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We Are the (Human) Robots
by "iron_maiden7" Tucson, AZ
Reviewed on February 23rd, 2004
Air's excellent new album "Talkie Walkie" made me revisit their previous (2001) album "10,000 Hz Legend", which frankly I hadn't listened to in quite a while. My loss! It's an outstanding album."10,000 Hz Legend" (11 tracks, 60 min.) starts with one of its very best tracks, "Electronic Performers", which invites comparisons to Kraftwerk's "We Are the Robots" both musically, as well as lyrically with lines like "We Are the Synchronizers/Machines Gave Me Some Freedom". But it's not all about syntesizers: piano and accoustic guitars come through as well in the album. Other stand-out tracks include the brooding "Lucky and Happy", "Radio #1", a coulda-shoulda been radio hit (which it wasn't of course, given the dismall state of US radio generally), and a wildly pulsing "Don't Be Light". Guest artists appear on the album, including Beck singing on "The Vagabond". It's difficult to categorize Air, and that's one of the strenghts of the French duo. It'll be interesting to see if Air can cross over to the main stream with their new "Talkie Walkie" album. "10,000 Hz Legend" is equally a great album.
More "10000 Hz. Legend" reviews:
[2005-01-13] better (8)
[2004-12-23] Air..........Smooth, Flowing and addictive (10)
[2004-12-22] fools be trippin'. (10)
[2004-12-20] Another amazing album (8)
[2004-12-10] Wonderous music from the future! (10)
[2004-08-16] not your normal album (8)
[2004-06-08] its different but good (8)
[2004-05-28] Really good! (10)
[2004-04-10] Disappointing!!!!!!!!! (4)
[2004-03-18] It Makes Me Feel......Amazing (10)
[2004-02-23] We Are the (Human) Robots (8)
[2004-02-18] HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!! (10)
[2004-02-17] No, this is not Moon Safari 2, but that is a good thing! (10)
[2004-02-16] How does it make me feel? (8)
[2004-02-06] Better than its reputation (8)
[2004-01-25] The only Air album to avoid... (4)
[2003-11-29] Indie pop continues to ruin electronic music (4)
[2003-09-18] Blowing. (2)
[2003-09-14] Ugh... (2)
[2003-07-15] Ouch! (4)
[2003-06-13] SONIDOS DE URBANIDAD (10)
[2003-06-12] Amazing... (10)
[2003-03-23] Only the single minded achieve greatness (10)
[2003-03-09] Air?s best album to date (8)
[2003-01-02] There's a bad smell in the Air ! (2)
[2002-10-02] Dirty Beautiful (8)
[2002-09-06] moon safari this ain't (8)
[2002-07-27] Going on a moon safari with a pocket full of downers (8)
[2002-07-13] When I first got it I hated it.... (4)
[2002-05-26] Sounds more like gargabe, and I don't mean the group (2)
[2002-05-22] machines give me some freedom (6)
[2002-05-15] Disappointing (6)
[2002-05-13] The Future is Here. (10)
[2002-05-03] Not like moon safari - that's why I like it! (8)
[2002-04-16] melancholy AI pop (8)
[2002-04-01] is good (8)
[2002-03-25] A very mixed and mostly misguided effort (4)
[2002-03-23] Air Is Ahead Again (8)
[2002-03-07] Bleah! (2)
[2002-03-05] Far too experimental (4)
[2002-02-28] amazing (10)
[2002-02-17] Light as Air... (10)
[2002-02-15] Experimentation (10)
[2002-02-06] Wonder Air (10)
[2002-01-20] I Like Air. (10)
[2002-01-15] Huh? (2)
[2001-12-29] Quelle mal! (2)
[2001-12-27] End this "funeral of sadness' I'll be a "meloncholy sniper (10)
[2001-12-24] Keep the cover, toss the album (2)
[2001-12-18] Poor effort (4)
[2001-11-19] Not the Air Apparent (6)
[2001-11-14] Propelleronique (6)
[2001-11-06] An Uneven Album (6)
[2001-10-30] Why would you build a house right on a cliff? (8)
[2001-10-16] Real Nice (8)
[2001-10-10] Ambient Pop? Rock? (10)
[2001-10-04] Blech! (4)
[2001-09-29] Not the old ELO-thieving Air (8)
[2001-09-27] spiritual shoc! (2)
[2001-09-26] different (6)
[2001-09-23] DREAM (10)
[2001-09-23] 10,000 Hz from a new listener! (10)
[2001-09-21] A summer memory. (10)
[2001-09-05] pretty cool (8)
[2001-09-05] Not quite as good as Moon Safari (8)
[2001-09-02] Bold, different and haunting. (8)
[2001-08-31] Dissapointing (4)
[2001-08-29] Sounds like a bunch of experimental crap (4)
[2001-08-26] A so-so album (6)
[2001-08-21] What blows your hair back? (8)
[2001-08-13] Kraftwerk meets Pink Floyd (8)
[2001-08-10] Intelligent, catchy, and it can space you out (8)
[2001-08-10] Dark and dirty (6)
[2001-08-08] Wonderful album! (10)
[2001-08-06] 2001: the year PROG broke?! (10)
[2001-08-06] breakfast in america (2)
[2001-07-28] Changing... For the better? (6)
[2001-07-27] Why did they try so hard just to be different? (8)
[2001-07-27] Very worthwhile and decent effort... (8)
[2001-07-23] Another letdown (4)
[2001-07-13] Solid work (8)
[2001-07-09] Disappointing . . . (4)
[2001-07-09] Don't miss it it is quite special (10)
[2001-07-08] Bizarre (8)
[2001-07-05] Now this is good music... (10)
[2001-07-04] A very unusual, but great album! (10)
[2001-07-02] VERY interesting (8)
[2001-06-30] A breath of fresh AIR (10)
[2001-06-28] Whoa..... (8)
[2001-06-28] Very good! (8)
[2001-06-27] Visual (8)
[2001-06-27] Dandy-pop from subterranean debts (8)
[2001-06-27] Outstanding Album (10)
[2001-06-25] Listen to it some more (10)
[2001-06-25] Is this a joke? (4)
[2001-06-24] Definitely an interesting CD!! (10)
[2001-06-24] Tragic Perfection (10)
[2001-06-24] fools! (10)
[2001-06-23] Definitely A Legend (10)
[2001-06-22] Give the new Air album a break (10)
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