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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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Jun 24, 2011Fantastic, massive, true, limitless, full of hope, full of energy... Volta has a beauty in not a normal way, it lives not in you ,but, through you, all around you... It`s eternal like energy itself.
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ChrisKOct 2, 2007Bjork is my favorite singer of all time. The only problem with her is that she is soo ahead of her time it is ridiculous and that is why alot of people(including myself when i first heard her) don't get her music.... but after seeing her live performing volta i was blown away..... if you want to hear volta at its best download the mp3 of her at coachella 2007.
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ChrisGMay 9, 2007Profoundly experimental, sketchy, brilliant (at points), head-scratching and quasi-fun. Some tracks really shine like Pneumonia and Innocence, while others flounder and become restless beasts (The Dull Flame of Desire / Declare Independence). But a good B album is better than many. She's still a unique force in the music scene and shows no signs of musical fatigue.
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k.May 10, 2007I think the only Ms. step Bjork made on this album was proclaiming it 'pop' and setting up false expectations. 'Volta' is one step away from 'Drawing Restrant #9' and three steps away from 'Vespertine'. Gorgeous, challenging and strange.
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rheomMay 9, 2007theres nuthin really much to argue about bjorks album; watever bjork does in her carrer I will still support her;shes a legend and I luv her!
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OlegV.Feb 2, 2009
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HarryKMay 3, 2007One of the best albums in many years. I was amazed with some of the songs, 'Declare Independence' being the greatest. This is a keeper!
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BMMay 8, 2007I seem to find the joy out of this records that the critics don't. The moments of beauty in this record "The Dull Flame Of Desire" & "Vertebrae by Vertebrae" matched with the ferocity and driven songs as "Innocence" & "Declare Independence" suggest a fond welcome back to the Bjork we all knew from Debut - Homogenic. Impressive record from one of the most important forces in Music today.
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triumphofaheartMay 8, 2007fantastic
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JeromeFMay 9, 2007
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juanmMay 9, 2007give it a couple of tries... and then you'll have no scape to its charm
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BrSmMay 9, 2007It seems like a lot of critics and fans thought that the Timbaland collabarations meant this was going to sound like Nelly Furtado. Did you really think Bjork would stoop to that level? I can't imagine anyone who's been listening since Homogenic would be shocked or disapointed by this album.
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BLJun 2, 2007Very human and magnificent.
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M.T.Apr 29, 2007its a mix of her last 3 studio albums. 'Declare Independence' is a political version of "Pluto". "I See Who You Are" is very intimate and touching. All of the Timbaland/Danja/Bjork collabs are on point! Bjork always surprises and scares.
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DiegoRMay 11, 2007Masterpiece
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MungoBMay 11, 2007Keep listening and you will see. I'm really digging it but wasn't so sure at first.
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MarcDMay 13, 2007Bjork comes back swinging!
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QimmahNJul 17, 2007I am a big fan of Volta. But like all of her last 3 albums -it had to grow on me as I grew in my ability to appreciate such a unique musical mind. I truly see her music as an inspirational, heart melting brilliance. She is consistently genius and if you can see that, you just don
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Jul 24, 2017Volta is the pop-album of Björk's discography. Each song have a different volume. From the slowest intimate ballad ("Pneumonia"), to the biggest electronic dance rhythms ("Declare Independence"), the album is the reflect of the human feelings rainbow. "Vertebrae To Vertebrae" is a highlight in her discography.
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TPJMay 17, 2007The more you listen, the more you'll love. Certainly better than the rather average Medulla but nowhere near as good as her earlier stuff, then again not much is.
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JuliaAMay 20, 2007
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JustinTMay 4, 2007
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LeoFMay 8, 2007Bjork's albums were never easy and this one is probably her most difficult yet. Definitely, not for everyone.
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WesSMay 12, 2007Not her best by a long shot. In fact this may be her weakest album ever besides Drawing Restraint which is not even really a true Bjork vocal album, but more instrumental in nature. I love Bjork, but this album disappoints.
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AlanSMay 4, 2007
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iieeeMay 7, 2007
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frankmMay 7, 2007why does metacritic use reviews from a terrible magazine like NOW?
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tomdMay 9, 2007
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MaxMay 9, 2007Not her best creation but always super! Her sound is different from everything else and her voice is always magical ! Is this enough?
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CMUTZJun 8, 2007a little deception !
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vinzXMay 12, 2007an ok album, better than medulla, not as good as vespertine....
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ixataMay 18, 2007
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CorneVMay 19, 2007The first time I heard Volta I thought it was just okay. But after several listenings I think it's brilliant. Every tune grows on me. Even the slower songs are amazing (although they were the ones I thought of as just okay in the beginning) Not her best album (I can't decide which one that is...) but certainly a classic!
