Chris

Not my kind of music

The French version is the better delivery here, but both are decent

Not terrible at all

Funky 80s synth pop. Good vocals. First half better than the second.

mid

not into it

French haim

Make some sense was the most complete song on the album. Not completely bad, but really no positives on this for me. She's a good singer, but the music was so average at best.

Best Song: Follarse. I like the slight Michael Jackson affectation that's being put on here. Worst Song: Bruce est dans la brouillard. The staccato delivery wasn't working for me. Overall: I listened to the French version, because that somehow seemed more "original", even if the two were released together. Good but not great modern pop that sounds like a slightly worse version of CHRVCHES with its big, atmospheric sound and a sort of retro-funk feel. Good to play in the background, though.

The most voted review says that album is too long. That's because the English version if followed by the French version lol.

Not my style of music

Also not my jam

Hi Chris

Groovy, synth pop style. Not something I would find on my own, but I found myself getting down to this album. I would listen to it again.

Never really thought this would be something I would like but there is something in there... something in the rhythm, lyrics, and haunting voice on some of the tracks. I love the way she stays in her vocal range and doesn't press it.

HOWTO Tutorial: How to be a very annoying and generic pop singer in two different languages.

Decent pop with electronic nuances

Interesting Frenchy pop.

In terms of being able to tune this album out, it is next to none. Technically speaking, the project is phenomenal. The production is impeccable and hits hard. The tracks are each solid in their own right as well as most of the lyrics, but it still fails to excite or, at least, stay exciting. 3/5

nice start a bit samey througout

I worry that too much retro culture is bad for the soul of the present day, but I also worry that the pop timeline went somehow awry in the 90s… so the rise in the 2010s of heartfelt, inventive 80s retro pop as a major indie subgenre seems to me mostly a good thing. The tunes and production on this album are obvious hipsterized 80s pastiche (with heavy Michael Jackson influence) but they’re also just really good. Unfortunately, the lyrics and the artistic outlook (and the scansion, my god) are hopelessly euro-weirdo, which to me feels like a waste of the excellent production. It all threatens to be pretty irritating… but I found it easy enough to ignore the words and imagine my own meanings, so I’m still giving it four stars. The sounds just worked for me.

I can see hints of an electro-pop Haim. I'm all for it!

Pretty good overall. I much preferred the songs where she didn't try to sing in English since the ones in English were simplistic and hard to understand.

I like the French inclusion, but this is pretty forgettable pop.

Intelligent pop music though, ultimately, disposable pop which likely works better on a dance floor than on a hi Fi.

It's French, it's poppy, it's not bad.

2+

Fresh multilingual pop with a lot of heart from an artist I had never heard of before. Really grew on me and I found that I kept coming back to listen to more.

This one was okay

Heard before. I remember hearing Girlfriend one late night in the car while on vacation and that memory stays with me. A nice pop record, and the interesting thing is that all its songs are both in English and French. I think I like the French versions a bit more. + Girlfriend + Doesn't matter + 5 dols + Goya! Soda!

generally solid electronic pop album

It’s fine but not exciting, and it is definitely too long. Lots of singing in French, which I did not like, but the music behind the words is nicely done, even if it is a little same-y through the album

There's a lot of fun sounds on this album, but I've just never been able to get into their sound for whatever reason. A little too poppy, and without any songs that really stand out to me.

Le chanteur nous offre ici un très bon album de musique en partie gâché par les allers-retours incessants de mon ami torse-poil.

Le chanteur nous propose ici une performance de belle qualité, se jouant de différentes langues et différents genres afin de ne rien laisser transparaitre de sa réelle identité.

This was very nice, if also weirdly forgettable very quickly after. A lot of people with good taste (i.e. taste similar to mine) like C and the Qs a lot, and I can see why. It's also an album where it's hard to pick out a specific favourite song. It's more, as the kids would say, a mood. Again, longer than it needs to be

Really long album but divers enough to not get bored. I dont get that this is not more populair. Should get way more airplay.

1 star

A rare album on the list where I have a memory of its release, listened to it and formed an opinion on it very soon after. In 2018, I didn’t know a lot by Christine and the Queens, but had really enjoyed their single “Tilted”: the minimalistic dance-focused production, the effortlessly cool vocals, the androgynous look. “Chris” takes all of this further, leaning heavily into the stylings of 1980s synth pop. Four years from its release, I’ve not revisited it very much so it was interesting to see how it held up. It’s a solid record for the most part: driving and danceable in some places, tender and yearning in others. Lead single “Girlfriend” was lauded at the time for resurrecting Michael Jackson’s Thriller-era: it may have been a bit of an overstatement in a decade awash with 80’s revivalism, but it’s still a solid hook and the catchiest cut (for the rhythm guitar licks alone). “Doesn’t matter”, “Comme-si”, “The walker” are all good too: crisp and tight production, a sense of urgency where needed, liberating, headstrong. But “5 Dollars” is the album’s crowning achievement, one of my favourite pop songs of the last few years. The gorgeous post-chorus hook, high-register with layered vocals a-plenty, is the highlight of the whole album. After a good-to-great first half, things peter out somewhat in the last run of tracks. “Make Some Sense” is a refreshing ballad with a lovely chorus, but otherwise there isn’t much of note. The 80’s influences wear thin as we endure one repetitive hook after another; one farty synth line after another; one introspective and overlong ballad too many (“What’s-her-face”). It’s frustrating that “Chris” begins so well and doesn’t quite sustain itself to full album length, but at its best it deserves to live on as vintage-stock 2018.

