Soundwise, a mixture of Bob Dylan "Highway 61 Revisited" with overtures to Ray Davies circa The Kinks 1965/1966. Everything else wise, Jacques Dutronc is an original artist. Dutronc started off as a session guitarist in Paris, and eventually met up with lyricist Jacques Lanzmann, and wrote many hits in the 60s. The interesting aspect of their partnership is that Lanzmann is a much older gentleman than Dutronc, and I suspect that his lyrics reflect and make humor of issues that took place in the 1960s. So there is the edge of two minds working as one.
"Jacques Dutronc" is 12 songs. I suspect that this recording is a 12" version of 3 7" EPs. Every song here is a gem. Borderline psych-rock but very much in a pop mode, Dutronc expresses a great deal of fun though his music. The Kinks reference for me is that I sense intelligence, that is beyond the hit-making process. Dutronc's visuals on his album cover almost convey a joke, but I also think there is something serious under the joking. For anyone who even has the slightest interest in French pop, need to have this album. Dutronc's career is a long one, and his much later recordings are of keen interest as well. More on that later!
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