C'est Complet [Import]

Les Calamités | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wagram
• ASIN: B00004VMQ6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #715,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. VÉLomoteur

2. J'en Ferais Bien Mon Quatre-Heure

3. Toutes Les Nuits

4. Kids Are All Right

5. Le SupermarchÉ

6. Behind Your Sunglasses

7. Pas La Peine

8. Le GarÇOn De New York

9. You Can't Sit Down

10. Malhabile

11. With A Boy Like You

12. Nicolas

13. Teach Me How To Shimmy

14. Boy From New York City

15. C'est EmbÊTant

16. Je Suis Une CalamitÉ

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful 60's Norman-Pop Gems from 1980's France, February 26, 2002

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M. Hartman (East Coast, Etats-Unis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C'est Complet (Audio CD)

I first encountered Les Calamites in Paris in 1984 in a record shop on the left bank, I bought the album on the spot. I have long considered their first(and only)album to be one of the undiscovered gems of the 80's. The tunes and feel were pure 60's Brit pop, the attack was "pleine de punk" and the harmonies were exquisite. Every track was stunning and joyous, original compositions in French (Tous les Nuits, Nicholas, Le Supermarche)were joyous pop perfection and covers of songs like "The Kids are Alright" were sung with a disarming French accent (Za Keeds are Alright!) it was impossible not to love. The album was pure bliss. This album went missing years ago, I was unable to replace it on three trips to Paris. Last year on a trip to France, I came across "C'est Complet" and I bought it on the spot. This cd contains their complete catalog (hence the title) including their one full length album and their one quasi-hit "Velomoteur", which is another ripping good track. The cd also includes a much welcome brief history of the band. The only weak track is an ill-advised cover of "Boy from New York City", it doesn't have the power and abandon found on all the other tracks. The cd is a wonderful testament to this wonderfully melodic and fun band. A true treasure.

5.0 out of 5 stars parlez-vous pop?, November 29, 2011

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Brian Maitland (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C'est Complet (Audio CD)

Don't be scared of the fact so many songs are sung in French by this French pop band of the '80s. As we used to say in the '80s: "It's not what you say, it's how you say it."

And to translate my original French review in the most obscure '80s fanzine ever ("Over The Wall"):
"If you want a record with the modern sound of the '80s but also with the sound of girl groups of the '60s this is a disc you will love."

3.0 out of 5 stars Pop-garage from France, December 12, 2008

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Fabio '66 "Fabio '66" (PA, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: C'est Complet (Audio CD)

It was a pretty garage-pop female band from France in the middle '80.
"Toutes les nuites" is a superb garage-punk song, the rest is a pretrty garage-pop.