Hidden Place (Pt.2) / Mother Heroic / Foot Soldier [Single]

Björk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: One Little Indian Us
• ASIN: B00005MP5S
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,581 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hidden Place (Acapella)

2. Mother Heroic

3. Foot Soldier

Editorial Reviews

The first single off her 2001 album, 'Vespertine'. Three non-LP tracks, 'Hidden Place' (Acapella), 'Mother Heroic' & ' Foot Soldier'. Includes mini-poster.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 excellent songs, October 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hidden Place (Pt.2) / Mother Heroic / Foot Soldier (Audio CD)

I agree with the other reviews about Hidden Place Pt.2. The acapella "Hidden Place" is as great to listen to as the Vespertine version, and really lets you hear the vocals of Bjork & choir. The other 2 songs are as good as anything on Vespertine. If you are a Vespertine fan, you should try to hear this. Much better than Pt.1.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than part one!, August 24, 2001

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"castlevista" (Mesquite, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden Place (Pt.2) / Mother Heroic / Foot Soldier (Audio CD)

The vocal version of "Hidden Place" is simply breathtaking; without the squishy noises of pudding through straws or card-shuffle beats provided by Matmos on the Edit version (which are by no means bad, either), the lyrics really come through. A real highlight is the whole verse in the middle of the song that was cut out completely from the Edit, in which Bjork sings my favorite lines: "There lies my passion hidden/ there lies my love/ I'll hide it under a blanket/ lull it to sleep." There are also two B-Sides. "Mother Heroic" features a celesta combined with resonant vocals. The final song, "Foot Soldier" is reminescent of two of Bjork's Homogenic-era songs, "Hunter" and "My Snare," with a Vespertine flavor. The lyrics are like "Hunter"'s and the groovy, mellow beat is like "My Snare"'s. This song that starts out mellow , however, quickly crescendos into an all-out war cry: "you go first/ conquer the darkness!" An exellent companion to "Hidden Place pt. One."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars breathtaking!, August 22, 2001

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old_hyperbolic_squiggly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden Place (Pt.2) / Mother Heroic / Foot Soldier (Audio CD)

My first introduction to her new round of material, this CD is great. The acappella version of HIDDEN PLACE is just as essential as the original. It is much easier to focus on the beauty of her lyrics and nuances of her voice in this gorgeous song about nurturing a secret love nestled inside, never to be expressed. Both of the nonalbum tracks - the nurturing MOTHER HEROIC and trodding FOOT SOLDIER - are lovely and unique (especially the former). Recommended to intense Björk collectors and some of her newer fans (jumping into her later material).