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Bashung's music is always worth five stars
This is actually a 2-CD collection "best of." While one can never go wrong with his CDs, this may not be the best collection--and there are plenty around, including an absolutely comprehensive box set ("A Perte De Vue") for those who want everything he's ever committed himself to on plastic. In general, I prefer his live "collections." Two stand out. "Dimanches a L'elysee" (which, as of this review, is unavailable on Amazon US) is 2-CD live recording of one of Bashung's final tours. It features some of his most durable songs, old and new, with a world-class band backing him (as usual). The other, "Climax" (also on 2 CDs) was released in 2000, and thus doesn't include his later material. As for straight collections, there are the "Vol. 1-Master Serie" and "Vol. 2-Master Serie" CDs. However, I recommend just getting hold of a few of his past albums, mainly: "Osez Joséphine" (my all-time favorite); "Fantaisie Militaire" (a very close second); and "Chatterton." I'm partial to his earlier music, from the years represented by these three CDs. His earliest CDs are worth checking out. In them I hear what seems to be a huge influence on the Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits sound. Also, it is worth getting hold of Alain Bashung's final studio album, "Bleu Petrole." Here is the mature musician with some of the most intelligent lyrics you will find in rock music in any language.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010
Bashung's music is always worth five stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010
This is actually a 2-CD collection "best of." While one can never go wrong with his CDs, this may not be the best collection--and there are plenty around, including an absolutely comprehensive box set ("[[ASIN:B002D3I15I A Perte De Vue]]") for those who want everything he's ever committed himself to on plastic. In general, I prefer his live "collections." Two stand out. "Dimanches a L'elysee" (which, as of this review, is unavailable on Amazon US) is 2-CD live recording of one of Bashung's final tours. It features some of his most durable songs, old and new, with a world-class band backing him (as usual). The other, "[[ASIN:B00004TRMO Climax]]" (also on 2 CDs) was released in 2000, and thus doesn't include his later material. As for straight collections, there are the "[[ASIN:B0028LY758 Vol. 1-Master Serie]]" and "[[ASIN:B0028LY75S Vol. 2-Master Serie]]" CDs. However, I recommend just getting hold of a few of his past albums, mainly: "[[ASIN:B0000084GI Osez Joséphine]]" (my all-time favorite); "[[ASIN:B0000084JS Fantaisie Militaire]]" (a very close second); and "[[ASIN:B0000084JQ Chatterton]]." I'm partial to his earlier music, from the years represented by these three CDs. His earliest CDs are worth checking out. In them I hear what seems to be a huge influence on the Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits sound. Also, it is worth getting hold of Alain Bashung's final studio album, "[[ASIN:B0013D2X6C Bleu Petrole]]." Here is the mature musician with some of the most intelligent lyrics you will find in rock music in any language.
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010
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