L'Eau Rouge

Interesting

A track or two of this is interesting. A full album is a lot.

Never heard a full album by The Young Gods before and I thought I’d like it more, since there’s a couple of songs by them I really enjoy. [0114/1001]

Hell yeah. 3.4

Don’t know why, but I get some Coldplay Vibes.

Started strong but then it got really repetitive. Probably would’ve helped if I could understand French.

I found this album really interesting but I wasn’t quite sure. I was feeling pretty anxious when I listened to it which probably didn’t help. Would definitely like to listen again to fully make up my mind.

A group and album Iv never heard of, this was interesting both in soundscape and French vocals. Glad I listened and deserves its place on the list, but not sure I’ll be rushing back.

dude what in the hell? Rue des Tempetes rocks. The title track is cool. It oscillated between like motorhead style metal and french cafe music in a post apocalyptic steampunk universe. I can see this music scratching a very very specific itch.

Interesting but a bit much for me...

Not an east listen - had to put it on a few times to 'get it' - rewarding though. Lots of interesting tricks in the music, didn't love the vocals though and my French isn't good enough to understand it anyway.

Wow, pretty intense and creative and recalcitrant. Great in your face recording. Consider me a fan!

As a fan of Nine Inch Nails, this kept my interest well enough. Longue Route is a pretty good one. I can hear the echoes of this influence in NIN, Mike Patton’s various groups, Trans Am, Rammstein, Meat Beat Manifesto. Inventive use of samples, and pads, I think.

Not sure what to think of this. Someone wrote nine inch nails meets punk Floyd. Yes true, but I would add some Foetus to it. I am a big fan of all three artists/groups but somehow this did not blew me away.

I have never heard of this band or album at all. Wikipedia says they're a Swiss Industrial Rock group - sounds like a good soundtrack for greeting my visiting family the day before Thanksgiving! I wrote a very long breakdown of each song and then didn't save it. But this was a cool listen, tracks vary from horror cabaret to Industrial metal and yet weirdly go together. The use of sampling and production effects had cool results when listening through headphones.

69/100

I liked it. Couldn't understand what they were saying but pretty good album.

One of the few albums of the 1001 I’m not familiar with at all from a band I’ve only seen in writing. This was pretty cool. Nothing I’ll go back to a bunch but it was a fun rainy day listen

I like industrial music a good bit, but this has very little that I like about industrial music. Not bad, just not my thing at all.

Not exactly my cup of tea, but respect.

1980s French industrial metal? What’s not to like?

Rock!!! Didn't understand a word. Good album tho! 3/5

This feels like it was made when people were still working out how to use samples. It's interesting and I'm sure it pushed things forward a bit, but it's just not always that listenable.

I listened to this a couple of times, and it's definitely an experience. Not something I'd go out of my way to listen to again.

Yeah weird angry rock in french, Jaime.

Like Killing Joke doing cabaret in French. Fun idea, didn't quite work as well as it could've though.

french classical industrial metal scream? its fine for a one time listen. live drum tracks on drum triggers and electronic drums is a nice aesthetic. gets the blood pumping and the anxious nerves a crawling! yeeeek!

I liked a few songs but golly gee is it hard to after the third day in a row of Industrial music, but this is by far the better of the three I have had so far.

Fine I guess? I still struggle with albums that aren't in English. I wish the Wikipedia article included more context or information about why this was an important record other than just "it is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included on the 1,001 albums to listen to before you die"

Verrassend toegankelijke industrial.

I don't know The Young Gods and all of the music on L'Eau Rouge was new to me. I had a hard time getting in to this album. The opening track is a good example of the album as a whole. The music started out slow and unremarkable, devolving into noise, but finds some energy at the end. The growl (not quite) singing is part of what's holding me back. There are vocalists who aren't great singers that I appreciate, but the surrounding music has to be at a certain level to capture my attention. Is this music metal or art rock? I finally started to settle in with the sixth track ("Crier les chiens") where the energy of the music got me past the growl of the vocals. I'm rounding up to 3 stars, because I can't say that disliked the listening experience. It took me a while to figure out how to enjoy what I was listening to.

These guys really liked the loop machine and noise, would listen again

Like a French proto-Nine Inch Nails pretty interesting but not my style

Some of the songs are actually good, well I'll say decent. Will I listen to again? Probably not. French industrial is something I never heard, though somehow it doesn't sound as "industrial" in French as in German, ie KMFDM.

I didn’t like a lot of this, but I definitely liked some of it. I was hearing some Ministry here (Longue Route, Crier les chiens) and it piqued my interest through several songs. Interesting stuff.