I didn't mind listening to it, but it's not really my style

Good album!

I hadn't heard of this album or group and during the first song I feared the worse. Generic sounding 80's style pop, very dancey and sung in French, not the type of music I usually like. But, you know what, it wasn't bad. The grooves and beats were infectious and I didn't mind the "retro" sound that was modernized and quite accessible. The French language vocals were fine and I preferred them to the English version, which might be a good thing so I wouldn't focus too much on the lyrics which weren't strong. Overall, a pleasant listen to brighten up my day on an otherwise gloomy day outside.

3/5 goodish but no

Am I the only one who thought that was Christian Slater on the cover? No offence to Christine. I like this but I kept wishing the music was a little faster, though. It was like a slower La Roux (who isn’t also French, despite the name). Overall I liked this and will probably save a few of the peppier songs.

Much much better than I expected. Saved a couple of songs off it. Didn't explore the French side.

80ish made it decent. Wasn't a huge fan of any particular song, but didn't hate it.

Really solid pop album. Great production and an enjoyable listen. Fav tracks: The walker, Damn, dis-moi, L'etranger (voleur d'eau)

goooooooooood, its so long dude and its too french

Loved! The kind of music that you want to see live at a music festival.

Why not Chaluer Humaine?! Why is there two of every song 2

Pretty fresh and crisp, some nice beats and cool synthy frills.

When I started listening to this the first song or two had me dreading when was to come. A couple of songs later I was feeling better about it. By the end I had been won over.

At first i wondered why this was on the list, but i think this illustrates a nice exploration of gender and identity in a pop music format. Musically its not reinventing the wheel, but its a style i like and its well written, so its enjoyable to listen to.

This is the most generic and boring synth-pop that shows nothing new or unique compared to any other albums from this genre. It is very similar to any stuff that came out 35 years ago or so, perhaps it's more overproduced but that is all. There are so many great albums that could be on this list which aren't, imo this album doesn't belong on the list.

I was about to give this album a 1 cause I wasn't a fan, then I realised I was listening to a different album (thanks Youtube Music). so I corrected what I listened to. And I want to rate this album lower than the previous one.

not my type of music but i can see why it was included as an album. maybe iwouldve liked it better if i realized their was an english version before i listened to the entire french one

Album #22 Disclaimer – I am using he/him pronouns because that I what see on the Spotify profile. I was not familiar with the album, nor the artist, so this was a blind listen. An English-language pop album by a French artist seemed like it could go in just about any direction. It was clearly more artist-inspired than most American pop albums. There was a very pleasant ethereal sound to it, similar to an upbeat version of vaporwave – but better. Admittedly, I had no idea what he was singing about for some of it, but again, it sounded nice. It really felt like the music playing in a high-end retail shop, but I know that I could get lost in it if I was in the proper setting (good headphones, a nice cup of coffee and comfy seat). I also listened to some of the tracks in French, and it audibly sounded nicer. 3*

Sorry this one belongs in the eighties.

It's rare to find a band that is so rated creating an album with so much filler on it

Kind of like generic pop music? I don't know, no songs stood out. 6/10.

This is a mostly catchy modern pop album with a 80's sounds. Which means a lot of bassy synth work and electronic drum beats. At many points this reminded me of Michael Jackson. All in all Chris has a good voice and the production was good but the songs all sound mostly the same. Individually they're fine but over the length of an hour and a half album it becomes repetitive. I grew less interested as the album went on especially when you consider the fact that both halves of the album are the same songs in two different languages. Also, the english translations are pretty rough. Half the time I had no idea what they were even trying to say in the sense that even though I understood the individual words the lyrics themselves sounded too abstract to have any discernible meaning. It's better when they're singing in French After looking into it I guess Chris is a transgender and this album is about they them trying to find they're place in the world. Even though musically its fine as far as pop music goes there is really no way to relate to the artist or the message of the album and I don't really care too. Not my world, not my type of music. It was catchy enough to listen to the entire thing but an hour and a half is just too long to listen to the same song that's been getting made for over 4 decades now over and over again. Its a 2.5 because of the repetiveness but the songs are well made and catchy enough that l'll round it up to a 3

Première et seconde chansons insupportables. Troisième ok. Globalement les textes s'écoutent parler mais c'est des formules creuses. J'avais bien aimé le premier album de Chris mais là je vois pas du tout l'intérêt, je retrouve pas la poésie, je trouve que les instrus électros sont très cheap. J'ai pas écouté jusqu'à la fin. Les versions en anglais me paraissent meilleures, mais du coup ça m'interroge surtout sur toutes les chansons que je trouve écoutables simplement parce que je comprends pas immédiatement le texte.

