Takk...
by Sigur Rós
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2005
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 208 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 184 out of 208
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 208
  3. Negative: 10 out of 208

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  1. BatAgaetisByrjun
    Sep 13, 2005
    10
    As beautiful as Agaetis Byriun
  2. marc
    Oct 7, 2005
    10
    A beautifully moving album, it soundscape music with heart and emotion. Like () was after Agaetis byrjun another change in direction although still Sigur Ros this albums song certainly have more structure than () but that is no bad thing. Everytime i listen too the CD i have a new favourite and its more upbeat nature makes an excellent listen in the car. Sublime,peacefull, melancholic, A beautifully moving album, it soundscape music with heart and emotion. Like () was after Agaetis byrjun another change in direction although still Sigur Ros this albums song certainly have more structure than () but that is no bad thing. Everytime i listen too the CD i have a new favourite and its more upbeat nature makes an excellent listen in the car. Sublime,peacefull, melancholic, crashing, noise, uplifting, enchanting, all words that can sum up this album and there are so many other!!! Album of the year an i doubt anything will beat it.… Expand
  3. theenemyamongus
    Aug 22, 2010
    10
    perfection
  4. michaels
    Sep 12, 2005
    9
    near perfection. only if the lyrics were real words would it be better
  5. SMC
    Sep 15, 2005
    4
    On amazon a listener claims this is the album that made him finally "get" Sigur Ros. While converting new fans, this may be the album that makes the faithful turn their backs on the band. Every track is a muddle of sameness. Where ethereal vocals were once used sparingly, now they are foregrounded and overused. The gloom, as many critics note, is clearly gone. Well, so is the depth, the On amazon a listener claims this is the album that made him finally "get" Sigur Ros. While converting new fans, this may be the album that makes the faithful turn their backs on the band. Every track is a muddle of sameness. Where ethereal vocals were once used sparingly, now they are foregrounded and overused. The gloom, as many critics note, is clearly gone. Well, so is the depth, the challenge, and the chance for the material to be strengthened by repeat listening. Here is a 65 minute album cranked to 11 at every minute. It is shrill, bordering on parodic, and worse of all: BORING.… Expand
  6. ErwinK
    Nov 7, 2005
    4
    Overrated, critic adored drivle. I like my arty music as much as the next guy, but I heard this next to hearing a Blink 182 record, and I have to say that Blink 182 was far more fun catchy and listenable. Sure it doesn't have the "art" cred but who cares.
  7. radar
    Oct 8, 2005
    0
    A heap of samples, dressed with the most irritating voice in history...
  8. DrGoob
    Nov 14, 2005
    5
    This album rapidly becomes dull. That's all there is to say about it.
  9. CoyB
    Nov 9, 2005
    1
    One of the most boring things I have even been force to listen to
  10. DanL
    Dec 9, 2005
    5
    It's being peddled as something more melodic and less ambient than their previous works. Is it? Barely.
  11. slawekk
    Oct 30, 2005
    2
    boring boring boring. nothing new & exciting (exactly as on the previous album). too bad... are they already finished? (hope not)
  12. JohnM
    Sep 13, 2005
    6
    I aggree with the LA times...
  13. VonB
    Sep 21, 2005
    1
    IF you like ENYA, guys who compose music with synths and dudes who think its clever to sing like they have an overload of estrogen, but without the energy-you
  14. avecl
    Sep 22, 2005
    6
    Sigur Ros have done some amazing things in my opinion, but this album simply is not one of them. They aren't original anymore. What was new and innovative in aegetis byurtin and ( ) has been lost to coldplay-type crescendos and pop/rock harmonies and melodies. the only thing that makes it different is jonsi's voice. i guess that does it for some people, but it's not doing Sigur Ros have done some amazing things in my opinion, but this album simply is not one of them. They aren't original anymore. What was new and innovative in aegetis byurtin and ( ) has been lost to coldplay-type crescendos and pop/rock harmonies and melodies. the only thing that makes it different is jonsi's voice. i guess that does it for some people, but it's not doing it for me.… Expand
  15. Patrick
    Nov 6, 2006
    6
    I was a bit disappointed with this album. I bought it after hearing the brilliant Hoppipolla, and I hadn't heard any of Sigur Ros's other stuff. But the majority of the songs seemed a bit dull and samey. That said, tracks 1,2,3,4 and 6 are brilliant.
