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2.5 - it was alright
Peaks at 1:15 in the first track with that key change. chefs kiss.
no ❤️
I did not like this at all it was so goofy and also unpleasant. Kind of sounded like Tom Waits if he was French, and I’m not sure that kind of voice needs any additional elements working against it (like being French).
French heavy metal? Sure
I'm happy to borrow from another review because it reflects my feeling entirely... Sonically awesome. But I'm happy just to listen the once.
I listened to it late at night as I was reading before bed. It definitely deserves a second to listen much louder, I'll be doing that as I ride my bike to work this morning. So I listen to it to and from work on my bike ride today and that was some pretty Epic carnival style Industrial. I've never heard French industrial I think I'll be checking out more of it
Only needed one song to give this one star
Standout Songs: Rue des tempêtes Crier les chiens Ville Notre L'Amourir
Nyt oli kyllä erikoista settiä, etenkin kun ottaa julkaisuvuoden huomioon. Ei nyt ensimmäisellä kerralla ehkä iskenyt, mutta harvemmin näin progressiivinen tekee. Tähän pitänee palata. 3/5.
You decide to let this be the soundtrack to the final Sinner vs Alcaraz match of the year. How European.
I really hope this is to someone’s taste
Not my thing
I'm not even sure how to review this. French man moaning & screaming in my ear over the top of distorted and eerie heavy guitars & drums. All I know is that it wasn't an enjoyable listen at all, especially when the French man opened his mouth. 3/10.
Interesting, but never again
WOATED
The French Primus
Really didnt enjoy this- hyper industrial music mixed with overly sappy french singing. Had a gew moments of interesting movements but few and far between. Overall- not for me. 1.5 / 5
# Album Name: L'Eau Rouge # Artist: The Young Gods # Rating: 1/5 # Comments: Honestly, this lot can suck a fat one. Absolutely awful. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? no
*Interesting concept with the carnival music turning into the industrial sound. *Glad I listened once but probably won't return again.
Lame
Never heard of this band but this is a great album. French Rammstein with a bit of Tom Waits thrown in. Very interesting samples and sounds. Looking forward to a second listen.
There are parts of this that are super interesting, but the dude's voice isn't one of them. Makes me think of a random drunk dude getting all in my space being gross... gave me the ick. The rest is like a horror movie soundtrack, which isn't necessarily bad, but not really good for active listening. 1.8, rounded to 2.
I'm pretty sure my speakers owe me an apology after this listen. It's just a wall of extremely pissed-off noise. This is the music you play if you want to clear a room fast. It’s too harsh to be good, and too relentless to be fun. Holy hell, this sucks. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions Rue des tempêtes
Definitely not Dick Rivers music.
Bit, uh, grimy for my tastes.
I like me some gruff FRENCH. I honestly went in thinking I'd not have a good time with it, but I had a blast. The circus, honky tonk music sometimes pulled me out the enjoyment though.
The opener was a weird experience, it had me apprehensive for what was to come. The next two sounded like they would fit as the soundtrack to a Doom level. And then it opens with a clown act again on Charlotte. And then back to the abbrasive industrial speed metal. What an experience.
Interesting. Dark brooding music but sounds awesome
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This is the music record store workers play when you forgot your headphones… Grimy grooves otherwise a painful listen.
This is garbage but it's French so it's seems artsy.
This was not good. Album 700 tho
Very angry. But I kinda dig it. It works.
Genere: industrial rock svizzero Genere un po’ metal e gotico, album scritto e cantato in francese e il gruppo è composto da un cantante, un batterista e un addetto ai samples. Infatti sono uno dei primi gruppi ad usare campionamenti nelle loro canzoni.
Angry french music. Someone in the reviews compared it to a baby of french pink floyd and nine inch nails. I think it is more like a baby of Jacques Brel and Rammstein. Not my cup of tea.
Really enjoyed this like if Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein had a French baby
Not a genre I'll be running back to, but it was an interesting listen anyway
Terrifying day at a French carnival run by a "petite diable", and Doom guy is there Like the river boat scene in Charlie and the chocolate factory, but Wonka is an angry French man
Krach. French Industrial.
I don’t know what the French word for avoid is. But that’s what I’d do with this album.
Fucking hell I'm in such a drought.
40 minutes of French growling. Solid nope.
I thought I was going to hate this for the first couple of minutes. It definitely grew on me, and it’s the first industrial metal album I’ve liked on this list. Interesting mix of carnival-like sounds, industrial, and traditional metal.
Bit weird, but I quite like it.
First song felt like I was being mocked. Second song feels like they are mocking 80s hair metal. Third song sounds like Swiss KMFDM. I’m on track five. Did some reading on this band and I’m fascinated. Music technology didn’t quite exist for what they were doing. At least not like today or even in the late 90s 10 years after this. When this album started I wanted to hate it. It just kept getting better.
French language suite's really well to this kind of stuff. Interesting album. Probably wont listen to it again, but quite enjoyed it for few spins.
This was interesting — we went from French Rammstein to Chausson within the same song. I’m not sure what to say about that :) But it was definitely entertaining. Still, I’ll most likely never return to this album.
Incredibly dissapointed, I expected industrial and got avantgarde art rock.
Definitely interesting and could be cool in the right setting but I didn’t love listening to it
kind of hilarious ? what the hell is going on here
Bro what??? No
More into the symphony part than the metal part though I can appreciate a good blending of both.
