Sigur Rós — Untitled Track 4
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''This song is Hopelandic; it has no lyrics.''
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I enjoyed watching their concert video around villages in Iceland. The locals showing up with their chairs and excited to see their home stars perform.
''This song is Hopelandic; it has no lyrics.''
I just love that statement.
It's a song.
Either listen, or miss it.
I just love that statement.
It's a song.
Either listen, or miss it.
CamLwalk wrote:
LOL Nope.
This song is not in Icelandic. It's Hopelandic (or Vonlenska as it would be called in Iceland). Yep, they made up their own language to make this music. Pretty cool eh?
blotto wrote:
No. REM and RHCP are horrible.
Gdammit, this is horrible,
No. REM and RHCP are horrible.
blotto wrote:
So you have said 11 times (at least) in this thread over the past 14 years. We get it. You can stfu now and move on. The rest of us prefer to bliss out.
this is the worst band I have ever heard i my life
So you have said 11 times (at least) in this thread over the past 14 years. We get it. You can stfu now and move on. The rest of us prefer to bliss out.
Gdammit, this is horrible,
Sigur Rós must be up there as one of the bands with the most divergent listener opinions on RP. I happen to be in the love 'em camp.
Just bumped my rating to 9
this is the worst band I have ever heard in my life
Sigur Rós is playing with the Detroit Symphony in September. Sorry, it's sold out and I ain't sellin' mine!
blotto wrote:
No, that's R.E.M.
Worst band ever,
No, that's R.E.M.
Worst band ever,
Worst band ever
bttcld66 wrote:
Please let us know when you create something of artistic value and get it published, so we can judge it...
Until then, learn to use PSD and move along.
please bill insert 0 (zero) in valuation
Please let us know when you create something of artistic value and get it published, so we can judge it...
Until then, learn to use PSD and move along.
please bill insert 0 (zero) in valuation
fantastic !!!
Felix_The_Cat wrote:
Why do we have to put a name on everything we make/feel?
I get the sentiment, but "That song from that album by that band" quickly becomes untenable.
Why do we have to put a name on everything we make/feel?
I get the sentiment, but "That song from that album by that band" quickly becomes untenable.
A lot of Joy Division in the guitar intro. And there's nothing wrong with that!
The more I hear them, the more I love them. They've been growing on me for years.
reminds me of zwan - desire
They are music magicians.
More of Sigur Ros please 
A 20 for me
Here I sit smiling like I am out of my mind, on my deck in the Rocky Mountains listening to Sigur Rod and drinking Gran Marnier. Like the film illustrated, I like Gump do not have to be smart to be happy. Indications are it may be a hindrance. RP makes me happy, thanks to Bill and Rebecca. Shalom.
I guess this depends on who you are, where you are, what you're doing and your mood at the time, but to me just now, in this place, it is getting right on my tits.🐨
I like it! I don't care what anybody says. Thanx RP!
Egctheow wrote:
If I ever get a job torturing infidels I will be using this.
If I ever shoot a film with aliens who have a cult and sacred music, I'll know what to use :-)
Nice song!! You gotta like "hopelandic".
If I ever get a job torturing infidels I will be using this.
jfc, this band is horrible.
1wolfy wrote:
I wish someone had warned me of this before I made their discography my work playlist.
I like Sigur Ros one song at a time in small doses. I think it could make me insane if I had too much in a day.
I wish someone had warned me of this before I made their discography my work playlist.
I'll just call it 'Great!' 8
It’s funny if you have SoundHound listen to this song the displayed lyrics will be: You Sigh Low Tonight, You’re So Alone, You’re So.
Untitled 4 a.k.a. Njósnavélin
scibility534 wrote:
Thanks for clearing that up...I knew I had heard this somewhere. And now here. A place to regain sanity.
I believe I first heard this at the end of Vanilla Sky, yet when I went to track listings it was not there. It took me 6 months to find it. From that I listened to more and more of their music - ethereal is the I would use to describe it. Totally relaxes me, sends me away from this chaotic, hateful, greedy world to a place to where I can regain sanity.
Thanks for clearing that up...I knew I had heard this somewhere. And now here. A place to regain sanity.
gmichaelt wrote:
Should be "Track 4, Untitled".
