Customer Reviews

En Passant New 1997

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What a wonderful album! Goldman is the best french singer. What does make him so famous? His talent, a GREAT musician, his simplicity. We never see him on TV. He composes an album and in just one week he sells TWO millions of albums in a country made of just 60 millions of people. Also one of the best in the world.

Jean-Jacques Goldman is my hero. I have heard in the past that he has been influenced by Eddie Cochron and Aretha Franklin, and that influence here is obvious. I am a huge En Passant fan, but I am also a fan of his live stuff. I know all the guys in French class will agreee. Jean-Jacques Goldman rocks.

Jean-Jacques Goldman has done it again! Already regarded as the greatest French artist of his time, Goldman does not disappoint with En Passant. This is probably the best CD I have ever listened to. A definite must-buy!

If your French isn't perfect,order a little French dictionary too--since the lyrics in French are included but untranslated. Then, like me, you will have the pleasure of uncovering the poetry of these lyrics line by line, while this gentle voice seduces you. Love sogs, Russian melodies, musings in a sidewalk cafe... The web bio (I NEVER looked one of these up before) says Goldman was once imitative of Aretha Franklin and Eddie Cochrane. HUH? Maybe as a callow boy but not any more. There has been a major evolution here, this is a sweet weary grownup singing. Like Eric Clapton in "Unplugged", in French. Buy this.

What a treat when I picked this up just to "check it out"! The cover art was intriguing--that sparked my initial purchase--and in my quest to study french language and culture, I figured I'd give it a try. With a variety of musical styles featured, beautiful lyrics, and Goldman's appealing voice, it's a very enjoyable CD on more than one level--whether you can understand the words or not! Studying the lyrics just makes it a fuller lisening experience!

I had previously heard the 'Fredericks, Goldman, Jones' album, and I found Carole Fredericks' husky voice and bad English accent a serious blot on an otherwise fairly good but not outstanding piece of work.

En Passant was much more reassuring. It's good to see that Goldman's talent in song writing for other people (like Aicha and Le Jour Viendra for Cheb Khaled, and the album 'D'eux' and now "S'il suffisait d'aimer" for Celine Dion) has finally manifested itself in his own music.

I loved this; Goldman does better on his own than writing for others; his songs for Celine (no doubt influenced by her greater popularity) display a lyrical banality that is absent from 'En Passant'. On the contrary: En Passant combines great music with sincere and often quite profound lyrics in a very appealing album. Buy it!

Honestly, I am not JJG's biggest fan. I own two of his CD's and am familiar with a couple of other songs from other discs. I do like this album for what it is, and I would recommend it, especially to those studying French, to get a taste of French music.

My favorite song on this CD is "Sache que je." It is one of those songs that could last 10-15 minutes, and I wouldn't get bored with it. For me, this is a great CD for background music. When it ends, I don't want to put on anything else because I end up in a very calm mood and don't want it disturbed.

I give it 4 stars because I think this is very good. Yes, JJG is an incredibly accomplished singer/composer, but he is just not completely my style. If he were, I would probably add that extra star.

This guy is great! He's my favorite song writer! I love the work he's done with Celine Dion! He's fantastic!

Du meme calibre que "Entre gris clair et gris fonce" ce nouvel album est incroyable. Surtout le titre 3 "Tout etait dit" Merci JJ!

En Passant is probably Goldman's most melancholic CD, the one made after his divorce. The melodies are beautiful, and the lyrics the saddest ones he's ever written. But no doubts it's Goldman. Every song means something and you really need to translate them, to understand them because it will open your mind to the world.To understand that "there's a question in 'I love you' that asks 'do YOU love me?'"('sache que je')