NumberNineDream

Bulldog sent me:


I've been hearing this album for the past 2 weeks, and still don't know what to write about it. I loved it from the first spin, so that's a good thing, and I'd love to get other Talk Talk albums, another good thing.
So to talk about the album now, I really liked it, even though it has a lot of the cliché 80s pop characteristics. Surprisingly, neither the constant beat, nor the synthesized reverbs annoyed me, as I found them very well fitting. I loved the vocals, it felt like a more sentimental version of Roy Orbison, which adds to the heart-melting factor.
So all in all, great album, and I finally got introduced to Talk Talk, thank you Bulldog

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Schememusic

is there a way i can get in this?

Bulldog

Sorry buddy. If you're fairly regular around here in time for the next trade, I'll get you in on that one.

Schememusic

okay yeah i see 100 post...thats cool I got a ton of music so ill be around

Bulldog

So then, NumberNineDream sent me...

Louise Attaque - Comme on a Dit

...which is the second (and, to my knowledge, last) official studio album from the French four-piece Louise Attaque. They formed in Paris the late 90s, became fairly popular (again, to my admittedly limited knowledge) in their native France and, judging by this album, peddled a sound that I suppose you could describe as chanson rock. Basically a bit of a heavier (in the majority of places) form of folk-rock then, with a few slower, more quiet and contemplative moments to balance things out. It was pretty impressive stuff overall, and something I felt I needed for the fact that I own barely any French music myself, so this has given me a little bit of a leg up - a starting point from which to delve a bit deeper. Musically, as I say, Comme on a Dit has its vocal parts sung entirely in French but, as with the best of music sung in a language I can't understand all that well, if the music itself is nice and well-thought and engaging enough, such things take a back seat. That's basically what the deal is with Louise Attaque here, as the prominent use of the fiddle does a lot to add some very nice colours to the proceedings, whatever tempo we're talking about. Hard to pick out favourites seeing as it's early days for me and this album, but the closing La Ballade de Basse is pretty majestic. Tout Passe and Pour un Oui, Pour un Non were other standouts.

Anyway, ta for this. Much appreciated

I'll post the next round of swap partners fairly soon too...

Bulldog

The theme for this trade can be summed up using this picture...


Albums that sound pretty bleak, cheerless, morose, pensive, depressing or whatever you wanna call it through either the lyrics or the feel you get from the music itself. Fairly simple concept.

Owing to the odd number of participants, myself and a couple of others will do a three-way trade so we can have things running smoothly. Anyway, the swap partners are...


So then, that's that. I'll start thinking of a couple of albums soonish...

gotjuice

Who am I sending an album to? Just Bulldog? Or both of you?

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I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders...

Bulldog

That'll be both of us you send an album to. Whether it's the same one or different ones is entirely up to you.

NumberNineDream

They actually were reunited for the last time in 2005, to release their third official album, entitled A plus tard crocodile. A lot of favourites in that one also.

Btw, is there some kind of intended pun in the bolded part?

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Bulldog

I think my RapidShare account had run out by the time I tried downloading it, as I remember doing so without success. If you can find another, non-RapidShare link I'll listen to it later this week and get my thoughts on it posted.

And, if you wanna talk about the songs you've heard, be my guest Incidentally, which ones were they?
I wish there was, but unfortunately my brain's not in that kinda working order right now! It's been a long day y'see.