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Written by Kristy Weick
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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
LateNightTales
Thrive Records
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A quick note before we begin: There is only one song by the group Air on
this album.
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 It is a compilation put together by Air of their favorite songs
to relax to.
Back to your regularly scheduled review…
In the same vein as the Back to Mine compilations, LateNightTales asks popular artists to create a compilation of their favorite songs in order to create a mood to feel like you are hanging out with the artist. Unfortunately, in Air’s case, it seems as though they picked the most annoyingly boring song by each band they’ve chosen to feature.
| The first track, “All Cats Are Grey,” is by The Cure and while the music is
typical moody Cure, the vocals are distant and echoey. Next we have the
same case with Black Sabbath’s “Planet Caravan.” Droning, fuzzy vocals over
decent music. The Band’s song, “I Shall Be Released,” is wishy-washy and
might stand out on a The Band album, but here it just fades into the other
dull songs. The one Air song (with Alessandro Baricco), “Musica,” is nice,
but not nearly as good as any other Air song. Do not listen to “Cousin
Jane,” by The Troggs. It will be an irritating drill in your head for the
rest of the day. Other artists included on the album include Cat Power,
Minnie Riperton, Lee Hazlewood, and Elliot Smith.
The classical pieces, “Camille” by Georges Delerue, “Ravel: Pavane Pour une
Infante Defunte” by the Cleveland Orchestra, and “For the World,” by Tan
Dun, are the most listenable songs, the latter being the best track on the
album.
While Air has put together some of the most groundbreaking bands in their
genres for this LateNightTales compliation, it is sad that they have chosen
such mind-numbing songs. Surely someone will appreciate having these songs
all in one place besides just Air.
myspace.com/intairnet
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