www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CSiU0j_lFA

Sometimes you need some time to refocus.

In my mind, this album (and perhaps her following album "Post") are the cream of the crop in Björk's many decades of making music, including her time as part of "The Sugarcubes". Debut is clearly my favorite. In college, my roommate and turned on music to sleep to and there were only a handful of albums we both agreed to, and this was one of them.

In this album Björk really struck a balance between a popular dance sound, her own experimentation, and her sometimes folk-ish sound. She was unlike anything else, and yet familiar enough to be accessible. I thought it was brilliant. I still listen to this one more than any of her others before or since. I also thought mixing the faster paced dance tunes with some songs that are so beautiful and thoughtful really showed her range. She cannot be pigeon-holed into one genre easily. She may be quirky at times, or even come across as elite, eccentric, or haughty with her experimental sound, but that makes her all the more human and real to me.

Here are my 5 favorites from the album, with "Come To Me" being my favorite. "Come To Me" is not the obvious choice, but it is so good. Comforting & familiar. Smooth & warm. Really a great yet mostly unknown love song.

Track 1: Human Behavior
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15dic

Track 3: Venus As A Boy
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15ec7

Track 4: There's More To Life Than This (Live version, I could not find the original online!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyoLQbabqes

Track 6: Big Time Sensuality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=304ebmGJdLg

Track 9: Come To Me
http://www.imeem.com/artists/bjork/music/qYhePus-/bjork-come-to-me-lp-version/

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Björk - Debut