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LE PETIT VIOLON DE MR. GRÉGOIRE

Mona Lisa

 

Symphonic Prog

3.63 | 92 ratings

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3 stars 1. Le Chant Des Glaces old, used intro, yes you have to reshape your ears with this sound of yesteryear, the soft nursery rhyme melody with its final sound effects; it's simple, it smells good of the humus of the 70s 2. Allons Z'enfants with the voice reminding me of Patrick ABRIAL yes the famous 'Fantom', in short, it dates; the sound, the avant-garde orchestration of the time worthy of an ANGEL on the run with the drum roll; the typical vocal but would it still work today? the text sung by Dominique refers to a bygone world that was a pleasure to listen to before; 3. Le Publiphobe with the organ and the alarm clock ringing, a little advertising doesn't hurt, Palmolive I remember with Dunlop but this product placement always makes me laugh since there are still brands that exist, in short a little advertising 4. Solaris wants to be grandiose with the intro; the angelic rock pop melody, yes it was a good substitute at the time; a superb aerial instrumental approaching the sun, the symphonic ratio is there.

5. Le Petit Violon De Mr. Grégoire is available in 3 parts including La Folie with a sound worthy of the 70s, a mix between the solemn voice of yesteryear and the outdated instrumentation that smells good of the prog of yesteryear; a basic bygone time, simple perhaps but oozing the marshmallow progressive nonchalance, the one that makes you feel younger; De Toute Ma Haine for the vocal cry from the heart with its minimalist keyboard and the guitar in the distance that answers it, this guitar spearhead of the piece and finally Plus Loin Vers Le Ciel with a hell of a blow of old since the sound really sticks to that of Ange for the theatricality and the flights, the flute à la GENESIS and the kitsch atmosphere; the difference is that ANGE managed to extract herself from it to make ... progress her sound ... while MONA LISA remained entangled in it and currently only exists as a collector of memories and other souvenirs; in short, it takes everything but my heart leans between the adventurous and irremediably disappeared world of before and the world of today which has fallen into step with the Kleenex society. Well, the minimalist final flute allows us to regress to this lost time.

alainPP | 3/5 |

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