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What are you listening to? Part III
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Quite an interesting career. Leaving Akron, Ohio at 22 for London was a wise move. Working in Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's trendy shop and almost marryng Sid Vicious for immigration reasons. Has a daughter with Ray Davies of the Kinks and one with Jim Kerr of Simple Minds.
Air
Let's be honest – French chill-out masters Air were never going to have any trouble blending a sophisticated mix of mood-enhancing rock and pop for the soul. Opening with 'All Cats Are Grey' by The Cure (from the start of their dark Trilogy - Faith: nothing like starting as you mean to go on)...
latenighttales.co.uk
Great album. Also very nice to have a new contributor to this music forum.
Ah, wonderful, to see Air recommended, and - as has already been said by @Expos of 1969 - terrific to see someone new joining us on this lovely and always interesting thread.Air
Let's be honest – French chill-out masters Air were never going to have any trouble blending a sophisticated mix of mood-enhancing rock and pop for the soul. Opening with 'All Cats Are Grey' by The Cure (from the start of their dark Trilogy - Faith: nothing like starting as you mean to go on)...latenighttales.co.uk
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In any case, I love Air - and have most of their albums (as CDs), and now also on my computer's iTunes as well as on my iPod classic.
Agreed.
I haven't heard Late Night Tales, and must now see if I can lay hands on it.
Here you go...
Ah, interesting; obviously, I prefer their own material - Femme d'Argent is an absolute classic, to my mind - I still recall where I was when I first heard it - compelling, gripping, and spell-binding music.
Anyway, in your opinion, is the album worth purchasing?
It was free to me so... just stream it, a good mix/playlist to throw on. One I would recommend more is the Groove Armada. The first 3rd of it up through Beyond the Wizards Sleeve remix of Roscoe I play over and over.
As far as Air is concerned the entirety of Moon Safari can't be beat, like a time machine to pleasant days. I still have a soft spot for the comp of earlier stuff:
As I have been only streaming for the past eight years or so, I try all sorts of artists and releases at no financial risk. I know that you purchase your music so my suggestion is that you do not purchase Late Night Tales without hearing it somewhere first.
An excellent idea, and thank you.
I'll see if - whether - I can listen to it online before risking a purchase.
As you know, the Cloud doesn't at all appeal to me, and neither does this rentier model of music promoted by many; I like my music in a more obviously tangible form, one that I can physically hold in my hand.
I used to but my career had me moving around the world with a relocation every 2 to 4 years so for logistical reasons I sold my albums and CDs.
This album sounds interesting so I dug around online to find out more. As far as I can tell, it is more of a mix-tape than a covers album; Air did not make their own versions of any of the songs.
With the exception of Jamiroquai, Air, Bill Brewster, and Don Letts' contributions, each release includes a cover version recorded by the artist(s).
Late Night Tales - Wikipedia
The trouble with most home-listening mixes, here in the Age of the Playlist, is that you could quite easily throw together a bunch of songs you liked on your own. Air are smart enough to specialize-- to do a mix for an exact mood, an exact time of night, the kind of deep and deliberate music that sounds right when everything else seems too loud, too much. You could try to piece something similar together from your mp3 collection, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be half as good-- and besides, you'd have already heard it all.
Air: LateNightTales | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
I've worked abroad quite a bit, - for years at a time - but must admit that I have always loved being welcomed home by my music collection (hundreds of LPs, and CDs).
For travel, the iPod Classic - an amazing device - met my musical needs - I bought several, and they (well, one at a time) have - quite literally - travelled the world with me.
I still use one when travelling, and will never not love this magnificent music player.
Perhaps I am simply Old School; well, I know that I am.This album sounds interesting so I dug around online to find out more. As far as I can tell, it is more of a mix-tape than a covers album; Air did not make their own versions of any of the songs.
With the exception of Jamiroquai, Air, Bill Brewster, and Don Letts' contributions, each release includes a cover version recorded by the artist(s).
Late Night Tales - Wikipedia
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The trouble with most home-listening mixes, here in the Age of the Playlist, is that you could quite easily throw together a bunch of songs you liked on your own. Air are smart enough to specialize-- to do a mix for an exact mood, an exact time of night, the kind of deep and deliberate music that sounds right when everything else seems too loud, too much. You could try to piece something similar together from your mp3 collection, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be half as good-- and besides, you'd have already heard it all.
Air: LateNightTales | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
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However, as a thoughtful gift, nothing, but nothing compares to the pleasure of those old - especially compiled and curated - cassette tapes - and later, CDs - that friends made for me (and I, in turn, made for them), or that I had put together for myself.
This required thought, timing, planning, and knowledge (knowledge of music, your tastes and the musical tastes, preferences and interests of the person form whom you were preparing a cassette tape, or CD........all admirable qualities).
No modern playlist comes anywhere near this sheer pleasure - and the joy of discovering something new - that one could derive from listening to such a thoughtfully crafted gift.
I fully agree! In any case, I also posted to point out you might not want to rush out and buy the Air album because it looks like the songs are all original versions (that you might already possess!). I pulled out my copy of Faith to do a quick comparison and "All Cats Are Grey" sounded the same.
Many thank for your reply.
While I love the earlier albums from Air - some of which dates from a quarter of a century ago - I agree that some of their more recent material leaves something to be desired.
Some years ago, I purchased a double CD - a sort of 20 years anniversary/greatest hits album - and must admit that I found it quite disappointing, pretty repetitive, and contained little that was new or original.
Surprise of the decade!
From start to finish the songs scream YES!
a must for any YES classic rock fan or music lover!
Jon Anderson True
From start to finish the songs scream YES!
a must for any YES classic rock fan or music lover!
Jon Anderson True
And she has one of those awesome names that trip up most native English speakers when trying to read Polish!
Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska
;-)