Sugarcubes

EdelBrock wrote: Here's one of those bands I always meant totry but never got around to it. Bjork is great, but definately hit or miss on her songs. Are the sugarcubes about the same? Figured they would be a little more rudimentary than her solo stuff, so never got around to giving them a listen. What are your opinions?

i love the sugarcubes and i love Bjork;s oslo stuff too, although some of the reent stuff is really really "out there"

sugarcubes stuff nowhere near as experimental as the Bjork solo stuff.

but as you can see from others comments, the male singer tried all this weird shouting over her singing, still great material though

FRANK[gold]ITO wrote:

EdelBrock wrote: Here's one of those bands I always meant totry but never got around to it. Bjork is great, but definately hit or miss on her songs. Are the sugarcubes about the same? Figured they would be a little more rudimentary than her solo stuff, so never got around to giving them a listen. What are your opinions?

i love the sugarcubes and i love Bjork;s oslo stuff too, although some of the reent stuff is really really "out there"

sugarcubes stuff nowhere near as experimental as the Bjork solo stuff.

but as you can see from others comments, the male singer tried all this weird shouting over her singing, still great material though

I liked her work of Selmasongs.

... and in Dancer In The Dark as a whole.

even if the film is a bit depressing.

NOOLigan wrote: ... and in Dancer In The Dark as a whole.

even if the film is a bit depressing.

I think even in its darkest moments, the film has a lot to say about hope.

Shed Peel wrote:

NOOLigan wrote: ... and in Dancer In The Dark as a whole.

even if the film is a bit depressing.

I think even in its darkest moments, the film has a lot to say about hope.

yup she doesn't give up.

what an ending! the soundtrack is increadible

violaine wrote:

AgentWood wrote: i saw them for the first time opening for new order in '89 at red rocks and for the last time at their very last show at NYC's limelight in 1992. good band, but i prefer bjork's solo material.

My parents wouldn't let me go to that concert as it was on a school night. PIL, Sugarcubes and NO! I really wish I could have gone!

I still listen to the Sugarcubes once a week or so....

Freakin fantastic show. I saw this tour in Toronto, first NO gig. Bjork and Einar came out into the stands to sign autographs, security kept trying to get rid of them, so they hid around the side where no one could see them. Then, Johnny rotten came out on a golf cart toward the stage, and Einar gave him a big kick in the ass.

funniest part of the show, the front row was full of all these housers looking for the Technique material and had no interest in the Sugarcubes, so part way through their set, Bjork and Einar said "it's like church in here, everybody's quiet. So if it's church, we'll just sit and be quiet." Then they sat down and didn't do anything for about 5 minutes.

Johnny Rotten told the guys in the front that they were all wankers and that we in the stands deserved the front seats. That got them to make some noise. All in all, a great show.

I put them in a cup of tea. And my post count is going through the fucking roof!

FRANK[gold]ITO wrote: what an ending! the soundtrack is increadible

I agree whole-heartedly.

Had the pleasure of seeing them 3 times, Brum x 2 and Reading '89 before the Order came on. Bjork's voice live is amazing

did you go to the irish centre one? i was at that!

hibster wrote: did you go to the irish centre one? i was at that!

Yes Hibster, mad one that. Memorable venue as I also saw the Pixies, Stone Roses, House of Love, Wedding Present, That Petrol Emotion amongst others there.

I will be in Reykjevik that weekend and I will try to get tix!

I seen Sugarcubes open for New Order in Toronto on the Technique tour and I've seen Bjork three times already!

Hope this works out!

Villa Mark wrote:

hibster wrote: did you go to the irish centre one? i was at that!

Yes Hibster, mad one that. Memorable venue as I also saw the Pixies, Stone Roses, House of Love, Wedding Present, That Petrol Emotion amongst others there.

i was at that house of love one as well!

missed the pixies one, was in sept on the surfer rosa tour wasn't it? had seen them at burberries in the april of that year, now that was a mad gig....

einar was banging on about the tour bus being full of crumbs at the sugarcubes one wasn't he?

hibster wrote:

Villa Mark wrote:

hibster wrote: did you go to the irish centre one? i was at that!

Yes Hibster, mad one that. Memorable venue as I also saw the Pixies, Stone Roses, House of Love, Wedding Present, That Petrol Emotion amongst others there.

i was at that house of love one as well!

missed the pixies one, was in sept on the surfer rosa tour wasn't it? had seen them at burberries in the april of that year, now that was a mad gig....

einar was banging on about the tour bus being full of crumbs at the sugarcubes one wasn't he?

Your memories better than mine!! I'd have to say the Roses gig was the most memorable - they were due to play Edwards No7 but the gig was moved to the 'larger' venue due to demand!! Burberries was a funny venue saw bands like New Fads, Soup Dragons and King of the Slums there.

I used to like "birthday"

Villa Mark wrote:

Your memories better than mine!! I'd have to say the Roses gig was the most memorable - they were due to play Edwards No7 but the gig was moved to the 'larger' venue due to demand!! Burberries was a funny venue saw bands like New Fads, Soup Dragons and King of the Slums there.

he had a little matchbox model tour bus & they said that was their actual one they drive around in...

almost went to dudley to see the roses but missed the bus, saw them on the same tour as the one you did but back home in bristol

that pixies burberries one - they didn't rope the stage off behind the band (you remember the bands played on the dancefloor?) so you could go right around them - so to get to the front of the crowd we just went round the back behind dave on the drums, ran through the band & voila, front of the stage!

hibster wrote:

Villa Mark wrote:

Your memories better than mine!! I'd have to say the Roses gig was the most memorable - they were due to play Edwards No7 but the gig was moved to the 'larger' venue due to demand!! Burberries was a funny venue saw bands like New Fads, Soup Dragons and King of the Slums there.

he had a little matchbox model tour bus & they said that was their actual one they drive around in...

almost went to dudley to see the roses but missed the bus, saw them on the same tour as the one you did but back home in bristol

that pixies burberries one - they didn't rope the stage off behind the band (you remember the bands played on the dancefloor?) so you could go right around them - so to get to the front of the crowd we just went round the back behind dave on the drums, ran through the band & voila, front of the stage!

I remember the mirrors over the 'pit' and condensation used to drip back onto you if you were at the front! I now remember seeing the Railway Children there and they were good.