Someone on here stated via review that this album was like a mix between French Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails. Then, someone else acknowledged this review, and said this album deserved a four star rating based on the fact it's a combination of both bands listed. Well, I'm here to provide a middle ground; it's not quite like a Pink Floyd, and Nine Inch Nails combination, but it's also not nearly bad enough to be in the bottom 50 albums, let alone bottom 13(as it currently stands). It's...alright. If nothing else, each song sounds like it's from a different album; it's a surprise every time. Favorite Track: "Les enfants".
Gros son, un peu space, perché, mais belle découverte
Welp, guess this was the last one. It's dark, crazy and adventurous. Industrial meets symphonic meets avant garde. One thing it's not is cohesive. Which makes it feel like a random collection of songs instead of an album. Enjoyed it though.
Weird is good, stupid is bad.
Don't like the vocal and metal drum patterns
The first and last songs are okay. Meh
chaotic but into it. no idea how this industrial rock piece emerged from the least industrial and rock place on earth
I remain steadfast in my belief that the Swiss do not belong on any top 100 culture list. Your people and country are beautiful your art and food is not.
I had never heard of this one, but as of today it's the 13th worst rated album on the list. I kind of like when these come up because sometimes I find great things that I feel get undue hate. One song in and I think that might be the case with this one. Really interesting. I would imagine a lot of people give it a low score right off the bat because it's in French. I think that makes it better. I speak just enough French to know that English would have sounded weird for this record. A few more songs in and I'm still loving it. I've never heard anything quite like it before, I think it really accomplishes what it set out to do - be something new in a music industry that was incredibly stagnant. It's inventive, it's heavy, it's raw, it's industrial, it's built well. Vocals are shit in the best way. This is an amazing example of why this list is so much fun. I never would have found this on my own and really like it. I can't imagine I'll ever be able to find this on vinyl but it's going on the list to search for. As a side note, I love the guy that said this is French Tom Waits if he scored a low budget slasher film, and then gave 1 star. First off, they're Swiss. Secondly, that sounds amazing. I can imagine his and my likes would be very different.... 5/5
an plodding post-punk style experimental rock with a lot of French metal growling. sampling bounces between repetitive Metallica-style backtracks to queasy carnival horror music. 2.5/5
OK but not for me
Not good
french
Don't judge an album by its first track. The music on this was great (although obviously not understanding the lyrics). Charlotte stood out and liked the motor on most of the songs. Some reminded me of a French Rammstein. 4/5
This was pretty good. I liked the heavier sounding songs the most.
Am I prejudiced against singing in French? Yes. Do I dislike industrial? Yes. This is a hard pass.
Nicht meine Musik.
Enjoyable enough.
This is the soundtrack for the Amelie sequel: "Amelie Goes 2 Hell".
6/10 not really my type but the music is good (not vocals)
The music wasn’t bad, I would have enjoyed it more if it were in english
I had never listened to this before and I'm really glad I did. There are some elements in common with Godflesh that I really enjoy but it is entirely it's own. I really enjoyed it and it should be on this list.
Not liking this at all👎🏿👎🏿
I mean, can you get a more French opening to an album?! It’s quite the opener, too, and intrigued to see where this album goes! Just an album I wouldn’t find if it weren’t for this list and I’m enjoying my head getting twisted a bit with this! It’s pretty cool. Enjoy the use of classical instruments alongside the industrial feel. Voice a bit deep at times for me, makes it a little closer to comical (cookie monster) but still very enjoyable. The switch up between track 4 and 5 pretty much capture the ends of the scale of this band! I actually got a bit tired of the sound about midway through the album. Maybe the novelty wore off. Got to respect the originality and uniqueness of this though. A valuable experience! (3.5)
Ministry did it better
Meh.
Bad album
Didn't not particularly enjoy this grungy french escapade
Screamo/goth French? Interesting… not my cup of tea. Really liked the song Charolette, but it was a strange one off like they were trying to appease their management or something? Check a box I guess. It was okay. Not the worst, but not really good either.
This was... crazy.
It was odd. The first track was l'orrible, an accordion???? I could just picture a metal band in stripey t.shirts and berets. Didnt do it for me. It picked up from there, vocal was pretty good, even if it was in french. However the whole album lacked a decent drum. Finally heard a drum towards the end, pity they didnt have drumsticks. It wasnt that bad but I disagree that its a masterpiece. They have better tracks.
Hmm... It reminds me of when you get to the dingy rock club a bit too early. You don't know what's playing, the floor is still clean-sticky instead of spilled-drinks-and-vomit-sticky and the atmosphere is still a little uncomfortable. You get a drink and look around to see a pair of weird goths already on the dance floor, and nobody else, so you stand around for a bit, occasionally bopping your head. It's not bad, you've got something heavy and you're a few drinks into the night, but really, you're just waiting for the club to fill so they play the songs you know and love. It's certainly not the worst thing I've heard, it sort of works. Indeed, these are my favourite 80s French Industrial band. I'm not in any rush to hear it again.
French fuckin garbage
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I did not like anything about this. Horrible.
Turns out that losing wars isn't the only thing the French are good at... They're also pretty decent at making bad music. The Young Gods sound like they're tryharding to be like Rammstein, yet they miss the plot. But at least it's creative and I bet there are people out there who'd absolutely love this. Gonna give it 2/5 cuz while it isn't good music, there's some okay bits in it... And it's still way better than the last 3 albums we had to listen to.
First couple of tracks the vocals kind of made me think of “the wall” but in French. I don’t know but a few words in French, so this may be a lyrical masterpiece I’m just too dumb to understand. The music didn’t do it for me on its own though.
