^ same
― kolakube (Ross), Thursday, 15 February 2018 03:13 (six years ago) link
Virgin Suicides -> 10,000Hz -> Talkie Walkie is a breathtaking run of music (and Moon Safari and Pocket Symphony bookending it ain't too shabby either)
― Davey D, Thursday, 15 February 2018 03:24 (six years ago) link
i love this album but moon safari has never clicked for me. that's regarded to be their classic, isn't it?
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 23:46 (one year ago) link
does it matter
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 March 2023 23:48 (one year ago) link
just tryna see what the fuss is about. why do you care
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 23:52 (one year ago) link
I'm saying, love what you love!
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 March 2023 23:53 (one year ago) link
i've just had many breakthroughs where something i never related to or even thought i hated somehow instantly made sense to me and it's been rewarding/meaningful for me and made me a better person
anyway, this is a great record. someone in this thread or another thread said it had great chord progressions, and i mightily agree. also since getting halfway decent speakers i've gained further apprecation for it
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 23:57 (one year ago) link
Moon Safari is my jam, but perfectly willing to give this one another listen.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:04 (one year ago) link
So far so good.
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:22 (one year ago) link
imho this is Air's best record. Everything before felt like a progression to this point and after felt like a step back. So many songs are just perfection on almost every level, and it flows brilliantly as an album. Universal Traveler is probably one of my favorite songs of all time.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:43 (one year ago) link
And yeah, it's a pretty incredible record to listen to on nice headphones or speakers too
― octobeard, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:45 (one year ago) link
something effortless about moon safari (and premiers symptomes) that later albums don't have imo
virgin suicides ost my favorite non-moon safari album
it's all kind of similar, can't imagine actively disliking any of their work
will say that "Run" is one of the most beautiful things they ever did
moon safari > virgin suicides > 10000 hz > premiers symptomes > talkie walkie > pocket symphony
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 30 March 2023 12:48 (eleven months ago) link
I'll take Pocket Symphony over this one
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 30 March 2023 13:02 (eleven months ago) link
The soundtrack to Fire of Love was pretty nice
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 30 March 2023 13:03 (eleven months ago) link
― It’s Only Her Factory, Girl! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 30 March 2023 13:21 (eleven months ago) link
10,000 Hz LegendVirgin Suicides ostPremiers SymptomesMoon SafariTalkie WalkiePocket SymphonyMy personal ranking, and I really like TW & PS! Just not as much. I got into Air around 2003 so TW was the first album I remember being released new from them. I think a large part of my enjoyment of Air especially around this era is kind of tainted by how many tv shows and ads used their songs. Anyway, Universal Traveler my Talkie Walkie fave by a mile.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 13:25 (eleven months ago) link
I'm kind of with global tetrahedron - Moon Safari is nice enough but it seemed to blend in with a lot of the other Play/Melody AM/Vertigo type albums that were knocking about at the time for me to love. I used to adore the spiky, artsy, slightly awkward direction they took on 10,000Hz Legend but it's just too much of a bumpy ride for me to fully enjoy in one sitting these days - kind of the opposite problem to Moon Safari's smoothly anodyne chill-out vibes.Talkie Walkie though, I wasn't sure about when it came out but now I think of as their best work. It nails everything that was good about both preceding albums and every track is good for its own reason.
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:54 (eleven months ago) link
gyac otm about how their music was overused in TV ads etc... That sort of stuff happened a lot in the late 90s/early 00s and it could end up diminishing how certain tracks felt to me.
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:56 (eleven months ago) link
Should check out Pocket Symphony really
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:58 (eleven months ago) link
There's something so uniquely warm and comforting about Universal Traveller
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:59 (eleven months ago) link
Think this would be my Air playlist but open to the idea that I'm missing lots of incredible stuff:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62cPaClcm3JpJul7TcT75k
― djh, Thursday, 30 March 2023 17:49 (eleven months ago) link
I don’t actually have a playlist but I made one just for this. https://i.postimg.cc/qMZmzx16/AD58168-C-33-F9-4-C07-A997-09569908770-B.jpgSex Born Poison is just such a weird song, honestly love the Buffalo Daughter vocals & the squelchy synths.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 30 March 2023 18:02 (eleven months ago) link
This is the only Air album I’ve heard that I like, but I REALLY REALLY like it
― castanuts (DJP), Thursday, 30 March 2023 19:08 (eleven months ago) link
the song "Run" is one of the most arresting recordings I've ever encountered… I treasure it in ways I do for very few other pieces of music ever created…
― veronica moser, Thursday, 30 March 2023 19:36 (eleven months ago) link
^^^^
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 31 March 2023 11:13 (eleven months ago) link
What about the beck collab “vagabond?”
― calstars, Friday, 31 March 2023 23:57 (eleven months ago) link
Nigel Godrich was at the boards for this, wasn’t he? Gotta credit his taste. So many singular tracks - shoutout to “Biological” for unexpected banjo.
― assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 1 April 2023 08:40 (eleven months ago) link
Meant to say, good playlist title, gyac.
― djh, Sunday, 2 April 2023 16:02 (eleven months ago) link
I just copied yours!
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Sunday, 2 April 2023 16:08 (eleven months ago) link