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LA MAISON DE FLORE

Amanda

 

Neo-Prog

4.01 | 29 ratings

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alainPP
4 stars 01. Voila! classic intro before a voice in French, yes...there I am thinking of William; energetic tune ah aha which pulses and gives enthusiasm, the voices with grandiloquence, choirs, hold a heavy riff in the distance and a sound which has no equal, something from elsewhere 02. Te Quitter (Prologue) everything is marked, the beginning guitar arpeggio and a phrased voice to bring us very gently, very gently but with force on 03. Te Quitter with suave pop rock intonation and voice on the same ratio; soft and nervous, a chorus that goes to the opera and a guitar solo with the AOR pop atmosphere at the start; but don't expect to stay in this musical groove, the energetic chorus delights the ear, the guitars of Saaam and Xavier imprint a singular air which comes out of progressive blinders; here it's playful, it's dynamic and the final guitar leans towards hard dynamite; the final piano solo adds to the daze 04. Blonde arrives, the operatic tune follows, on a Gary NUMAN, the angelic choirs give Thierry a solemn, pompous air on a Bertrand CANTAT or a Christian DECAMPS it's up to you to check the box... but be careful not to make hole; but where does the sound actually go? A baroque rock genre, guitars that lean towards hard soft, fine melodies with a taste of ARRAKEEN, an invitation to escape, to laziness, to wander 05. Des Choses Equivalentes (Intro) this beautiful intro, soaring, on a VANGELIS, a TANGERINE DREAM from the 80s, a neo-classical melody with sound effects, voice-overs, oriental, non-Corsican choirs, in short the French voice is used as an instrument and brings this extra that many French-speaking groups have not been able to/know how to integrate into their music; on the tangent of a classic opera, yes

06. Des Choses Equivalentes changes the mood with a nervous sound, a punchy rock riff and this tortured voice like that of SPARKS, between dance and theatrical rock; the synth laid at the start lets its scales go before launching the guitars for an unprecedented progressive decline; even more this orchestral break between dancing new wave with a fresh rhythm and classy symphonic pop, unique 07. Sontes Latent an ambulance in a musical note, that's the intro; a vocal in Latin to sow discredit, Gary still in the background; the chorus with again the heavy and fatty riff which attacks the ear and prevents it from finding the air, the sound... what does it look like... to AMANDA easy though; a chorus on a NUMAN-SPARKS fusion with a touch of QUEEN, does that suit you? Prog as we have not yet explored the contours, keep THERIONs away 08. La Maison De Flore and this hit with 'We will rock you' in the intro; air difficult to grasp and Thierry drives the point home by using for this last long title, almost 10 minutes, the intonation and air of the great William SHELLER, yes again; open Flore's house yes I understand French now... I can even push the door; break with solemn piano, choirs; go for another break with the classical, symphonic orchestration then on prog metal and the basic keyboard which dares to release its solo; finale which goes from the soft and cutesy melody to a harsh guitar solo, remember what NEMO did so well in their time, also in French.

alainPP | 4/5 |

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