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dougiezerts 
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 Topic: All French Appreciation Thread!
Posted: January 09 2009 at 18:56 |
All right, we got Italy and German threads, how about one for the French!
Personally, I feel that French rock from the 70's is awesome! And much underappreciated.
Some of my favorites:
Magma--of course!
Ange
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Mallicorne
Ys
Mona Lisa
And others will come to mind.
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Alberto Muñoz
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 19:03 |
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Ange and Magma are favourite of mine!
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NotAProghead
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 19:10 |
Joe Dassin gets my vote. 
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 19:27 |
Please count Tai Phong and Atoll in. 
Edited by DamoXt7942 - January 09 2009 at 19:27
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Padraic
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 19:32 |
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Very Magma related - One Shot, outstanding zeuhl fusion.
Of course the chamber prog masters Art Zoyd need to be mentioned as well.
Then something I've been really into lately, one of the original RIO bands Etron Fou Leloublan.
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 21:25 |
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Ange & Trust rule the French rock world.
After that, apart from a few acts like Magma, the scene matches RPI for one shots. Only that they have a more active current scene.
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 21:43 |
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French Prog made up the bulk of my listening for a long time, and still makes up the bulk of my collection. I suppose that Art Zoyd and Magma had the biggest impact on me.
There are too many great ones to mention, but a few excellent classic ones not yet mentioned are Hellebore, Heldon and Igor Wakhevitch. And for a modern one, Volapuk is excellent.
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Posted: January 09 2009 at 21:50 |
 Logan wrote:
And for a modern one, Volapuk is excellent.
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They most certainly are. We should also mention Sotos and Zaar, two other excellent avant bands. Another on the zeuhl front is Francois Thollot.
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 03:48 |
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 10:13 |
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For me, just a few names:
Magma
Ange
Artcane (I really like their Odyssee album even if it's sometimes too inspired by King Crimson)
Arachnoid
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 12:58 |
Besides the zeuhl related ones and Ange, previously mentioned.
In mind i have a couple of great symphonic bands which are Sandrose and Pulsar.
oh wait....Nemo!!!!
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 13:48 |
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Of course, Magma, Heldon...
But also Etron Fou Leloublan (I spent the last whole evening listening to the "Diapason du Père Ubu" of their drummer Guigou Chenevier).
I would also include E Pericolo Sporgersi, Familha Artus, Lard Free, Komintern.
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 14:07 |
| Taal |
| Ange |
| Atoll |
| Mona Lisa |
| Clearlight |
| Rara Avis In Terris |
| Aside Beside |
| Tai Phong |
| Alpha Ralpha |
| Grime |
| Carpe Diem |
| Wapassou |
| Weidorje |
| Magma |
| C.Boule |
| F. Breant |
| JM.Jarre |
| Maldoror |
| Raison de Plus |
| Pentacle |
| Pulsar |
| Halloween |
| Minimum Vital |
| Vital Duo |
| Versailles |
| Drama |
| Era |
| Wurtemberg |
| G.De La Piliere |
| Neo |
| Xang |
| Ex-Vagus |
| Ripaille |
| Vandertop |
| Malicorne |
| Terpandre |
| Shylock |
| Arachnoid |
| Skeem |
| Silver Lining |
| Chance |
| JL .Ponty |
| Aentheos |
| Arrakeen |
| Afterglow |
| Alpha Centauri |
| Asia Minor |
| C.Audren |
| JP.Boffo |
| P.Broguiere |
| Cafeine |
| XII Alfonso |
| Eclat |
| Hecenia |
| Heldon |
| Iris |
| Kad |
| Seven Reizh |
| Nebelnest |
| Phaesis |
| Philarmonie |
| Priam |
| Sandrose |
| Saens |
| Sens |
| P.Saisse |
| Spheroe |
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 15:10 |
Turzi
Heldon
Archaia
Potemkine
Omega Plus
Aqua Nebula Oscillator
+Sophie Marceau,Laetitia Casta,Vanessa Paradis and Ludivine Sagnier:great avant jazz/prog quartet |
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dougiezerts
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 18:10 |
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Damn,. I forgot to mention Heldon!
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 18:16 |
HA! Nobody messes with Tszirmay when it comes to French prog....I shant even entertain the thought. I have a feeling he could pump out another list ten times that long if he wanted to.
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Posted: January 10 2009 at 21:24 |
If you guys haven't heard Seven Reizh yet, you need to check them out.
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 14:06 |
Let me add that France is the one country that has never dissappointed me with their prog output. When I see a French prog disc, I get it. No questions asked. Listening to the new Nemo album now and not at all unhappy with it.
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Leningrad
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 14:15 |
For once I think we should have a country appreciation thread with a less awkwardly worded title. 
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mobby
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 03:22 |
minimum vital my favs french progsters, but also like
pulsar
carpe diem
eclat
atoll
xang
nemo
taal
wapassou
ange
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