Tuesday, January 29, 2008
France Gall - Baby Pop
It's late, so I don't feel like going too in depth about this album:
This one was released by Gainsbourg's songbird in 1966 on Polygram, and it's chock full of yé-yé greatness.
While there are a few misses (the title track, "L'Amérique" and "Deux oiseux", which sound really immature, even for Gall), overall, this album is fucking great. It's got lots of pop, some rock and even a little jazz thrown in...great melodies, occasionally off-pitch teenage girl vocals and enough variation to really keep it interesting, all without diluting its super-catchy essence.
***IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ALBUM AND YOU LIKE GOOD MUSIC, DOWNLOAD IT!
My personal favorites:
"Et des baisers" (The lyrics are retarded, but can you understand French? No? Then who the fuck cares?)
"Faut-il que je t'aime" (Once again, a little retarded, mais n'importe quoi.)
"Cet air-là" (Covered by April March on her 1995 album, Chick Habit, which features a bunch of yé-yé covers, and the title track of which is an English version of Gall's "Laisser tomber les filles" that was featured on the Grindhouse soundtrack.)
Actually, scratch that; I really like all of the songs except the abortions mentioned up top, so check 'em out!
France Gall - Baby pop
France Gall - Faut-il que je t'aime
France Gall - Le temps de la rentrée
France Gall - Attends ou va-t'en
France Gall - Mon bateau de nuit
France Gall - L'Amérique
France Gall - Cet air-là
France Gall - C'est pas facile d'être une fille
France Gall - Nous ne sommes pas des anges
France Gall - On se ressemble toi et moi
France Gall - Deux oiseaux
France Gall - Et des baisers
Just in case you were curious, here are the videos for "Laisser tomber les filles" and "Chick Habit", respectively:
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Infrequent Posting
Well, I was recently forced out of my apartment by my roommate's girlfriend, so I am now crashing on my friend's floor in Manhattan for a bit. The good news, however, is that he has a Mac, which means I will now be able to frequently update this blog and post more albums.
...more to come soon...
...more to come soon...
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The Pac-Men
Continuing with more CT punk, here's a ripped tape of the Pac-Men, one of the hallmarks of my high school show-going days.
The Pac-Men - Passion
The Pac-Men - Before It Kills You Dead
The Pac-Men - Bare It All
The Pac-Men - Elvis is Dead
The Pac-Men - Serious Punk Rock Kids = Joke
The Pac-Men - Pac-Men Theme
The Pac-Men - Why Do You Believe
The Pac-Men - Sweet Pickles
As afore-mentioned, this is taken from a tape, so the quality isn't the best, but hey, fuck you.
The Pac-Men - Passion
The Pac-Men - Before It Kills You Dead
The Pac-Men - Bare It All
The Pac-Men - Elvis is Dead
The Pac-Men - Serious Punk Rock Kids = Joke
The Pac-Men - Pac-Men Theme
The Pac-Men - Why Do You Believe
The Pac-Men - Sweet Pickles
As afore-mentioned, this is taken from a tape, so the quality isn't the best, but hey, fuck you.
The Guilty Faces
It's been almost two months since I've posted anything here. I have to be honest, though: I haven't really been that busy, just stupid. Anyways, here's the demo of one of Connecticut's best (somewhat) new bands, The Guilty Faces:
The Guilty Faces - No Point At All
The Guilty Faces - Another Distraction
The Guilty Faces - Some Things
The Guilty Faces - Suburban Sanity
The Guilty Faces - Flashes in Blue
The Guilty Faces - I'm Takin' Off
This picture alone should make you want to listen:
The Guilty Faces - No Point At All
The Guilty Faces - Another Distraction
The Guilty Faces - Some Things
The Guilty Faces - Suburban Sanity
The Guilty Faces - Flashes in Blue
The Guilty Faces - I'm Takin' Off
This picture alone should make you want to listen:
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