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| Ágætis byrjun | ||
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| Missing image AgByrCov.JPG Album Cover | ||
| CD Album by Sigur Rós | ||
| Released | 1999 June | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 71 min 53 s | |
| Record label | Smekkleysa Records | |
| Producers | ??? | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG (http://www.allmusic.com/) | 4.5 stars out of 5 | Link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE5791CDC4CAF7420F6B13E48DFB167F729D94EFB87126E495AD1A9214AD85F22D959F695C8AEFF6AB679AFFA62AC500AD5C0EA50ECBC1B&sql=10:igae4jn75wal) |
| Sigur Rós Chronology | ||
| Von brigði (1998) | Ágætis byrjun (1999) | ( ) (2002) |
Ágætis byrjun (A decent start) was a 1999 album released by Icelandic musical band Sigur Rós.
The ten songs on the album include some self-referencing: the introduction contains backmasked parts from the title track, and the last song, "Avalon", consists of an instrumental passage from "Starálfur" slowed down four times.
Track listing & English translation
- "Introduction" - 1:36
- "Svefn-g-englar" [sleepwalkers] - 10:04
- "Starálfur" [staring elf] - 6:47
- "Flugufrelsarinn" [the fly freer] - 7:47
- "Ný batterí" [new batteries] - 8:11
- "Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm)" [the heart pounds (boom boom boom)] - 7:11
- "Viðrar vel til loftárása" [good weather for airstrikes] - 10:18
- "Olsen Olsen" - 8:03
- "Ágætis byrjun" [a decent start] - 7:56
- "Avalon" - 4:00
External link
- Samples of the album can be heard at http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/media/index.htmlpl:Agetis Byrjun