Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Nous Non Plus- Nous Non Plus

There is an exception to every rule, and today will be one of those exceptions.
I normally listen to a disc, write a capsule review for the station and then expound on that a bit online. As I type this, I currently have this disc playing.
To be fair, I checked out one or two comments online to help me along a little. The only purpose the article served was in letting me know that some of the members of this band played some other faux french band. All I know is that most of this article focused on the band members and history instead of on the music.
Now I know why.
Nous Non Plus starts out okay. The first few tracks are sung in french, and then One night in paris starts with someone singing with a very bad french accent. The tune itself sounds like an 80's reject. That got me thinking about the earlier tracks, and I surmised that the whole french thing is just a silly novelty. After all, how many french bands are there? The last foreign language hit I remember was 99 luftbalons. Are these guys faux french? Are they that hard up for a gimmick?
Even though I'm only halfway through the disc, I'm going to make a prediction. The last tracks will be much like the first. Unoriginal riffs, bad french accents, and more lyrics I don't understand because I don't speak french. Maybe a high school french student might get a kick out of this disc trying to decipher the lyrics, but I don't think most people will get much from it aside from some music just for the sake of having music playing.
I will say that I believe it's music with an attitude. Unfortunately, that attitude is "We're so much better than you, and you don't even know it".
Grade this go 'round, C unless something REALLY groovy happens soon.

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