Like going to a Cirque du Soleil show, but wearing a blindfold the whole time. Somebody's going to have to explain to me why this was so important to listen to. Almost gave this a 3, but realized when trying to pick a favorite track that I didn't like any of them.
I think is is a really cool record, but I think I understand why it's so low rated here. It's very far from the matured, cohesive projects such as Rumours and Dark Side... Instead, The Young Gods violently jerk between uncomplimentary genres. Kicking off sounding like Gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello, you soon find yourself tumbling between songs that sound like the least talented members of Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein and the Dead Kennedy's got mortally pissed and recorded an album out of hatred, fronting it all with a Frenchman who sounds like the personification of 'Sacre Blú' I think this is totally deserving of your time, but it's *so* niche.
Honestly, this is like French NIN, and I’m kinda here for it. Mix in a little Rammstein for good measure, too. I expected to hate this, but I did not.
Tom waits French Slasher. Orchestral, industrial, heavy but controlled and richly complex.
Didn’t pay much attention. Not for me.
For my next 1001 albums to hear before I die I got a French Industrial Rock album from the late 80s by the name of L'eau rouge by The Young Gods. As much as I commend the french for being such bold and outgoing people, in the case of L'eau rouge it just really doesn't work for me. The lead singer sounds like a drunkard and is 3 times louder than the background instrumentation which really threw me off for the entire runtime of this album. This project feels like a metal album without any interesting riffs and just has a very intimidating sound that feels heavy for no rhyme or reason other than to match the deep-voiced vocalist at the front. If I could understand French I feel like I would have a greater appreciation for what is going on here, but man is this just not checking any boxes for myself and is feeling more like a burden to hear than an enjoyable experience. Definitely wouldn't recommend this, but that's just me and my opinion. I can understand why someone will think this influential and important, but I found it nothing short of annoying.
5/10… industrial / rock
Good album, but not one I could see myself listening to again in full
We love a gritty, baritone singer, but man do we not like industrial music. However, of the few industrial albums on the list I've heard so far, this is the best by far.
God damn industrial music makes me want to stop listening to music. At least this one was a little musical in nature, but I'm still not listening to this for 40 minutes.
French Rammstein. Sounded redundant at times, but that could be because I don't speak French.
The instrumental wasn't terrible, but the gruff vocals were rough.
I like the tracks where they pushed into Ministry style industrial grind core, like Longue Route, more than some of the more arty, orchestra stuff like the opening La fille de la mort. Rounding up, though.
That is a hardcore French album. It was good, just a little too frech
Bonnet de douche Rodney, bonne de douche...........
This one was annoying.
The French Tom Waits? I have to assume the songwriting is considered excellent but I can’t understand a word so I’ll have to continue to assume.
2.4 comme ci, comme ça,
Atmospheric
++*: La fille de la mort ++: Rue des Tempêtes, Charlotte, Ville nôtre, Les enfants +: L'eau rouge, Longue route, Crier les chiens 8,5/10
If Daft Punk’s mum married a much older man who was the head of a French crime syndicate these would be their new, angry, step-brothers. I really rather enjoyed it, but it’s not the kind of thing I’ll listen to regularly.
Reminds me of Nine Inch Nails, Killing Joke and Rammstein. I don't hate it, I don't love it. Is it essential? I'm not sure. It does sound newer than 1989, but outdated by now. Are there any more important Swiss rock bands? I'm not sure either. Favorite song: rue de tempêtes
Our own decisions
Listening to this album felt like being kidnapped. It was scary and unenjoyable when it first happened. However, I got Stockholm Syndrome halfway through and began to sympathize with - maybe even start liking - my captors. But by the time I escaped, I remembered that this wasn’t the right life for me. I wish them all the best.
I think I was too harsh on Lorde. At least the synth noises she chose didn't sound like a lawnmower or train derailment.
In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The Young Gods
7/10
Listen I'm not a big rock guy but even I can hear when it’s good music. This shit is complete and utter ASS
Did I love it? No. Did I hate it, like apparently most others? Also no. Seems like a pretty ambitious album for 1989. Does not sound 35+ years old.
Horrible!
is to Swans as a French Tom Waits is to Captain Beefheart
I’ve learned lessons about myself in the process of doing this list. I haven’t figured out what some of them mean though. Sometimes I listen to something that is immediately repulsive to me, but over the course of listening to it I convince myself that it must have some merit that I’m just not noticing yet. Then I give it a 2 star. I always end up regretting it: on further reflection, I think “No, it was repulsive.” Didn’t take many seconds of this to be like “Ugh!!!! No!!!” and it didn’t let up. I listened to the whole thing. It didn’t let up. I know the truth, which is that this is a one star record, and I hate it. (There was one interesting thing about it, which is that to my ear the guy sounded very Québécois. But he is Swiss? Weird.)
Vocals like a French Tom Waits shouting epic troubadour rock industrial beats like they're ballads. Great work music
# 573 : L'Eau Rouge When your only claim to fame is that you are in this list… Probably be alright if I was a frog, but I 'aint French, so to me, it was just bad.
An assault on my ears, but make it French
I hate the first song. Sounds like some crazed French man (are there any other kind?) screaming-singing about something he is passionate about that likely means nothing unless you are French. The vocals are backed with circus music and Ben Hur soundtrack music played at the wrong speed. It sucks. Thankfully the album gets much better after the lousy opener & continues without any more stinkers. I liked it overall & exploring a little of their back catalog they seem to get better down the road. Vive la différence or something. I guess.
