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Infiniment: 40 Chansons (remastered - high definition)
by Jacques Brel
from Barclay France

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Two-disk definitive introduction to all things Jacques Brel
  Jacques Brel remains an integral and hugely influential singer/songwriter in the scheme of twentieth-century music; with his gloomy and orchestral tales of whores, sailors, tramps and harlots influencing everyone from Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Shane MacGowan and Nick Cave, to bands like Jack, the Divine Comedy and Pulp. Like those acts, Brel's music is literate and theatrical, unfolding in a bleak world populated by lost love, loneliness, angst, melancholy and despair, but with the darkness... more info

• Definitely the greatest!
  Jacques Brel was most definitely the greatest Chanson singer of all times, and I find it regrettable that his work is so little known in the English-speaking world.
  Of course, many people have heard "Ne me quitte pas" ("If you go away") or "Le Moribond" ("Seasons in the Sun") sung or played by other musicians, but listening to Jacques Brel can also be a wonderful experience, even for those who do not understand the French language: you can feel the passion in almost every word, and songs like... more info

• Pure genius.
  What more is there to say? The Franco-Belgian poet, songwriter and singer Jacques Brel was pure genius. If you didn't know already, this double CD will convince you. It is beautifully remastered - and many of his finest songs are there. There is really only one reason NOT to buy it - that is if you choose to buy his COMPLETE songs instead.
  I cannot possibly think of a future where the people of Europe are not moved by the songs of Jacques Brel.

• After 25 years - 'new' material from Brel!
  Ok, this is another collection of Brel's music, on double-CD there are 40 tracks and most of them are very clear choices: 'Ne me quitte pas', 'Jacky', 'Les bonbons' 'Chanson des vieux amants', 'Amsterdam', 'Les bourgeois' and so on. But everything has been remastered for a clearer sound and obviously there is an attempt to cover the whole career, with early songs like 'Le diable' to the last album - and with five songs that were intended "for the next album" as Brel decided - and died before being able to... more info

Tracks:

1. La Quete
2. La Cathedrale
3. L'amour Est Mort
4. Mai 40
5. Avec Elegance
6. Sans Exigences
7. Les Marquises
8. Orly
9. La Vil S'Endormait
10. Jojo
11. J'arrive
12. Quand On N'a Que L'Amour
13. Le Plat Pays
14. Mon Enfance
15. Les Vieux
16. La Chanson De Jacky

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