"Untitled Track 4" is a contradiction of itself.
Should be "Track 4, Untitled".
Sigur Ros on RP - fantastic!
"Untitled Track 4" is a contradiction of itself.
Didn't mind it until the singing started and then it becomes intolerable and annoyingly repetitive.
Time to find out what's on SOMA FM this morning . . .
If I ever shoot a film with aliens who have a cult and sacred music, I'll know what to use :-)
Nice song!! You gotta like "hopelandic".
Nice song!! You gotta like "hopelandic".
I have to say.........this is growing on me ...... tasty
:o) Naugatuck,Connecticut
:o) Naugatuck,Connecticut
OMG I hate Sigur Ros.
PSD
PSD
I believe I first heard this at the end of Vanilla Sky, yet when I went to track listings it was not there. It took me 6 months to find it. From that I listened to more and more of their music - ethereal is the I would use to describe it. Totally relaxes me, sends me away from this chaotic, hateful, greedy world to a place to where I can regain sanity.
Great masterpiece, just listen! 10.
Favourite song!!!
So boring...
Drone on, Wayne.....are there negative ratings?
lovely
gosvimmink wrote:
I like lots of SG songs, including this one, but my favorite is "Viorar vel til loftarasa" on Agaetis Byrjun.
I love the way the menacing feedback and rumble melt into one of the most beautiful pieces of piano that I think I have ever heard.
Then the bass kicks in around 2:00 minutes followed by beautiful violins and eventually guitar . . . all building to a fantastic closing crescendo.
It's a post modern symphony.
Favorite sigur ros song
I like lots of SG songs, including this one, but my favorite is "Viorar vel til loftarasa" on Agaetis Byrjun.
I love the way the menacing feedback and rumble melt into one of the most beautiful pieces of piano that I think I have ever heard.
Then the bass kicks in around 2:00 minutes followed by beautiful violins and eventually guitar . . . all building to a fantastic closing crescendo.
It's a post modern symphony.
Visionary . . . and vision inducing.
Favorite sigur ros song
painful.
lol... from crap to godlike - i DO understand why this is the case with Sigur Ros.
for me, it´s godlike, of course!
one of the very few songs where the votes´ range should go to 12!
for me, it´s godlike, of course!
one of the very few songs where the votes´ range should go to 12!
Just the right thing to cool down in this hot European weather...love it!
Alafia wrote:
Sigur Ros - Cool 'eh?
Christalmighty, if I want to hear someone singing one word over and over I'll get on grooveshark and put on some hare krishna chanting. What is this crap?
Sigur Ros - Cool 'eh?
Christalmighty, if I want to hear someone singing one word over and over I'll get on grooveshark and put on some hare krishna chanting. What is this crap?
grant wrote:
That is a good comparison — like Pink Floyd, Sigur Ros' album is an epic work better listened to in it's entirety and they are perhaps ahead of their time (will be better appreciated in the future). Definitely not mainstream, which is one reason I love them!
This entire album, comprised of untitled tracks, is like a post modern Icelandic symphony. I like to think of them as the Icelandic Pink Floyd. I love all their stuff . . . hoping they make it to Chicago some time in the near future. I hear they are something to behold in live performance.
That is a good comparison — like Pink Floyd, Sigur Ros' album is an epic work better listened to in it's entirety and they are perhaps ahead of their time (will be better appreciated in the future). Definitely not mainstream, which is one reason I love them!
It's like Radiohead minus the talent.
1wolfy wrote:
One song a month is my limit. This song should be renamed "Unplayed Track 4."
I like Sigur Ros one song at a time in small doses. I think it could make me insane if I had too much in a day.
One song a month is my limit. This song should be renamed "Unplayed Track 4."
aelfheld wrote:
You do realise that the lyrics are Icelandic, not English, right?
Not quite: they sing in "Hopelandic" which is not a language, but kind of a stadium of the song, when there are not yet lyrics to the music and the melody. On their older and very new albums, Jonsi is also singing in Icelandic and English.
You do realise that the lyrics are Icelandic, not English, right?
