Know about Harmonium? Maybe you should
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Topic: Know about Harmonium? Maybe you should
Posted By: Bern
Subject: Know about Harmonium? Maybe you should
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:25
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Do you know about the excellent Quebec's band Harmonium? I think it is a shame to so few people know about this band. It is prog music at its finest!! -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:27
Haha.. yeaaaaa man, AMAZING BAND!!! Cinquieme Saison and l'Heptade are breathtaking, and their "epic" song "Histoire sans paroles" is amazing, Serge Fiori heard a melody in a dream, and composed it off of it.! amazing band 
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:27
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YEAH!! Couldn't agree with you more!! -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:35
but honestly, they must be the best band out there lol... I mean, how can someone come up with such thing as "si on avait besoin dune cinquieme saison." its too beautiful, its almost inhuman!!! if he wouldve chosen to sing a bit in English and try to get popular in English regions and break the boundaries, I am sure that ALOT of people around the world would've loved them. But actually, I am happy that he stuck with French, it's something us Quebecois can be PROUD of! And for those outside, well, it's like finding the nicest diamond in the world 
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:41
You are totally right! Maybe they didn't enjoy enough success due to their singing in french but it is so great to see that they were proud of sticking to their identity. Some people just couldn't do that : Simple Plan  or Céline Dion -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:45
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yep, lol... simple plan But about Harmonium sticking to French, that I truly respect. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:47
I really think a movement similar to the one of the 60s and 70s is coming back in Quebec, which is neat  ... the hair is getting longer, the music is getting better (we have a lot of new bands, some a bit underground, that are making really good music compared to the pop music we hear all the time.. "godspeed you black emperor, Silver Mt. Zion, etc.."
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:49
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Wow ! It is great to get all of those opinions from a lot of different people in this thread -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:50
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Hope you are right about the reborn of the 60-70s. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 21:50
lol yea, Ill stop talking now! (i got carried away with the great topics) or else people'll think the Quebecois are trying to take over the prog archives forums lol.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:04
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I agree. Harmonium is a tremendous band and Cinqueme... is
truly a beautiful piece of art. you can even imagine yourself running
in yellow flower fields while the spring breese caresses you skin!
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:22
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I actually haven't heard them. Can anyone recommend any particular song to
hear or album for a first listen of the band? ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:25
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Anything they did was great but my personal fave is «Histoire sans parole» on Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison. PERFECT INCREDIBLE ORGASMIC! -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:32
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Yes Harmonium is a great truly original Quebecois band ... I must confess though I listen to Pollen a bit more ... to listen to Harmonium you have to be in that special mellow mood I think ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: TheMusicalBox
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:32
How lucky you are... out of 2000,
there's only me and 2-3 proggers. And those crappy bands like simple
plan are only gaining popularity. But, 60s and 70s is coming back, and
I do participate to this revolution! Teens of these days are only
trying to associate themselves to rich rappers, or other symbols of a
better life (see the topic about progger stereotypes). How disapointing it is.
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stebo32 wrote:Posted By: TheMusicalBox
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:34
yummy -------------
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:36
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I am ashamed to admit that I don't know about Pollen I'll try it though. Thanks! -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: TheMusicalBox
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:37
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And if you like Harmonium very much, you should also try "Deux Cents
Nuits à l'Heure", by Serge Fiori and Richard Séguin. One of my fav
album ever
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:38
Listen to the sample of Tout Le temps (hope I've spelled that right Admin speaking now: BTW, guys this thread is in prog polls and I'm going to move it to the main lounge, OK? ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:41
I just listened to the sample. It's interesting alright. Go for it, put this thread into the main lounge -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: TheMusicalBox
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:45
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Their eponym album is also very good, a litle bit more folk but still very interesting.
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:50
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Yes I like their debut ... although Heptade is the only one I don't have! ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:52
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You should really go get it! It is second only to Si on avait... in my opinion. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:53
| I like Maneige and Sloche from the same time period, also! |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:56
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Les Porches from Maneige is a real great album! -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 22:56
Yes so I've heard ...the sample track here L'exil is pretty intense ... I haven't heard anything I don't like ... from the relatively light Aujourd'hui, je dis bonjour à la vie on the first album to the more dense moments on Si on avait ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 23:00
On L'Heptade, they worked with an orchestra and there are beautiful classical interludes of music keeping the whole thing very intense. It's the kind of music that grabs a hold of your heart. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: progmaniaczka
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 23:17
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Cinquieme Saison- I love that ------------- |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 23:37
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if we needed a fifth season is the best prog album in the history of quebec. it is our national jewel. tons of mellotron a la epsilon in malaysian pale. ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: December 01 2005 at 23:40
Alleluia -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 03:02
Well that certainly applies to moments on Si On Avait too ... Histoires sans parole in particular has a deep, deep feeling of melancholy ...  ... I almost can't take it sometimes ... ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 06:45
One of my favorite bands!!! I really need to get my hands on "Deux Cents
Nuits à l'Heure", by Serge Fiori and Richard Séguin. Probably not an easy one to find, though 
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Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 08:41
Hey guys,don`t forget their live album''En tournée'',where they play the whole of L'Heptade without the orchestral bits.But they do strech out on some pieces.Serge Locat was amazing on those instrumental strech,very undrrated keyboardist.Btw,I'm proud to see some youngster enjoying real music,not just star academie and McRadio.But,if you're fed up with radio, you can always listen to Cosmorock,a cool all prog show, every saturday evening,from 9 till midnight on 103,3 CHAA FM,in Longueil. ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 09:01
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[QUOTE=stebo32]Re the Grace Slick piccie/QUOTE] Taken at Woodstock? Used to be very tasty, alas old age (my problem too) and chemical habits of the 60's and 70's (not my problem) have created a different picture for 21st century. |
Posted By: TimothyLeary
Date Posted: December 04 2005 at 09:11
| never ever heard anyone put harmonium down sad it is way down on the poll with so many mediocre albums above it in a bad mood spin it and relax it can definitely mellow you whenever i loaned it out ihad a hard time getting it back being an old head i recommend it to all teenagers whether they like prog or not think tool is art isuppose it is that must make harmonium high art |