvd to date.
(based on songs)
live dvd: live at the royal opera house. the cover shot is everything.
(based on cover + artwork)

tour: tour. not your standard pop concert.
(overall)
tour: tour. perfect symbiosis of intimate songs mixed with popping pleasure.
(based on setlist)
tour stage / musicians: tour. the brass players, jonas, damian, the flags.
tour makeup / outfit: tour. for the variety of costumes and hair.

live performance: enjoy from live.
(song)
live performance: reverb / live at riverside church. such an intimate performance.
(concert)
live performance: oceania at the olympics. the grand opening to the era.
(tv appearance)

single: cocoon. such an unexpected pick.
(song)
single: all is full of love. a piece of art.
(video)
single: hidden place. for the b-sides.
(remixes + bsides)
single: wanderlust deluxe vinyl set with stickers and 3d glasses.
(cover + artwork)

song: hidden place video edit. since the first time i heard it.
(studio version)
song: pluto live on the tour. evil, angry strings!
(live version)

remix album: no explanation needed.
(based on songs)
remix album: nobuyoshi araki beats the bastard.
(cover + artwork)
remixed song: all is full of love guy sigsworth mix

b-side: nu flyver anton. such a fun track.
(released)
b-side: you only live twice. should have been released.
(unreleased)
cover version: gloomy sunday. both times.
(by björk)
cover version: human behavior by wildbirds & peacedrums
(of a björk song)

lyric: 
(can be a word / phrase / paragraph / complete song text)

he’s the beautifullest
fragilest
still strong
dark and divine
and the littleness of his movements
hides himself

he invents a charm
that makes him invisible
hides in the hair

can I hide there too ?
hide in the hair of him
seek solace
sanctuary


photo: this one. i am a big fan of the work of inez & vinoodh for björk in general.
(official / promotional)



photo shoot: undecided. something by inez & vinoodh most likely.
(official / promotional)

memorabilia:
(poster / tshirt / tour merchandise / book / etc)



this is not my ticket though; mine is number „00504“.
there is a story, too.

back in 2001 i ordered a series of books from amazon.com that came in a box that was already damaged upon receipt. so i sent it back to amazon asking for a new one. however, i had already started reading one of the books and i had used this ticket as a bookmark. needless to say i was more than saddened by my own actions. so i contacted amazon about it and asked them if there was any way they could find the set of books that i had just returned and look for the ticket. i had no high hopes in all honesty.
three days later i received a letter from amazon with my priced ticket, wishing me all the best and hoping i would enjoy the concert. since that day i put my wholehearted trust in amazon.com and praise them for their customer service.


era: biophilia for personal reasons. ( get’s an honorary mention though. that was a magical period. and a great time to be a björk fan.)

there.

[Dot]

It's great to see your personal opinion

[faber]

^And you were also very lucky with Amazon! Very funny story (I mean, it must have been tragic for you in those days )

[martin]

since that day i put my wholehearted trust in amazon.com and praise them for their customer service

if they only treated their employees in an appropriate and more appreciated way...

[Moderator]

so where is the rest of you?
keep them coming!

[VorteX]

This is exactly the problem with way forum works. People only check the POTD, but when nobody posts to a thread and you close your visit, thread vanishes when next you visit. So you have to bump a thread continually to get attention.

True, maybe this issue will be solved with the next 4um release.

[Moderator]

everyone simply has to answer the survey to keep this thread alive.

[martin]

everyone simply has to answer the survey to keep this thread alive.

not 100% sure, but as the moderator of this forum is very keen on receiving answers to this thread, I assume, that this info will be used for the Björk retrospective at the MoMA New York...

dear moderator: if you let people here know what the info they (should) provide is used for, I think the responce-rate would be much higher...