Not quite: they sing in "Hopelandic" which is not a language, but kind of a stadium of the song, when there are not yet lyrics to the music and the melody. On their older and very new albums, Jonsi is also singing in Icelandic and English.
sieversfam wrote:
You may not have noticed that this Album was released in 1997, when the Kings were still in their "Pampers"
The riffs are very Kings of Leon. The vocals are very Kings of Leon... if Caleb had an unfortunate biking accident.
Combined, this isn't very much like Kings of Leon.
Combined, this isn't very much like Kings of Leon.
You may not have noticed that this Album was released in 1997, when the Kings were still in their "Pampers"
Can't get enough. Makes me feel like traveling through the Icelandic landscapes...
eruwenolorien wrote:
You do realise that the lyrics are Icelandic, not English, right?
<...> the lyrics are incomprehensible.
You do realise that the lyrics are Icelandic, not English, right?
I like Sigur Ros one song at a time in small doses. I think it could make me insane if I had too much in a day.
This entire album, comprised of untitled tracks, is like a post modern Icelandic symphony. I like to think of them as the Icelandic Pink Floyd. I love all their stuff . . . hoping they make it to Chicago some time in the near future. I hear they are something to behold in live performance.
Dave_Mack wrote:
I'm with you. I love the music, and the vocals are fine, but the lyrics are incomprehensible. It's distracting me from enjoying the music.
I can't tell if he's singing about Cy Young or Cylons. Doesn't really matter. It would be better if he didn't sing at all.
I'm with you. I love the music, and the vocals are fine, but the lyrics are incomprehensible. It's distracting me from enjoying the music.
The riffs are very Kings of Leon. The vocals are very Kings of Leon... if Caleb had an unfortunate biking accident.
Combined, this isn't very much like Kings of Leon.
Combined, this isn't very much like Kings of Leon.
jgeyer wrote:
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
I have a strong urge to do this too, but I'm at work!
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
I have a strong urge to do this too, but I'm at work!
jgeyer wrote:
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
I'm with you. This track is growing on me. 6 to 7 this listen, and I could see it getting an 8 with a couple more listens. 1997 release date? I have missed so much! Thank you Bill and Rebecca for the treasure that is Radio Paradise!
And then a great segue to Amanda Palmer....
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
I'm with you. This track is growing on me. 6 to 7 this listen, and I could see it getting an 8 with a couple more listens. 1997 release date? I have missed so much! Thank you Bill and Rebecca for the treasure that is Radio Paradise!
And then a great segue to Amanda Palmer....
Very nice song.
I can't tell if he's singing about Cy Young or Cylons. Doesn't really matter. It would be better if he didn't sing at all.
really? wouldn't that hurt?
blotto wrote:
I'd rather ram salad forks into my ear canals
blotto wrote:
I'd rather ram salad forks into my ear canals
jgeyer wrote:
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
YES!
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
YES!
jgeyer wrote:
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
Yessir!
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
Yessir!
blotto wrote:
I'd rather ram salad forks into my ear canals
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
I'd rather ram salad forks into my ear canals
I'd rather turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
lewie221 wrote:
I'd rather ram salad forks into my ear canals
The best way to experience this album is to turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
Awesome.
I'd rather ram salad forks into my ear canals
The best way to experience this album is to turn out the lights, crank it up, lie on the floor and let the mind drift where it will.
Awesome.
Awesome.
10 or 20 minutes too long
Just the instruments is like nails on a chalkboard. Add in the whiny vocals and it is like nails on a chalkboard X 10.
L <3 V E IT!
Not really loving this one.
not good for migraine
makes my ears bleed.
If everybody can get past the lyrics and just listen to the music.
The song is a solid 8 for me, sure the "lyrics" get annoying at times but it's still a great song.
If it sounds like they are singing nonsense, it's cause they are. It's a made up unintelligible language called Vonlenska.
BTW - the song title is actually Njósnavélin
The song is a solid 8 for me, sure the "lyrics" get annoying at times but it's still a great song.
If it sounds like they are singing nonsense, it's cause they are. It's a made up unintelligible language called Vonlenska.