By no means great, but at least it tries something.

This was an odd album for sure, but it was interesting. They definitely forged a unique rock/techno/metal kinda sound. I think the fact that it was in French is biasing my review - not sure I would have liked it as much if he was singing in English.

The French Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails having a baby review might be the most accurate review on this whole website. Difference is I liked it a bit more. Favorite track: L'Amourir

Good listen.

This was strange. All over the place.

The best track on the album is contained in the bonus material, L'Amourir (The Love Beat). It simply rocks! Next favorite is Pas Mal (Not Bad) and that says it, not bad at all. The rest of the album in interesting. I think I need more time to get to know it better. 3/5

Please stay as sober as possible while listening to this album, otherwise you might lose your mind. When the first track devolved into utter chaos, I wasn't sure I was still on planet earth. And as an American who's only language is English, it was even more unsettling not having any clue what the vocalist was shouting at me. But he sounded mad. I think this record is a fun, unexpected turn, even if it suffers from the 80s production a bit too much. The macabre, synthetic swells and circus music make this feel like a Tom Waits record in a few spots, and that's where I had the most fun. The industrial metal side of things turned me off for the most part.

You ever had a fever dream where all the sleep paralysis demons appear as French-speaking, metalhead amalgamations of Tom Waits and Trent Reznor?

What is this, French week? Two French albums a few days apart, very odd. This one's got a lot more for me than the previous. It started out sounding almost the same as the other, but there's some fantastic rock instrumentation and energy. The singer really put his life on the line on some of these tracks, I respect it. Favorite tracks: La fille de la mort, Rue des tempetes, L'eau rouge. Album art: Really hard to even tell what this is. But I like the neon sign-looking font a lot. Color-wise, this reminds me of the Cure's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. I hope we get that on here at some point. 3/5

twas enjoyable enough. much of the album sounded like a french version of rammstein. however, rammstein did it better… and germaner.

Oh No! The Ringmaster at Le Carnivàle Horriblè Has Condemned My Soul To Hell for My Many Crimes!

What the heck did I just listen to...? some thoughts my fiancee and I sent back and forth on Discord while listening: "I'm in an evil french depression" "churning, dissonant strings and a french man yelling angrily... finally some good fucking music" "it's like french tom waits in an abandoned factory" "sort of a rammstein-in-paris vibe" all in all, it was super weird but I didn't completely hate it. individual songs would go from parts I loved to parts that sounded insane and back again, but I get it. it was the 80s, these things happen. favorites: (parts of) la fille de la mort and longue route?

Haha experimental music. Schizophrenia to my ears with its high anxiety mood and all-over-the-place sound. It's loud and atmospheric with its wall of sound, satisfying that symphonic metal genre. The random abrasive samples and dark percussions are one of the earliest examples show signs of various gothic music of the 80s, but also predate the style industrial music would take in the 90s with NiN and Ministry. A lot of this music I could hear being played in gothic clubs. But we also get some weird vaudeville music, related to that "dark cabaret" genre, in tracks like "La fille de la mort" and "Charlotte." Honestly, I thought they killed it in the first half (although I got a few complains) but the second half started sounding pretty generic. "Crier les chiens" and "Ville notre" sound almost identical and are pretty forgettable. "Les enfants" is fairly interesting but a bit over-the-top and repetitive in what it does, and unnecessarily goes on for far too long. "L'Amourir" is actually a really sick industrial metal track. "Pas Mal" is pretty decent and has some cool effects but didn't impress me too much.

French orchestral metal. Unique for sure

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Experiência verdadeiramente singular. A orquestração atmosférica é industrial o suficiente por si só, mas quando combinada com um vocal rosnante em francês, a experiência se torna ainda mais intensa.

I wish I had better speakers for metal. The frenchness and the intro were nice, don't know that I'll be listening again.

This one was a bit of a shock at first. I was not mentally prepared for this album. I had a thought that shifted my perceptions, though. Part of the way through the second song, I thought, "This is like the soundtrack to some sort of twisted, post-industrial, dystopic carnival." And then I kinda loved it. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of wordless screeching and noise for the sake of noise. But if they were going for the gothy death circus vibe... well, they nailed it. Still not a jam I'm adding to the regular rotation but, for the right mood, it's a distinct vibe.

It’s Tom Waits singing Nine Inch Nails songs in French. Seriously though, Bowie liked this album and this group. That gets it a bonus star.

Meh

This was one of the weirdest albums so far.

