I imagine that most of you will not have heard any of Serge Gainsbourg’s music. Those that have, will have probably heard the relatively famous “Je t’aime” once or twice, and as a result have dismissed Gainsbourg as rubbish. A few weeks ago, I was in that very position, ... Read review
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seven tracks here, recorded in 1971, detail his infatuation, lust, blossoming love for and loss of a (very) young girl named Melody Nelson. In "Melody" he knocks a ...
seven tracks here, recorded in 1971, detail his infatuation, lust, blossoming love for and loss of a (very) young girl named Melody Nelson. In "Melody" he knocks a ...
L'Histiore de Melody Nelson Review ofHistoire De Melody Nelson [Remastered] [Digipak] - Serge Gainsbourgby
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Advantages: Glorious music, sounds like nothing else in the world. Disadvantages: Too much narrating; not long enough.
I imagine that most of you will not have heard any of Serge Gainsbourg’s music. Those that have, will have probably heard the relatively famous “Je t’aime” once or twice, and as a result have dismissed Gainsbourg as rubbish. A few weeks ago, I was in that very position, and so it was with much scepticism that I got this album, purely on the advice of a friend.
Firstly, this album sounds nothing like “Je t’aime”, ... ...and recorded this album in England, with the help of a group of session musicians. It is built around guitar, drum and bass, but also has sweeping orchestrations. I found out, after buying this album, that it’s a great favourite of Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead. After listening to this it’s easy to see where the inspiration for Kid A’s “How to Disappear” orchestra part came from.
Opener “Melody” starts ...
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Histoire De Melody Nelson [Remastered] [Digipak] - Serge Gainsbourg
Main specs
Title: Histoire De Melody Nelson [Remastered] [Digipak]
Performer: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: Pop Vocal
Sub Genre: French Vocals
Release Date: 02/2001
Original Release Year: 1996
Label / Distributor: Mercury France / Discovery
Producer: Jean-Claude Desmarty
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 731454842921
Catalogue Number: 5484292
Additional notes
Album Notes: Brimming with lust, drama, and dark humor, HISTORIE DE MELODY NELSON is widely acknowledged as Gainsbourg's masterpiece. The 1971 release was criminally ignored outside France-despite the godfather of French pop's decade of cutting-edge songwriting. It's now something of a cult classic, and artists as diverse as Air, Nick Cave, and Portishead have all cited the album as an influence.
Album Reviews: Q (p.44) - "[N]ow a firm cult favourite, this bonkers slice of Gallic dirty-talk offers a very different kind of French lesson."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Melody
2.: Ballade De Melody Nelson
3.: Valse De Melody
4.: Ah Melody
5.: L'Hotel Particulier
6.: En Melody
7.: Cargo Culte
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