alsemanche 93,815 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Welcome to the Megarate of Volta by Björk! I am doing a series of Björk Megarates. The plan is to go over the albums in chronological order for as long as people are interested in participating. Previously, we rated Medúlla. This time, we will be going over Volta. PLEASE VOTE ON THE POLL SO THAT I KNOW WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE. If we don’t get enough people, I will not continue with the Megarates (for now at least). ****** Volta (2007) is the sixth studio album by Björk. This album has been quite polarizing for fans and critics alike, receiving both praise and critique. Sonically, it adopts a tribal aesthetic with a prominence of brass instruments (played by an all-female brass ensemble) and beats, as well as other unusual instruments such as the pipa and the reactable. Volta features production by Timbaland and Mark Bell. A notable element of this album is its world and political dimensions, especially on songs like Hope and Declare Independence. The album adopts a global aspect to it. Volta received positive critical reception, albeit less positive than her previous works. Some critics hailed it as her best project while others saw it as somewhat messy and hard to grasp. Yet, Volta was Björk’s first album to debut in the Billboard 200 Top 10, peaking at #9. The album was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. Tracklist: 1. Earth Intruders 2. Wanderlust 3. The Dull Flame of Desire 4. Innocence 5. I See Who You Are 6. Vertebræ by Vertebræ 7. Pneumonia 8. Hope 9. Declare Independance 10. My Juvenile ****** Submit your rates here: https://forms.gle/4VqdqFxWvRVQAXM67 We will be rating all the songs on the standard edition of the album. No bonus tracks are included in this Megarate. Links for the album are posted below. Links: Spoiler Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mYsbPJTcJi7hNCgW0-Qz43bazN254oyoI Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/64EKrS1Ubw2rQ9qn9QRUq3 Rules: 1- Rate each song from 1 to 10 2- You may give one 11 3- You may give one 0 4- Decimals are allowed and encouraged (higher than 1 and lower than 10, e.g. no 0.5 or 10.2) 5- Comments will not be on the form, but please do comment on the thread when each song is announced (I will make sure to leave a short interval between each song for everyone to get a chance to discuss and reply) 6- Do NOT troll 7- Have fun! Twist! In the ranking form, you will notice that the last question is a required prediction of the Top 3. Here is the fun twist: every voter will predict the Top 3 tracks and whoever gets it right first will get to give two 11s instead of one on the next Megarate. If no one gets it right, I will try to find the person with the closest prediction (correct songs but different order, most correct songs, etc.) and declare them as winner! For this Megarate, @Davian will get to give 11 to two songs instead of one song! If they decide not to vote, a runner up will be announced. Deadlines: Spoiler Send in your scores by TBA The ceremony will take place on TBA Participants: Spoiler @OBO @The Idler Wheel @DavidLuis198 @lg5 @GaGaLB @GayPrideUnicorn Taglist: (people who might be interested + participated in previous Megarates): Spoiler @pop ate my heart @culturalbaptism @OG Gaga Stan @rumours @erotic4 @Mars @littlepotter @StefanS @joannester @auburn @FfFfFfFF @ChavaWM @tomsches @HausOfAntonio @L0NEL1GHTS @Davian @Babel @Hyperballad @Emerald @ARTPOPsexual @Musicisfreedom @Philo @HorusRa2 @JJSS @MisterGaga @Blue Madonna @Ployd @ElectricDevotion @Yxilon @Samma123@EtherealDreams @KevinWright @ororo munroe @ShtoopidLahv @dollardays @Brecht @Matt Amor @Freddy @NCgaga @jacs vs looser @Majora @MessyTop Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim 2,231 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Ugh I never actually submitted my rates in the previous megarates but now I really have to because Volta has like my favorite Björk songs on it I'm probably wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessyTop 14,389 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Yes!!!! Volta is such a good album!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotic4 557 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I'm in! Praying to have enough people for megarates keep happening. https://www.last.fm/pt/user/erotic4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacs vs looser 4,259 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I'm a little too busy with work to participate at the moment, so I'm afraid I'll have to pass. Do love Volta tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLuis198 1,146 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Voted <3 I don't know how to write in english Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Celebrity 1,563 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 My FAVORITE album! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn 1,072 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Yaaaasss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Celebrity 1,563 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Just submitted! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 93,815 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Reminder! Spoiler @pop ate my heart @culturalbaptism @OG Gaga Stan @rumours @erotic4 @Mars @littlepotter @StefanS @joannester @auburn @FfFfFfFF @ChavaWM @tomsches @HausOfAntonio @L0NEL1GHTS @Davian @Babel @Hyperballad @Emerald @ARTPOPsexual @Musicisfreedom @Philo @HorusRa2 @JJSS @MisterGaga @Blue Madonna @Ployd @ElectricDevotion @Yxilon @Samma123@EtherealDreams @KevinWright @ororo munroe @ShtoopidLahv @dollardays @Brecht @Matt Amor @Freddy @NCgaga @jacs vs looser @Majora @MessyTop Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessyTop 14,389 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Yas. Done and done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 75,146 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 5:24 AM, lg5 said: My FAVORITE album! Now that's a first chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotic4 557 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I'll send my rates in an hour https://www.last.fm/pt/user/erotic4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Celebrity 1,563 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 2 hours ago, littlepotter said: Now that's a first I know, tends to shock people when I tell them that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn 1,072 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Will try to do this tonight or tomorrow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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