Go

OK so this is the album that I always wanted Sigur Ros to do. I am a big fan of Sigur Ros but I felt that as I listened to their last album that they were ready to do something different but didn't feel the freedom to do so -- expectations perhaps were challenging them a bit.Don't get me wrong - I have been listening to Sigur Ros from the beginning and tell everyone I know about them. Such great song writers and great arrangers but the one thing I felt was missing from their last effort was growth, development, whatever you want to call it. Of course I have never been in an internationally successful band so what do I know?I spotted some news way back about Jonsi's solo effort and alas he had put up his own website. Soon enough, Boy Lilikoi was a song you could hear on Jonsi's website. Immediately I took to it. It's...how should I say it...glorious? Yes, that's it. Glorious. I can't really think of another word for it.Immediately upon hearing Boy Lilikoi I was very excited about Jonsi's solo effort. It's almost as if he was waiting to burst out of the clouds and write an album like this. And boy does he deliver."Go" is one exceptional album. It's bombastic, glorious (I have to use this word again), enlightening, happy, sad, pensive, emotive, dramatic and lastly, beautiful.So many minutes of this CD are of such unadulterated mature coming-in-to-his-own beauty that it never comes across as over the top or cheesy which, if you think about it, is something that is pretty damn difficult to do. Jonsi is never over the top or schmaltzy with his delivery on this CD. He is just doing what he does, and really, he does it very, very well."Go" is simply glorious -- you'd be a fool to not at least have a good listen to it. If you don't, too bad for you.

I've been a Sigur Ros fan since I discovered their first album by accident. Over the last decade I have probably listened to their music more than any other band. Part of their charm is that they wrapped themselves in mystery and hype. They still have a small cult following in the US, and I admit I'm not even sure how to correctly pronounce their name or Thor Birgisson's nickname. I am certainly not as eloquent as Mr. Klapper, but sure, the thing that grabs you about the band is how the sound just washes over and captivates you. They keep getting more sophisticated with each outing. Their last album especially seemed to sound more like "summer" than their usual "winter".I guess it was not a shock that "Jonsi" would do a solo record. His voice is like a lead instrument. The shorter, more pop-oriented songs seem to work just fine. This whole thing sounds like pure joy unleashed, an improbable mix of pop, folk, children's music, and classical that just bowls you over. The challenge is how to get a bigger audience to hear this. The very sound of this guy's voice might make some people go "yuck", and if you toss in that he is openly gay, forget about it. But Jonsi's voice is really no more unusual than another "Jon" from the 70's and 80's: frontman Jon Anderson of Yes, but he is obviously much more versatile. If some clever producers "sneak" this music into a film soundtrack or advertising, people are going to say "what IS that?". The curious will then start exploring and discover the wonderful world we fans have known about for some time.

Jonsi's voice is the most distinctive facet of Sigur Ros's music, so we are lucky that he decided to make a solo album. According to the group's website, several of the other members of the band added to their families over the past year. Jonsi's new "baby" is this CD.Overall I felt some of the songs on this CD were not as melodic as the band's last CD (also did not tend to be not as dark and brooding as SR's music can be), but the instrumentation showed the same sense of fun and originality. I think the similarity to Sigur Ros's later music is a great strength.When I am cranky, depressed, on edge, this is the music I go to for smoothing out the rough edges. This CD is a worthy addition to the Sigur Ros canon. I give it 4 stars out of 5 because I don't think it quite measures up to the band's most recent CD. I think Jonsi does his best work when he is with Sigur Ros.

I think the average person will enjoy this album if they give it a chance. It's very environmental, ethereal, melodic and soothing. It's different. I can't really describe it other than to say I like it.I first heard Jónsi on the "How to train your dragon" sound track, and I bought this album because I thought my son might enjoy it. After listening to it while taking him to school several times, I realized I also enjoyed it.I can almost guarantee it will not be just like everything else you've listened to in the past few years, and that alone makes it worth a try.

Jonsi has a way of writing music that carries the listener to another world. Frankly, the title track "Go Do" is enough to purchase the whole album, but fortunately this album is stellar from top to bottom. Even as an English speaking American, I also love the few tracks that are written in Icelandic. His frequently falsetto melodies complement the otherworldly music perfectly, and when the album comes to the end, you are left wishing there were more tracks...you never want it to be over. Nearly perfect album!

I was absolutely captivated by this album for months. This is electronic music, but by structure it feels like a classical piece of music. The Philip Glass instrumentation along with the Japanese percussion is pure joy. The ending piece is immensely satisfying after the frenetic pace of the earlier climaxes and lulls. I can't imagine taking this as anything but a single piece of music rather than as 10 separate tracks. I have never heard anything like this before or since.

Grows on you - love the video on you tube on the Late Late night channel when Craig Ferguson had him on - that drummer rocks.....But yes, good album, NOT sigur Ros, but it is good. Talented guy.

Recipient had enjoyed this. A+.

Go is one of those albums which is for the most part something truly different than what the average person will ever listen to. What genre is it exactly? Er... electro rock pop folk hop? Low fi acoustic dream trip? It's hard to say, but whatever it is, it is certainly enjoyable and fun. The album really shines on tracks like Go Do and Around Us, where Jonsi is truly out of control and up tempo. Some of the tracks, however, auch as the slower brooding ones, sound almost exactly like Sigur Ros (he is, after all, their vocalist). It is not that these tracks are boring or anything, but rather they seem to stand out in sharp contract with the bouncier, more eccentric numbers which seem to be what this album is all about.

I play this over and over and over.... never get tired of these beautiful songs. Jonsi's voice can make me smile and bring tears to my eyes at the same time.

この高揚感！この多幸感！それも薄っぺらいものでなく、心の底から湧きあがるような。普段ほとんど洋楽を聴かないので、シガー・ロスも名前くらいしか聞いたことがなかった。なので彼の今までの音楽性と比べて、このアルバムをどうこう言うことはできない。でもＪｏｎｓｉの透明感あふれるヴォーカルとまさに音の洪水のようなサウンド（でも不思議とうるさくはない）は、どんなときも私を、うつくしく幸せな気持ちにさせてくれる。晴れわたる空を見上げながら聴きたい、そんな音楽だ。