You know, I listen to a lot of music, but this was something else. Young Gods aren't particularly extreme compared to some of their peers but geez, do they even have peers? I can't see myself coming back to this album, but it gets strong points for creativity. This was a wild whirlwind of symphonic noise, gritty cabaret sounds, and industrial thrash. I see others have made the Tom Waits connection, so I'll refrain. From what I've seen of the lyrics they're kind of poetic in a way I can only describe as, well, French. Moody and a little twisted, but not as dark as some of the song titles led me to think they would be. Fave Songs: L'eau rouge, Charlotte, Longue route, Rue des Tempêtes

Vage stem, goede muziek maar zang is kut

From Minute 4, La fille de la mort really hits nicely.

Kinda cool, weird, camp etc. If INXS are the my yardstick for the epitome of good 80s music then these guys get relatively close. Can hear some NIN and QOTSA too.

At first I was thinking wtf is this... but it grew on me

An interesting take on French 80s rock

Ei genre kyllä oikein aukea, mutta sen verran kiinnostava enkä osaa varsinaisia virheitä sanoa, että pitää varmaan se 3 antaa.

*Confused American noises*

Um tanto indigesto mas cumpre seu propósito

What in the world is this? The first track shook me with its sheer intensity. Absolute madness.

Crossover of carnival, industrial, rock and - at times - metal and a singer who himself is a wannabe crossover of a french Tom Waits and Till Lindemann, albeit trying too hard. The result is mixed. 2.5/5

Oye, esto suena como si hubiese sido grabado esta misma decada. AL principio me tenia rascandome la cabeza, la primera cancion sin duda es un desafio, pero despues fui entrando en su onda y me cautivo.

I didn't really have much use for this. I don't really care for this kind of singing (if that's the word for it). Maybe being able to understand the words would help, but I doubt it. Playing it near maximum volume on my headphones did nearly down out the music the weird denizen with a giant rolling suitcase on my bus ride home was blasting from what appeared to be a battery powered clock radio, so there is that.

Like going through a fever dream. Interesting choices musically, like nothing I’ve heard before.

Must admit I didn't spend much time with this album. (Hey that's life.) And I thought it was going to be easily dismissible. But no. The genre 'dark caberet" fill me with dread but it seems musically inventive. You have to get over some of the screaming French vocals but its worth a further explore.

Una sorpresa. M'esperava un mal de cap de música industrial pretesament innovadora, Throbbing Gristle style, i per sort queda molt lluny. És industrial, sí, i és innovadora, també. Però no perd de vista el seu sentit musical i el so és tan potent com atractiu. 'Loungue Route' és impactant, i temes com 'Crier les Chiens', 'Charlotte' o la inicial 'La Fille dela Mort' el situen com un dels millors discos de rock industrial que he sentit

I feel I would enjoy this less if I was used to French music but I really enjoyed the pronunciations over some really alright rock tracks

Hmmm, in some ways like a Swiss-French/Swiss-German but weaker version of Rammstein...if Rammstein and Tom Waits had a lovechild. I did not like the real avantgarde stuff that sounded like Waits' circus music (La Fille de la Mort, Charlotte, Les Enfants) but the heavier, almost thrash Rammstein-sounding (or NIN-sounding) stuff was kind of cool (Rue des Tempetes, L'eau Rouge, Longue Route, Crier les Chiens, Ville Notre, L'amourir, Pas Mal). Yeah, the vocals are pretty brutal, but the beats really are captivating. I thought for sure I'd give it a 2 after the first song but the album really grew on me.

The first track had me super excited, and then it went a little downhill from there. It’s definitely not awful. I think the vocals could be improved, but the overall bits of experimentation and creativeness are pretty awesome. Not really my genre, but I still got some enjoyment from it. 5/10

It surprised me, but not enough to listen again.

Heavy and dark

Kind of hard to take a French metal band seriously, but this kinda slaps.

Pas Mal, Pas Bien

Not the start I was expecting, but picked up a bit by track 2. Harder to get into the themes without speaking French, but digging the industrial sound...as the album dragged on, my attention waned. Was thinking 4 for a bit...but we're down to a 3.5.

I had absolutely no idea what to expect. What I got was an updated industrialised and foreign version of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. It appears that they are more interested in drama than in music itself. The vocals are generally declaimed rather than sung, and the arrangements / samples are clearly designed to produce dramatic effect. Listenable but not something I am likely to come back to.

French grunge I guess. Started out as carnival music but it was really interesting

Look, shouting in French over drum machines and samplers has never sounded so good.

