Poll: Best non-Vulnicura songs during tour

[MartinSlovakia]

Now that Vulnicura tour is over, pick up to 5 songs from Björk's older albums that you enjoyed most during Vulnicura tour. I will not rather talk about any criteria, everybody has their own (may it be instrumentation, vocal performance, innovation when compared to studio's versions etc.). Enjoy this poll and let's see what we'll find.

EDIT: Feel free to explain your choice.

[michaeldj84]

Mutual Core did it for me! I remember when we were all speculating what songs she would choose for this tour and I said I would love to hear MC with strings It just blew me away at Governor's Ball. She killed it....on point with her vocals! And haxan's fresh beats with those lovely strings...aaaahhhhh!!!!

[Erik]

Come to Me

[florflor]

Wanderlust and Mutual Core with the strings and Come To me and All Neon Like with new beats added were the clear highlights.
Of course Possibly Maybe is awesome, but it is just a non-Biophilia song performed during the Biophilia tour, that she carried over.

[faber]

Come to Me wins.
All Neon Like, Pleasure Is All Mine and Wanderlust: a deserved second place
Bachelorette was interesting, wish they developed it more
Hyperballad is always flawless

[ultramarine]

I was so happy that both "5 Years" and "All Neon Like," my two most favorite songs form , made an appearance. Same with "Sun in My Mouth" - a very refreshing surprise.

"Come to Me" and "Wanderlust" are definitely my favorite in terms of new arrangements.

[Dot]

[far & away]

^ The 1 & Only!

[shapeshifter]

[NakedAndLaughing]

I haven't heard WITL or Possibly Maybe yet so I can't vote unless someone has YouTube links if they were recorded, but no dl links. Where did she perform ?

[Voltagenic]

Where did she perform ?

It was the encore at Kings Theatre on 22 March.

[NakedAndLaughing]

Where did she perform ?

It was the encore at Kings Theatre on 22 March.

Very interesting, totally missed that one. Ty.

[MartinSlovakia]

So little love for I See Who You Are? I am surprised.

[m.thr.n]

I haven't had the chance to see her live this time, so my judgement is based on bootlegs but anyway.

The most obvious choices are of course "All Neon Like" and "Come to Me", both not performed in a looong time, and totally reworked for 2015. Arca's touch is especially audible in them, I love it to pieces.

I also need to say that the rearrangements of the two tracks from Volta, "Wanderlust" and "I See Who You Are", made me appreciate this songs way more. I wish we had soundboard recordings of these!

And now the 'bangers' - the new "Mutual Core" with mourning strings, fuzzy synth and some syncopation in the chorus worked wonderful. And "Hyperballad" sounded awesome as well, a throwback to the 90s and a fitting way to end open-air gigs. I liked the "Freak" mash-up from the two previous tours, but I'm happy they worked out something else this time.

[rlef]

same here, I haven't seen her live so I'm judging on grounds of bootlegs and vids.
All Neon Like to me sounds even better than the original studio and homogenic tour versions: the beats first left me mindf***ed (probably because of the audio quality), but then I started to appreciate and eventually adore them; strings fit perfectly as always; and even her lower-key vocals, together with her putting stress on the "I'll heal you" line had made me reconsider and love even more this beautiful song.
Come to Me has acquired some darker and creepy mood on this tour, and I love that, tho I must say I still prefer the homogenic-mark bell rearrangement.
You probably know how much I adore I See Who You Are, so I was super-excited when I first heard it live on this tour, the strings adds some special touch to the song, and manu's hang is an incredible substitute for Min Xiao-Fen's pipa. And the King's theatre performance with the high notes part...
Wanderlust at first was totally unexpected for me, especially with the strings rearrangement, but the outcome is amazing!
And Unravel, I wish we had the chance to hear this song more, the strings plus backing vocals plus bjork's lower and more experienced voice have made this song even more passionate and heartbreaking. I still wish we had an official DVD with this song, and this tour rendition seemed the perfect chance to have it filmed. Hope we're going to have more strings-rearrangement in future tours.

other highlights have been hyperballad - I wasn't totally convinced in the govball's perfomance, but that was probably due to the fact that she really sang it as a karaoke song, in fact the later performances have been gorgeous, the only flaw for me being the ending, which I hoped to be less disco and more strings - bachelorette - I was excited when I heard the terrible quality of govball's performance, it sounded like an all-bass trip-hop rendition, but the later performances sounded quite similar to the studio version. I probably had to experience this one live - and pleasure is all mine - we've finally had a gorgeous rearrangement of this song (I didn't really like the and ones ), the strings fit perfectly, but the vocals didn't really convince me in some performances, except maybe the last ones when she sang those higher parts with low, different notes.

