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Saturdays = Youth | 
| Manufacturer: Mute Records
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $7.99
Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 80
Genre: pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 0 Minutes
ASIN: B0016CS0IK
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 A bittersweet work. December 2, 2008
Kelsey Cain
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am late in reviewing this, I purchased the day of it's release. It was one of those albums that I had to put away for a while. I didn't put it away because it wasn't good, but because it struck a fragile chord with me. From the moment You Appearing started, my mood completely changed. This album is beautiful and bittersweet, just like those great memories that it does so well at conjuring. For me, there is always a bit of sad longing in the memories of my best times. That feeling mixed with M83's ability to always present moving pieces of music make this album very powerful to me. This is an album of past summers, limitless hopes, growing up, and the highs and lows that come with those life experiences. It's hopeful and tragic all at the same time. To me it's very deep and presents many layers of beautiful music and emotion. I recommend this album to anyone looking for something deeper than your average release.
 Attempts to exploit November 5, 2008
OneLove (so fla)
Although there is still enough crests of certifiable synthesizer beauty, this ode to the new wa-80's walks the line between inspired emulations and cheesy imitations all too often, feeling light around the edges in favor of an all-encompassing aesthetic theme.
 Actually Very Decent October 31, 2008
Hero B. Smith (not telling, USA)
Saturdays=Youth is actually very decent for play during web surfing. Very appropriate for chilling out, calming, soothing. Happy to have "discovered" this one by association. I refuse to part with mine.
If only my life could be more like 1983... October 6, 2008
Russell Evansen (Waunakee, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The presence of a Boy George wanna-be and a Molly Ringwald clone on the cover ought to be a major tip-off that "Saturdays=Youth" is M83's loving (and only semi-ironic) tribute to the 1980s and to the movies of that decade's leading youth-cinema auteur, John Hughes.
But this is no mere exercise in lame nostalgia. M83 (actually Anthony Gonzalez) treats his subjects - youthful heartbreak and teenage drama - with more affection and reverence than winking condescension. And as a bonus, the songs and production are thrillingly good - from the waves of glossy synths and whispery vocals to the electronic punch of the drum machines.
It's weird to think that Gonzalez is himself only in his mid-20s, which means he was a mere infant during the actual decade he so clearly and nostalgically loves. But who really cares when the results are this consistently great? Fans of New Order, OMD, the Cocteau Twins and the soundtracks to "The Breakfast Club" or "Pretty in Pink" will find "Saturdays=Youth" to be just their cup of tea.
My how M83 has changed October 6, 2008
George D. Padilla (New Mexico)
Just incredible!! This album stages a growth of character for M83. The songs are well written, the vocals are brilliant, the general feel of the album is of major introspect. I really love the way this album makes me feel.If you love ethereal moods and really well thought out songwriting, this album is for you!
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