I don't know how this music managed to stay off my radar. The band and this album specifically was influential to many industrial bands who I have followed (Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, U2). Given its influence on so many artists of varied genres, “L’eau Rouge” certainly belongs here. Part of the reason a band many of never heard of, including me, is that the music of The Young Gods, like much industrial music, is challenging. A second reason being that the lyrics are in French. Yet, “L’eau Rouge” is also unique and interesting, especially for an album that was released in 1989. Personally, I loved it. This was especially true when I gave it a deeper (more focused) relisten on my hi-fi system where its production quality really shined. It also probably helped that I was high, which I mention as a suggestion. Stumbling onto music like this is why I signed up for this project. I’m learning that I tend to really like many of the albums where reviews have the largest standard deviation. I’m not sure what that says about me, but I'd love to see the difference in rating between those who finish vs those who do not.
My ears have just been assaulted, I would like to be recompensed for this but the only info I can find about some form of remuneration appears to be audible and I CANT FUCKING HEAR
Totally unhinged and I love it for that. Gave me drakengard vibes, unironically based.
this shit le sucks 0/5
late 80s french metal that incorporates a lot of sample chopping and sound manipulation to create a musically complex yet familiar sound that wasn't really used at the time. Really groundbreaking album
This sounds like the fictional score to a French cyberpunk dystopia movie. And I don't like it very much at all. Pretty shit, actually ⭐
i am so glad that i listened to thin lizzy right before this album, because it made the contrast just that much more jarring !! aside form having the highs and lows i was looking for in lizzy's live album, the young gods take it further by giving a very untraditional rock project. truly an experimental record, everything is so zany! aside from the production, the insane deep growly vocals and the whole album being sung in french kinda made me feel like wtf is going on?? i can definitely say that i havent heard anything like this, and probably will wonder if i really did hear this.
Another band of men I don’t know. Not a fan.
So these were the forefathers of industrial, and they’re Swiss? I was thinking Rammstein/industrial/MLWTKKC/NIN - and it seems they definitely owe their sound to The Young Gods.
This sounded like a French clown’s nightmare.
It was different and I can respect it, but ill never listen to it again
Odd, but not bad. French pop/punk rock. Didn't finish it.
Totally shite, like most french music
I tried. Nothing grabbed me to save any of these songs.
It’s art, but I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it.
Reminded me of the soundtrack of a french psychological thriller I once watched.
Not for me
Si lo hubiera escuchado a los 15 me habría gustado un poco más que ahora.
Heavy
Basically what I would imagine French Industrial music to sound like.
I was prepared to dislike it but sorta liked it
c'est quoi ce bordel? there's some shit on this list but this is right up there with the worst.
The singer drones on and on. He sounds like a car that won't start.
What the fuck is this. But in a good way
I appreciate the swing here and chaotic nature of the album, I just found little to enjoy here.
I don't know what's happening but it's fun. 2.5 stars
Sad clown music
Way back in HS, a friend told me I should check out the Young Gods, and now I know why. My adolescent self was neck-deep in Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, and the like, and this would've been right up his alley (except for the vocals). I still like that stuff though, and this definitely perked up my ears a few times (except for the vocals).
Not only did this album give me a headache, but it also made me feel like I can no longer in good faith wear my "Hanspeter Kunzler Was Right About Everything" hat. I think it was probably a good thing it was in French though.
A Swiss band! I thought it was a bit weird and I did not manage to get into it
Didn't like it at all
some enjoyable parts, but mostly pretty dry I can see why they named their band after Swans tho - 6/10
This is really weird. I had never heard of this band, although it is clearly linked to one of my favourite bands of all times (TC Matic) and although I have always been totally into European music and certainly French speaking music. This obviously borrows a lot from TC Matic and especially their debut album. Makes me wonder even more why that album is NOT on the official list (it's in the Dutch edition of the book, though). That album is so refreshing, influential and timeless... This is a lot less refreshing because of its industrial influences. It reminds me of Godflesh. The thing is, it's original - listen to the musette-like 'Charlotte' placed in between two industrial metal songs - but it's also too electronic. All instrumentation is done by sampling and that makes songs monotonous. No, not all, there is a real drummer but his drums (midi-drums? not sure) sound very synthetic as well. Last remark: the voice of Franz Treichler reminds so strongly of the voice of Arno at a later age, it's almost bizarre. Kudo's for the innovative character, a rather tough listen though. Just listen to (the album) TC Matic
I had never heard of this band before, but this was an interesting album.
accordion metal should not be this good
This is a uniquely fantastic take on industrial. Had never heard this before. Thanks generator!
Love me some industrial. +1 star for drawing a straight line to Nine Inch Nails and KMFDM, -1 star for being fr*nch and having the gall (gaul) to call themselves Young Gods.
** 1/2 Can‘t connect to that kind of music
Nah fam
Not my vibe
• 2/5 • Do I like it? No; Do I appreciate that they are at the vanguard of sampling and industrial when it came out? Not deeply; Do I dislike it as much as Korn? Not at all (maybe Korn should sing in French) • Sounds a bit like Manhattan Steamroller went goth and scored the basement rave scene in Blade
Not my bag. I guess I like my gods a little older....
Hm. Ever since I heard Ministry's "Jesus built my hot rod" on a college radio station while working at a bike shop many moons ago, I've always had a soft spot for (interesting) industrial acts. And there's been some pretty good ones in this collection, particularly Laibach. I'm not entirely sure The Young Gods are quite at the level of Ministry or Laibach (at least for me), and I'm not sure I'd necessarily call them industrial exactly (much like I wouldn't call Pere Ubu industrial), but they're definitely on the more interesting side of experimental/avant-garde music, as opposed to, say, Einstürzende Neubauten. And props to their producer for helping them make space in the tracks instead of just a wall of drums and noise. I didn't find any of the tracks particularly notable, although "Charlotte" sounded an awful lot like a hoarse Tom Waits (if such a thing is even possible), and there was something a bit more engaging than the others with "Crier les chiens".
