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10000 HZ. LEGEND |
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Air?s best album to date
by T. Metcalf "Brit in US" Yorba Linda, CA United States
Reviewed on March 9th, 2003
This is undoubtedly Air's best album to date, veering away from the disposable pop of `Moon Safari' and back toward the interesting arrangements and textures of their debut `Premieres Symptomes'. Following their soundtrack to the film `The Virgin Suicides', which was good but consisted largely of repeated variations of the same few musical themes, this is a more rounded and satisfying effort.A series of lush sonic landscapes with some great vocal harmonies, it mixes pop, electronica and progressive influences to wonderful effect. Pink Floyd is an obvious influence, particularly the clean, spacious production and harmonies of Floyd's `Dark Side of the Moon' period. The best track is `Radian', a beautiful instrumental piece with an ominous, extended intro and flutes, reminiscent of the work of Henry Mancini and Lalo Schifrin. `Sex Born Poison', `Don't be Light' and closing track `Caramel Prisoner' have an epic sweep. `How Does It Make You Feel?', which showcases the Floyd-type harmonies and is a sequel of sorts to `Playground Love' from the `Virgin Suicides' soundtrack, is a lovely song. It's not a perfect album. Tracks like `Lucky and Unhappy' and `People in the City' are a bit repetitive. And `Vagabond', which has Beck guesting on vocals, doesn't do it for me. But overall, this is a fine 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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