Musically variant with gruff voiced French lyrics.

Pretty cool symphonic industrial, with a lil cabaret. Might not return super soon, but def neat 👍

I liked this more than I thought I would. Some really nice songs here.

Noise annoys.

Best Song: Longue route. Nice heavy groove that really epitomizes the industrial sound they are going for. Worst Song: Ville Notre. Without knowing the context of the song, it just sounds like it is taking itself too seriously. Overall: A nice surprise. I liked how experimental it got with songs like "Les enfants". At times the experimentation got in its own way and I found myself looking for a consistent rhythm or theme, but generally the vibe here was a good industrial grind.

Nevjerojatno koliko me u dijelovima podsjećaju na early Swanse. Svaka čast Švicarci, iznenađen sam. Volim taj cabaret što je umiksan u ovaj album, a općenito industrial kad mi paše onda paše, sad ne toliko jel, ali dost dobro. S obzirom da nema 3,5, bit će 3, ali ono debelo jače od tipa Eagles-ove trojke koja nije ni trojka maltene al et. Na prvo slušanje mi je drugi dio albuma bolji + prva pjesma s albuma.

Better after the first song, interesting pieces in the production

I had no idea this was an industrial band/album. It reminded me of Ministry, which I was fine with. Nice surprise here.

Am I listening to a rock opera? What is going on here?

On paper I could get into industrial, but this feels a bit too try-hard in terms of edginess. Some neat sounds though.

Ok I guess

Reminiscent of Vaudeville at times mixed in with metal. And metal vocals in French. Kinda dig it.

Heftig werk. Interessant om een keer op plaat te horen. Heb ze ooit een keer live gezien. Dat was wel indrukwekkend goed.

Going into this listen through, there's a lot of baggage. I'm aware that it's one of the lowest rated albums on the list, but I tend to like most of the low rated albums quite a bit (outside of general garbage like the trailer trash magnum opus Devil Without a Cause). The Birthday Party, John Zorn, Laibach, and Pere Ubu currently reside there with some legitimate great albums. I've seen Butthole Surfers down there as well. Napalm Death, the lowest rated, isn't a favorite of mine, but it's much better than some of the garbage people on here seem to like for no discernable reason like Guns 'n' Roses and Oasis. I'm familiar with The Young Gods. Not intimately, but they are in a similar orbit to a lot of music I like. I've heard their music a bit, I've heard some remixes Franz Treichler has done, I have heard a number of Roli Mosimann projects. I don't believe I've heard this album specifically, but I've gone around the bend a few times, trying to get into this group. I like industrial music, including industrial metal. I like arty, pretentious stuff. The Young Gods have always felt like an industrial metal band with arty leanings. Despite my attempts though, they always felt maddeningly out of my grasp. They couldn't hook me. I do respect them though. Quite a bit. And while I don't jive with them, I can say the music doesn't belong on the bottom of this list by any stretch of the imagination. It sounds pretty good, it's got some good grooves. It's better than a lot of the shit industrial that came out in the wake of Skinny Puppy and Ministry. The pantheon for great industrial for me has always been Foetus, Einsturzende Neubauten, Coil, and Nurse With Wound. Only one of those artists is on the list along with the requisite genre founders Throbbing Gristle. The writers would do well to better represent a pretty important genre that has had its influence come back with explosive momentum in the 2010s. While they aren't my favorite band in the genre, at least The Young Gods provide a little bit of representation of this sound. I won't be returning to this album anytime soon, but I'll give it a high three. I'm tempted to give it a four for its role of token inclusion, but my rankings run straight. No grading on a curve, no bonus points.

Bom.

I generally liked this one. This one was really strange, and I'm into Van Der Graaf Generator. The first three tracks, notably, 'de la mort' were probably the best ones. Really intense and ominous. Reminds me of Van Der Graaf, but at the same time it's nothing like I've heard before. Definitely an album which I'm gonna have to get back to, to really understand. 'les enfants' I found the weakest track on the record. A bit too repetitive. The vocalist here sounds pretty much like he's just smoked all the cigarettes in Paris, but that kind of fits the music. Instrumentation is generally good, but the real draw is the songwriting. Overall I'll go for 3.5 stars here. This was a good, and really interesting, record, but I felt that there was a drop in quality towards the end of the album.

French heavy metal

Industrial cabaret....in French. How novel. It was interesting at least. Not sure of it'll catch on though. You kids and your music.