Did someone just scream "d'accord" at me for a few minutes? I'm sorry, I don't think you can mix the French language and metal. I feel like I'm in a Monty Python language lab skit.
French circus metal. The Tidal link actually took me to a different album (by the band Eau Rouge) which sounded like MGMT dance music, so I was confused for a couple of tracks until I figured out what happened. The actual album was much closer to what I expected based on the Wikipedia and reviews. I liked the opening track, but wasn't especially into the album as a whole by the end. I think I would have liked it better if the vocals were less grating.
Vocals: bad Metal: no Prog: no Driving guitars and rhythm:ok Songwriting: no
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French metal
French rock
idk what i expected but i didnt expect french. i cant really say what it reminds me of because ive never heard french rock before, but its interesting, mayhaps a little too angry for my tastes. the first song was also very long but had a cool riff at some point in it. the title track song is v angry sounding and experimental. no idea what the dude is saying but he's going thru it a bit. charlotte kinda slaps, i like how it has a french-esque background track.
More enjoyable than I remember
Out of all the years, they did 1989 the most dirty. Some of the these picks feel so random. Where's "Floating Into the Night" or "Beneath the Remains" or "Streetcleaner" or "Hats" or "Pretty Hate Machine" or "Energy" by Operation Ivy or "Wrong" by NoMeansNo? All these amazing albums and instead we get stuff from John Zorn, fIREHOSE, the Young Gods and fucking Aerosmith. Nothing against this album specifically just something I've noticed. Favorite track: Charlotte
French
Didn't really grab me
Started off thinking I would hate this but it took me on a musical rollercoaster.
I struggled to find anything appealing or interesting about this work. There are not many records on this list with non-English lyrics, aggressive electronic sounds, and circus tunes. While I was glad to see something a little bit challenging appear this morning, it does not hit me like Butthole Surfers or Throbbing Gristle.
Different. Sounded a bit too much like just noise to get a great review. I thought I would give it a two on my first listen, but I enjoyed it more my second time through.
Rating: 5.5/10 Sounds like a French Tom Waits and Ministry rolled into one. This industrial style is actually oftentimes pretty good and well executed, but I do not really enjoy it all that much. Still very memorable though.
Man, I got hyped when folks said Pink Floyd/Nine Inch Nails. I get why folks say that, but this isn't anywhere as good. 2/5
Some songs, like Charlotte, were fun. Most songs, like La fille de mort, were painful.
Fav: Longue Route Least Fav: La Fille De La Mort It was enjoyable, but I wish it had more of a frantic energy ala Nine Inch Nails. Loved the guitars and orchestral samples but I needed more from them
I don’t speak French so the lyrics are inaccessible to me. That doesn’t bother me but his voice doesn’t transcend language barriers. Imagine listening to Primus without understanding English. There are some interesting musical moments. Some sweet harmonies up against dissonant ones. It’s probably a better album than I had time to give to it.
WTF, this is really cool. The rating on here really isn't justified. This is some bizarre combination of French and industrial rock that seems to blend really well. There is nothing I've heard that is similar to this, for better or worse. I really enjoyed just how bizarre and fun this entire thing was. French and rock mix like oil and water but the contrast works really well here.
Angry French man plays instruments loudly
It's a trip
I started with optimism, went to "uh oh," and got to "this is amazing" in the first spin. It's worth sticking with this one. Pretty fun stuff.
This was new to me. I enjoyed it.
It sure what they are. French punk, rock?????
I actually didn't mind the instruments themselves, but the lyrics / singing were super off-putting (not because of being in French but because of the way he sings).
OOF
wow unexpected but so fucking good. the start of this album is insane, was not expecting this. what an opener. its like French Tom Waits mixed with 80s Billy Idol and modern British punk after finishing it, i loved it, recommended it to people. 5/5
French nine inch nails if it was the 80s
Couldn’t find it
Really, really interesting, but I don't know what I think just yet. A combo of Jaques Brel, Nine Inch Nails, and somebody trying to do a death metal growl but producing something that's close, but not quite that. I'm leaning toward a 4-star rating here just because this is so, so different. It does have me wondering what the rest of their catalog sounds like, but not sure I'm going to looking to find out.
I expected to hate this, but after the second listen was quite enjoying it. I've loved NIN for a long time, and always wanted to find some other Industrial Rock to listen to, but never came across this band. I'd say this had some sort of influence on Trent Reznor and various other hard rock acts of the 90s.
This being a french industrial rock opera made for a tough listen.
Cool. French Ministry when regular Ministry would've been better. 3/5
The Young Gods L'Eau Rouge After my initial whosdat I decided to listen without looking them up. I imagined them to be some French electronic types from 2015+. They are in fact an 80s band from Switzerland and apparently used lots of effective sampling which influenced people like David Bowie WOW, not sure if you can hear my sarcasm where you are, because while they may have influenced Bowie, he would never have made an album this bad – so he obviously took the good elements and made them into something unique. For its part this album sounded just dark and had elements of carnival music that has been used to such great effect by the Doors but here just didn’t work. It was just loop after loop of boring noise.
Treś Reznor review: 5 stars
As a fan of HypoLuxa productions, WaxTrax! Records, and Paul Barker - I want to like these guys more than I actually do.
I would not be missing out if I had never heard this album before I died.
