Sigor Ros - Live

Sigor Ros - Live: sigur ros,temple theatre,dublin (232 words)
by robinlacey - written on 10.05.01 (Useful, 703 readings)
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sigur ros have an ethereal quality to their music that can be incredible,and songs like sven-g-englar defy description,so i was a little disappointed not to be completely blown away by this gig...dont get me wrong,it was certainly a very good gig,but it didnt quite hold my attention fully throughout...the start was very good,and an excellent version of sven-g-englar,which had been blaring,for want of a better word,out of tower records for the preceding week,seemed to get the crowd in the mood for the gig,but somewhere in the middle things seemed slightly less than captivating...a guest icelandic singer brought the level back up a bit,and there was something haunting ...

Dublin's Temple Theatre 26/04/2001 (1102 words)
by indiecater - written on 28.04.01 (Very useful, 123 readings)
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The adverts for the concert had been impressive. The heading declared 'from Iceland, the first exceptional musical vision of the 21st century'. This meant that the curious as well as the devoted would have been coerced into buying a ticket (@ £16.50) for something that promised to be much more than music. The venue was the Temple Theatre, a converted church that is almost exclusively the domain of Dublin's dance fraternity. Inside, the theatre has a grand feel. There are chandeliers' hanging from it's very high ceiling. There is a seated balcony that three-quarter surrounds the main standing area. Downstairs in the crypt bar, the scene is ...

Sigor Ros - Live: London Shepherd’s Bush Empire 24.4.2001 (910 words)
by Ian Proudfoot - written on 25.04.01 (Very useful, 173 readings)
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So quiet is the new loud then? Sure like black is the new black, sometimes the need of the British music press to create interest in new music amazes me. We have a constant shifting and creation of new scenes and pointless movements in order to give music journalists some meaning. But sometimes you come across bands that don’t fit into any so-called scene and shine for their uniqueness. Sigur Ros is one such band. Agaetis Byrjum was one of 2000’s most beautiful and genuinely breathtaking releases. A record that sounded like none other released that year. Where as most guitar based music was riding the wave of nu- metal or holding onto the ghost of ...