The Virgin Suicides (ost) - Air

My disappointment in this album was immense. Not only is "The Virgin Suicides" COMPLETELY unlike Air's usual armada of great music, it is perhaps the most lethargic and unstimulating album of all time. The opening song, "Playground Love", is perhaps the only catchy piece on the entire album. It features a ballad-like beat and eerily poetic lyrics that create the dark undertones the movie was famous for. The rest of the CD, however, tries to capitalize on that and fails miserably. From the track "Dark Messages", which is nothing more than a slumbering bass beat with a few notes thrown in for what passes as harmony, to ...  Read the complete review

Its not often you get a band doing an entire soundtrack to a blockbuster film but here you go, and it isn`t arf bad ! Most of the tracks consist of music that make Radioheads rather downing music seam like happy Steps melodies, with a collection of depressing tunes that whilst not masterpieces, would definatly sit nicely in anyones MP3 playlist. One track that does stick out in my mind is Suicide Underground, a instrimental tune with a story being read over. It is very dark, and very mooving. Definatly one to catch at least once. ...  Read the complete review

This is NOT a good Air album, unfortunately. In fact, I'm quite worried that I've wasted my money!! The album starts off pretty well, with Playground Love, which, uncharacteristically for Air, is a song. This is the stand-out track of the album. But after that, things take a turn for the worst. Each remaining track seems to be built on the same theme found in Playground Love - the same theme is repeated over and over again - which is good for adding an air (pardon the pun!) of solidity to a movie, but a definite no-no as far as originality is concerned. For what you get with this album, it is VERY over-priced. It's like buying an ...  Read the complete review