The hard part in rating this album is that I can't understand the lyrics. The easy part in rating this album is that I don't like the music very much. Overall, 2 stars or D+.
What's even going on here. This sounded like a lame angsty French carnival. They did make that sound as good as anyone could, but why did this happen.
The first track had me expecting to like this more than I did. Just not working for me.
Very weird wasn’t much of a fan
What the fuck even is this? I mean....it's just an angry French man banging cupboard doors closed, right? Yeah. This is dogshit......pardone moi, en France. Chein merde.
Listens: 3 Standout tracks: La fille de la mort The extent of my experience with the industrial rock genre is almost exclusively tied to Nine Inch Nails, and I really enjoy most of what NIN has put out, so when I got an industrial rock album - my first in 140+ albums so far, I was a little excited. The genre is underrepresented (so far) compared to the deluge of post punk, new wave, "classic rock" and pop music I've heard on the List. To my dismay, though, the band is French, and all the songs are too. No hate for the French, but I can't really appreciate the lyrics in the same way a native speaker can. For all intents and purposes, I am listening to jibberish screaming, groveling and grunting, with industrial rock instrumentation in the background. This album is categorically industrial rock. It's hard for me to pin down and articulate exactly what differentiates industrial rock from other sub-genres in the rock and roll category. I sort of imagine walking around a warehouse that makes... I don't know... car parts, and I can imagine banging on on the robot arms with drum sticks or swinging a metal chain around into things and recording those sounds. When I think of the genre, for some reason I get this picture in my mind of some of the later levels in Donkey Kong Country I, where the Kongs are moving through factories with dangling chains and flaming barrels - Oil Drum Alley is the name of one of the levels. Anyways, the album starts off decidedly not industrial rock, and had I not known the genre ahead of time, I would be wondering what I was getting myself into. Creepy theme park music or a distorted and uneasy caresol song. But knowing the genre I was basically just waiting for the proverbial shoe to drop and finally about a little more than a third of the way into the track, the music starts to take on an even more corrupted, disturbed quality before diving head first into the hallmark signs of the genre: hollow drums, synth sounds, distorted guitar, chains rattling, banging on metal, etc. The rest of the album is a wild ride. I would possibly give this a 5; I just wish I could understand what the songs were saying.
Nächstes Album für den Schrottplatz!
Esto es de lo más extraño que he escuchado. Parece como si Serge Gainsbourg se hubiese dedicado a hacer rock industrial mezclado con cabaret. Así suena esto. No obstante, los gritos que aparecen de vez en cuando le restan bastante. 2'5/5
French industrial isn’t my thing.
I haven't given many 1-star reviews, but this is one of them.
*A noise making album, no music. First track was the only track with possible vocals and instrumental sounds.
I didn’t dislike this. Some elements were good, others not so much. An odd mix of genres which I guess is probably the point. Love a bit of industrial but I wouldn’t ever choose to sit down and listen to this
As someone that speaks French but doesn't listen to/keep up with French music I was interested in this one. The cover grabbed my attention and I wanted to know what was going on. I no longer wonder anything... not for me at all! Best song: Les Enfants because of the cut up strings and production
Arthur H meets Nine Inch Nails. Not as good as either sadly. Grating in parts but original 3.1
Okay album. Industrial is really not my thing. Performing in French did not change my opinion.
3/5. I’ve never heard anything quite like it. On the surface, It’s weird but strangely compelling. Album becomes easier to listen to as it goes. Lots of interesting things happening in there. From samples overdrive guitars to big orchestra sounds, it’s a sampler of samples created in house. The drums are rich and driven, the vocals both growling and smooth…weird but it grew on me pretty quick
Worse than Coldplay
I like the classic industrial beats, and want to like the sludgy, guttural vocals, but they just don't quite work for me.
First track: "The Girl Of Death". Sounds like the perfect title for a heavy-metal banger, especially with its 8-minute runtime. But instead we get this incredibly odd whimsy-prog one-bar-loop thing, featuring flutes and a vocalist that can only be described as "huskier Roger Waters". I definitely see the connection to Pink Floyd, as several other reviewers have pointed out – even their earlier material, like A Saucerful of Secrets. But where Pink Floyd (usually) lands on their feet after a chaotic episode, The Young Gods amputate those feet and then scream at you as if it's your own fault. That first track contains five different sections and none of them are thematically connected or smoothly transitioned. Progressive rock? More like regressive (take that!)! A scant few tracks here toe the line between interesting and palatable. And one of the three "listenable" numbers (Pas Mal) wasn't included on the original album release. It's straightforward screamy metal, which importantly includes a metal element and is hence at least slightly good. Nice drums, I guess. Charlotte is almost a sea shanty, with the accordion not exactly helping matters – but it also avoids being deafening and/or horrifically terrible, which is always a plus. I also enjoyed Rue des tempêtes with its rapid, tense, unnerving atmosphere. Tragically, the album contains seven other songs, and they all suck. Mostly because of the Tom Waits-esque singing, which quickly diverges from Waters into an irritating atonal shell that barely resembles anything human. Most aspects of the music are pretty atonal, though. And we've learned since 1989 that atonality doesn't (in fact!) sound good. 1/5 Key tracks: Rue des tempêtes, Charlotte, Pas Mal
It was ok, I feel like I have heard this band many times in the form of other bands before
I should have been on mushrooms for this
No :)
Wild! Really enjoyed from the start but it slightly wore thin towards the end. But the string sampling and technical effects were fantastic
I liked this!!
