Search - Maneige :: Ni Vent Ni Nouvelle

Bootleg

Alain Bergeron | 09/09/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is a bootleg CD. As a member and founder of Maneige, I am asking you not to buy this. You will soon have the opportunity to buy this CD legally.

Amazon should not be selling this, please take it out or we will have to take legal action.

Alain Bergeron of Maneige

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Fantastic Canadian Prog!

Warren W. Nelson | Mooresville, NC USA | 12/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Thank goodness for the ProgQuebec label releasing albums from one of the best Canadian progressive rock bands from the 1970's, Maneige. This is their third album and finds the band in an era of transition from the highly detailed and elaborately structured symphonic prog of their first two albums to a more immediate fusion style but still encompassing all the most technically accomplished details of their earlier work with the shorter and more direct song style. This album is probably a little more rhythmically oriented and propulsive than their previous work and manage to convey an instrumentally driven joy and pleasure in performing highly intricate and technically sophisticated prog using flute, sax, vibes, guitar, and piano swinging and twisting over a bed of ever changing and propulsive bass, drum and atmospheric mellotron. this is an entirely instrumental album of classically trained musicians lying somewhere between the sophistication of Gentle Giant and Return to Forever; with a melodic intelligence to rival either band.There is a remarkably high standard of excellent songwriting and invention throughout exhibiting a high standard of craftsmanship even among progressive bands. This band is truly a great find for me and represents a great wealth of fantastic music from Canada."

Finally on CD...

greyhoundude | Corvallis, OR | 07/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I've owned this LP for years, having given up on ever seeing it on CD. Originally released in 1977, the French-Canadian band's third album finally makes its appearance on CD. Even though my prog-rock days are somewhat behind me, this release from Maneige is a cut above most music of that genre. Imagine Pierre Moerlen's Gong coupled with Jethro Tull minus Ian Anderson's vocals. You get the idea. Prog fans will dig it. The bonus tracks are worthwhile."