1. RyanC

   10

   Atmospheric, ethereal, and dreamy, Pocket Symphony makes up for its lack of pop appeal by perfecting the sound that Air is so famous for.

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2. RobertR.

   8

   The negative reviews I've read really have little ground to stand on. The actual negative to this record is that a lot of the tracks are rather quite rigid. I'm assuming due to the tracking process (recording over click tracks, then adding trap kit here and there). Alas, the 60's/70's French pop, Phillip Glass, Vangelis, and, even, Ennio Morriconne/Bruno Nicolai that AIr borrow from...well..they were all rather rigid in the rhythm department as well. So I accept it as just the character or mood and feel of the record. The production is great; and the music is rather much the same Air from ten years ago, perhaps with a more serious mood. Songs or instrumentals consist of maybe 2 quaint turnarounds at best. Melodies and Chords are constructed from standard scales with clever usage of flats and such. It's just a matter of "where" the notes are placed that make the difference. And yes; the instrumentation is different from Moon Safari. But why would you want Air to make the same record? It is not their fault that fans of Moon Safari are not familiar with the countless pre-existing records that have the same "sound". And really, that's what everyone is complaining about, no? That they don't make records that sound like every single soundtrack from 1968 anymore? All of their records have something to offer. If you want more of a "song at a time" album, I'd suggest you look toward Walkie Talkie, instead. But if you want something that trades in the hit-factor for cohesiveness, Pocket Symphony is a rather nice record. I understand that the continuous saddened and solemn feel can be pretty overbearing; but who says you have to listen to the whole thing at once? It's not a 40 minute classical piece; it's divided by tracks and all. :)… Expand

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3. DF

   7

   I like this album more with each listen. It is a soundtrack for a the melancholic movie of my day.

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4. AlexA

   4

   This is not the Air I love.

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