2.5/5 Interesting.. never heard of this band before, so I didn’t know what to expect. I liked some of the songs but they got a bit weird which was not necessary for me. Liked the vocals though. Favourite songs: - L’eau rouge - Charlotte - La fille de la mort

I have no idea whats going on.

What if Ministry and Tom Waits teamed up to do a mix of late 80's Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, and György Ligeti covers? Now, what if it was all in French?

As a fan of Nine Inch Nails, this kept my interest well enough. Longue Route is a pretty good one. I can hear the echoes of this influence in NIN, Mike Patton’s various groups, Trans Am, Rammstein, Meat Beat Manifesto. Inventive use of samples, and pads, I think.

The guy in this record gargles with motor oil, and it's pissed about it. Something new to add to my Halloween playlist.

Rock industrial.

"L' Eau Rouge" or in English... "The Red Water"? Information is limited and I don't know French, but this might have something to do with menstruation, love affair, and probably sex. And what is that lame cover? Is that an amber? I'm a big fan of Rammstein. And Young Gods sounds a lot like the mentioned industrial German band. But for some reason I didn't enjoy the album much. Unlike Rammstein which has a heavy and more slick sound, this album is loose and even inconsistent. The beats and the noises didn't engaged me that much. Still, the tracks that incorporates classical elements are stellar. "La fille de la mort", "Rue des tempetes", "Charlotte", and "Les enfants". I liked those even more than Rammstein's popular violin driven "Mein Herz Brennt". While I'm not whining that my favorite industrial band isn't mentioned in the list, I still wonder why this is in the list. My guess is that this is the beginning or the biggest influence to the industrial music in the '90s. Released in 1989, this might be the turning point from new wave to industrial rock. It has a few great tracks, but not a solid must listen album overall. It's hard to say if I hated it or loved it, but it surely is interesting.

Language barrier aside, interesting listen. Had to look up the band to find out there a sampler player.

100324 16:16 3

Random samples and vomiting on the mic is not an album of music, but an album of sounds. I don’t see what is enjoyable here, even if it is historical for industrial rock that comes later.

Very unorthodox, would have liked a bit more singing than speaking but overall not bad

I HATED this....then I loved it. Then I hated it again. Wild trip but I won’t say it wasn’t an enjoyable one. Kind of like French Rammstein in parts. Fav tracks : “Rue des tempetes” “Longue route”

Buen disco. Interesante

Rock en ocasiones un tanto experimental en cuanto a la instrumentación. Canciones sin mucho peso y un tanto guitarreras. Me lo podía esperar así. Bastante parecidos los cortes entre sí

Loud! A bit like Tom Waits. Inventive, interesting, but probably wouldn’t stick it on for fun.

// Favs: La fille de la mort Score: Decent to Strong 3

Wild album, just in French...

9/23 Really liked the first song then from there it got much more industrial and experimental, didn't love it but it was interesting throughout. Standout Tracks: La fille de la mort, Charlotte, Crier les chiens

Yes, you're very moody.

Scary music! Was a fan though.

I can't understand a word that is said, but it sounds pretty good. Kind of sounds like if Rammstein wrote music for a stage show.

Not my genre and I don’t speak the language, but I can respect the fact that the album sounded connected and they did it well.

this is an odd one, but I like it. Going from weird accordion sounds to industrial every other track...

Very different from most of the music I've heard in my life, which is why I love this '1001 Albums' project so darn much. This is a wild album with wild energy and some really interesting stuff going on. Not sure if these musicians love horror movies, but it definitely won't surprise me if they do. All sorts of clashing noise, dissonance, frenetic rhythms and changes, hard-driving' industrial sound. Not at all what I normally listen to musically, and I honestly went in expecting to hate it (I know, I know: I do try to push away expectations but I don't always succeed) but it actually kind of drew me in at times (yet another excellent feature of this project).

French industrial. Singer sounds like Rammstein.

Liked this more than I was expecting to. The sampling approach is interesting, reminds me a bit of how Thr Prodigyvusea guitar samples. The vocals were slightly hard work because they were in French and quite prominent in the mix. Overall I liked it and it seems to have influenced some cool people! 7/10

Definitely out there but some of it was actually pretty cool. Saved track: “Rue des tempetes”

assez cool

I'm really enjoying the foreign language records chosen for this book. They're all pretty stellar (imagine that) and I probably would never have listened to them otherwise.

At first I wasn’t sure about this album, but I was pleasantly surprised with it.