Je ne comprends pas trop l'intérêt, c'est de la pop électro tout ce qu'il y a de plus générique à mes oreilles. Je ne comprends pas comment ça se retrouve dans une liste des 1000 albums les plus quoi que ce soit

Relatively recent, had never heard of this band. I kind of liked it and would re-listen to some of the tracks. I enjoyed the French versions more and I'm not sure why. Nice electro-pop vibe with some catchy hooks.

Always amazing

This record is too long, I can't do this, I'm sure it's fine pop music it's just not for me.

Wowsers, looked at the album cover assumed it was some early 80's disco, turns out it's newish and I know loads of the songs from the radio. Some top stuff on here.

I guess this must be an artist that is popular due to performance/messaging/image/lyrics rather than due to quality of the music. That's all good and well if you know their background and attend their concert - but hearing about Christine for the first time and listening to the French album on Spotify, my judgement is based solely on the music, which is lackluster, to say the least. Sounds like it would have been at home in the late 80s rather than just a few years ago - but even back in the 80s a lot of the musicians doing the same thing were simply better at it.

jedna z nowozytnych pozycji na liscie, wiec popowo funkowo jak tylko sie da, zaskoczyl przyjemny glos chrisa lub christitny, bo okladka sugerowala cos zupelnie innego niz otrzymalo ucho, ale i tak lirycznie i muzycznie niesluchalne

All killer no filler!

One of my favorite albums, a great summer listen.

I nearly had a conniption on Spotify, until I realised the listing was the entire album twice, first in English then French. The English half is a hugely enjoyable slice of wonky pop anchored by Christine/Chris's great voice and magnetic presence.

Definite Michael Jackson vibes on several of these tracks. It's catchy enough.

Really enjoyable, easy, listen.

2 sivua tässä... eka albumi... sitten sama ja ranskaksi. noh ekan biisin jälkeen kävi niin että ymmärrystä en vittu halua ja ranskaksi lähti loput. jaksa kiertää tätä toistamiseen...Top 3 Sexiest Languages In The World 1. Spanish 2. Italian 3. French jaaahas..vai että romaaniset kielet laitetaan peräjälkeen... EI PALJOA OLE EESTIÄ KUUNNELTU VAI... ugrilaista... top kymppiin ahdetaan vielä porttugali ja norja... humpuukkia sanoo järki. vittu tää maailma on niih sekasin niih sekasin. painuu ykköseen tämä le marcheuse

Chris is the first predominantly English language album by Christine and the Queens. It is an advance over the debut but does not represent the fully realized vision of the band. The last two plus the first are connected as a triptych and this is not. It's a great album in of itself but an outlier in the Christine and the Queens canon.

This was really cool dance beats with a serious Michael Jackson influence.

Hmmm. 2010s French K.D. Lang vibes? Not for me.

honestly such a fun album and it’s one of the only ones that I’ve listened to regularly as a whole work since it came out. bored if the naysayers afraid of French and or other foreign words in songs. You’d like kpop if you just had the ability to enjoy music truly.

Fine.

fuck yea gay shit on this list. mint.

Just repetitive. It has its moments, but it’s not great overall, doesn’t justify the length of most of the songs.

first album back after a while, and it was very underwhelming. although this is not necessarily a bad sounding electronic pop album, nothing really popped out to me. this as well as a lot of the songs dragging on a bit too long led to this one feeling quite saturated.

Jos tulossa yksikin heh nolla heh... ei itketä basson perään.. ei itketä hyvien uskomattomien pop likkejen perään.. ei rivojen lyriikoiden suggestive heh seksi... JOS YKSIKIN NOLLA SE ON NOLLA TULO.. ei oo summakaava juttuja..semmossia.. objektia... "I wanted to write an album that could give justice to being someone complex in the pop world" Every song same song..every song sound like a cube.... compressed so much fucking cube... cuboid ass-sound.... Complexity off songs.. laulaa jumalan olemassaolosta kuin pikku lintunen ei merkitse yksikään sana mitään.. niin laiska paska... Kodista ja isänmaasta ei lauluja...

Actually has a lot of solid groovy bangers.

its not good. but its not offensively bad.

Pop divertido, especialmente as músicas em francês.

baita som, popzao moderno, lembra o michael jackson até

It was ok

Cool but the French version!

That was fun and frenchy

Comme si- 3.7/5 Girlfriend- 4/5 The Walker- 4.5/5 Doesn't Matter- 4.5/5 5 Dollars- 4.8/5 Goya Soda- 5/5 Damn (What Must a Woman Do)- 4.6/5 What's-Her-Face- 3.9/5 Feel So Good- 4.4/5 Make Some Sense- 3.4/5 The Stranger- 3.6/5 Comme si on s'aimait- 4.5/5 Damn, dis-moi- 5/5 La marcheuse- 4.3/5 Doesn't Matter (voleur de soleil)- 3.8/5 5 dols- 3.6/5 Goya ! Soda !- 5/5 Follarse- 5/5 Machin-chose- 4.2/5 Bruce est dans le brouillard- 5/5 Le G- 4.8/5 Les yeux mouillés- 4.4/5 L’étranger (voleur d'eau)- 4.6/5 Total- 4.4/5

OK, saw the French titles, had no idea what to expect, but didn't expect this... very much sounding like a modern French Madonna clone. Not that that's bad! Madonna is a guilty pleasure for many, and her early albums were huge massive club hits. Ah, interesting... didn't realize there was an English version. Honestly, was kind of enjoying the French, probably because you can't tell if the lyrics are dumb or not when they are in a language you don't know LOL. Somehow this makes me think of a very cleaned up Peaches.

