10,000 Hz Legend
by Air
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29

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  1. dvjmarcomatheus
    Jan 19, 2018
    10
    Experiental, eletronic and stunning. This album is the best, and remember a good time together with my girlfriend in a beach. Amazing, piece of art.
  2. asmythd
    Apr 20, 2017
    10
    One of the best Electronic albums of the 2000s, from the jaw dropping beginning of Electronic Performer to the soothing Caramel Prisoner, this album has got it all.
  3. Alex
    Oct 19, 2007
    10
    Every song on this album absolutely sings to me. I first got hooked by "How Does It Make You Feel", but quickly found the rest of the album to be just as redeeming. 10,000 Hz Legend is one of those rare albums that you can just play from start to finish and lose yourself. As much as I love Moon Safari and Pocket Symphony, this is undoubtedly my favourite.
  4. alexm
    Feb 16, 2006
    10
    just the best
  5. Wander
    Nov 5, 2005
    6
    Disappointing follow-up to the classic 'Moon safari'. Talkie walkie, the successor, is also way better. The first three songs are great, air-standard, build up tension and give the band a new, heavier, direction. Most of the following songs are pretty directionless and miss the magic of the other albums. Still, surely not a bad album.
  6. barrys
    Sep 8, 2005
    10
    So far ahead of its time, theis will always be air's most modern album.Will be seen as their classic in years to come
  7. Ri
    Apr 16, 2004
    8
    I love the band and I own their previous works. Though I feel it's very important to present something new (rather than just simply repeat the formula of great albums such as moon safari), I think that 10,000 hrtz legend lost that french vibe that have Air's records an experience from the outter space. Radio#1, Don't be light and The Vagabond sound like 'northamerican I love the band and I own their previous works. Though I feel it's very important to present something new (rather than just simply repeat the formula of great albums such as moon safari), I think that 10,000 hrtz legend lost that french vibe that have Air's records an experience from the outter space. Radio#1, Don't be light and The Vagabond sound like 'northamerican taste' tracks, very commercial, and in some ways, empty. The rest of the album is soft and dark, lonely, romantic and sincere; the perfect follow-up of the Virgin Suicides sdtk. … Expand
  8. tim
    Sep 13, 2003
    8
    i like the atmosphere it provides... very relaxing, and, yes, a very good comedown album:)
  9. JamesL.
    Aug 28, 2001
    10
    10,000 Legend is one of the best CD's I've heard in years!Progressive Rock in disquise.Continues Virgin Sucides and more.I like their darker side better than their pop/dance side.You can have Sexy Boy and Radio 1!Floyd 2001!Hope their next CD is in the same vein.Sex Born Poison Yeah!!
  10. DavidP.
    Jun 18, 2001
    10
    Exactly the type of album I've had in my head since I began listening to music, and finally someone has made this imagination become a reality. The music is new and exciting upon first listen, and becomes all the more sedating and addictive upon every listen. I can think of only a few other times I have been so exciting with a release, and I'd have to rank this one with Exactly the type of album I've had in my head since I began listening to music, and finally someone has made this imagination become a reality. The music is new and exciting upon first listen, and becomes all the more sedating and addictive upon every listen. I can think of only a few other times I have been so exciting with a release, and I'd have to rank this one with Beck's "Odelay" and Radiohead's "OK Computer". Definitely "headphone" rock at its very best, mixing every different genre and culture possible into a cohesive work that makes much more sense every listen. I do not expect people to share these tastes, but this release is certainly a musical artist's dream.… Expand

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#71 Most Discussed Album of 2001

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Q Magazine
    60
    Apart from the slow-burning, spine-tingling opener Electronic Performers, though, the duo seem reluctant to exploit their remarkable gift for melody, and tunes are too often mangled or left to fizzle out.
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  2. Billboard
    70
    Sadly, Beck's delivery on "The Vagabond" is a tad misguided; his spoken words on "Don't Be Light" are slightly better, but one wishes that he would simply go with the flow and not try so damn hard.
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  3. Pitchfork
    76
    For better or worse, this is not Moon Safari Redux.
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