It amazes me when people critisize an artist like JMJ for doing something different. I mean, if you don't like it, fine. JMJ has a long career. And like ANY artist with a long career, he will try new things (hopefully) some will work, some won't, some you will like, some you won't. If you want him to just keep releasing albums that sound like Oxygene or Chronologie, then just listen to those albums again.

I like this album. It is more ambiental than a lot of his more symphonic releases like the ones mentioned above. It has some jazz elements, but I wouldn't call it jazz. There is room in this world for both. I hope he keeps on experimenting an re-inventing himself.

I have been a fan of electronic music since high school in the 70's. The year I graduated, 76, Oxygene was released and I was captivated by Jarre's music. This continued with every succeeding album until 2000's venture: Metamorphosis.

What on earth happened?

From then on I listened to the albums at the shop before buying. You can imagine that I didn't buy them as they were all so awful.

My wife commented that his music went downhill since his split with his wife. Something she had noted with other musicians - she's a musician herself. While we both also like jazz, this mish mash of dull, aimless tunes that we heard from the local library CD apalled us both.

I agree that some will like it, some won't. Sometimes being a diehard fan can blind you to an artist's obvious faults. Those who see them are often castigated. Jarre, for me, is going in a direction that I don't want to go

I just wanted to make a comment on the comparison to the 46 minute track "Waiting For Cousteau" from the album of the same name. I don't really see the parallel between Sessions 2000 and Cousteau. If there is any comparison to be made with Waiting for Cousteau it should be made to Brian Eno's "Thursday Afternoon". Both pieces yield a sense of obliterating both time and space; a feeling of moving without ever changing local.

You can't be serious while comparing this one with Waiting For Cousteau! Can you give me one MERE example of JMJ making such boring jazzy-imitation in his previous albums? Have YOU ever listened Jarre?
I remember only one song- the worst track on Revolutions album, a very irritating Mute-Trumpet piece, (sorry can't remember the name now) but even that track had some originality. It was so irritating that it was funny! I'm serious.
It has been almost 1 year since I bought Sessions 2000, and guess how many times I gave it a listen? Guess? 4 TIMES.
Has there ever been an album from JMJ that I listened only 4 TIMES? Yes, there was ! The most nonsense fault in an artist's, -once a great artist's- career: "Metamorphoses" (Wow he's changing! Metamorphosing!!)
I think JMJ's new girlfriend wants him to make mellow albums, "romantic pieces", put some cello there, add a piano line please, be more Jazzy please...And the resulting 3 albums ( altough I gave 4 starts to Geometry of Love at first listening, there was no 4th listening. So I include that one too) are the worst pieces of music Jarre has ever written.
I can't understand people who listen a record, and who pumps themselves to like it just because the record comes from their favorite artist. Be honest to yourself ladies&gentlemen "THE KING IS NAKED!" He's making very very bad music since Oxygene 7-13.
May be I should switch to Aphex Twin like nonsense music, because none of the musicians I believed once (JMJ, Vangelis, Oldfield etc.) make music worth to listen these days.
Unfortunately I can't. Because I respect music, not the fashion.

Jarre comes up with a subtle blend of electronics and jazz on this album. The album sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a murder mystery at times and the sound is distinctively Jean Michel. This probably won't please newcomers but if it does than all the better really. It's worth a try really for what it is