Air - Despite being French they are all that.

Demonoid · 11-07-2008, 01:08 AM

Why is it 'Despite being French'

I've got a bunch of french bands myself. JH already named a few, but there's a few more prog. bands I listen to that are french.
Anyways, Moon Safari it is here as well. I've listened to it, god knows, how many times and still never gets old. I quite liked The Virgin Suicides too, but I haven't listened to Talkie Walkie yet. Need to get that sometime soon!

alexlovesrock · 11-08-2008, 01:48 AM

wow this is some cool stuff. so glad i read this post so i could get to know this group. gonna have to get more albums and find out more about this band!

jackhammer · 11-08-2008, 07:35 PM

Mr Dave hit the nail on the head. The instrumentals on Moon Safari were virtually 'electronic jams' and had an organic feel about them. The band realised what sold and then tried to perfect and hone this whilst losing the fact that the very 'looseness' of the tracks was what was enjoyable in the first place.

Bulldog · 11-09-2008, 01:27 PM

I didn't really like Air when I first heard them but, then again, I was 14 at the time and my current listening habits are pretty much unrecognizable from the ones I had back then. In other words, I'll give 'em a go

jackhammer · 11-09-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

I didn't really like Air when I first heard them but, then again, I was 14 at the time and my current listening habits are pretty much unrecognizable from the ones I had back then. In other words, I'll give 'em a go

Aint dat the truth. When I was 14 I listened to Iron Maiden, Thrash Metal, Marillion and that was it. I have diversified a little since then...

abdullah424 · 12-09-2009, 06:38 PM

The Virgin Suicides is easily one of my favorite soundtracks ever and is actually the album that introduced me to air.

One of my buddies broke into this girls car as a joke and took all of her Cd's and that happened to be the one that caught my attention. After listening to it for a few days and then burning it I insisted he return her Cd's of course.

What do you guys think of Love 2? I finally listened to it today and I think it's a pretty good album, has a real relaxing feel to it.

mr dave · 12-09-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by abdullah424

What do you guys think of Love 2? I finally listened to it today and I think it's a pretty good album, has a real relaxing feel to it.

i'd call Love2 the best thing they've put out since Moon Safari, take that however you will.

personally i found the last 2 albums boring to the point of not even giving half a crap if they put anything else out. now i'm hoping i can find a way to see them on this tour (which will likely involve crossing at least a third of Canada)

it's hardly a revolutionary album, in fact none of it sounds really original, but it most definitely sounds new. like a Pink Floyd album for lovers instead of loners, and to me that's the greatest thing about Air. rather than shy away from their influences they get as close as possible without mimicking them or compromising themselves.

overall it's a return to the lush soundscapes of their earlier releases. the instrumentals are fantastic and are almost as frequent as the vocal pieces. for people who've been on the fence about the group this is about as awesome as it's going to get as a sampler of what they're all about. the romance, the psychedelia, the experimental pop, the synth jams, it's all there and this time around it's all good

Dieselboy · 12-09-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i'd call Love2 the best thing they've put out since Moon Safari, take that however you will.

I absolutely love Moon Safari, but for some reason have never got around to checking out any of their other CDs. I've heard alot of good things about Love 2 and Talkie Walkie as well. Really need to get on those. :|

abdullah424 · 12-10-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselboy

I absolutely love Moon Safari, but for some reason have never got around to checking out any of their other CDs. I've heard alot of good things about Love 2 and Talkie Walkie as well. Really need to get on those. :|

Talkie Walkie's not bad but I don't think it's anywhere near as good as Moon Safari. With that being said I need to download it again myself.

Dieselboy · 12-12-2009, 05:40 PM

Did finally check Love 2 out today.

There was a couple songs that were sorta meh, but quite a few that I really enjoyed on first listen as well like: Tropical Disease, Eat My Beat, African Velvet. Absolutely loved that last one.

Sing Sang Sung was sorta disappointing to me after hearing it was the 1st single, and reading about it in some reviews, but oh well.

Definitely gonna give this repeated listens though for sure, and I bet it will grow on me.

11-08-2008, 01:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Mr Dave hit the nail on the head. The instrumentals on Moon Safari were virtually 'electronic jams' and had an organic feel about them. The band realised what sold and then tried to perfect and hone this whilst losing the fact that the very 'looseness' of the tracks was what was enjoyable in the first place. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-07-2008, 01:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Demonoid Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 734	Why is it 'Despite being French' I've got a bunch of french bands myself. JH already named a few, but there's a few more prog. bands I listen to that are french. Anyways, Moon Safari it is here as well. I've listened to it, god knows, how many times and still never gets old. I quite liked The Virgin Suicides too, but I haven't listened to Talkie Walkie yet. Need to get that sometime soon!

11-09-2008, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I didn't really like Air when I first heard them but, then again, I was 14 at the time and my current listening habits are pretty much unrecognizable from the ones I had back then. In other words, I'll give 'em a go

12-09-2009, 06:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
abdullah424 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 351	The Virgin Suicides is easily one of my favorite soundtracks ever and is actually the album that introduced me to air. One of my buddies broke into this girls car as a joke and took all of her Cd's and that happened to be the one that caught my attention. After listening to it for a few days and then burning it I insisted he return her Cd's of course. What do you guys think of Love 2? I finally listened to it today and I think it's a pretty good album, has a real relaxing feel to it.

12-12-2009, 05:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dieselboy Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 608	Did finally check Love 2 out today. There was a couple songs that were sorta meh, but quite a few that I really enjoyed on first listen as well like: Tropical Disease, Eat My Beat, African Velvet. Absolutely loved that last one. Sing Sang Sung was sorta disappointing to me after hearing it was the 1st single, and reading about it in some reviews, but oh well. Definitely gonna give this repeated listens though for sure, and I bet it will grow on me.