Love this album.

Mumble-pop. This isn’t good. I have no idea who paid who to get on this list.

Some catchy beats but lyrics are a miss

2/3

Unlikely to listen again. Has some 80s pop synth vibes

I actually enjoyed this album for the first half hour or so, but then it just wouldn't end. There must have been four or five times where I thought "this must be the last song, right?", only to find I had half a dozen or more tracks left.

Not bad for a band I’d never heard

Decent album but could have been a lot better if it were shorter. Tons of songs on here that could have been cut. Singer sounds a lot like MJ, which isn't a bad thing, but it's for sure hard to escape.

Too much French

I don't think I've ever heard that name. Last.fm says I listened to three songs in 2018. I prefer the english version, although I didn't realize it's the same songs at the first listen. Some solid songs, gonna give it another go someday.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Comme si, 5 dollars

What if 80s but in 2018? It's okay but not good, it's very superficial. 2.

I've listened to this a couple of times now, and it's definitely grown on me, but I think its good rather than great. It's a 2010s rehash of 80s electropop - doesn't particularly stand out in this regard, although her voice is nicer than most who've done this kind of record. Sounds better in French than in English. 3/5.

Amazing find. Great French pop.

Chris is the second album by French singer Christine and the Queens. It is a pop / R&B album with themes surrounding sex and sexuality. It was a well produced, danceable, and an empowering album for the feminist and queer cultures. The music from Chris will engage your mind, heart, and body. Overall, I think the album was good. Can't complain about the music or lyrics, but the vibe I felt from listening to this album was too sticky-icky for me. The themes around sex were a little too on the nose for me and ended up turning me off to the album. However, if you are into overly-horny music, then this is the album for you.

okay, reminds me of Michael Jackson sound.

Brilliant stuff, engaging and poppy. 5 stars

Cover looks good. The songs were pretty good too. Liked Girlfriend, what must a woman do, and What's-her-face. The thing was pretty long including the French version. Overall, I'd give the album like a 6.7/10.

it some hot booming bass and boop. some gay bar dance vibes. very nice. they have quality, top notch vocals, a but dark, n deep. i dig the vibe fine. its a good pop album, but befuddling on a list of “must listens.” anyoie could have made this album in 2018. sooooo…. yeah.

Fínasta popp. Fíla röddina mjög vel.

Surprisingly really good. I liked the throw back

Pretty good

nothing special, boring; french version is better

not my jam but technically nice music

Kind of cool that the group recorded tracks in both English and French. That being said, I really didn't like this album. Very poppy, I sense some euro-pop influence as well as icons like Michael Jackson throughout, but it never clicked with me. Fave tracks: Girlfriend

Although not the type of music I typically listen to, I found myself liking this more than I thought I would. The production is varied and interesting, and the vocal performance is quite good. Some of the heavier dubstep-style beats I don't think were really needed on this one, definitely could have gone without. Also interesting that both French and English versions were recorded, I haven't really seen that done before (at least at the same time). But I did find that the lyrics on the French songs generally flowed much better. Fav Tracks: Comme si on s'aimait, Doesn't matter (voleur de soleil), Goya ! Soda !

Pretty cool album.

Bill

Quite decent electronic pop, I won’t complain

Kova! Gillar esketiten

Awesome synth pop dance. Love the sound of 80s brought bang up to date. Great.

Okay

Funky, disco-y. Very heavily indebted to the likes of Michael Jackson. Kind of loses steam about halfway through. Pretty cool that it has a version in the singer's native language of French. Favorite tracks: "Girlfriend", "The Walker"

Not for me, surprised it’s on the list.

This is nondescript, inoffensive, slightly sensible, genteel pop. Nothing more and nothing less.

Liked this more than I expected to. Kinda reminded me of Broods at times.

It's decent French pop. I'd listen as background music while working. I'm sure if I were in a certain mood, I'd very much like some of the songs. Overall, it's an okay album.

I was a huge fan of their first album, and this album is a new favourite. I don't know what it is about her music that just sucks me in.

Ik vind de Franse versie net iets beter dan de Engelse. Toffe synth-pop, maar niet al te grote fan

While the French version is better, this album has no real redeeming qualities. It's not bad per se but it's the very definition of generic and even artificial (as in lacking soul). An 80s wanna-be vibe albeit with a better production sound. Been there done that.

Rollazo de disco. Rollé de disqué.

I really enjoyed this. I remember this act performing at Glastonbury and there being a big buzz around them, but had never listened. It’s very eclectic but very accessible.

