| 词条 | Ágætis byrjun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Ágætis byrjun | type = studio | artist = Sigur Rós | cover = ÁgætisByrjunCover.JPG | alt = | released = {{start date|1999|06|12|df=yes}} | recorded = August 1998–April 1999 | venue = | studio = | genre =
| length = 71:43 | label = Fat Cat, Smekkleysa | producer = Ken Thomas | prev_title = Von | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = ( ) | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = Ágætis byrjun | type = studio | single1 = Svefn-g-englar | single1date = 21 July 1999 | single2 = Ný batterí | single2date = 20 March 2000 }} }} Ágætis byrjun ({{IPA-is|ˈaːucaitɪs ˈpɪrjʏn|lang}}, A good beginning)[1] is the second studio album by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, released on 12 June 1999. The album was recorded between the summer of 1998 and the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas. Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band's previous album Von, with that album's extended ambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson's now signature cello-bowed guitarwork and lush orchestration, using a double string octet amongst other chamber elements. Ágætis byrjun became Sigur Rós's breakthrough album, both commercially and critically. It received a 2000 release in the United Kingdom and a 2001 release in the United States. According to their label Smekkleysa, the album has sold 10,000 copies to date in Iceland, earning the band platinum status.[1] It won numerous awards, and has appeared on multiple critics' lists of the best albums of the 2000s. Ágætis byrjun is the band's first album to feature keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson, and their last to feature drummer Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, who left the band several months after the album was released. Gunnarsson was replaced by Orri Páll Dýrason in the same year. CompositionThe ten songs on the album include some self-reference: the introduction contains backmasked parts from the title track, and the last song, "Avalon", consists of a different take of an instrumental passage from "Starálfur" slowed to around a quarter of its original speed. The strings in "Starálfur" are palindromic; they are the same forwards and backwards. All vocals are sung in Icelandic, except for those on "Olsen Olsen" and the last section of the title track, which are sung in the gibberish language Vonlenska. Sigur Rós' subsequent album, ( ), used Vonlenska exclusively for its vocals. PackagingThe album's title came from a friend hearing the first song they had written for the album, which would become the title track. After hearing the song, he said it was "a good beginning"; the name stuck. The name has also been translated as "An alright start." The sketch on the cover was drawn by Gotti Bernhöft with a Bic Cristal ballpoint pen.[3] The booklet cover for the CD edition of the album features the line: "Ég gaf ykkur von sem varð að vonbrigðum... þetta er ágætis byrjun" which translates to "I gave you (plural) hope that became a disappointment... this is a good beginning".[2] This line is a reference to their two previous releases, Von and Von brigði. Sigur Rós assembled and glued together the cases of the first print of Ágætis byrjun themselves. As a result, many of the CDs were unusable due to glue stains.[3] Reception{{Album ratings| MC = 87/100[4] | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[5] | rev2 = The Austin Chronicle | rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}[6] | rev3 = The Boston Phoenix | rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}[7] | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}[8] | rev5 = NME | rev5score = 7/10[9] | rev6 = Pitchfork | rev6score = 9.4/10[10] | rev7 = Q | rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}[11] | rev8 = Rolling Stone | rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}[12] | rev9 = Spin | rev9score = 8/10[13] | rev10 = The Village Voice | rev10score = B[14] }} While released to little fanfare, the album quickly gained radio exposure in Iceland, and spent the autumn of 1999 climbing the Icelandic album charts, finally resting at the top for a number of weeks. After surprising success in Iceland, the album subsequently gained strong international buzz with numerous articles in many prominent publications, hype from internet message boards and blogs, as well as often exuberant critical praise. Ágætis byrjun was released in the United Kingdom in 2000, and in the North American market in 2001 by Fat Cat Records.[15] In 2001, Ágætis byrjun won the inaugural Shortlist Music Prize. An acclaimed music video was made for "Viðrar vel til loftárása". The album's tracks have also been featured in soundtracks; "Starálfur" was used in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou[16] and the Emmy winning 2005 TV film The Girl in the Café. "Svefn-g-englar" was used in Vanilla Sky, amongst others. The song "Flugufrelsarinn" has been arranged by Stephen Prustman for the Kronos Quartet, and is available on their download-only release Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós. Ágætis byrjun was placed by Pitchfork at number 2 on their annual Best Albums list for 2000, and was placed at 8 on their top 200 albums of the 2000s, released on 2 October 2009.[17]In December 2009, Rolling Stone ranked Ágætis byrjun the 29th best album of the 2000s.[18] In the Q and Mojo Classic Special Edition "Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock", the album placed at number 27 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[19] It was announced in 2009 that a deluxe edition would be released to mark the 10th anniversary of Ágætis byrjun{{'}}s international release.[20] It was slated for release in early summer 2015. It was to feature previously unheard studio and live recordings as well as photographic and documentary material from the band's personal archives. Ágætis byrjun peaked at No. 24 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart in January and {{as of|2008|lc=y}} it has sold 227,000 copies in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21] In Europe it was upgraded to Platinum by Impala award for 400,000+ copies sold up to 2012.[22]Track listing{{tracklist| total_length = 71:43 | extra_column = English translation{{Ref label|a|*|*}} | title1 = Intro | note1 = [23] | length1 = 1:36 | title2 = Svefn-g-englar | extra2 = "Sleep(walk)ing Angels" | length2 = 10:03 | title3 = Starálfur | extra3 = "Staring Elf" | length3 = 6:45 | title4 = Flugufrelsarinn | extra4 = "The Fly's Savior" | length4 = 7:47 | title5 = Ný batterí | extra5 = "New Batteries" | length5 = 8:09 | title6 = Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) | extra6 = "The Heart Pounds (boom boom boom)" | length6 = 7:09 | title7 = Viðrar vel til loftárása | extra7 = "Good Weather for an Airstrike" | length7 = 10:16 | title8 = Olsen Olsen | length8 = 8:02 | title9 = Ágætis byrjun | extra9 = "An Alright Start" | length9 = 7:55 | title10 = Avalon | length10 = 4:01 }}
