Avant Que L'Ombre (+DVD) - Mylene Farmer

Advantages: Nearly half the songs are in English
Disadvantages: The Lyrics; and she's married and pregnant now

...the French superstars : Laurent Boutonnat and Mylene Farmer. Her first single, Moi… Lolita, was released in 2000 in France when she was 15 and it sold more than 2 million copies, while staying at number 1 for 10 weeks. This song managed to get to number 1 in: Spain, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Canada, Japan and more… 2 years later, the song was released in the UK. However, it managed to get top 10, which was a great success for Alizée. She didn't even know that the song was going to be released here, and when she was told a month before, she started to learn English for television performances. Although the song had come out 2 years before in France, Alizée appeared on CD:UK and Top of the Pops which got its success. A month after the release of Moi… Lolita in France, her first album topped the French charts. The album was released... Read review

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Advantages: Originality, melody, lyrics...
Disadvantages: no disadvantages...

...C'est en Septembre 2000, que six musiciens, provenant de diverses formations métal de la région Rhône-Alpes (Swarm, Season, Révérence, Neurotic Pain) se regroupent pour former Aquilon. A cette période, Aquilon se compose d'Alexandre (chant, clavier), Anne (chant, claviers), Christophe (guitare), Sébastien (guitare), Jérôme (basse) et de Jeremy (batterie). La musique d'Aquilon se caractérise alors par un subtil mélange d'agressivité et de mélodies. Pendant un an, le groupe donne alors différents concerts, partageant l'affiche avec divers groupes de renommée nationale tels que Agressor, Rain etc.… Durant l'année 2003, le répertoire du groupe s'étoffe et les dates de concert s'enchaînent, Festival Metal Attack, Nuclear Festival 8 aux cotés de Yattering, Gojira, Furia etc. Le MCD « Les ombres de quatre murs » produit professionnellement... Read review

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Advantages: Top quality pop-rock
Disadvantages: Only to those without an open mind

...tracks, but the masterpiece title track is built around the rich tenor sound. Following an atmospheric choral introduction in the traditional style, Fredericks, Goldman and Jones sing the ideals of communism – and why the philosophy ultimately fails: “Mais si la guerre éclate/ Sur nos idées trop belles/ Autant crever pour elles/ Que ramper sans combattre” (But if war breaks out/ Because of our too-beautiful ideals/ Better to die for them/ Than to give up without a fight). The choir returns to dramatic effect as the tempo is ramped up and bizarrely, reminds me of that time when a certain Bart Simpson switched the organ music for Iron Butterfly’s 17-minute epic “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida”... As the dust settles, Goldman ironically laments “Un monde nouveau, tu comprends/ Rien ne sera plus jamais comme avant... Read review

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