Reviews
Ranked #7 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", 7 (out of 10) - "...a bit ethnic, extremely mysterious, a tad on the ooh-blimey-what-was-that??! side and a comprehensive summary of all that is good, grim and unnaturally groovy about one woman and her various mates' offbeat musical world...", "...the ex-Sugarcube finds a bizarre and irresistible connecting point between industrial-disco, ambient-trance, and catchy synth pop..." - Rating: A+, Ranked # 43 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...A strange, affecting work...", Tied for #7 in the 1996 Critics' Poll., Ranked #53 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Bold, cheeky, emotionally complex and musically ambitious.", Recommended - "...sonically, it's DEBUT with the edges filed down...But...the joyful news from the front is that, below the suspect surface, there is lava...", "...The fluid textures fashioned by our heroine...have a subliminal resonance that might undermine a less assured performer, although its hard to imagine anything upstaging her...", 4 Stars - Excellent - "...POST comes up as victorious and gallant as any of her Viking forefathers. Chock-full of curious noises, mesmerizing vocals and musical surprises, POST provides a much-needed escape route from alternative rock's dull offerings of late...", Ranked #7 in Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., Ranked #13 on Spin's List of the `20 Best Albums of '95.', Ranked #35 in Nme's `Top 50 Albums of the Year' for 1995., Ranked #48 on Melody Maker's List of 1995's `Albums of the Year.', 4 Stars - Excellent - "...avoids both the usual follow-up pitfalls of repetition and encroaching commerciality....she's still finding the room to embrace the often convoluted twists and turns of emotion...", "Post Is the Foundation for One of the Most Consequential Careers in Pop History.", Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century, 8 - Very Good - "...Bjork is a bit more controlled this time around, so when she does let loose with the PSYCHO screams...her extremes pack more impact....Whether her accompaniment is punk guitars, disco beats, jazz horns, or symphonic strings, Bjork always comes across as her own wacky and seductively weird creation."