Why do French guys always growl when they attempt to sing? I was going to give this a 2 until I read the band's Spotify bio and realised they think they're much more important than they are.
An odd one to describe, perhaps avant-industrial? I know it was dark with an intensity more representing a creepy, insane, enveloping, bizarre darkness rather than solely anger and aggressiveness (though some of that is there too). Imagine a sinisterly quirkily evilTom Waits fronting a Swiss sampling industrial band who grew up doing musical theater before they got into goth clubs. Song structures aren’t always typical, instrumentation covers a wide range (apparently all samples, from harsh guitars to orchestras to accordions), peculiar vocals, and is musically all over the place. But it still all fits together. It was certainly a unique listen, which I can always appreciate and recommend - though I question if I’ll go back to it much (I had a similar experience with American Gothic by David Ackles).
Not for me
Unexpectedly interesting. The grumbling in French was slightly off-putting (more for the grumbling than the actual language), but the sampling was more inventive and varied than a lot of dance music I’ve heard.
Genre bending metal that kept demanding my attention, despite (maybe not) the guttural vocals. 3.5
Didn't particularly enjoy it and glad when it ended. Didn't hate it, though. 2.5*
Non merci
Cabaret industrial Rammstein but in French. Fantastic (probably wouldn't listen to it from front to back again though) 7/10
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Just couldn't get into this.
Definitely an interesting one, there were no standouts with this one but I thought as an album it was cool and interesting, nice riffs and some nice samples, I can also definitely see the influence it most likely had on industrial rock acts like mine inch nails and such. Vocals took a little bit of getting used to although I guess it didn’t help that I couldn’t understand the lyrics. Overall 5/10.
think this is the first album in another language i’ve gotten. the album is definitely quite insane sounding, and chunks of it are extremely horror. but it’s also really awesome. it’s a LOT but i’m adding it to my library. definitely something you have to be in the right state of mind. awesome that the band is still active too
French Industrial Rock basically bringing angry French with his angry buddies pounding on their synthesizers. Again an album of this list straining my patience (591 and I never skipped an album and always listen trough all of it).
This started off okay, but got as bit too metal for me by the end. I like the fact it's all sung in French, but the music was a bit lumpen as it progressed.
Sounds like Billy Idol singing CSE French. The only thing that could make this worse would be if I could understand what the fuck they are shouting about. Music? What music?
Interesting music. Not sure what to make of it.
A little spooky. But f them for their pretentious spotify bio
Is this just French Kollaps?? That gets my seal of approval. Definitely quite a bit worse not being German but I feel like they did a pretty good job at this.
Not my favorite kind of music but I can tell it is made well. Never knew this genre existed
It was weird, but this grew on me.
I really do try to listen to every album I get served. "Try" being the operative word. For this album, I tried and I failed. Industrial just isn't for me and that's a-ok. 2/5
2.
I think I would appreciate this more if I knew what the lyrics meant. Overall it wasn't bad but nothing stood out to me. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 1/5
interesting concept. i like the mix between the harsh voice and the classic music. not expecting that at all.
Title track almost drove me to give up. But I persisted and ... hated the rest just as much. Singer's voice is unlistenable to me.
Not for me
What angry garbage.
Knowing French would probably help me get more out of this band. Still not great.
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☀︎1. La fille de la mort: on dirait une musique de fête foraine or something. j’aime pas sa voix. c’est quoi cette fin?? 1/5 ☀︎2. Rue des tempêtes: j’aime pas sa voix!!! qu’est-ce qui se passe???? l’instrumental est… pas si pire i guess. skip. 1/5 ☀︎3. L’eau rouge: pourquoi sa voix est de pire en pire??? l’instrumental est pas bon. skip. 1/5 ☀︎4. Charlotte: la musique de fête foraine recommence! pourquoi ils aiment autant les instruments fucked up. sa voix est toujours bad et l’instrumental est insupportable. pauvres filles qui s’appellent Charlotte, je les plains [j’ai écrit cette phrase avant de l’entendre prononcer « Charlotte ». c’est de la PURE HORREUR.] c’est malsain. -15/10 i’m done
Gritty, fascinatingly inconsistent. The audio quality was the tell for the 80s but otherwise ranged in genres and energy levels and was nothing like anything I've ever heard before.
Noisy and pointless. Maybe it gets two stars if it was in English because then I might be able to understand a bit but I doubt it would rise higher than that.
Not a fan, I can see where they were innovative but it's too industrial to me.
Deeply unpleasant, from the singer's voice to the jarring and repetitive horror movie sounds in the background. This put me in such a bad mood on a Saturday morning.
Hate his voice
Discovery for me. Interesting mix of stuff here, a bit difficult of a listen but rewarding after a little effort
Reasonably interesting sound. Might make more sense if I spoke French.
I'm just not the French Industrial rock typa dude you know?
Absolut nicht meins
Really interesting, an unusual collage of prog rock, metal, pop music, and French vocals.
I don't love the croaky singing but it's pretty cool they made something like this with sampling/keyboards, the 'personnel' section on wikipedia doesn't even mention one of them playing guitar, which kinda blows my mind. It's very foreboding music and to be frank, a bit scary. One of those albums that's a real attack on the senses I probably won't listen again so won't go above 3 but this definitely made me feel something. And isn't what art is about?
Very much not our cup of tea.
Interesting French metal album. I will listen to this again.
Udder shite. I like industrial music as much as the average listener, but this french gargling of syllables came out more like throat singing or duck sounds. Really cool riffs and drum and bass grooves but that guy "singing" needs to change something about his delivery to better suit the melody.