Was wondering what this would be - I assumed some kind of Euro alt rock before listening. Wiki says it's industrial but it doesn't sound like the other stuff I've heard... ok by the second song it's more like KMFDM/Ministry/Skinny Puppy etc. Still different to those bands though, like it's more performance art than music. I'd describe the tracks less as songs and more as "pieces", if that makes sense (or Stücke, if I was going to be a wanker about it). Would probably listen again though, probably will. 3/5.

bizarre record. nothing I would choose to listen to. i imagine this similar to system of a down where they're mixing hard rock/metal with traditional folk songs from their ancestry (in this case france some of the french accordion/songwriting styles are bizarre). I can respect the creativity/production and performances but definitely not my thin.

The album has some interesting stuff (the sampling is cool) but I personally find it insufferable. Like I recognize a cultural value but I don't want to be the one who listens to it.

Not a fan of this one. It felt like the French chef in The Little Mermaid goes metal.

Ce n'est pas mon truc.

no thank you!!

Industrial pop &/or sit down & count the ways monotony & pressure may go hand in hand, L'Eau Rouge is like the weirdest arena act you'll e'er hear. This is music for the pretentious sports fan. I don't enjoy it, I don't actually respect it, but I guess I understand it - it's there to get you hyped & freaky all at the same time. It's just that Franz Treichler's vocals are a headache & a guttural forgery that remind me of a Tom Waits who forgot to take a dose of the good lord - at least something that'll redeem the edginess that in the end is no more than Kiss on a French acid trip (listen to the transition from 'Charlotte' to 'Longue route'). Performers that underperform, these so-called young gods are neither gods nor that young. Pub rock for weirdos.

The singer’s voice is unique and it was fun listening to French lyrics. No hooks or melodies though and I don’t see myself ever being compelled to listen again.

I usually like songs in french, but this album didn’t go well with my Monday vibe:(

It never felt like it took off. Always felt like I was waiting for something to happen with the songs

This is like crazy that’s why it gets two stars. Otherwise it would suck and just be normal garbage

French metal

I don’t recall hearing a Swiss band - maybe this is the first one so far. This is the second album from the Young Gods, and is essentially industrial rock/industrial metal. I listened to the original release (not the bonus tracks). The singer has a gravelly voice and all lyrics are in French. I enjoyed trying to translate some of those French words. I didn’t enjoy the music, however.

(Swiss) French industrial? 👀 Turns out I wasn't really a fan (vocals too gruff for me), but at least it was interesting. I like the background music sometimes, when it's more drum-centric than guitar-centric, but at other times (like in 'Longue route') it just feels like Scandinavian heavy metal, albeit with some sort of old timey fair/cabaret theme. Though I do think it's nice for diversity's sake to have some ugly music en français! Now I will listen to Indochine's 'Pink Water' to cleanse the palate. Miscellany: it's a bonus track that I didn't even listen to, but the title 'l'amourir' reminded me of the Magnetic Fields' lyric "La mort c'est la mort, mais l'amour c'est l'amour". Making me think Whorfian thoughts!

Hard to find anything to like about this.

Honestly, I think this record is here just for the weird factor. And it is weird. But not really in a fun way. It’s sort of like if Ministry was French and not very good, and to distract you from the fact that they’re not very good, they sprinkle in some accordion here and there. And then some creepy French guy grumbles and grunts in your ear as all this is happening. 5.5/10 This one is just on the cusp of a 3 star, which I usually give to records that I’ll never listen to again, but don’t quite hate. I don’t out and out hate it, but it’s not good. I think I have to go 2 stars on this one, just cause none of it really works at all for me.

Великолепно

Not at all understanding why it is on this list. Yeah, intriguing, occasionally arresting, but I don't get a coherent approach. So the pure noise focus can be for me, but not that much else.

Huh. I struggled to come up with a coherent reaction to this. At no point did I feel like i had any idea where any of this was going, which can be exciting, but here was just kind of confusing. Also, i kind of hated the singer, which may have been the larger issue. It was different. And it wasn't EDM or 90s Britpop, so that's something. I don't know what to rate this. I can't see returning to it but giving it a 2 seems a bit harsh because there's interesting stuff going on. ... bleah, I guess i'm going with a 2 even though that feels a bit wrong.

I know some folks find that the French language sounds elegant and charming. To me it just sounds so ... hard and difficult. (I know I'm bringing my deutschophile and college French class perspective into this) So when you combine hard(ish) rock with French, I've already got a few strikes against it in my head. There is just something, je ne sais quoi, that makes me want to say NON!

Difficult to get past the fact that his voice is awful and I can’t understand what he is singing about!

Sinister French rock… I’m not mad at it, just don’t look up the lyrics. I feel like I should be listening to this while participating in a heist.