  16. Mack
    Nov 5, 2005
    3
    I'm sorry, but am I listening to the same album? Am I missing something? I'm a broad-minded listener, and I try to invest some listening effort into most critically acclaimed albums - but for the life of me, I just can't make this one work. Some of it makes for decent background music - but the vocals are absolutely horrible. I'm not sure how anyone can hear that whiny I'm sorry, but am I listening to the same album? Am I missing something? I'm a broad-minded listener, and I try to invest some listening effort into most critically acclaimed albums - but for the life of me, I just can't make this one work. Some of it makes for decent background music - but the vocals are absolutely horrible. I'm not sure how anyone can hear that whiny falsetto and enjoy it, let alone, connect to it. The vocals lend an overly artsy (sophomoric at best) portent to overly long songs full of bombast and severely lacking true content. It's not that I hate Takk, it's just that it's nothing special, and it receives (mostly) glowing reviews because of the band's laurels. As atmosphere or soundtrack music, this stuff might work (please, leave out the baby-voice falsetto moaning). Very disappointing.… Expand
  17. NajeebA
    Oct 1, 2005
    9
    Comparing them, this album, to Coldplay is extremely intersting. Not only is everything about Sigur Ros better than Coldplay, Coldplay are copycats of bands like Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Mum, Bjork. With that said. This album is really damn good. Not nearly as good as Agaetis Byrjun, but deffinetly in the best of 05.
  18. MichaelE
    Sep 27, 2005
    7
    They've done better - (), they've done worse - Von. Album is certainly more complex, but overall, just more of the same. Nothing strikes me as memorable. Certainly worth listening to, but I love these guys with or without this album.
  19. Jonathanv
    Oct 12, 2005
    9
    It keeps growing on me everytime I'm listening to it! This is one of the most beautiful albums of this year, I would say.
  20. madsl
    Nov 29, 2005
    6
    After 6 or 7 listens you already begin to tire a bit of a band that uses the same trick again and again...it seems all their songs are crafted the exact same way. They produce great soundscapes still...but how much longer before this formulae is worn out?
  21. IjoK
    Sep 12, 2005
    9
    Amazing album!!! As good, if not better, than agaestis.
  22. pka
    Sep 13, 2005
    9
    spellbinding, more varied and uplifting than (). Only gripe is that occasionally the repetitiveness of the vocal (with melodies you're sure you've heard before on this and the other 2 cds) gets in the way of the brilliance of the music
  23. JoshuaL
    Sep 14, 2005
    10
    This is easily one of the best albums I've heard in 5 years. The only word I can use to best describe their music is sublime. Never did I think that a bunch of icelanders would be the ones to create what is to me, hands down the album of the year.
  24. AramisG
    Sep 14, 2005
    8
    I am really enjoying Takk, but that is not to say it is above criticism (I don
  25. Trip
    Sep 14, 2005
    10
    Go -> Buy -> This -> CD Sigur rós touched the sky and called the angels for us,this is the best cd of all times. 10/10
  26. theCoolest
    Sep 18, 2005
    9
    In life, this reviewer has been listening to Sigur Ros for three years now and still loves the new album. Where the previous efforts [as great as they are] prove too dark at times. Whereas 'Takk...' seems more like a reason for living.
  27. Altair
    Sep 19, 2005
    10
    Best album of the year!
  28. JamesB
    Oct 10, 2006
    10
    I listened with tears in my eyes the first time: it is that beautiful. Makes you want to exhale, and never stop.
  29. SeamusS
    Jan 6, 2006
    10
    I cant belive it, they've topped their masterpeice. This album is flawless and gorgeous, flowwing majestically from track to track with an unerving ambition and beauty that's nearly unmatched in the music world today.
  30. JohnK
    Feb 23, 2006
    10
    The best way I can describe Sigur Ros' music is: remember the last, monumental song on every album you loved as a teenager? You felt like "the Truth is in this song if the world weren't so dumb and would just listen!". Well, a Sigur Ros album is like 70 minutes of straight "last songs". Monumental, eligiac, glorious, spiritual and--yes--over the top. They are incredibly The best way I can describe Sigur Ros' music is: remember the last, monumental song on every album you loved as a teenager? You felt like "the Truth is in this song if the world weren't so dumb and would just listen!". Well, a Sigur Ros album is like 70 minutes of straight "last songs". Monumental, eligiac, glorious, spiritual and--yes--over the top. They are incredibly uplifting, draining by the end, but they'll never write a 3-minute no.1 pop single.… Expand
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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Takk... is still very much a Sigur Rós album, due in large part to the ever-present, otherworldly vocals, but also because the only real changes are the activeness of some arrangments.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    While there are no surprises in its technique or approach, Sigur Rós has succeeded in making a startlingly beautiful record. [17 Sep 2005]
  3. cokemachineglow
    83
    Well-constructed, thoughtful, emotionally provocative and cathartic.
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