Anxiety said:

they actually had rehearsed it and at the last moment the producer cut his part to shorten the number.

they could have gone all out and added dancers and a train and simply repeated the choreography from the film. stupid stupid oscar producers.....

Have you guys heard Bjork's Drawing Restraint #9 CD? It's her latest and it's a soundtrack to some movie. It has other vocalists besides Bjork. It's very different but I like it. It's got elements of Bjork's last three CDs Selma Songs, Vespertine, and Medulla. It's also very sparse with almost no beats. I like it better than Medulla.

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

I follow practices of Vedanta, an ancient tradition that has been thoroughly tested over the centuries, whose scriptures are the oldest in the world. So for me, meditation is a fundamental practice contained within a whole package of guidelines and teachings. While there are definitely psychological and health benefits, it's mainly used as a path toward reaching the Self, the Ultimate, Brahman, "Thou art That"...not merely the little ego self involved in psychological dramas. That's why the ego has to be shed in the process.

Anxiety said:

Perhaps, but the phrase: Well, I'd always resisted meditation with a full-on defense mechanism, but I'd never understood why. I wouldn't meditate — no way, ever — makes me think it's an ego issue for her. Such resistance seems to contain a judgment in it, for why resist so ferociously and not remain open? It's a harmless enough act to sit down and look inside yourself, unless you're afraid of what you'll see.

And while I can accept the idea of Zen golfing or Zen singing, it's seems to be ignorant to say that getting drunk is equal to meditation for some people, when it's the opposite. Alcohol consumption clouds Consciousness, whereas meditation illumines It -- which is why I don't think she really understands what she's talking about.

heartbeatocean said:

yeah, but you're thinking within the rules and borders of your spirituality and your worldview, and denying her the right to express what works for her. i don't think she's making an empirical statement about the uselessness of meditation in the world. i think she's just saying it's not for HER.

Anxiety said:

I'm not denying anyone's right to express themselves, but I do find her attitude toward meditation a bit limiting. There are a lot of misconceptions flying around due to poor teachers, popularized New Age trends, and pop stars getting their opinions published because they're pop stars.

i can totally see how she draws comparisons between getting splattered
and meditating. i've done both. numerous times. and the outcome is the
same. the only difference is that with meditation the pay off is right
then and there and with binge drinking it comes spread out over a few,
or a few more lol, days of recouperation.

both allow you to get stress and bad energy out of your system and to
disconnect from the source of negativity for a while.

"I've Seen It All" is the shit.

CinisterCee said:

Yessuh!

not at all , Radiohead are , Bjork ..., well , isn't

Dewrede said:

Bjork doesn't need to be cool. That's how good she is.

Can someone clarify this for me? Was thom yorke the actor in Dancer in the Dark or just the voice on the song? I'm really confused.

heartbeatocean said:

He's just on the album version.

There are also versions from the movie with the male part sung by her co-star, and a solo version for the Webeo (online music video).

GangstaFam said:

Oh, thanks. Gosh that just threw me. I love that guy in the movie, the character, her sort of dim-witted yet devoted suitor. I thought he was a really beautiful character for the story and unusual.

heartbeatocean said:

Peter Stormare

sosgemini said:

yeah, he was good.

remember him in fargo?

I like the Brodsky Strings version from Family Tree too.

sosgemini said:

aw jeez.

GangstaFam said:

me too! I loved that box set.

CinisterCee said:

It could've been better, but I the Strings discs.

GangstaFam said:

I have a whole concert of Bjork with Brodsky Quartet from `99. It's alot of Bjorky hits, plus covers like "Anyone Who Had A Heart" and "Downtown".

CinisterCee said:

I LOVE that concert!

IstenSzek said:

What if she only showed up to bark like a dog?

GangstaFam said:

i never got that...is it worth the money?

sosgemini said:

no, but then I hated that movie

Anxiety said:

Hard to say. The Strings discs are lovely. But the rest is kind of a waste.

The little 3" CD"s are difficult to get out of their cases. And the little 3" cases plus the book, plus the full sized 5" CD with no case at all are next to impossible to get back into that flimsy, ridiculous pink plastic outer shell. And they really scimp on the extras. It was a perfect opportunity to include rare collaborations, demos, more b-sides, unreleased mixes, etc. Basically all we got (other than the strings discs), is a demo version of "The Modern Things", Icelandic versions of "Birthday" and "Mama" I believe, a Kukl track, and a few other tidbits. Of course, the artwork and the concept are pretty cool, but that goes without saying. It's just impractical and a wasted opportunity to really wow people with her, at that time, 25 years in the music business. If she'd consulted me, I would've done it much differently.

sosgemini said:

yourself