это что французская версия ройшен мерфи??? попопопопопопопп п п п п

Not much of a fan of this….

Had a good sound - appreciated the English version.

Moderne fransk/engelsk elektronisk pop

Ja ja

This was quite an interesting album. I was somewhat surprised that given the extraordinary critical acclaim of this artist that I was not aware of him. The music is catchy and of course interesting that it switches languages so readily. I can see why it would be very exciting to the French many of whom are facile in both languages. I found the language switching somewhat challenging from a listening standpoint because my French is fairly weak. Lots to like hear and lots of interesting sounds. It sounds both new and a little 80's.

Strong 80's vibe. I hate the 80's, but really enjoyed this album. A little plastic, but was happy to listen to it.

I've dug Christine and Queens since I heard "5 Dollars" on the radio back when this came out. As a whole, the album is rarely as good as that song. It's good, and very listenable, but doesn't seem to stand out as being one of the elite pop albums of the last decade. I was surprised to find this on the list.

I'm not a pop fan, but this crushes anything that comes out of the North American/ UK pop scene.

Interesting that this album has the songs both in English and French. The English wasn’t too bad, the French was the best version of the two even though I don’t speak it. Decent music from a band I had never heard of before. Cool!

Average music, easily absorbed, easily forgotten.

Some big slappers up front but tapered off towards the back.

Very average. 2018. This isn't old enough of an album to be considered for a list like this. There are so many brilliant albums that aren't on the list, and this one is? 2.5

Nice sound. Did my due diligence and listened to both the English and the French 1.5 hours of music, which is a testament to its being enjoyable.

Didn’t do much for me. Maybe I should have tried the English version, but I usually prefer a person’s first language (eg Ásgeir, Shakira)

Some ass

i’m not interested in this musically, spiritually, or ideologically

This one grew on me. I enjoy the lead singer's voice and while nothing particularly stuck out, I ultimately enjoyed the 80s pop vibe. I didn't need both the English and French versions, which made for a too long album though it was easy enough to skip any that I'd already listened to the other version of.

Good pop synth sound. I didn't listen to the french version, ain't nobody got time for a double album, but the first side was a fun listen.

This music reminded me of the cool unheard of songs played in American eagle when I was in high school. I liked it. It’s a cool vibe. Not something I’m going to listen to straight through ever again but I liked it in small doses!

For me this is okay, but not special, just pleasant pop music. Possibly her lyrics or attitude to life make it special? She once was live at the Best Kept Secret Festival and her show was very diva like, with perfect dance moves and so on. Found that quite boring but would also never go to e.g. Madonna.

Would listen again

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would—great voice, great synth sounds, and the bonus duplicate album in French!

Nice production. Not much variety in the songs.

Pop, dance, a veces chill out. Me ha gustado. Las canciones en francés le dan un plus. Un 4.

Rollazo de disco. Rollé de disqué.

When reading reviews I had to laugh at how the reviewers' pronoun confusion led to almost exclusive use of non gender specific pronouns - for example, "I love Chris' singing." Better safe than sorry - lol. When you change your moniker from Christine and the Queens to Chris you have to expect some confusion to result. He changes his moniker to "Redcar" on his next album so the confusion is staying. Do I like this synth pop? In the early / mid 80s - yeah but not recently. Do I like this album? Yeah. He makes some bopping tunes. A lot of reviews point out Michael Jackson influences but I think Eurythmics influence is more accurate. He's a good singer, made a decent album and has a personality that keeps things interesting.

I had an up-tempo remix of Girlfriend on high rotation for exercise purposes a couple of years ago. I guess as far as electro pop goes this is pretty reasonable. He has a good voice and at times the production is interesting, like on Goya Soda and (what must a woman do). Though I wonder who 1001 had to remove from the list to add this.

S/He has a fairly good pop voice, but therein lies the rub, it's so smoothly inoffensive that it gets boring real fast. And the slickly produced backing synth/instruments are so generic every song basically melds into the other so you can't really distinguish them. For some reason I keep getting reminded of Michael Jackson, but at least MJ had a bit of edge to his music. This was just profoundly boring and Spotify even gave us two Discs of it, ugh.

Uninspiring wannabe R&B/Euro-pop nonsense. At least 35 years late to the party- this sounds like a Euro-pop singer from 1985. How could this possibly be in the 1001 Greatest Albums? It lacks originality and soul. It's all about the individual and nothing to do with the music.

Cest bon

As others have suggested, the French versions might be more palatable. Really not my thing but it’s very well produced. Essentially a double album, it runs for far too long. Can’t give it more than a 2…

Крис я слышала раньше! она хорошая, но возможно просто потому что мне нравится звучание французских голосов, так особо не зацепила. но хорошая!

Yes, I think I’m a fan. Punchy contemporary euro pop. Solid production. The multilingual release is a nice idea. Personal pronouns aside all very good.

I didn't love it. Didn't hate it. It was just kind of there. No desire to revisit it.

I love him

Ok was ok got a bit bored

Better in French, but only because my rusty O-level French couldn't keep up so the lyrics annoyed me less

It was enjoyable, but went on for far too long in the same style, until by the end I was angrily doing little Christine and The Queens impressions to myself.

