Benjamin
Biolay –
Négatif
2 x CD, 2003, France
Virgin
The melodies come
easy with Benjamin Biolay, it seems to fall out of his mouth when he
sings. Effortlessly yet that can't be possible. Yet, no doubt one
would want to hear this music, especially around 1 AM. He also seems
to channel Serge Gainsbourg, not for the obvious reason, but with the
skills of the arrangements, which like Serge recordings, is rich and
lush.
The beautiful
portrait of Biolay on the cover really conveys the music inside that
cover. The seduction is ripe that it almost seems to be a cliché,
but Biolay really delivers on every count or platform. Sound wise it
is the French brother of Bryan Ferry's “Boys and Girls” album.
While I think Ferry is obsessed with perfection, and it shows by its
passion in details, Biolay is more natural in that type of music.
Also there is a chamber-like aspect to some of his recordings.
My one complaint
is that he has too many songs on the album. On the surface this is
weird criticism, but the lushness of his music needs more space, and
I feel that if the album had 10 songs instead of 14, it would have
more room to breathe.
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