Vespertine
by Björk
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 510 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 463 out of 510
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 510
  3. Negative: 34 out of 510

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  1. someonewhocares
    Oct 5, 2022
    3
    Could've been better than it is! Vespertine was such a disappointment for me as a hardcore Bjork fan. Unlike her first three albums and others that came after this, I don't seem to connect with Vespertine on any level and most of the songs feel dragged out and wasted to me. However, we did get one of my most favourite songs from her discography - Pagan Poetry, which is the only accessibleCould've been better than it is! Vespertine was such a disappointment for me as a hardcore Bjork fan. Unlike her first three albums and others that came after this, I don't seem to connect with Vespertine on any level and most of the songs feel dragged out and wasted to me. However, we did get one of my most favourite songs from her discography - Pagan Poetry, which is the only accessible songs on this album that can connect with a human.… Expand

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7
#7 Best Album of 2001
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#6 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#2 Most Shared Album of 2001

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. CDNow
    90
    With Vespertine, Bjork has constructed a whispering wall of wonders, and instead of forcing everyone out, has invited the world to look through the cracks.
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  2. Sonicnet
    80
    1997's Homogenic, also a mixture of heavy beats and strings, was not as varied or complete as this album, and while Selmasongs, last year's soundtrack to "Dancer in the Dark" (in which Björk starred), was lovely in its own sweeping, cinematic way, Björk has surpassed herself with this new work.
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  3. Neumu.net
    80
    Björk continues to mine the fine line of minimalist lushness that her last album gave birth to; with tiny, crackling, skittery beats weaving open-toned ambient beds in which her breathy, pushed-forward vocals lithely lay, the closeness and drama of her every syllable commanding attention.
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