Look, there was a French rap album here that was pretty good. This is a French NIN album that is not very good. If I weren't such a completionist at heart, I would have bailed three minutes into the opener.

Kind of sounded like a soundtrack to a bad movie. Seemed like the singer was occasionally singing a song that the band wasn't playing. It just wasn't for me. 2/5 Won't listen again

They seem mad

French avant gard bullshit…pero tiene algunos momentos por ahí

A bit of a hard sell for me, even if I really enjoy the idea of this band and this music. It's an industrial rock album where all the guitars are played off of a sampling machine. But, more than that, it's also a surreal ambient record. with the throat sung Swiss French vocals layered on top of everything, the final result is a truly alien experience. It's not shocking to me that a band named after a Swans song would produce something so difficult to categorize. Ultimately, I find myself more enthralled by the idea of The Young Gods than the songs they write. but, hey, these guys definitely have a sound, which is more than you can say for most bands!

Really disjointed. Industrial in places mixed with almost fairground music. Too weird for me on a first listen

I hated most of it but kinda came around at the end, the infant song was cool. It’s 2 now but I feel it might be better than I’m giving it credit for.

Fr*nce

NO es mi estilo, ni me atrae, pero siempre han sido bastante reconocidos por su calidad. Con una vez ya me parece suficiente.

I didn't know there was such a thing as French hard rock. I liked the French elements, the string and accordion, but I'm not a fan of hard rock in general.

I think I'm being sensitive today but this shit just wound me up.

Kinda fun but nothing really memorable.

Some interesting moments here and there. I can appreciate music in a foreign language but for whatever reason the French gravel wasn't doing it for me. My favorite was probably Longue route or L'Amourir. I have zero interest to come back to this but it was interesting hearing it with the context of it being from 1989 and maybe being a little ahead of it's time.

fav songs: longue route industrial, aggressive, dark 50/100

Had some cool riffs and mixing at parts... but yeah...

Heavy metal with a bit of circus music thrown in for good measure. I think the French lyrics complement the music well though and I think that elevates this album above others.

That was tough. Other reviewers have compared the album to Pink Floyd, NIN, and Reznor—all bands and artists I really enjoy listening to. I was curious. The very first track put me off so much that I couldn’t bring myself to listen to it all the way through. The second one reminded me of old NIN songs, but it didn’t win me over. It’s really hot today—maybe that’s why I’m not in the mood for anything radically new. I might give the album another listen after all. But that’s enough for now. 2/5

Yeah okay i can see how someone could like this but absolutely not for me

I’m sure this important in the history of music somehow but it’s not enjoyable

Weird to get two industrial experimental metal albums from non English speaking European bands in one week, but it makes the comparison easier. I liked Laibach better, this was not far enough off the deep end to make it interesting and not safe enough to make it enjoyable. Its in the middle between normal and weird not a good place to end up

Went in blind on this one. No idea what to expect. And then the French circus music kicks in. Uh-oh. If first impressions are important, things are not going well for this one. Then a serious left turn into grating treble heavy noise with angry French lyrics/screaming. Hmmm. Not really better, but certainly surprising. And then something closer to good music. All in the first track. Exhausting nearly 8 min track. And then a quickie punk/sort of industrial /heavy metal track less than 3 mins. Head spinning. This one was a level up from the experimental track 1. Foreboding French lyrics that I have no idea what the meaning is. Track 3. Best so far. Solid industrial rage. Track 4. Shit circus music again. Accordion is not my fave. Almost sounds like he is trying to be Tom Waits, but not nearly as good. In fact, this track is ass. Track 5. Speed metal and French anger screaming. No thanks. Track 6. I don’ve the pretentious sound of the French language. The music in the background here is above average metal. But I hate the French screaming. Track 7. If it isn’t more of the same, I’ll be damned. This one isn’t terrible. Or good. Track 8. Hope I never have to listen to this ever again. More industrial. Hear the Kraftwerk influence in this one. DO NOT LIKE. Why am I spending so much time analyzing this one when I clearly don’t really like it? Because I’m on a plane on summer vacation. Ha! Track 9. Ok, little groove to start. Not the worst track. This one is tolerable and a little bit interesting. Reminds me a little of a band I once heard but can’t think of the name. Not the Cult, but? Hmm. Last track. Thank God. Nothing more to say at this point. I will give them this… it’s avante garde and not really like anything else I’ve heard. If this is your jam, I think there’s quality in there. It’s just absolutely not for me. I hope to not listen to this again.