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RoccoRMay 23, 2007One thing that I hate than anyhting are morons spewing their non-sensical opininons about "Volta". Bjork sings urgently and beautifully on all ten tracks. You have to know Bjork and have a speck of intelligence to understand the music. The more you listen to Volta the more you understand and enjoy it.
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MikeSMay 24, 2007With Bjork sounding this triumphant, the majesty of her talent here in full force, there
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WillTMay 3, 2007Not as good as Medulla, but equally thrilling and wonderous.
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andymMay 7, 2007half of the songs are reminiscent of The Sugarcubes, and the rest are similar to many songs from Dancer In the Dark/Selmasongs (especially the brass sections). All in all, though, it's a nice effort. Not nearly as intimate as Vespertine; not as grand as homogenic and not as edgy as medulla. It seems more of a post-modern blend of Post and Debut
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CameronSMay 7, 2007Bjork rocks! Earth Intruders is the best single of the year. Buy this instead of your run of the mill pre-teen pop garbage that keeps being released.
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RyanJ.Jun 18, 2007This is most definently one of Björk's best albums. It's magnificently human and ultimately beautiful. As emotionally raw and glorious as 'Homogenic'.
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arianiu.iJun 22, 2007i hate politics! so i loovvee this album (; and "earth intruders" is very suitable for this "global warning" moments.
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lorenas.Jul 3, 2007Well as this one, bjork has a special feeling of doing different things and it has a reason, her reason, and it's very funny listening different instruments each time every single album and real satisfactory to listening something weird and hard to digestion, just for some of us
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erlingoMay 13, 2007Good Björk so good her 3d best.
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RodiMay 17, 2007The album starts out brilliantly! But during the second half it's like she loses focus and the album becomes dull and, exept for "Declare Independance", uninteresting.
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TristramCJun 16, 2007
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KhalidBAug 12, 2007
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Oct 28, 2013Volta is as crazy as the artwork the first part is energetic, thumping and all over the place, while the the second is more mature, pensieve and philosophical.
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May 12, 2013A very confusing album (when we talk about the lyrics), the sound is enough to please whatever person who enjoy Bjork's work. Each song is completely different from the other at the sound. The best is Wanderlust, it makes you dance in your room. I think she could do a better work with the last songs, at the last part the album turns a little boring, but this is a really good CD.
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Jan 22, 2015I love this album, it is not one of her best but also it is still bad because of it, declare independence is the best oh god music I want to go crazy when I hear this song, björk is the best.
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Mar 2, 2015I honestly cannot believe that people call this her worst album when Biophilia exists. This is the one that got me introduced to her work and I find it funny that people say "stay away from this album if you want to start listening to her! Terrible introductory album." To each their own, I guess.
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Oct 31, 2017Em Volta é possível ver uma Björk nova: trabalhando com Timbaland e mesclando seu estilo com o dele. Isso resulta em uma batida R&B com a sonoridade e dramaticidade de Björk.
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Jun 5, 2015I doubt Volta is Björk's best album to date, but is arguably her most organic, viscerally transparent, sonically challenging and fully-textured; and that's more than enough to call it just brilliant.
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Sep 10, 2015This album it's soooooo good. Not my favourite by Björk, but it stills being amazing.
Freaking amazing, just as she wants to.
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Jan 28, 2016Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Justice
Start your own currency
Make your own stamp
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Nov 27, 2017An interesting piece of art from beginning to end, at some points falling lower than others but worth a listen. The instrumentation is one of the most intriguing qualities, a cultural exploration.
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Aug 7, 20161. Earth Intruders 10/10
2. Wanderlust 9.8/10
3. The Dull Flame Of Desire 9/10
4. Innocence 10/10
5. I See Who You Are 9.5/10
6. Vertebrae By Vertebrae 9/10
7. Pneumonia 9.1/10
8. Hope 10/10
9. Declare Independence 10/10
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Dec 18, 2016O melhor álbum da Björk sem dúvida nenhuma, não possui nenhuma falha. Uma pena ser esquecido pelos fãs pela sonoridade mais puxada ao pop e produções de Timbaland e Danja.
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Apr 7, 2018Posiblemente el album mas infravalorado de la cantante, y no se porque, el album es demasiado bueno
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Aug 29, 2020es uno de mis álbumes favoritos y por el que descubrí a björk. la implementación de las trompetas es sublime. desde mi punto de vista lo considero conceptual. es perfecto tal y como es. mis canciones favoritas son todo el álbum.
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Dec 2, 2020Mostly of the songs have a nice miss of sounds and instruments , lirycly it's embrace a more wide range of subjects and is poetically crafted to assure the reality and the fantastic of the Bjork universe that in each sound never goes pedantic.
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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.