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Francis Cabrel Hors-Saison | |||
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#04885 $21.95 Lyrics
It’s been five years since Francis Cabrel has come out with a new release (not counting the Spanish language album), so the expectancy for this album is high. Francis definitely took his time crafting this one. From the opening track, the up-tempo "Le Monde Est Sourd", the tone is set for the rest of the album - love and humanity, Cabrel's favorite subjects. Most of the players from Samedi Soir Sur la Terre are present again, yet the new album bears more of a resemblance to 1989's Sarbacane. The opening song, "Le Monde Est Sourd", is a bluesy indictment of the elite upper class : "Pendant qu'on se promène / L'enfant pour cinq francs la semaine / Vient broder des survêts / Pour l'homme blanc qui golfe en voiturette." In fact, Cabrel is quite vocal about his beliefs on this release. The song "Cent Ans de Plus" retraces the roots of blues music in the US from its origins among 19th-century slaves : "Chaque larme d'ivoire / Chaque collier de fer / Après ça faut pas que tu t'étonnes / C'est eux qui ont fait..." Romantics never fear, there are plenty of great love songs too : "Presque Rien" is classic Cabrel, a tender ballad. "C'est rien que du ciel ordinaire / Du bleu comme on en voit partout / Mais j'y ai mis tout mon savoir-faire / Et tout notre histoire en-dessous." Francis even pays tribute to Otis Redding with "Depuis Toujours", a French version of the classic "I've Been Loving You For Too Long". Time has not diminished the graceful power of Cabrel's music, and Hors-Saison is a wonderful addition to his legacy. |
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