I completely agree! I liked the first two albums quite a bit, well-crafted with 4 or 5 respectable tracks. A precise, clean electronic sound, occasionally featuring a nice dance loop like SEXY BOY and PLAYGROUND LOVE. Today, they are as flat as plain risotto! I even saw them live in Milan last month (of course, the ticket was a gift) two nights before Nine Inch Nails, also at Alcatraz. I won't even begin to make comparisons because it would be offensive to Reznor. They are MUSIC PERSONIFIED AS COLDNESS. They could work as a piano bar while you sip a cocktail in a Côte d'Azur venue, but at a concert, they put you to sleep! On the other hand, when I read a recent interview with them, they said: "we envisioned an album for the man stressed by his daily life in the metropolis who exiles himself in the Arizona desert to find himself." That says it all. I just don’t agree with the notion that there is no "ultimate design" behind this album and that they did it just for money. The project is definitely there! TO PUT PEOPLE TO SLEEP. And they succeed like GOD!
Punny, usually your reviews are quite "rough" - in a good way. This one is different: it's better structured... and it has a logical sense, from start to finish. You don’t get lost in the usual pretext tales, but you go straight to the point... and you hit the mark! Keep it up like this, please... the cd is pretty disappointing, but I would have reserved zero stars for someone else, like those (artists?) you mention at the beginning.
Dave would like to have the time that Puny has (that is, 23 hours and a quarter a day) instead of 23 hours and three quarters. The problem is figuring out if there's enough time left to get high.
Minor triad chords certainly exist, so before talking nonsense, listen carefully. In "Mayfair Song," there are even chords influenced by jazz that would make a classical professor spit in your eye if you played them for him. For me, this album was a sweet surprise, even though I was expecting a total flop. It seems a bit superficial to dismiss an album with UAN CIU TRI and then claim nothing happens... I mean, that’s a statement that’s almost laughable, but it doesn’t help to understand anything, because most of Air's music is UAN CIU TRI and then nothing happens. It seems that your intention is to write some funny gags. Feel free to do so, but not by associating them with albums or any other review subject.
There's always time to get high; you just need to cram in 6/7 hours of music a day between commuting to and from work, during work breaks, while loading my iPod (pretty much every evening :-), while writing reviews, and... sometimes... when the boss isn't around, I slip an earbud into my left ear, the one far from indiscreet sounds, in case the office door suddenly opens heheheheheh. For example, right now I'm listening to the first of three, THE WHO "Live at the Royal Albert Hall." Do you think I won't have listened to all three before bed? hehehe I'd say yes. AS FOR THE REVIEW, I AGREE, IT'S TOO OUT OF THE BOX; HAVE THEY ALSO LOST THEIR WAY DOING THIS?
Another disappointment... Not that "Talkie Walkie" was better; in fact, I always found it mannered, snobbish, and cloying... The days of "Moon Safari" feel like they are eons away...
Arnold, I have very little time and I do everything quickly, often without even re-reading the things I write and often listening to things only 1 or 2 times (after 25 years of listening to everything, I can grasp certain things almost immediately). On top of that, I practically sleep 4/5 hours at most a night. If someone wants the time, they can find it for everything. If I were to tell you that in addition: - I'm writing a novel - I'm taking a theater course - I draw comics - I manage 3 blogs - I go to the cinema - I'm in the office from 9 in the morning to 9 in the evening ...and on top of that, I haven't done drugs since I was 33. You do the math now :-)))
I disagree. From AIR, you shouldn't expect "warmth" or similar things. It's ambient electronic music, more or less dreamy depending on the albums. If the sound of Moon Safari (a true masterpiece by the band) was described as "seeing the world through a glass of champagne," you could say that for Pocket Symphony, the glass has been emptied. The album sounds incredibly darker and more sterile than its predecessors, but I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. There are indeed 2 or 3 solid tracks. It's true that it has a bit of a "school assignment" vibe, but all in all, it didn't turn out that badly (even though the days of Moon Safari are far behind).
Seifer_Almasy: NO my friend...I didn't talk about "hot" or emotional music...this is just a UGLY JOB and that's it: without a skeleton, soul, and above all without a why. Good ONLY and exclusively for FALLING ASLEEP! No way: Retake in September!!!!
ARNOLDLAYNEDAVEJONGILMOUR, OR THE OX CALLING THE DONKEY A CUCKOLD. << I wish I had the time you have, punny Name: ArnoldLayne | Date: 15/5/2007 | Rating: 4 | Album Rating: — >>. THE PARANORMAL IS AMONG US, FELLOW MEMBERS. ROSWELL IS NOTHING COMPARED TO DE BASER.
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15 may 07- I'm writing a novel
- I'm taking a theater course
- I draw comics
- I manage 3 blogs
- I go to the cinema
- I'm in the office from 9 in the morning to 9 in the evening
...and on top of that, I haven't done drugs since I was 33. You do the math now :-)))
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16 may 07From AIR, you shouldn't expect "warmth" or similar things. It's ambient electronic music, more or less dreamy depending on the albums.
If the sound of Moon Safari (a true masterpiece by the band) was described as "seeing the world through a glass of champagne," you could say that for Pocket Symphony, the glass has been emptied.
The album sounds incredibly darker and more sterile than its predecessors, but I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. There are indeed 2 or 3 solid tracks.
It's true that it has a bit of a "school assignment" vibe, but all in all, it didn't turn out that badly (even though the days of Moon Safari are far behind).
The Punisher
16 may 07GUGLIELMO EPIFANI
16 may 07<< I wish I had the time you have, punny
Name: ArnoldLayne | Date: 15/5/2007 | Rating: 4 | Album Rating: — >>.
THE PARANORMAL IS AMONG US, FELLOW MEMBERS. ROSWELL IS NOTHING COMPARED TO DE BASER.
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