Benjamin
Biolay – A
L'Origine
CD
Album, France, 2005
Virgin
He
doesn't have the scope of Serge Gainsbourg (who does?) but Benjamin
Biolay's music has been seductive, beautiful, tuneful, and grown-up
sounding. Odd enough I don't speak or read French, which is weird
because I have spent my adult life publishing French literature
translated into English, but Biolay's music conveys the 1:00 AM
essence of soul searching.
What
I like about French pop music in general is their tradition of
well-arranged recordings. Biolay is the real deal because his
orchestrations are classy that serves the melody. His whispering
vocals float over the music backing and he's not afraid of the brash
guitar, which I think he plays. The slickness of the production
doesn't cheapen the music, but it does convey an ideal environment.
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