BTW - the song title is actually Njósnavélin
One of the whiniest songs ever! Worse than the worst of the Radiohead whines.
justsomeone wrote:
For the record:
Scandinavia = Norway, Sweden & Denmark
Nordic countries = Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland & Iceland
Iceland used to be part of Denmark (Iceland formally became an independent republic on June 17, 1944) - so you're excused.
Well according to Wikipedia (and I know they are not necessarily the authority) the term "Scandinavian" is fairly loose, depending on who is using it:
Scandinavia<1> is a region in northern Europe that includes Denmark and two of the Scandinavian Peninsula's nations, Norway and Sweden. In common English usage, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland are sometimes also considered part of Scandinavia.<2> The term Nordic countries refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden as well as Finland and Iceland, and associated territories.
For the record:
Scandinavia = Norway, Sweden & Denmark
Nordic countries = Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland & Iceland
Iceland used to be part of Denmark (Iceland formally became an independent republic on June 17, 1944) - so you're excused.
Well according to Wikipedia (and I know they are not necessarily the authority) the term "Scandinavian" is fairly loose, depending on who is using it:
Scandinavia<1> is a region in northern Europe that includes Denmark and two of the Scandinavian Peninsula's nations, Norway and Sweden. In common English usage, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland are sometimes also considered part of Scandinavia.<2> The term Nordic countries refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden as well as Finland and Iceland, and associated territories.
One of the worst bands ever.
socalhol wrote:
Cool! There's a church that plays Sigur Ros?!? That would be one church I could get on board with!
My first exposure to Sigur Ros was at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno.
Cool! There's a church that plays Sigur Ros?!? That would be one church I could get on board with!
My first exposure to Sigur Ros was at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno.
Broken_Ear wrote:
Cool! There's a church that plays Sigur Ros?!? That would be one church I could get on board with!
Is church over? Can we get some real music now? 
Cool! There's a church that plays Sigur Ros?!? That would be one church I could get on board with!
You sigh long.....
You sigh along forlorn....
x2,748
That's what I hear at least.
Good song though.
You sigh along forlorn....
x2,748
That's what I hear at least.
Good song though.
MojoJojo wrote:
And again a good segue today! Makes this song tolerable at least...
Good segue from Neko's "Star Witness". 
Dreamy goodness.
Dreamy goodness.
And again a good segue today! Makes this song tolerable at least...
Great song. Follow this up with mc 900ft jesus's "hearing voices in one's head" for more insane high pitches voices from the ether...
love love love. this was incredible at their live show.
You are the one clearly NUTS crockydile wrote:
Good job there is an off button. repetitive crap
I don't know what they're saying, but it doesn't matter - it sets a mood that I love. I'm updating my journal, and this music is mellow and soothing. I might actually even be able to sleep clear through the night. And that's not a bad thing.
fredriley wrote:
I quite like the laid-back style of Scandinavian bands (yeah, I know, Iceland's way up North, but I always associate it with Scandinavia on account of the Vikings) and if you're in the mood this would be really, like, Zen, man, but when you're slugging away as a deskbound wage-slave it's not conducive to productivity, or even staying awake. Mind you, that's not entirely a bad thing...
For the record:
Scandinavia = Norway, Sweden & Denmark
Nordic countries = Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland & Iceland
Iceland used to be part of Denmark (Iceland formally became an independent republic on June 17, 1944) - so you're excused.
I quite like the laid-back style of Scandinavian bands (yeah, I know, Iceland's way up North, but I always associate it with Scandinavia on account of the Vikings) and if you're in the mood this would be really, like, Zen, man, but when you're slugging away as a deskbound wage-slave it's not conducive to productivity, or even staying awake. Mind you, that's not entirely a bad thing...
For the record:
Scandinavia = Norway, Sweden & Denmark
Nordic countries = Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland & Iceland
Iceland used to be part of Denmark (Iceland formally became an independent republic on June 17, 1944) - so you're excused.
Reminds me of 'Keane', not bad at all
Bosami wrote:
I agree. Such a lush sound-scape.
Bosami wrote:
I agree. Such a lush sound-scape.
MojoJojo wrote:
I agree. Such a lush sound-scape.
Good segue from Neko's "Star Witness".
Dreamy goodness.