I could have really hated this, but surprisingly I didn’t. Something interesting going on with the arrangements and instrumentation.
Mjög leiðinleg rödd dregur úr ánægjuna að heyra frönsku. Einstaka þrástef skemmtileg, t.d. lokin á Les enfants, en það er ekki nóg. Ein hlustun, ein stjarna.
I got into it pretty quickly with that strong start; however, I lost interest just as quickly. Not because rest of the songs sucked, but because I am not as into the music I think compared to other genres. Overall it was a pleasant experience though. I can see myself revisiting it and perhaps ranking it higher in future.
It was not bad. Very noisy but that was the point I guess. I can see how it influenced Ministry and NIN.
It might come as a surprise, but I’m not a big fan of weird French grunts.
Dark, explosive, avant-garde.
Hahaha fuck yeah what is this? Like Tom Waits, Rammstein, and some Camembert was put in a blender. This is wicked. Loved every second of this miserable French bastard grunting over these 50p beats. Another great 1001 discovery.
Apesar de a estética não me agradar totalmente, não dá pra negar que a proposta do disco é interessante. A mistura do eletrônico com o rock e elementos da música erudita tornam "L'eau rouge" uma obra importante para a época, influenciando bandas que viriam a se estabelecer como grandes nomes do industrial na próxima década, como o Rammstein.
Man what a wild ride. Ministry + NIN + Tom Waits + French. Super interesting listen but won't likely revisit.
definitely deserves attention. i dig the music but the vocals is what prevents me from loving it fav track: Pas Mal
Eh, I was in a better industrial band. Pretty sure it’s here because it’s French and hence exotic rather than it being worthwhile. 2 stars.
I discovered The Young Gods one late night watching Rage, the ABC's all night music video show one night in early 1992. They played Gasoline Man and Skinflowers back-to-back, probably about 2am, as part of the release of the TV Sky album. I was working at a small independent record store, and Dogmeat Dave, my sales rep at Shock, offered me the album a few days later. I quickly ordered a copy for the store, and one for myself. My flatmate Andy and I were both really into industrial music (we were in the process of forming our own terrible industrial band), and we played this record a lot. We went to see them at the Phoenician Club in Sydney in May 1992. They were an awesome show: a crunching metallic sound, but with just a singer, drummer and keyboard player. They had a really simple but effective light show with big washes of white light, as I recall. The use of synths and samples meant that the sound was really crisp and clear, but the live drums gave a visceral intensity. Great show. The thing I always liked about The Young Gods was their clean, mechanic industrial sound, but the way it incorporated acoustic instrument sounds (orchestras, rock guitars), but by cutting them with samplers, it gave a crisp mechanical edge. This contrasted with other industrial bands that were either highly synthesized (your Front 242 or Nitzer Ebb), using actual guitars (Ministry, Nine Inch Nails) or just a mess of mangled sound (Skinny Puppy, Severed Heads). The use of actual drums gave it a bit of human feel, which contrasted with the highly quantized beat of most 80s and early 90s industrial. I prefer the TV Sky album because it was the first one I was familiar with (and the lyrics are in English), but I also like the way it more explicitly references and recontextualizes classic rock (The Doors, Pink Floyd, and Guns 'n Roses samples all feature prominently). They are well versed in the tropes and history of rock, but their presentation was a fresh and exciting take on the form. And Franz Teichler is a charismatic front man, which goes a long way. L'Eau Rouge is cited as their 'masterpiece'. I will admit there are some real bangers on here (Longue Route, L'Amourir), but I also really dig the more atmospheric use of orchestral samples to create rising tension and drama. Not the album I would have picked for this list, but a really great late 80s industrial album.
I just know he’s singing about prison sex.
Lots of impressive things here, but I think I’m just not the French-guy-groaning-in-your-ear-over-garbage-disposal-sounds type of guy unfortunately.
I knew of the Young Gods but ever had a proper listen. I'm really glad I did now! Over my smart speaker it all came across as quite aggressive and chaotic, but the album is beautifully produced and over a good hifi system it shines. Not that is easy listening - anything but. Industrial rock is not usually sing-along music. It's also not musci I will often play at home but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate it for what it is. It is a bit like some (other) art forms, say a painting, that isn't necessarily "beuatiful" but that is well made, and transpires skill and emotion. The vocals remind me of Arno (and TC Matic before he went solo) which is a huge complement. I like Arno more though. Plus, elements of dEUS (another Belgian band), a bit of Les Tambours du Bronx,... it's a nice combo and the album creates its won atmosphere. I'm not calling it a 5* - I just don't enjoy it enough. But a very decent 3* or actually a 4* for the artistic merit. When in the right mood only - if not it is all a bit much.
J - 3/5 Best Track - "Longue Route" F - 3/5
It's like Renaud and Tom Waits started an industrial band. I'm not saying this in a good way
I think this album was very interesting, but there can't be any reasonable justification for its presence on this list. Seriously, what happened?
Interestingly weird. Somehow, I enjoyed it, but I also don't. Cool? Yeah, I think it is. Nice one!
I had a little trouble getting into this at first, but after a few song it wasn’t bad. Felt like there was quite a bit of variety between tracks and overall wasn’t a bad listen. I might have been inclined to rate it higher if I spoke french.
French knockoff Nine Inch Nails. Waste of time - obviously another album the author pulled from the Tower bargain bin to pad out the 1001 list.
I liked this alot more than I thought I was going to -- like maybe a French Ministry ---
What if Tom Waits and Metallica had a secret French love child? It would still likely sound better than this.
Bad and even worse: French
Fransk gotisk rock, industrivibes