LES TERRIBLES
Quelque chose comme ça
This is the third long player by
these French garage rockers and it is, to my ears, their strongest yet. As usual
it’s a good mix of Gaelic covers and originals. In the case of ‘La Fermeture
Éclair’, it’s their cover of a French ’60s cover of the American original ‘In The
Past’ by We The People!
Ronnie
Bird’s old warhorse ‘C’est Fini’ also makes an appearance. Having a female lead
singer on it provides a refreshing change. What I take to be the originals
are all strong and robust. For instance, ‘Daddy Longues Pattes’ is a tight,
forceful blast, whilst ‘Jivaros’ is a spooky Cramps-like feeler and ‘Ton Nom’
starts all Dune Eddy but quickly runs away into an R&B wig-out.
All 12 tunes have good cohesion and above all they’re fun and that’s what this kind of
record should always be. A great party record – play loud!
Paul Martin
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