Some of the synth beats were quite good, but on a whole I didn't like it, highly doubt I'm the target audience.

It’s alright for what amounts to pretty generic pop.

Good. Long! Wish they’d made it standard length with the best there.

mediocre Bjork derivative with quasi-Daft Punk sensibilities. eminently missable.

Wish I'd listened in French first, however in think the underwhelm was done. Wanted to like it more given the hype, but it was just fine.

Eh, just not my thing musically. But more power to Redcar!

No thanks

Perfectly enjoyable but not particularly memorable

Solid pop album. But it's a one in done for me.

A very modern-sounding disco-infused electropop whose rich heavy synths hold a candle to contemporary artists like Dua Lipa. The production is crisp, and the synths have an 80s retro vibe that creates an atmosphere. Comparing it to other artists like Dua Lipa (due to how derivative it feels at times), I found it to be less memorable, especially the second half, but it had cooler effects that compliment her singing style.

cocorico j'imagine ?

ici ça kiffe

Okay, but not my kind of music. Certainly doesn’t need a double album when much of it sounds the same. Had to pop on and out of this due to length and had trouble recalling what I had heard and what I hadn’t.

Formulaic and unoriginal. It doesn't even come off as being a "retro" sound. Savage Garden called from 1993. They want their album back.

I don’t hate it it’s just a modern french pop album it’s alright

Lots of repeats in different languages. Not very interesting or exciting.

I need to brush up on my french!

Hmm. Well it's accomplished pop, but I've heard a fair bit of pop in recent years that is really outstanding (Self Esteem, King Princess, Tove Styrke). I'm not really getting that here. I heard Tilted along with everyone else so checked out the rest of their stuff hoping to love it but was left cold really. I'm having more or less the same experience here. I've already got Off The Wall. Using the same production tricks is fine and everything but I'm not sure what's he to push this album into the stratosphere on its own merits. Doesn't Matter was good. Goya Soda was good. Feels so Good was good. A few songs were very average. Obviously I'm not going to listen to the same album again in French straight afterwards, therefore the 'Too long' criticism is unfair. Unless the songs were all so unmemorable to those people that they literally didn't realise this was happening, in which case that's not good, is it.

this was alright, it was some dreampop-ish

Fuck it that was really fun

I honestly cannot day why, precisely, this album landed so well with me. Maybe it was my mood. Bit the poppy, sultry, dark, multilingual qualities all sorta worked t9gether to make me really dig this. Another day, another time, it may have fared worse.

I tried, I really did, but breathy lyrics and synth beats don't do it for me, unless it's Björk, she's awesome.

What it felt like to shop at a Banana Republic in 2018.

This artist may carry a cultural value and represent a significant breakthrough. But I don’t really give a damn because the music is boring as hell.

poppy, not catchy enough for me

Electronica for people who don't like electronica. I enjoyed hearing more rock and funk elements here, it added a certain edge to the "synthetic" sound of the electro-pop music. It's really catchy too, although I feel like the French version would be better for this list. Standout tracks were Girlfriend, Goya Soda, Damn (what must a woman do), and Feel so good.

Always very happy to see queer folk and those with gender identity outside the norms do well. (For clarity because this is the toneless world of cyberspace: I am not being facetious, ironic, snarky, or anything other than sincere.) This album has some catchy pop tunes and I am partial to the French-language versions of the songs. Nicely done.

Good

Nice electronic pop songs. Sounds like early The Knife or La Roux. The songs are varied in tempo and rythm but the sound is much the same

Absolutely not the kind of stuff I listen to and really uninterested in this

Jájá, hlustaði bæði á frönsku (betri) og ensku (síðri) útgáfurnar. Þetta rann ágætlega í geng og átti fína spretti. Gæti hlustað aftur þótt ég sækist kannski í annað áður en ég geri það.

Interesting.

Not bad, 3.5

Good synths, good vocals. Prefer the French version.

Goya Soda was a favorite

Venia d'una estrena sorprenent, i aquí encara es va superar més. 'Comme Si', '5 Dollars', 'Girlfriend' són temes que podrien passar per genèrics, però que mitjançant la seva veu i la seva peculiar forma d'interpretar-los, agafen cotes de brillantor molt altes. Sense arribar al mateix nivell, la resta del disc és gairebé igualment colpidor. La confirmació d'una estrella

I love that she sings in multiple languages. Really enjoyed this album.

I read an interesting article a few days ago on Tedium.com (butchered by The Times a few days later – I imagine they came to it through the same source as I did, Popbitch. Make of that what you will of the "paper of record") about chord changes and pop music. Essentially, the author claims (on the basis of a geek level analysis) that the chord change is a dying art in pop music. Interestingly, he isn't necessarily a fan of this compositional 'trick' (he repeatedly cites Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror' as an exemplar of emotional manipulation. Rather, he is interested in the changes to the act of composition – specifically the increasing use of DAWs like Logic Pro, and the ever-suffocating and acontextual embrace of hip hip tropes. The article is really worth reading. Anyway, this is a roundabout way of saying that Chris is a good album. It is passionate, and it seeks to communicate this emotion unambiguously with its listener. Think about it as torch music for the 21st century. Perhaps I'm being calculating, or even cynical, but I do get the sense that a few switches from minor to major keys would have turned a good album into a great one. I think.