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Certifications and sales{{certification Table Top}}{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Sigur Rós|title=Ágætis byrjun|award=Gold|certyear=2012|relyear=2000|autocat=yes}}{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Sigur Rós|title=Ágætis byrjun|award=none|salesamount=227,000[24]|relyear=2005|autocat=yes}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|artist=Lady Gaga|title=The Fame|type=album|award=none|salesamount=400,000[25]|refname="IFPI Europe"|accessdate=October 13, 2014|certyear=2010}}{{certification Table Bottom}}References1. ^{{cite journal|last1=Steinarsson|first1=Birgir Orn|title=International: Fat Cat's Sigur Rós Stakes Claim for Independence|journal=Billboard - The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment|date=Sep 30, 2000|volume=50|issue=120.26|page=90|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/986892}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/lyrics.php |title=sigur rós - lyrics |accessdate=4 January 2009 |work=sigur-ros.co.uk}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/trivia.php |title=sigur rós - trivia |accessdate=4 January 2009 |work=sigur-ros.co.uk}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/agatis-byrjun/sigur-ros |title=Reviews for Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós |website=Metacritic |accessdate=5 May 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/%C3g%C3%A6tis-byrjun-mw0000623855 |title=Ágætis Byrjun – Sigur Rós |website=AllMusic |accessdate=5 May 2015 |last=Carlson |first=Dean}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2001-06-08/82012/ |title=Sigur Rós: Ágætis Byrjun (PIAS) |work=The Austin Chronicle |date=8 June 2001 |accessdate=6 January 2016 |last=Chamy |first=Michael}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://thebostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/01709074.htm |title=Sigur Rós: Agaetis Byrjun (Fat Cat) |work=The Boston Phoenix |date=12–19 July 2001 |accessdate=6 January 2016 |last=Endelman |first=Michael |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006235639/http://www.thebostonphoenix.com/boston/music/otr/documents/01709074.htm |archivedate=6 October 2008}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,352698,00.html |title=Sigur Ros: Agaetis Byrjun (FatCat) |work=The Guardian |date=11 August 2000 |accessdate=6 January 2016 |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline}} 9. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/sigur-ros/2689 |title=Sigur Ros – Agaetis Byrjun |work=NME |date=14 August 2000 |accessdate=5 May 2015 |last=Chick |first=Stevie |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310171729/http://www.nme.com/reviews/sigur-ros/2689 |archivedate=10 March 2009}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/7151-agaetis-byrjun/ |title=Sigur Rós: Agaetis Byrjun |work=Pitchfork |date=1 June 1999 |accessdate=5 May 2015 |last=DiCrescenzo |first=Brent}} 11. ^{{cite journal |url=http://sigur-ros.co.uk/media/agaetis/q0.php |title=Sigur Rós: Ágætis Byrjun |work=Q |accessdate=23 January 2016 |last=Maconie |first=Stuart |authorlink=Stuart Maconie}} 12. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/172054/agaetis_byrjun |title=Agaetis Byrjun: Sigur Ros |work=Rolling Stone |date=28 September 2000 |accessdate=5 May 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502173534/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/172054/agaetis_byrjun |archivedate=2 May 2009 |last=Blashill |first=Pat}} 13. ^{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HTMuhxamaFEC&pg=PA177 |title=Sigur Rós: Agaetis byrjun |work=Spin |volume=16 |issue=10 |date=October 2000 |accessdate=October 24, 2015 |last=Gross |first=Jason |pages=177–78}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv102-02.php |title=Consumer Guide: Popstakes |work=The Village Voice |date=15 January 2002 |accessdate=5 May 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau}} 15. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&pg=PA672|title=The Mojo Collection: 4th Edition|page=672|publisher=Canongate Books|date=2007|isbn=184767643X}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news/?m=20041129 |title=eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2004» November» 29 |accessdate=2009-02-16 |work=sigur-ros.co.uk |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160318/http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news/?m=20041129 |archivedate=2011-06-06 |df= }} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/|work=Pitchfork|author=Pitchfork staff|title=The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 20-1|date=2 October 2009|accessdate=2 October 2009}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248017/100_best_albums_of_the_decade/print |title=100 Best Albums of the Decade |date=2009-12-09 |work=Rolling Stone |accessdate=2009-12-20}} 19. ^{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|accessdate= |date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}} 20. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/agaetis-deluxe.php |title=sigur rós » discography » ágætis byrjun » ordering info & deluxe edition |publisher=Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise, the Official Sigur Rós News Source |accessdate=4 October 2009}} 21. ^http://uk.reuters.com/article/music-sigur-dc-idUKN2035222520080620 22. ^http://www.impalamusic.org/node/163 23. ^The album's packaging leaves the first track untitled, though the band's website gives the piece the name "Intro". It has also been referred to by the band as "Nujryb sitægá"{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} ("Ágætis byrjun" spelled backwards.) 24. ^http://uk.reuters.com/article/music-sigur-dc-idUKN2035222520080620 25. ^http://www.impalamusic.org/node/163 External links
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