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Sigur Ros

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The Resume

    (August 1994- )
    Formed in Reykjavik, Iceland
    Jon Thor Birgisson, vocalist/guitarist (1994- )
    Georg Holm, bass guitarist (1994- )
    Kjartan Sveinsson, keyboardist (1997- )
    Orri Pall Dyrason, drummer (1999- )
    Agust, former drummer (1994-1999)
    Recorded Albums:'Von,' (1997) 'Ágætis Byrjun' (1999) and '( )' (2002)
    Performs 'Ny Batteri,' 'Svenfn-G-Englar,' 'Von,' 'Myrkur,' 'Untitled Track #1,' 'Untitled Track #4,' 'Flugufrelsarinn' and 'Hjartao Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm)'

Why they might be annoying:

    They named an album with just two parentheses and didn't name the tracks so they are called 'Untitled.'
    Georg can catch a trout with his teeth, so he known as 'White Fang.'
    Their songs are usually long (mostly higher than six minutes) and some parts of the songs just have the instruments playing for some time.
    '( )' is more than 70 minutes long,it has eight tracks and it's highest track is twelve minutes and fifty-nine seconds.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They refused to perform on David Letterman after the CBS studios said that they weren't going to give them enough air time to perform one whole song.
    They all lent their voices for characters in an educational video game called, 'The Calculator Car.' (2000)
    Jor is blind in one of his eyes.
    They bought an abandoned pool yard, fixed it up and made into a studio where they recorded tracks.
    '( )' was on many critics best lists of 2002 and on a lot of artists and celebrities play lists including Tony Kanal and Garbage.
    They opened up for Radiohead on several dates of their European tour.
    'Ágætis Byrjun' won the 'Short list Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music' and it was declared Iceland's Best Album of the Century.
    They are a really different change from all the modern music, like they're in their own category of music.
    '( )' featured many different instruments and also had appearances from Amina, a string quartet.

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 79 Votes: 75.95% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 137 Votes: 68.61% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 85 Votes: 56.47% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 1284 Votes: 39.95% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 216 Votes: 53.24% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 269 Votes: 64.68% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 234 Votes: 60.68% Annoying