...This album from the French pair of artists (Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel) is a great chillout CD. Many of the songs have no lyrics are are simply a keyboard and a bass guitar comining to make a jazzy and ambient sound. The songs sound quite experimental and although relaxing are not boring.
One of my favorite songs "All I Need" is from this album, the lyrics are in English and sung by Beth Hirsch who has a beautiful voice.
The tracks such as La Femme D'argent and Talisman which are purely instrumental are some of the best to listen to because the focus is more on the music than the lyrics. However, the lyrics where they are used are thought provoking and have a good sound.
The band's name stands for Amour, Imagination, Rêve, which means Love, Imagination, Dream. These sentiments definitely come across in this album....
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...An interesting album of French music. The singer is from France and has been around for a long time. Some songs are better than others. I would recommend this album as an easy listening record. It's something you can relax to in the evening.
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1. La Quete
2. La Cathedrale
3. L'amour Est Mort
4. Mai 40
5. Avec Elegance
6. Sans Exigences
7. Les Marquises
8. Orly
9. La Vil S'Endormait
10. Jojo
11. J'arrive
12. Quand On N'a Que L'Amour
13. Le Plat Pays
14. Mon Enfance
15. Les Vieux
16. La Chanson De Jacky
17. La Valse A Mille Temps
18. Le Prochain Amour
19. La Chanson Des Vieux Amants
20. Ne Me Quitte Pas
Disc: 2
1. Amsterdam
2. La Biere
3. Bruxelles
4. Le Diable Ca Va
5. Il Nous Faut Regarder
6. L'Enfance
7. Ces Gens La
8. Les Bonbons
9. Les Flamandes
10. Les Bourgeois
11. Jef
12. Mathilde
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Advantages: Fresh and exciting Disadvantages: Not the finished article
...to contribute to the song writing; indeed, from this point he took over from Copeland as the group’s principal composer. One of his earliest contributions was Roxanne, the number that finally persuaded Miles Copeland that his young brother’s little punk band might be worth investing some time and effort in after all.
Miles, against his own better judgement, had already lent the band enough money to start work recording an album, even though they did not have a recording contract. The plan was to produce the album as cheaply as possible and sell it independently. They calculated that if they sold 5000 copies they could break even. (The resulting album, Outlandos D’Amour, was eventually in the UK album charts for 96 weeks.)
Miles Copeland took Roxanne to A&M Records, who agreed to release it, in April 1978. Although not a hit, it created a stir...
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