Ya gotta love the French. They're cool, they're chic, and they're sexy. So it only makese sense that music from France would be all those things and more. Serge Gainsbourg is the singer and songwriter behind this epic album, and possibly the coolest man to have ever graced the Earth.
The album is a concept album about middle aged Gainsbourg crashing his Rolls Royce into a young girl named Melody Nelson. There are pseudo-Lolita vibes present on the album and his the girlfriend, Jane Birkin, was present on the album and played the role of Melody Nelson.
The album is a mix of funk, jazz, and a lot of spoke word Frenxh over wailing guitar solos. At just about 28 minutes the album is very short, but it packs a punch. This album features se of the best bass lines and times on any album I've heard. The album is pure funkiness, it's weird, it makes you want to get up and dance. Although you can't dance like you normally would, the time signatures are strange, the instrumentation is strange. Moving to this album is a whole other monster. Give it a try.
Jean-Claude Vannier composed all the choral and orchestral backing to the album with Gainsbourg. Vannier finally performed the album live at London's Barbican on October 21, 2006. He went on to perform the album again in full in 2008 and then again in 2011.
- "Melody" - 7:32
- "Ballade de Melody Nelson" (Music by Serge Gainsbourg/Jean-Claude Vannier) - 2:00
- "Valse de Melody" - 1:31
- "Ah! Melody" (Music by Serge Gainsbourg/Jean-Claude Vannier) - 1:47
- "L'hôtel particulier" - 4:05
- "En Melody" (Music by Serge Gainsbourg/Jean-Claude Vannier) - 3:25
- "Cargo culte" - 7:37
Personnel:
- Alan Parker - guitar
- Dave Richmond - bass
- Roger Coulam - keyboards
- Jean-Claude Vannier - arrangements, Orchestra Director
- Jane Birkin - vocal parts
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