I really like Christine & The Queens and I enjoyed this album. A maybe overly generous 4*

Quite good actually.

Just one look at the album cover and the band name makes me cringe and not want to listen. Wow that band name is cringe. I can’t even tell if she is speaking English in a lot of the songs. Awful.

Teilweise sehr catch. Allerdings gefallen mir die älteren Sachen mehr.

Taking a swing at the 80s sound. Derivative in many ways

Great album! It took some time to really appreciate, but it's just a really fun album to listen to. Favourites are Comme Si, Goya Soda, Damn and What's-her-Face. Only listened to the English version though.

Gallic disco pop is going to be a pretty easy sell to me. The passion, subject matter and general groove of the thing are all very enjoyable, and she seems a smart and intelligent lyricist. The songs didn't quite jump from enjoyment to love for me but it's still a VERY strong album. And getting the entire thing in English and French is an act of generosity I can get behind. Merci!

Quizá si no conociera a HAIM, este disco me hubiera encantado. Aún así, el estilo es muy bueno y las canciones variadas. Las letras también están bien. 3.5 que subo a 4 porque sí lo podría volver a escuchar.

Me da gusto escuchar pop bueno y que no sea gringo. Creo que la calidad de la producción y de las rolas es muy alta y casi del nivel de los nombres angloparlantes que dominan los charts. La voz de esta chica es realmente linda y le da puntos extra las rolas que canta en francés. Mi pequeño "pero" es que no hace falta hacer el disco completo en los dos idiomas, porque eso obviamente lo hace muy largo. Sería interesante, con más calma (y sabiendo francés), tratar de quedarse con solo una versión de cada rola.

pretentious pop music sung by a French Dean Holdsworth. i've seen her on the telly and its just as much about the arty farty dancing as it is the music. like a modern kate bush who thanks to being french probably has a fucking massive bush.

What's new pussycat? Whoaooooaaoaoaooooaaoo. Hit me with another one, Christine, my bladder is about to burst.

Looks like Johnny Depp on the cover photo. No further notes.

I'm a sucker for well made pop music so I had high hopes for this but it's bland, very bland.

Some great bops on here, first few tracks are fun. Almost a 4, but the second half is a bit forgettable

Superficially, this has many features I often love - European bubblegum pop/electronic with LGBTQ leanings. But I found it so boring and unmemorable. I liked the French part of the album better in large part bc the lyrics in English are terrible. Sadly, this was a "MEH" for me.

(S)he has great tone. The tone is that electro pop rock sound. a couple tracks in and im intrigued but not blown away yet.

Kind of sounds like Chvrches. Pop 80s vibe but with modern sound engineering. Good underrated album

Meh

Fun stuff

👎french

I have to admit I was kind of dreading this when I saw the album and read the Wikipedia overview. Just not my thing. But Christine kind of won me over after a bit. Still not something I'm likely to listen to, but he's got a great voice and the songs are pretty decent. Still hate the inorganic electronic sounds, but overall much better than expected. Listen with an open mind. 3 stars.

Ugh, generic pop music from the start. I'm ok with pop music when it's unique but this does nothing for me and I can't fathom why it was included on this list. Lame, hacky synth work as well.

I shall be so pathetically happy when contemporary music moves away from being inspired by the 80s. I hate, hate, hate the sound of soft synths and crappy 80s beats. I know the day will come, but it just can’t come soon enough.

So sad to hear the first French album being this shit. So anyay here is a list of great french albums I recommend : Mika : Life in cartoon motion (in english but he's french) Stromae : Racine carré (he's Belgian but you get it) Orelsan : Civilisation I don't know which album you should hear from them, but give these artists a try : George Brassens Edith Piaf Alain Souchon

Good pop album. Enjoyed the listen, not sure it drew me in enough to listen again.

I enjoyed this so much more than i thought i would. Shades of MJ in parts. Great pop banter. Some say Italians do it better. The french aren't too far behind

2.4ish, had some meta

Pretty good weird album. But too long for my liking

Good sound just don’t really see myself in the music

I think maybe I set my expectations a little high after reading the description of this album. Overall this kind of sounded like the bland 80s/90s French pop I used to listen to on the radio in France back in the day and I got kind of bored (if not a little nostalgic). I am certainly open to the possibility that I could spend a little more time with it to appreciate it more, especially the lyrics. (What I noticed most was the frequent use of the subjunctive.) The French language versions of the songs sounded much more natural, and I preferred that half quite a bit. I didn’t love this but I’m open to try again.

I really found this pleasant to listen to, but I really could not follow the meaning of the lyrics even when reading along. Definitely something lost in translation for me.

Very fun in English and in French.

This is a really nice album. I love the music, love Chris’ voice, love the French and English. Love it all! Wonderful discovery.