[jotafred]

I knew Come To Me would win but it was just ok for me, not my favourite, I'm more hyped by the songs with lower key tunining like All Neon Like, 5 Years, All Is Full Of Love or my Vulnitoura favourite: Bachelorette

Just look how the violin girls choreograph their elegant all-white moves on the instrumental bridge



Still the rearrangements on Where Is The Line, and Wanderlust are outstanding, they totally deserve proper pro audio documentation for posterity

[shapeshifter]

[stavaas]

Come To Me and All Neon Like was so amazing! I'm almost tearing up because I won't hear them for myself in concert

[LegeCre]

Call me old-fashioned, but I was hoping for Where is the Line? something similar to the GH/FT version and nothing even near of that explosive chaos.

[glen300]

I have to say Come to Me. It was most definitely a fantastic and surprising retake of a great song. Sadly I didn't get to see it at Gov's Ball but she did do Wanderlust and, selfishly, other great hits (as this was my first B concert) so I would say Hunter and Hyperballad as well.

A special shout out to Sun in My Mouth, as it almost seemed as she was singing it to the setting sun, it was a beautiful (probably all in my head) moment.

[jp4151]

Come to Me is hands down my favorite from this tour. It is completely recreated from the studio track - on Debut it was a conventional and somewhat dated track; on Vulnicura it became a slow, sensual track full of matured passion. It reminds me of Possibly Maybe from Biophilia as it shows Bjork's desire for reinvention.

All Neon Like is my second fav - like Come to Me the reinvented tour version takes on a vital, sensual dimention thanks to the lower key and the slower pace. Plus the beat is completely redone and it surpasses an already excellent studio track.

Wanderlust is awesome - its only reinvention is the substitution of strings for the brass but it sounds awesome. Don't know if I prefer this or the album track but its a great, different take on Volta's best track.

On the flip side, the tour produced some disappointing live tracks, in particular on the festival dates. Most songs are left over from the Biophilia Tour. Possibly Maybe with hang and strings doesn't match the power of the Tesla. But perhaps the most disappointing for me was All Is Full of Love - I don't know why but I would have loved a strings only version of the song. I guess with all the talk of a strings orchestra joining her on stage I got it in my head that this was the version she'd sing, completely forgetting about Manu Delago and Arca joining her. I guess it's an example of rising expectations.

[Leafonthewind]

All neon like is my pick: one of my favourite songs given new life with her gorgeous new low register. Yes please!

But perhaps the most disappointing for me was All Is Full of Love - I don't know why but I would have loved a strings only version of the song. I guess with all the talk of a strings orchestra joining her on stage I got it in my head that this was the version she'd sing, completely forgetting about Manu Delago and Arca joining her. I guess it's an example of rising expectations.

I loved it, it's one of the best performances of the song in my opinion. My other choices are Sun in my mouth, I see who you are and Pleasure is all mine. As much as I love Wanderlust I felt like something was missing with this arrangement.

[An Echo, A Stain]

I'm surprised how few votes Sun in My Mouth has received and how many Wanderlust has gotten.

For me, this tour was all about All Neon Like and Come to Me (aside from the Vulnicura tracks, of course). I thought All Neon Like would be abandoned forever so I was ecstatic to see it on setlists. The new version of Come to Me is one of the best things B has done ever. Sun in My Mouth is incredible of course (another song which I thought would never, ever be performed). I also voted for Mutual Core because I LOVE the addition of the strings. And I also voted for Harm of Will. One of B's most underrated treasures.

For me, disappointments were definitely One Day and Possibly Maybe - which pains me to say because those are two of my favorite songs. I just didn't like that they were replicas of the Biophilia versions and without the tesla, Possibly Maybe seemed empty.

And I See Who You Are. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that song. Very much. One of my favorite tracks from her ever. But the Vulnicura version was very bland, in my opinion. I couldn't connect with it at all.

[Smörgås]

I just realised I didn't pay as much attention to the non-Vulnicura songs. Black Lake was my highlight.

[jotafred]

The only bad thing with that rearrangement of Bachelorette is the ending. It just stops and compared to the old beautiful gibberish+accordion outro is just ugly. Can't say I'm a fan.

The outro from the tour always sounds in my head actually, the Vulnicura ending is kinda meh

These songs are the most the suitables aside from the arrangements:

Come To Me: for Sindri
I See Who You Are: for Ísadóru
Bachelorette: for herself
5 Years: for Matthew

[barried]

ARMY OF ME!

It was just unexpected. Never imagine before that there'll be Army of Me with strings. And it sounds badass too

[MartinSlovakia]

I am surprised that Wanderlust is now first... I think it is very good, but there are definitely other great tracks that deserve it more...

But I am happy that so many people voted.

[Pileq]

I See Who You Are is definitely my pick!

[ñlkjasdf]

I voted for ALl Neon like with no second thought!
the beats were just mind blowing.
i wish they had included it in the final vulnicura live cd.

i also love come to me, i see who you are and wanderlust

[Apex]

my favs still are mutual core and all neon like.

[tofu]

undo / come to me / wanderlust