Life’s Too Good

Life's Too Good is tons of whimsical, slightly queasy fun. I wouldn't say The Sugarcubes were especially weird, but they *were* extremely quirky. And there *is* a difference. Caroliner are weird, They Might Be Giants are quirky. This has pop songwriting, playful irreverence, eclectic points of influence, and some punk ethos at the heart of it, quirky fits nicely. Also, very importantly, this has Bjork, who sounds remarkably similar to how she sounds on her later solo records (as opposed to her earlier solo records, they *are* out there). This also has something slightly dreamy about it, which may be the source of the aforementioned queasiness. The sound of this album is pretty raw, all things considered, so some dream pop-isms slipping in just kind of distort things. It's like the album is being viewed through a funhouse mirror. This effect is particularly pronounced on the single Birthday, which couples a subtle moodiness with Bjork's *very* distinct vocals and some "melty" production. Honestly, aside from a couple under-developed moments, this is a really solid tracklist too. Life's Too Good carries it's distinct tone and sound for the entirety of it's brisk runtime. The result is a very enjoyable album and a worthwhile entry into Bjork's *very* high achieving discography.

I’m not keen at all on Björk as a solo artist but this was quite a good listen. Wish she would’ve stuck to this

I'm sure these guys don't massively appreciate being solely known as 'Bjork's former band', but that's totally where I'm coming at this from. As a general fan of hers, I'm glad that this project has got me listening to this.

So this is fun! It's kind of weird and lively and I had a nice time with it.

Pretty cool

Ok, quite pleasently surprised with young Bjork's band. This is pretty cool post punkish record, some b-52, some talking heads influences for sure with interesting delivery of Bjork. At least 3 strong stars for sure.

Vocally speaking Björk is doing more thant its part, the rest of the album is meh.

Favorite songs: Birthday

I liked this album a lot. Really odd and weird but in a fun, well executed way.

Punk Bjork, call her Pjork

You know something is a treat when there's like 18 genres attached to it

Mind blown - never heard Bjork outside her solo work. This was pretty wild, and not as bad as I expected for the most part. 3*

This is their best lp. Birthday is especially special with its postpunky guitar and Bjorkisms.

I liked this more than all of the Björk albums I've had so far. It is experimental, but it also sounds like a more typical alternative rock album of the time. It's short and has some nice songs on it, I quite like Motorcrash on here. Short and fun album. I normally don't enjoy Björks voice, but here it takes a bit more background to the other instruments.

80s post-punk with Björk, the album that put Iceland on the pop culture music map. I love Björk and her unapologetic eccentricity, so this album was already in my library. Good stuff.

Not really for me, didn’t feel cohesive. I thought the musical and vocal performances were good individually but didn’t work for me when put together

The Good: We get sugar cubes!
The Bad: They aren’t good for our health…
The Ugly: Too many sugar cubes and life is anything but too good…

Bjork… should there be double dots above the O? She is an interesting character for sure.
What is more interesting is that I can’t stand her, but here she isn’t getting on my nerves…

So, yeah, I saw the sugarcubes, I wanted to go on a diet, as I did not feel like adding some Bjork to my daily diet… but then I listened and I found myself nodding along to the music… to the point where I know that I will want to listen to this again at some point in the future…

4*

Bjork's voice is beautiful, just not sure if I like the music. 2.5/5

A colorful album, to be sure. I liked the indie-jangle tidbits more than the dance, pop, and metal(?) stuff.

I love Bjork so I'm super excited to see this pop up today. I know I've heard this before but it's been ages. Always fun to revisit something you know you used to like after years.
Overall I feel like this is a slightly poppier version of early Bjork; which I suppose is exactly what this is. Her vocals are unmistakable and I love that. She has such an interesting style and it's clear that her hands were all over the production of this album. The rest of the music is just sort of filling in the background, the vocals are clearly the highlight.
I still like this album, but if I were to choose, I would just go with Bjork's solo stuff instead. If I ever came across this in the record shop I would totally buy it. 4/5

great album, deeply concerning anatomy on the cover though

I thought I had this album, but it turns out I've been listening to the greatest hits compilation all these years. This is a great debut, with a lot of unique songwriting and great energy from Bjork. I love drumming on it as well. The downsides for me are the somewhat annoying male vocalist who talk-sings from time to time, and the too-bright 80s style production. Both of those date the album somewhat, but there's still enough great songs on here to make up a memorable album. 8/10