ALBERT MARCOEUR

3.5 stars. I really do not look forward to reviews like this when I know the hard core avant fans love this record. It should be obvious that I rate and review as a fan, not as a critic, and not objectively. I'm just not into Albert's music at all. And I've tried, spending a week with each of the four albums I own by him. I love that he was uncompromising. He would make the music that he wanted to make, end of story. No expectations.

Albert went to school to better learn the clarinet, but perhaps he's probably more known as a drummer. He's playing clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, soprano sax and woodwinds on here besides percussion. It's just over 32 minutes and seven tracks. And how cool is it that Francois Breant did the cover art and adds his voice to the choir on the closer. Albert has two of his brothers on here playing bottle. Yes I did say that. Reminds me of hanging out with the long hairs at my brother in laws and jamming, and them giving me a shaker to dance around with.

The opener is my favourite by far. Some vocals on here which helps make this sound very french. The second track "Simone" opens with samples including sheep before it picks up with percussions and horns. The recorder arrives late and dominates. Not big on this one. More samples on "Appalderie" of cars and stuff before experimental sounds take over. This ends well at least. I have a hard time with the quirky and spastic "Que Le Temps Est Long". Bombastic with plenty of horns. The 2 minute sixth track sounds like it would be funny with that conversation to start along with violin.

The closer is well done with the floating organ and recorder leading early before it picks up with a lot of percussion and those multi-vocals. The music on here is quite humerous and yes words like zany and circus-like come to mind while listening to this record. He's known as the french Zappa. This is 1974, and this album is influential.

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