Boooooo

This album is decent contemporary electro-pop. I personally don't think it is important enough or good enough to be on the list, but it's fine. Best Songs: Girlfriend, Goya Soda Worst Songs: The stranger

Modern pop music. Sung in English and French. Good

Bituka.

Album grew a lot on me while listening. It's pretty damn good, the French versions of the songs are better imho, pretty cool sound!

Really great album. Michael Jackson, HAIM, Teegan and Sara sound to it. I will definitely relisten this

Beetje te saai allemaal voor mij! Ik mis toch een beetje die hoek eraf ofzo.

Lange zit, maar ik vond het zeer de moeite waard. Toffe sfeer, ook met dat Franstalige

Dit was voor de verandering weer eens iets anders.

Fris!

I like her voice, and there are a few interesting melodies, but most of the album doesn't do anything for me. 2.5

Nice easy listening pop.

Gave me Caroline polachek vibes and a little bit of panic? Specifically too weird to live album. Definitely gonna relisten

Very much enjoyed the singer's voice. Was very easy to listen to.

boring! 2/5

Do you hate pop music? Do you hate french pop music? Do you hate french pop music that contains features ok k-pop, such as singing chorus in a foreign language? Then this is the perfect album to hate!

yea... no....

Like a lightly flavoured mineral water or some vanilla ice cream with a slight sprinkle of Milo, this had a slight promise of something satisfying but ended up being rather generic.

Some relatively inoffensive pop with an interesting twist of having it in the two languages.

Pop elegante, sin grandes alardes. Buena voz. Tanto el disco en inglés como el de francés, con canciones un tanto modernas.

My kind of stuff

I normally don't like the french, but I can handle this

Some serious in your face music. I had hear the hits but not the album. I think I'm a new fan. The beats, the singing, the synths, they all hit really freakin hard.

Michael Jackson is alive and well and secretly producing albums in France. Here is your proof.

Definitely not bad pop, very reminiscent of Michael Jackson. I am not too into this type of pop music so it's a bit to poppy for me, but for what it's doing its got it goin' on.

I appreciate having something outside of US/UK artists on the list, and didn't mind this. But didn't find it distinctive either

Bad 1980s pop stylings refreshed in French for the 21st century! 💩

Way more fun as a pop album than I was expecting. Real cool sound, and listening in French and English was great. Didn't think I'd listen to both in full, but I did.

La prod. est vraiment cool. Je ne suis par contre pas fan de la partie chant, qui fait un peu popette radio de matante.

Grosse production pop bien réussie. Même la façon d'articuler les mots rappelle Michael Jackson. Le premier album était par contre plus unique et original. Bravo pour l'intégration d'un album d'une artiste Française.

Enjoyable, doesn't hugely stand out

Mildly interesting, but not something that I would listen to often. R&B music with french singer/songwriter type vocals

i'm not listening to this

Like this one! Great voice, fun pop. Cool the whole album repeats in French

Christine starts Chris firmly in her comfort zone, moving gradually into some new and sparser territory. Her voice remains incredibly compelling for me, especially on the French side, the set of tracks to listen to as far as I'm concerned. I think of Chris as a companion to the much-loved debut, incremental rather than revolutionary, still real real good.

4.3

Not the most boring thing I've ever heard, but it's up there.

Non è malvagio

This album is deeply boring. Bland vocals. Uninspired arrangements. Flat, tinny beats. Respect to Letissier/Chris for living her truth, but this album is like a clone of the most boring, formulaic aspects of pop music in the 80s. Fave Songs: Don't have one. Doesn't Matter and Girlfriend are probably the least annoying to me.

Okay album Honestly it was better in French--listen to it in French :)

Bad

Not bussin

Really not a fan

6/10 Best Song - Comme Si

Nem consegui terminar, muito chato.

Yes — I love 80’s throwback pop like this. Albums like this are a goldmine for party playlists. 😁 Her voice is perfect for this style and the production is packed with fun details. Some of the lyrics surprised me. Like the chorus of “Doesn’t Matter,” where she sings about not knowing if God is real. Most songs in this genre are about about hooking up in the club. I love the willingness to go for deeper subject matter in dance music. Highlights: “Comme Si,” “The Walker,” “Doesn’t Matter,” “Goya Soda,” “Feel So Good,” “The Stranger” On streaming you can also listen to the French version of the album. Very cool to hear the French versions of these songs!

For some reason I usually tend to not like pop music that comes from countries besides the US. I don't know why and I really try hard to not put truth into things like that but I think it might be that it's hard for me to enjoy pop music without understanding the lyrics. Oddly enough I think lyrics in pop music are rarely a standout feature however. But this album I thought sounded great! It had some Ariana Grande moments, and it had some Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion type moments as well. Overall I enjoyed the album, and I think it's pretty ambitious to do the whole album in both English and French. Well done all around!

It grew in me, but I was struggling at the beginning ngl

3.5

This didn’t really resonate with me

Bit of a meh for me on this one. Nothing really grabbed in a general way on this. Most songs inoffensive a couple rise above that descriptor. 2.5 🌟

Catchy retro-pop with very suggestive lyrics.

ok but not for me and too long

I respect but not for me

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