by Sandy Starr United Kingdom Reviewed on March 23rd, 2003
I Don't really get why this album only receives 3.5 stars after 120+ reviews. Perhaps the public thought it would be another album of potential car ads and mellow love songs. Well, Moby's cornered that market, and Air are a bit too cool'n'creative to stand still, even if that's what the punters want. Great though Moon Safari was, what's the point making it again? Making their own equivalent of Kid A, with added songs, is much more fun. Track for track, Legend is just as melodious as Safari, just harder hitting and punchier. The Electronic pulse of opener Electronic Performers gives way to lush orchestration, Radian is possibly their most beautiful electro-acoustic instrumental yet and Lucky & Unhappy and People in the City drive their way into your subconscious with soulful insistence. So what's the problem? Admittedly, electronics are very high in the mix, particularly on vocals, but they still are warm and even sexy, especially on the sumptuous How Does It Make You Feel? and Sex Born Poison, sounding as if it's being sung by some crazy-yet-seductive oriental alien queen. It's always a compliment to an album if you have trouble describing it, largely because the music has few reference points and is therefore largely original. I guess that's the greatest thing you could say about 10,000 Hz Legend. And 3.5 stars really doesn't do it justice.
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