French Prog
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Topic: French Prog
Posted By: Ty1020
Subject: French Prog
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:15
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I'll be making my first (but hopefully not last!) trip to Europe next
month as I'm going to France with my French class. In preparation, I'd
like to get into some French music. So, what are some good French prog
bands? Off hand I can only think of Adagio, who I'm not a huge fan of.
If anybody knows any other good non-prog French artists, feel free to
mention them as well.
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:41
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:46
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I don't know much about French music, but Magma are the most essential
prog group from France. Also, Jean-Michel Jarre is a popular
French artist. Have fun in France!
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:53
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Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 20:30
| Ose - Adonis is one of the 5 best French Prog albums from the 70's(Richard Pinhas at the top of his pyramid! Check out Xaal for 90's stuff. |
Posted By: ChadFromCanada
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 20:44
What a coincidence, I'm going to France with my French class over easter break. I'd be interested as well. I'm also going to take a list of Italian prog bands and their best albums with me because we'll be in a few places in Italy too. |
Ty1020 wrote:Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 03:41
I dislike Magma 
I'd recommend Tai Phong,Pulsar 77 & Pentacle 
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Posted By: Oxygen Waster
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 03:59
| Check out TAAL, they are superb |
Posted By: andrea
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 04:08
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PROG BANDS: ANGE (symphonic prog) and MALICORNE (folk-prog) NON - PROG ARTISTS: HUBERT-FELIX THIEFAINE, STEPHAN EICHER |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 04:44
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Gong
Clearlight Heldon |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 04:54
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Magma are essential; Clearlight are also very good. Catharsis have some moments, but as far as I know they are not in the archive yet.
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 05:02
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Apart from ANDREW's and avestin's list, I would definitely recommend 4/3 De Trio Aside Beside Thork Cafein XII Alfonso Arachnoid Carpe Diem ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 06:04
Catharsis is quite weak and overrated IMO. Clearlight is essential. Get the last remaster of this and you will understand what i mean: (The former Mantra CD version is very bad sounding and doesn't features the FANTASTIC bonus, like "Sweet absinthe", an ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE) http://www.clearlight888music.com/catalog.htm#bubbles - http://www.clearlight888music.com/catalog.htm#bubbles 
To talk about less-known records, this one is only available in vynil, but excellent: Alain Markusfeld/Le désert noir (1977) 
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Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 06:24
| It may be difficult for you to find, I recommend Emmanuel Booz/le Jour Ou Les Vaches .... , Emmanuel Booz/Dans Quel Etat J'erre, Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes/Le Temps De L'autre if you like progressive rock not typical symphonic rock. William Sheller/Lux Aeterna is also excellent. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 06:26
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If you talk about progressive pop:
Nino Ferrer/Metronomie (1971) features a very progressive long piece (instrumental): 
...and a beautiful cover, as you can see. |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 11:56
| Alain Markusfeld is one of the worlds great guitarists! |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 12:06
Cool, where in Canada do you live? I know we're going with another class... maybe it's yours? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/">
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Posted By: ChadFromCanada
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 12:12
| I live in Regina. Maybe you're at Sheldon? I think that's who we're meeting up with at some point. |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 12:18
Nah, I'm down in London, Ontario, and I think we're going with people from St. Thomas. Too bad, it would have been nice to meet some other prog fans on the trip. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/">
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Posted By: vava
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 13:12
You can also try NEMO and HYSKAL: they sing in french 
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Posted By: Inferno
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 13:49
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Nemo is a great choice!! While being there, take the chance to get some A.C.T. Album (even tho they are from Sweden). I don't if you have the same problem then over here in quebec but their album are not distributed over here...witch is kind of sad...It would cost me a hell lot just to order then because of IMports... |
Posted By: pierreolivier
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 14:48
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I am glad that Oliverstoned mentionned Nino Ferrer "Métronomie".I listened to this album and it's a very good one. Nino Ferrer was a pop singer who was very popular in the French speaking world during the 60's (he was very popular here in Québec). He made some very humoristic pop songs like "Les Cornichons" and "Le telefon" who are still get play on the radio here in Québec.In the early 70's, he move to Italy where the early italian prog bands began their career.The Métronomie album was influenced by italian bands like Le Orme and PFM and it contains a lot Hammond organ and mellotron.It's a very good, introspective album.Sadly,Mr. Ferrer shot himself in 1999. Another album that not quite well know but very good is the sole and self titled Terpandre album.If you like violin in the style of King Crimson with a lot of mellotron, it's an album that worth the spin. |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 15:50
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Oliver is STONED!
whether on Acapulco Gold Panama Red Columbian Punta Roja Maui Wowie Kauai Blue Congolese Black Mozambique Spic Emperor Thai Vietnamize Black Northern Lights Skunk/Afghani Burmese glassy tar Afghani marbled Red Lebonese ============== dont know, but have heard 
some of the classics from the 70/80's |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 15:56
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A group called "Desir Noir" covered 21st Century Schizoid Man during
concert. They took all the prog out and it eventually just was some guy
singing the lyrics with an accent to some distorted guitar playing
chords. Indochine's an okay band. ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 16:02
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Voivod are French-Canadian... ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 16:18
hmmm... you didin't give an 'other' option. Discovered Oklahoma Weed during college. Good stuff. But out of the above choices.... Maui Wowie. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 16:23
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It's Noir Désir not the other way round... Sadly, their vocalist Bertrand Cantat was judged guilty of having killed his girlfriend Marie Trintignant (daughter of the famous actor Jean-Louis Trintignant) and sent to jail for 8 years... ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 16:37
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Old bands: Ange (I prefer Guet Apens), Sandrose (wonderful Mellotron, female vocals and strong guitar) Nineties: Edhels-Still Deam and Versialles-Don Giovanni New bands: Nemo (dynamic blend of symphonic, progmetal, jazzrock and classic) and Maldoror (excellent band, moving vocals, great Mellotron, some Ange undertones) |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 18:09
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Burmese glassy tar
Afghani marbled Red Lebonese are the root of all evil!
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