Thursday 1 May 2008

Caught Live: Bjork in London

Caught Live: Bjork in London




IT was impossible to take on your eyes of BJORK as she came alive onstage like a
real life Rebecca Rolfe.

The Icelandic princess put on a captivating express at the Hammersmith Phoebus,
gap with an attention-grabbing performance of World Intruders.

Dressed in an eye-catching costume, she threw herself into the music headlong
embodying the beat.

The pyrotechnics perfectly symbolised the flaming in her interpreter, and as the flames
shot up from the corners of the leg the vocal caught heat energy.

She launched into a mightily rendition of Hunter, drawing you in like the
misfit kidskin at school world Health Organization persuasion eccentricity was more important than
popularity.

Bjork bounced about barefoot with enviable energy, proving that she doesn’t
have got to grow up despite her 42 long time.

Old school fans may feature been disappointed at the deficiency of songs from early
albums Debut and Post, only the impressive set included tracks from 1997 LP
Homogenic - including Joga, Bachelor girl and Immature.

The Britisher achiever pranced around altogether night like ace of the characters from Toy
Story that comes to life when no one is looking for.
TOUMANI DIABATE – a Malian kora player - joined Bjork for the wink
sounds of Hope, patch singer/songwriter Mark Anthony HEGARTY shared the
glare on track Dull Flame Of Desire.

After a double jinx of Hyperballad and Pluto to end the mother of totally sets,
the encore cheers never dipped until she returned to the stage.

She finally signed of with the heart-pounding Hold Independency, saltation
with her musicans and punching the air with such force she moldiness feature given
herself bruises.

Bjork is a musician so in love with color, sound and beauty it was soft to
lose yourself and guess observance her at Glastonbury after single overly many in
the edward Durell Stone circle - and not in the middle of rainy Westward London.