yes, i will upload it. i have to convert from wav to mp3 for size purposes. probably won't get to it until later in the week/next week but will bump this thread when I do
Seriously, what is the correct approach to listening to this music? Don't get me wrong. I dig the sound, I feel the emotions, I identify with the "post-modernism" of making meaning from something that is gray (i.e. not knowing what the eff they are actually talking about). There's just something a bit silly with becoming so entranced in something that I don't actually understand. Or maybe that's the point. I still dig Sigur Ros though.
And I just learned that they're not actually speaking a language. I had heard this before, but didn't believe it, I guess. I thought they were actually speaking Icelandic. I guess it makes more sense now. How ironic.
Not all the songs are in Hopelandic. Quite a few are in Icelandic and one song is in English. Most, if not all, of Jonsi's solo album was in English. Sigur Ros is not a band to listen to if lyrics are your thing, IMO. They use the sound of Jonsi's voice as another instrument and whether he is singing Icelandic, Hopelandic, English, or even Martian - if it fits well with the rest of the song, then that is all that matters to them. See Brian Eno's first couple of albums as a comparison.
Already got my tickets to see them at the Verizon (or I guess Bayou now...) in April. Really sad I didn't see Jonsi when he came there like two years ago. Love his solo stuff.
I am wanting to buy tickets as well but i'm unfamiliar with the concert venue. Do the general admission tickets mean standing room/no assigned seating? I'm asking because I've seen various prices for the GA tickets. not sure why the prices would vary if there is no reserved seating.
thanks for your reply. Looking at tickets I still don't understand what the differences are in the GA seating. There are different prices and seating labeled GA, GA3, PITGA etc. The website seating chart doesn't show those seating designations. It just shows a wide open floor labeled GA.
Some of the songs are very cool. Others sound like a crab clamped the singer's jewels. Thanks for making the thread. Suggest similar artists?
I think you might be looking at scalping websites. Do not buy from those unless the concert is sold out (which I doubt it is, though I can't check at the moment because the site goes under maintenance late at night). Here is where you buy the official tickets- http://concerts.livenation.com/event/0C00496CCBDFBD7B If you want general admission, just click general admission seating under "additional". They label the tickets differently to help differentiate between tickets, if your ticket says GA then you are on a wide open floor, theres no sections or anything, theres no sections or anything, your seating designation doesn't mean anything.
You can try some of their influences like Cocteau Twins, Talk Talk (later era), Spiritualized, and Slowdive (especially their album "Pygmalion"). But really there aren't many other artists that sound like Jonsi and the boys.
Fantastic group... love all of their stuff. I was lucky enough to see Jonsi in concert when he came through Houston on a solo tour a while back and at Coachella, both were amazing shows.
Disagree, Sigur Ros isn't extremely original (though they're certainly not a bad band). Certainly, they're brand of post-rock/shoegazing has earlier roots. Invisible Fan, if you're looking for some sort of similar stuff of bands who preceded them, check some of my favorites in this vein: Codeine - Frigid Stars (1991) My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) *I know it's an obvious one, but if by off-chance you haven't heard it, you must. Lycia - A Day in the Stark Corner (1993) Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra (1973) A Saucerful of Secrets by Pink Floyd (1968) Dirty Three - Ocean Songs (1998)
