Tostaky [Import]

Noir Desir | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Barclay
• ASIN: B0000084EP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,568 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely, positively kicks butt, December 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tostaky (Audio CD)

Wow...talk about an albumn that will blow you away. If there's a Noir Desir albumn to cut your teeth on, this is the one. Fair warning, though: this is probably their best stuff, so this albumn will spoil you. (Not that the rest of their stuff is bad--quite the contrary.) If their early stuff sounds a little REM-like, in this albumn they definitely come into their own. Several English songs on the albumn make it accessible to non-francophones, and, surprisingly, they are some of the best songs on the albumn. Absolutely loved this ablumn. Get it. NOW.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, but long unavailable in the U.S.,, July 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tostaky (Audio CD)

NOIR DESIR's "Tostaky" was perhaps the greatest discovery for me as a young American travelling in Europe. I saw Noir Desir, France's answer to Nirvana in the early 90's, at the Les Eurockeenes Festival in Belfort. They headlined a three day festival with bands like Lenny Kravitz, Midnight Oil, Sonic Youth, and the Black Crowes under their star billing. It was the best large rock show I have ever seen. "Tostaky" had just been released and the tens of thousands in attendance realized that Noir Desir was going to kill themselves on stage.

The title track Tostaky is a melange of French and Spanish rants about the new world. Other songs, alternating in English and French, just plain rock.

Noir Desir has never had U.S. distribution which has disappointed the countless converts returned from the Continent. Earlier releases were not as great. Hopefully the next one, with U.S. distribution, will follow the line established by Tostaky.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This record kicks ***, October 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tostaky (Audio CD)

My latest business trip would have been much more stressy without noir desir's "tostaky" playing on my walkman and blowing my brains out.. You can hardly find a better band (and a better album) among the European independant music scene. I bought "tostaky" more than four years ago and still think it is one of the best albums in my collection. Like Extremoduro for Spain and Rammstein for Germany, noir desir is the French band of the nieties. Brilliant lyrics, brilliant music and an even more brilliant singer. If you want to convince somebody that French is one of the most beautiful languages make them listen to this album. Almost to good to be true.