bjork

[Jon Drukman <jdrukman@us.oracle.com>]

Background: I never cared for The Sugarcubes all that much.  I wished
Bjork would dump the dumb rock arrangements and that annoying Einar
git.  I partially got my wish a few years back when she did two songs
with 808 State, both of which are completely great.

Now we have Bjork's solo album "Debut" and it's *great*.  First thing
that jumps out at you: Nellee Hooper's production is really spiff -
aeons ahead of Soul II Soul.  And then of course the songs are
excellent: catchy tunes, interesting arrangements, and of course
Bjork's glorious voice over the whole thing.  I particularly like
"More To Life Than This" which is a kick in the pants to the rave
generation.  But really, all the songs are winners, with the possible
exception of "Like Someone In Love" which is a cover of an old
standard, and lacks a little something.  Fortunately, the rest of the
tracks more than make up for it - "One Day" is a real standout, with a
bizarre Orb-like arrangement and some lovely acoustic guitar.

Geez - Tori Amos doing a cool electronic number on the "Toys"
soundtrack, Bjork knocking me out... whatever next?  A listenable
Happy Rhodes song?  Nah... could never happen...

(I hope other women vocalists take Bjork's cue and do some really cool
electronic dance-type productions in the future...)