HEUREUX !

ANGE is the most famous and controversial French band of the last 50 years... From memory I quote its founding 'father' Christian who continues the epic after the split with his brother Francis by saying all cheerfully... Ange is the best band in the world to have gone unnoticed, in short! It is the embodiment of what can be done better in terms of progressive rock, a waste for our country living superficially, backwards with feelings of nonsense! (I heard "Ces gens-là" for the first time on the radio, however, at a time when reason still existed, wonderful composition and recovery of a great man of French music, but I digress!). In short, ANGE released a good album last year and it was a column for our friends from Quebec that I had done from memory, they who love speaking French. So let's dive into these 67' disparate tracks: "L'autre est plus précieuses que le temps" tries its hand at a potential radio hit, at a time when it was still possible, giving its all live on the A of Father DÉCAMPS' voice.

"Ce que murmurent les pierres" starts with a "crooner" song à la Michel JONASZ, a beautiful consensual ballad. Then comes one of the 2 bombs of the CD "Jour de chance pour un poète en mal de rimes" and its title of almost 9 minutes, alternating enjoyable solos at the beginning and end with the great guitarist Hassan and soaring moments in between; we are in a master piece quite simply, in any case the best piece for your servant! Oh yes I haven't dissected this piece I'll just let you take my word for it "Sens et jouissances", a small variation of sometimes bawdy words, a part of the universe of ANGE with words in the form of musical notes. "Nancy-jupiter à la nage" arrives with a repeat of "Si j'étais le messie" and "Capitaine c?ur de miel", nothing less! Inside, we find stone sounds from Fabrice BONY, breathtaking solos from Hassan, a typically prog atmosphere with breaks, ambiances, moments of serenity; it's a bit of a mishmash with an obvious desire to please, to make us dream again of the angelic progressive world. The titles "à tort ou à raison" and "heureux!" will suffer a little from the lesser intensity, especially based on the words of father DÉCAMPS, while for "Charabia" a bluesy air emerges; the alternation of old airs with other modern ones which sometimes clash roughly. "Chante n'importe quoi" is disturbing on the first listen, allowing you to thumb your nose at what is often played on French radio stations, well, I was just talking about it in the preamble; lyrics to piss in a violin, oh my, Father Décamps really hates this overrated world... That was in 2018, so imagine today in 2024 with the world even crazier!! A stage title with the endless cover of Tristan's almost ambient keyboards... Here's a return to the last album.