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Generally favorable reviews- based on 317 Ratings
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Positive: 242 out of 317
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Mixed: 46 out of 317
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Negative: 29 out of 317
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mikes.May 8, 2007
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HenryVMay 15, 2007
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Oct 11, 2011Simply the worst album of Bjork's career, filled with incoherent songs and silly lyrics. Avoid this if you are not a die-hard fan of the Icelandic oddball and don't buy this as her first record.
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BBMay 8, 2007What the hell happened? There are 3 great songs - the rest have no pulse. She said this album was going to be more fun. What does she consider fun?
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DericMApr 27, 2007In Medulla she lost her arrangements. In this album she lost her melodies. It's quite decent, cohesive, and interesting, but it just isn't catchy as her work from Debut up till Vespertine.
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anderssMay 10, 2007No tunes - no real fun.
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RobHMay 25, 2007I was really dissapointed with this album; the songs just wander without hitting many exciting moments or memorable melodies. I feel like Bjork needs to reenergize and come back with a more inspired album, because it has been a while since she's delivered a stellar album (Homogenic). I was hoping for a return to her more poppy, fun music of the early 90s.
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JorgeSJul 19, 2007Good album... but a little disappointing because it does not contribute anything new and it is not as original as the previous one.
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BjorkfanNo1May 13, 2007I love the brass arrangements but the stiff beats and missing tunes makes Volta hard to love. The epic ballad Dull flame of desire never really takes of. Another Bjork album to admire but unlikely to be played much...
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TimW.May 7, 2007
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ACMay 9, 2007Before she records her next album, she should write some songs first. You know, juicy hooks, melodies, choruses, those little things. This one's nothing but a meandering bummer, and I've loved all of her previous work. No one is beyond criticism. I don't care what funky country you're from. Or how good your voice is.
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JeffWJun 11, 2007
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kellyw.Jun 7, 2007I wish she would have gone further out to sea with this one and not have felt compeled to make a comeback. The result is messy, divided and overly objective, heady. The direct nods to the Drawing Restraint #9 soundtrack makes Volta feels like she subconsciously wanted to further her more abstact and introverted side while feeling obligated to make the next Bjork album.
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JamesMJun 8, 2007Agree with the Pitchfork review. Volta has some curious moments but a lot of it is without melody and tried to rely on sparse electronica to dig it out of the hole. Disappointing compared to Debut, Post, Homogenic and Vespertine which provide done with a lot more indeed.
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AaronRAug 12, 2007
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[Anonymous]May 19, 2007I agree completely with Yuka. Only tracks 1-3 are worth listening to; the rest of it is damn near horrible and I'm a huge Bjork fan. Lyrics, inspiration, all of it's out the window. Even "Medulla" had redeeming qualities, but I can't believe what happened here.. Maybe she'll never return to her 90's glory.
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Feb 20, 2012The opening tracks re-establish Bjork as the strange pop icon we all grew to love, but something terrible happens in the second half, with mute arrangements, and a lack of vocal diversity, her experimentation's infiltrate this pop album leaving the fans feeling a little betrayed and bewildered by it all. 'Earth Intruders' is still great though.
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Sep 24, 2015Bjork's voice is the only sure standout of Volta. Otherwise it feels too produced to believe it came after Medulla. Granted, it's the best album Timbaland has ever produced.
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Oct 5, 2016Volta is my least favourite Bjork album. Though it does contain some excellent production from Timbaland and Danja, overall the album feels rushed and frankly is not terribly interesting. Some of the single remixes are better than the actual tracks. Download: Earth Intruders, Declare Independence.
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Volta is arguably Bjork's loosest and most ruminative record, and though it touches on everything she's ever done, it's not as gripping or coherent as her best stuff.
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Listen intently, repeatedly, and you'll hear much to widen your consciousness... But listen for, you know, enjoyment and you'll be left wanting.
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Every song on Volta sounds like it was birthed in no fewer than 10 months, if not five years. "Fun" hardly has an opportunity to enter the picture when Björk's now seemingly permanent fastidiousness remains her métier.