{"id":256,"date":"2017-04-12T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/04\/12\/sigur-ros"},"modified":"2021-09-21T05:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:32:31","slug":"sigur-ros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"Sigur Ros"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><div style=\"text-align: right;\">I had never even heard of the band <a href=\"https:\/\/sigur-ros.co.uk\/\">Sigur Ros<\/a> before, but I know my instincts well enough by now to listen when I hear the words&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8220;<i>Go<\/i>&#8220;.<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/beefe-img_8880.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/beefe-img_8880.jpg?resize=640%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: right;\">I find myself at the top of Berkeley&#8217;s Greek Theatre, listening to lyrics in Icelandic, having no idea what they mean, but feeling the power of this group&#8217;s music come through loud and clear.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: right;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: right;\">They were phenomenal!<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0b8ea-img_8881.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0b8ea-img_8881.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">I can&#8217;t recommend them enough, and if you have the chance, go see them live. 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