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Au-Dela Du Delire

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ANGE is a very pecular group.progressive rock,cool, violence sometime but with words only. not commercial: many french people don't know Ange very well, but the clever and poets love Ange..
Voices are pecular,strange, not very good voices, but it's ok for the sentences, music is very good.
every cd is a concept album. you can love one and hate an other.
good cds: from the begining to 1992, after, as you want. live albums are always good.
my best ANGE album is"emile jacotey"(1975) very slow,cool,like pink floyd,but with sentences, it's a fairy tale. but emile jacotey really exists, he's an old french highlander who told them many old stories.
"Au dela du délire" it's really crazy fairytales, anti clerical,middle-ages stories.
an other cd,"a propos de", it's many good reprises of famous french writers,composer and singers like jacques brel,georges brassens,charles aznavour,jacques dutronc,michel polnareff
Jacques Brel was very happy for the version of" a jeun"

but i don't like every ange album(like "vu d'un chien(1980)""la gare de troye(1983)""moteur(1981)""ange "(1990) and after 1992.
my best choice, best albums:
-Emile Jacotey(1975)
-A propos de(1982)
-Au delà du delire(1974)
-Caricatures(1972, remaster 1998)
-compilation"Ange" 1999, blue paper cover, ref:546315-2 universal, (songs from 1972 to 1976)
and the long format 3cd album with little book and pictures:
"Ad libitum" (1999) ...indispensable gift, like christmas elvis album!
also some live albums just for fan clubs(one every christmas).
you can find some very rare VHS SECAM live videos, but rare even in france.
Le reve est a rever...(...) ...tenand philippe Paris.

This is an excellent piece of music that effectively juxtaposes acoustic pastoral sections with more avante garde and aggressive passages. While there are superficial similarities to early Nursery Cryme period Genesis, the intricate ensemble work that can be found in Genesis is absent in Au Dela du Delire. Rather, Ange creates wonderful atmospheres through the use of the mellotron, organ, and heavy bass playing. While the vocalist certainly has a distinctive voice, it works perfectly within this framework. Highly recommended.

Ange- Au Dela du Delire. I once heard there was a French prog band who made an album called "The Gates of Delirium" just before Relayer came out. Looking around on the Internet, I figured it must have been this band and this album. I promptly splurged something like $35 to buy the imported version from some ripoff CD dealer, but man am I glad I did. This album just creates an alternate universe distinct from all the British groups, but of course bearing quite a few similarities. But what sets Ange apart is singer Christian Decamps and the most unreal organ sound of all time. Such passion in the vocals here, and although I don't understand a word of it (ok, maybe a couple here or there, and I know "Fils de Lumiere" means "Son of Light"), it still affects me. Maybe it's good that I don't understand what the hell he's talking about since it would probably ruin the emotive aspect. It's so amazing to see this on Amazon for $5 so many years later....

With this album France makes a great contribution to the modern music

Good rock music from France? Yes! I think the eloquent, pastoral French language doesn't translate well with garage rock, punk rock or heavy metal...but as in the case here with prog rock like Ange, it works perfectly. The vocalist, Christian Decamps, sings in the style of Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry and Fish. If you like Gabriel era Genesis, than you should appreciate Ange. Very theatrical with heavy bass guitar and mellotron throughout much of this album.

Sí, los Franceses también tenian algo que decir en esto del progresivo, con toques particulares que lo hacen reconocible, entregan su visión de la música de los setenta, y del progresivo en general. Temas seguros, convincentes, con muestras de muy buen gusto armónico y por supuesto ese sentimiento de los años que aunque no volveran se han quedado para siempre en el gusto de los amnates de la mejor música.

i just got this one and emile jacotey at a record show the other day. while i felt emile was mediocre, i thought this one was absolutely phenomenal. i loved it. it kinda sounds a little like genesis but it is by no means a genesis clone. these guyswere true originals.

LA PRIMERA VEZ QUE ESCUCHE A ANGE FUE 1974, CON LE CEMETERIE DE
ARLEQUINES, CERCA DE UN CEMENTERIO EN TIJUANA, MEXICO.
FUE UNA EXPERIENCIA MUY AGRADABLE DE EN ADELANTE, TUBE QUE HACER
A UN LADO GRUPOS COMO GENESIS, VAN DER GRAF, MAGMA(TEMPORALMENTE)
DESPUES FUI A LOS ANGELES, Y ENCONTRE ESTA OBRA MAESTRA.
SI DUDAS UNO DE LOS MEJORES CDS DE ANGE. 100% RECOMENDABLE PARA
LOS CONOCEDORES DE MUSICA TEATRAL PROGRESIVA.

This is one of the best piece of art in the progressive rock. And it comes from France. If anyone loves this kind of music, this is one of the albuns one should have. Any music library without it is incomplete!

Thanks Carlos, for letting me know about Ange, 20 years ago!...

Cet album est un vrai delice. Tout en subtilites, en force et en emotions, il vous transportera au plus profond de vous meme et de votre reflexion sur ce qui vous entoure. Tantot rythme et chatoyant, tantot rude et pesant, offrez vous une ballade dans vos propres emotions. Tito (France)