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    Posted: February 06 2011 at 09:03
About Magma, this other book is still available...
 
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So old that I'm not sure we can find it anymore in stores (maybe second-hand stores?)
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Eurotrash/Rapido presenter Antoine de Caunes also wrote a biography on Magma, in French, called "Magma".


  tis one is very old it's only abou magma very beguiningsWink
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I'm reading a book that I never heard of before last week: Christophe Pirenne, Le Rock Progressif Anglais (2005, Honoré Chamion, Paris).
Quite interesting: a lot of TRUE musicology, a bit of history (England in the 70's), a bit of sociology, etc.
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Aaaaah, Philippe Manoeuvre... On one hand, he leads the jury of "Nouvelle Star" (the French version of "American Idol") and sings the praising of lame bands such as BB Brunes or the Plasticines; on the other hand, he has to do a few bucks with what could interest the readers of R'n'F.

Anyway, it's a bit late for R'n'F: when they made a cover for Magma's 40 birthday, every French jazz magazine already did it. Now, they make an issue about progressive rock? Good for them, but the magazine Muziq already did a special issue 2 years ago.
Too late, Philippe, too late...
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Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

I don't know what's happening in France nowadays but,

 
Interesting news, I'll check both books ASAP, but I know what you mean about the scene!! And I've got even more surprisingTongue.............
 
You know that the mag Rock'nFolk is usually anti-prog and has derided the genre for decades. Well the latest issue has a prog dossier, mostly through a Crimson feature. I've yet to leaf through it when I see it in the newstands.    It looks like the rédac'en-chef Philippe is out for another Manoeuvre LOL, switching jackets once more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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I don't know what's happening in France nowadays but, just a few weeks after the release of the book of Aymeric Leroy, here comes a challenger :
 - Jérome Alberota, Anthologie du Rock Progressif (2010, Paris, Camion Blanc)
http://www.camionblanc.com/?p=detail_livre&ID=272
It's a bit expensive (38 euros) but this book has 814 pages. But it seems to focus on the reviews of records (160), something that Christophe Delage already did ten years ago.

The fans of R.I.O., Canterbury, Post-Punk and other adventurous styles would enjoy this another one:
 - Gérard Nguyen, ATEM 1975-1979 - Une sélection d'articles et d'interviews (2010, Paris, Camion Blanc)
http://www.camionblanc.com/?p=detail_livre&ID=355
From 1975 to 1979, Gérard Nguyen was the director of the fanzine Atem,a leading fanzine in the fields of alternative and progressive musics. This book is an anthology of articles and interviews, including unpublished articles.
It seems really interesting.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

^^^^^
 
J'ai toujours desté les 8-tracks 'elles me rappellent les heures passées dans les schoolbusses >> autobus de ramassage) et en voyant ces plastiques de toutes les couleurs, je ne peux que confirmer
 
Quel manque de gout de f*****e du plastique bleu sur animals.


Sean, je suis bien d'accord en ce qui concerne le "packaging." En fait, il y a le choix de couleur (pour le plastique - parfois plus que terrible) mais aussi plein d'autres problèmes associés à la manière dont les albums ont été trafiqué/adapté pour le format. Une certaine insouciance ou dysfonctionnement de l'industrie.

J'aime bien les 8 pistes car ce sont d'intéressant fossiles qui nous disent beaucoup sur les intentions et priorités des compagnies de disques. Côté fiabilité par contre, inutile de se faire des attentes (là aussi on en apprend beaucoup). 

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^^^^^
 
J'ai toujours desté les 8-tracks 'elles me rappellent les heures passées dans les schoolbusses >> autobus de ramassage) et en voyant ces plastiques de toutes les couleurs, je ne peux que confirmer
 
Quel manque de gout de f*****e du plastique bleu sur animals.
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Voilà - un texte concernant ce superbe livre d'Aymeric Leroy:

http://nomag.ca/2010/06/rock-progressif-limpasse-du-temps/
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^^Sorry Cedric, J'ai loupé ton message!Embarrassed

^Aymeric, thanx for your English lesson!Wink
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Not quite a "library" actually - more like a bookshop...

(A frequent source of "franglo" confusion, that word...)

[btw, no slides - just videos!]

Originally posted by Alucard Alucard wrote:

BTW Aymeric Leroy will present his book tomorrow wednesday 2/06 at 19:00 in  a library in Paris followed by an introduction to Prog with slides and videos.
mercredi 2 juin à 19h à l'Arbre à Lettres, métro Denfert-Rochereau (14 rue Boulard)
 


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Hey, I wrote about it, like, 5 posts ago!
Does anyone read whatever I wrote???
That's just like the time where I said that the lady on the cover of Aranis' second album wasn't one of the musician and someone kept on raving about who was featured on this cover...

Nobody thinks of me as a reliable source. Cry
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BTW Aymeric Leroy will present his book tomorrow wednesday 2/06 at 19:00 in  a library in Paris followed by an introduction to Prog with slides and videos.
mercredi 2 juin à 19h à l'Arbre à Lettres, métro Denfert-Rochereau (14 rue Boulard)
 
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Actually there are plenty of excellent music books in Le Mot Et Le Reste Clap
(I've got seven and there are two more for September I will order)


Pas tout à fait du prog mais tout de même gracieuseté Le mot et le reste:

LA MONTE YOUNG
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Points: 20239 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2010 at 04:07
Originally posted by machinemusic machinemusic wrote:

Originally posted by PhideauxFan PhideauxFan wrote:



Aymeric Leroy: Rock progressif.



J'ai reçu ma copie il y a quelques jours. Je vais préparer une critique mais ce sera pour plus tard dans l'année - quelques trucs à discuter avant. 

 
He (Aymeric) has also written a book about Pink Floyd in the same collection
 
Actually there are plenty of excellent music books in Le Mot Et Le Reste Clap
(I've got seven and there are two more for September I will order)
 
Including the only Weather Report book I know of >> currently 1/4 of the way through the book.
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Originally posted by Tsevir Leirbag Tsevir Leirbag wrote:

Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Didn't know there were so many french-reading people on this forum...
 
Haha! And another one. Wink
 
Not forgetting the two owners who are from Le Belle Province....
 
QUOTE=PhideauxFan]
Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:


 - Denis Protat, "L'encyclopédie du Hard-Rock des 70's"
Here's an interview (in French) :
http://www.lefantastique.net/musique/interviews/protat/protat.htm



I have got this book. It is a good dictionary, the only problem I have with it is that the covers of the albums are in black and white.


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This book is filled with horriblr French spelling mistakes, but it's rather complete (but not ehaustive).
 
Stranegely enough written by some French from New Caledonia >> next to Papua New Guinea
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AVIS A LA POPULATION !
MERCREDI 2 JUIN - 19 Heures
PARIS

Aymeric Leroy will present his book at the bookshop "l'ARBRE A LETTRES", 14 rue Boulard (métro: Denfert-Rochereau).

Je répète:
Aymeric Leroy présentera son livre à la librairie "L'Arbre à Lettres", adresse indiquée ci-dessus.
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Originally posted by PhideauxFan PhideauxFan wrote:



Aymeric Leroy: Rock progressif.



J'ai reçu ma copie il y a quelques jours. Je vais préparer une critique mais ce sera pour plus tard dans l'année - quelques trucs à discuter avant. 

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L'histoire du prog en huit volumes par Didier Gonzalez:

http://www.musearecords.com/boutique/francais/index.php
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