Dreamy goodness.
I agree. Such a lush sound-scape.
Good segue from Neko's "Star Witness".
Dreamy goodness.
Dreamy goodness.
An untitled track that sounds great! Has the familiar sound of Radiohead but not quite.
one of the very few songs where the attribute "godlike" is no exaggeration
Just a little to repetitive even for me....
nate917 wrote:
If it were 7:55 longer, I'd have gotten 8 hours sleep for the first time in twenty years.
I quite like the laid-back style of Scandinavian bands (yeah, I know, Iceland's way up North, but I always associate it with Scandinavia on account of the Vikings) and if you're in the mood this would be really, like, Zen, man, but when you're slugging away as a deskbound wage-slave it's not conducive to productivity, or even staying awake. Mind you, that's not entirely a bad thing...
If it were 7:55 longer, I'd have gotten 8 hours sleep for the first time in twenty years.
I quite like the laid-back style of Scandinavian bands (yeah, I know, Iceland's way up North, but I always associate it with Scandinavia on account of the Vikings) and if you're in the mood this would be really, like, Zen, man, but when you're slugging away as a deskbound wage-slave it's not conducive to productivity, or even staying awake. Mind you, that's not entirely a bad thing...
Jelani wrote:
This comment is brilliant! I give it a 10.
laughing my a$$ off on this comment!
I understand what he's saying....I speak the language.
He's singing about his girlfriend....her name is "Untitled"
Her family....The Track 4's don't like him and he's very sad.
He's singing about his girlfriend....her name is "Untitled"
Her family....The Track 4's don't like him and he's very sad.
This comment is brilliant! I give it a 10.
laughing my a$$ off on this comment!
bindi wrote:
It sure would make it easier to find a word that rhymes if you can just make up words.
It's pretty ho-hum to my ear.
Cocteau Twins did that 25 years ago.
It sure would make it easier to find a word that rhymes if you can just make up words.
It's pretty ho-hum to my ear.
Cocteau Twins did that 25 years ago.
Is church over? Can we get some real music now?
This has to be some of the most original pop-music in the rock genre that I discovered in the past decade.
Funny how such a small country of just 1/4 million people punch so much higher than their weight in several fields. They kept the British navy at bay during the Cod wars. Fishery management looks pretty damn good to me. And this music.
Flipmode wrote:
you people are nuts. This song is brilliant. It's a solid 10 from me.
Sublime.
boober wrote:
This comment is brilliant! I give it a 10.
I understand what he's saying....I speak the language.
He's singing about his girlfriend....her name is "Untitled"
Her family....The Track 4's don't like him and he's very sad.
He's singing about his girlfriend....her name is "Untitled"
Her family....The Track 4's don't like him and he's very sad.
This comment is brilliant! I give it a 10.
I just can't get into these guys — and I've tried. I'm through trying....
But I know that I'm missing something, right?
'Cuz Brad Pitt likes 'em, so they've gotta be great, right?
Right?!?
But I know that I'm missing something, right?
'Cuz Brad Pitt likes 'em, so they've gotta be great, right?
Right?!?
Ah, now I remember why I couldn't wait to grow up and ditch church. Coma inducing.
Noted that one person's aural anaesthesia is another's salvation, as with the droning at Our Lady of Constant Conception.
Noted that one person's aural anaesthesia is another's salvation, as with the droning at Our Lady of Constant Conception.
you people are nuts. This song is brilliant. It's a solid 10 from me.
I understand what he's saying....I speak the language.
He's singing about his girlfriend....her name is "Untitled"
Her family....The Track 4's don't like him and he's very sad.
He's singing about his girlfriend....her name is "Untitled"
Her family....The Track 4's don't like him and he's very sad.
Please let go of my cats' tail...please?
peter_james_bond wrote:
Now that's democracy in song writing. America, you should applaud this band!
Well, yeah, but only if we can make money off it somehow.
Now that's democracy in song writing. America, you should applaud this band!
Well, yeah, but only if we can make money off it somehow.
It’s funny if you have SoundHound listen to this song the displayed lyrics will be: You Sigh Low Tonight, You’re So Alone, You’re So.
You mean those aren't the lyrics?