Search - Renaud :: Long Box

THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL

ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC | 05/31/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a résumé of the first six LPS of the FRENCH singer.This collection is fine all the way;it's like a hard cover with a booklet filled with pictures and also an excellent overview of his career until 1983.The cd is at the end.When you listen to HEXAGONE(what a debut)the DYLAN of the early days come to mind.Like THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN,this song is also a virulent critic of FRANCE at the time(1975).In his early years,RENAUD's songs are often intented to wake you up to the society that you live in.LAISSE BETON and LES CHAROGNARDS for instance belong in that category.After that period associated with his youth,he will settle for a more subtle approach,but as you know the natural always comes back to the front.RENAUD is know a well known figure throughout the FRANCOPHONIE;the tenderness of the man has replaced the rebel that he once was.Two songs here:MARCHE A L'OMBRE and VIENS CHEZ MOI,J'HABITE CHEZ UNE COPINE were title songs for movies."