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French pop songwriter Dick Annegarn is a hard one to pin down. On just the first four cuts, he jumps from a solo acoustic piece to dramatically phased rock & roll to an a cappella track to lush, swirling string arrangements in the vein of Scott Walker and Jacques Brel. He has a playfulness that could be likened to a French Paolo Conte or a modern Charles Trenet juxtaposed with sincere and complex song structures, arrangements, and experimental creativity. It is obvious that the original LP ends side one with a beautiful pair of tracks, "Paladin Braconnier" and "Coutances," only for the fact that after the showcase of slippery strings and circular guitar riffs, "Nicotine Queen" breaks in with a folk-funk groove reminiscent of the early-'70s Los Angeles experimental folk crowd, and unfortunately makes the otherwise excellent track seem out of place. The transition, or lack thereof, comes as a bit of a shock, but the album works as a whole if listened to with that in mind and is well-worth getting for "Les Enfants." "Les Enfants," with its charmingly out-of-tune whistle calling to the string section, is an obtuse mini-masterpiece where the strings often take the role of chaotic sound effects until they open up into a harmonious and delicate palate. Mireille is a stunning album in that it accomplishes so much in such a short time and fills the space with relatively few instruments. Again, the only noticeable flaw is how the album flows -- but Annegarn cannot be scolded for failing to predict the compact disc format.
© Gregory McIntosh /TiVo
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Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, Composer, Author, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Polydor (France)
Dick Annegarn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Polydor (France)
Album review
French pop songwriter Dick Annegarn is a hard one to pin down. On just the first four cuts, he jumps from a solo acoustic piece to dramatically phased rock & roll to an a cappella track to lush, swirling string arrangements in the vein of Scott Walker and Jacques Brel. He has a playfulness that could be likened to a French Paolo Conte or a modern Charles Trenet juxtaposed with sincere and complex song structures, arrangements, and experimental creativity. It is obvious that the original LP ends side one with a beautiful pair of tracks, "Paladin Braconnier" and "Coutances," only for the fact that after the showcase of slippery strings and circular guitar riffs, "Nicotine Queen" breaks in with a folk-funk groove reminiscent of the early-'70s Los Angeles experimental folk crowd, and unfortunately makes the otherwise excellent track seem out of place. The transition, or lack thereof, comes as a bit of a shock, but the album works as a whole if listened to with that in mind and is well-worth getting for "Les Enfants." "Les Enfants," with its charmingly out-of-tune whistle calling to the string section, is an obtuse mini-masterpiece where the strings often take the role of chaotic sound effects until they open up into a harmonious and delicate palate. Mireille is a stunning album in that it accomplishes so much in such a short time and fills the space with relatively few instruments. Again, the only noticeable flaw is how the album flows -- but Annegarn cannot be scolded for failing to predict the compact disc format.
© Gregory McIntosh /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:12
- Main artists: Dick Annegarn
- Composer: Dick Annegarn
- Label: Universal Music Division Label Panthéon
- Genre: World Europe French Music
© 1999 Polydor (France) ℗ 1999 Polydor (France)
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