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Old 12-05-2018, 02:28 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Pretty much the extent of my knowledge.
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Old 12-11-2018, 09:53 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Excellent... I saw the Docklands performance in London, England 1988. Really GREAT concert!
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Old 12-11-2018, 09:28 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Listening to it now it seems a little sterile or dated but in context of when it came out it was interesting enough. I think Zoolookologie was probably a breakthrough album career wise for him but yeah Oxygene was probably his best.

Edit: oh sorry Zoolook was the name of the album.
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Old 12-11-2018, 10:07 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Actually, Oxygène was an incredible hit for Jarre - mostly in France, Germany and the UK: less so in the US.
Critics hated it, but the public bought it and asked to hear it on the radio and it eventually sold in the tens of millions of copies.

The idea for it came from the cover painting by Michel Granger with Jarre's girlfriend (and, later wife) -
the famous actress Charlotte Rampling - buying it and giving it to Jarre.

Also, there's a nod to Gershon Kingsley's "Popcorn" in the melody to "...Part IV."

"Zoolook" was a kind of pale attempt at trying for a hit by having people like Laurie Anderson,
Adrian Belew and Marcus Miller on it. The critics (and fans) weren't all that impressed.
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Old 02-22-2019, 05:52 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Jean-Michel Jarre is one of my favorite electronic artists. Best albums: Zoolook, Oxygène, Équinoxe, Rendez-vous, Chronologie, Les chants magnétiques. Also the long ambient track Waiting for Cousteau is pretty good.
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Old 02-23-2019, 12:52 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I own and enjoy Oxygène and Equinoxe.
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Old 08-18-2020, 01:19 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I own almost all remasterded CD 's from Jean-Michel Jarre , i think his music is timeless..!
Oxygène sold over 18 milion copies , Jarre’s pioneering work gave birth to a veritable cult and the fastest-growing trend the music industry has ever stood to witness: the rise of electronic music.
Jarre, a three time Guinness World Record holder for largest outdoor performances, was always keen to present his music in one-off events and turning them into unforgettable experiences for those present.
J.M.J was also the first to release an entire album in 5.1. Sound and the first artist to use 3D audio technology for music.


Windswept Canyon by Jean Michel Jarre (1972) from his first (official) LP '' Deserted Place '' 1973






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Old 12-06-2020, 07:51 PM   #18 (permalink)
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The guy that got me hooked into Electronic music, even had the pleasure of meeting him in Birmingham on his last tour.
For me Equinox was far better than Oxygene, Zoolook if I recal on the album notes had something like 100+ languages sampled in the album, Ethnicolour was the best track on this album.
I remember when Chronology was released I was a little disappointed until I listened to it later in life and it is pretty good one of his latest Oxygen 17 is very good and the video is pretty awesome (I am a die hard Mike Oldfield fan - Amarok is one of the best songs ever )
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