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Author Topic: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?  (Read 2325 times)

Lukeypoo

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Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« on: 07 Mar 2007, 20:19 »
I know with the release of neon Bible it's hard to think of other albums, but Air just unleashed their latest album on the 5th of March. I have given it a good run throughs now and enjoy it. It's different, really mellow and sleepy at times, but it's comforting. It's growing on me more than I initially thought it would, which I love.

Any other "Air"-heads want to give their 2 cents?
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ScrambledGregs

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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #1 on: 07 Mar 2007, 20:32 »
Air are good, but do you really need anything else by them other than Moon Safari?? I really enjoy Talkie Walkie and what little I've heard of 10,000 Hz Legend, but in my opinion they're the kind of band you can easily skip most of their albums and still know what they're about.
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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #2 on: 07 Mar 2007, 21:57 »
I actually like Talkie Walkie leagues more than Moon Safari.

Haven't heart Pocket Symphony.
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #3 on: 07 Mar 2007, 23:51 »
Their sountrack and score to The Virgin Suicides is their best.
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Lukeypoo

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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #4 on: 08 Mar 2007, 09:08 »
I whole heartedly agree with Johnny C, Virgin Suicides as a lot of really killer songs (ie. Playground Love, Highschool Lover, Dead Bodies) but I find every album has a different style and it works for different moods. But it's really buried under the overall 'Make out music' feel I get off all of them.

Pocket Symphony's largely based off of the track Alone in Kyoto. Kind of like how Decemberists - Crane Wife was more reflective of The Tain. I like it when artists do this, but it kind of narrows the scope of the album.
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BillAdama

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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #5 on: 09 Mar 2007, 21:33 »
Ever since Moon Safari Air's stuff hasn't been the same.  The music just isn't as smooth and listenable, and at times comes off as awkward and forced.  Aside from a few good tongue in cheek songs on 10000 Hz...
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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #6 on: 10 Mar 2007, 00:53 »
'Alone In Kyoto' is definitely my favourite Air track, but Moon Safari and Virgin Suicides are my favourite albums. I'll definitely have a listen to the new one at some stage but it's not exactly top priority really.
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Re: Air - Pocket Symphony. Your thoughts?
« Reply #7 on: 11 Mar 2007, 14:13 »
Quote from: Johnny C on 07 Mar 2007, 23:51
Their sountrack and score to The Virgin Suicides is their best.

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All other albums fail(mediocre)
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