While it can be easy to dislike and dismiss some cookie-cutter electronic music, the challenge lies in finding reasons to listen to it again. Such is the case with
Revolutions by
Jean Michel Jarre. One reviewer wrote, simply, "(This) is not revolutionary." That is true;
Jarre breaks no new ground with the release of this album. He does, however, continue to create original music in his own style. He is often imitated and that is the sincerest form of flattery. This album features ten short pieces (five minutes and 22 seconds is the longest) of pop influenced e-music. This disc neither challenges nor offends the listener. It has its moments but it neither soars nor plunges. Of course, die-hard
Jarre fans will love this disc. Fans of Synergy, Char-El,
Klaus Schulze, and
Ashra will like it.