So maybe I'm not admittedly as open-minded as I thought. This is a bit out there for me, and I've learned it's not my vibe. Yes, there's elements of a French Pink Floyd, NIN, and what I thought sounded like Megadeth (Pas Mal). I appreciate the opportunity to listen to something outside of my comfort zone. This is for some people. Sadly, I'm not one of them.

Sounds like absinthe tastes

They are summoning demons

Not for me

2.5

deeply naff.

My rating 2.0.

Wanna be French Rammstein but honestly an insult to those German rockers to even compare. Regardless, this was not good. Could easily round down. 1.5

This album gave me anxiety. Sounded like a combo of French Rammstein and the score of a suspense thriller. Props for being one of the more interesting bad albums on the list. 2.25/5

3 - BAD

wat.

This is... Interesting. I've never really gotten into industrial music too much. Doesn't do a whole lot for me. It's mostly just kinda there but then some of it sounds like music from Killer Klowns from Outer Space or some shit. This album artwork looks like Piss and Blood, the Andres Serrano piece that Metallica used for Reload. My half-assed research attempt couldn't find whether Serrano made another Piss and Blood artwork, when the first one came out, or any details about this album's art. Funny to speculate on but not worth doing any more research.

There are some ideas here that I find a bit interesting, but industrial metal is not my thing at all and I would never come back to this album.

I’m sure this is influential or something but it was not much fun to listen to. Longue Route was CNN kinda cool.

Heavy rock, I'd say bordering on metal, with some orchestral additions. Very broody

A long long long 40 something minutes. What is this? The worst parts of NIN with the dark side of Willy wonka. That may sound awesome, but it’s not.

It felt too dark for me

I have no fucking idea what this is. Even after listening to the whole thing. I now understand the general consensus on French Tom Waits / Trent Reznor / Rammstein at least, but… so much of it is just fucking mad. There are flashes of good bits in here… like a particularly fat riff, soundscape or driving rhythm, but it’s mostly just very noisy and weird. But you know, I didn’t sign up to this thing to be played safe easy picks every day. It’s good to get the weird shit every once in a while to spice things up.

Clous de vingt trois cm. Trent Reznor had to move into the Manson house and enter a drug fuelled depression to reach the emotional state required to produce the Downward Spiral, while all Young Gods had to do was be European.

It was weird as fuck, but not without some merit. The vocals were extremely guttural and in a foreign (to me) language, but they complemented the music perfectly. The music was very hit or miss, and by the end of the album it felt very repetitive. I'm glad I heard it, it was a band I had no knowledge of and it expanded my horizons. That being said, I'll never knowingly listen to it again.

Sounds like a French Rammstein. Could be good my French is sadly lacking. Overall type of fast metal not my type though.

Sounds a bit too Laibach-copypaste. Interesting ideas though.

36/100. There’s a strange and almost whimsical weirdness to the album, but unfortunately it just never clicks for me. The vocals especially did not work for me. They have a deep and theatrical style that almost reminds me of Rammstein, but without the same power or intensity behind them. A lot of the delivery feels closer to spoken grunting than actual singing, which made the album difficult to connect with.

I mean, the sampling is cool sometimes I guess but other times it's really stupid sounding ('Longue route') and also the guy needs to stop singing.

It's basically French Leonard Cohen. Hard pass.

Liked the more clowny stuff but the rest was so generic

Not terrible on the ears, but far from pleasant.

Another album that just wasn't my style. At times I hated it, at times I was intrigued. A few times it pulled out of the heavy industrial sound to give me something I enjoyed immensely.

Loved the first song.

I didn't like it, except the instrumental I guess...

This was not for me. I enjoyed some of the more orchestratral pieces, but the lead singer's voice didn't do much for me.

So. Weird.

This is my least favourite genre of music, but I don't know, it was kinda fun in French.

2,5

i have to respect an album that's trying to be out there even if it sucks. there has GOT to be better options from the industrial genre than this though

Day851 - this album was all over the place. you don’t have to speak french to know the accordion doesn’t belong in any song unless you’re weird al

Sounds like a French rock opera version of Beauty and the Beast. 2.4/5

Another shocking choice for the list

I see the vision. It’s ambitious and bold and individual. I think if I knew the language well enough to follow the stories they were trying to tell I might have appreciated it more.

No sir, I don't like it.

Just because this record is considered "their" masterpiece, does not mean it is by any means an actual masterpiece...

This is definitely music, but I definitely don’t like it.

There were a few good moments, but mostly this was either boring or incredibly amateurish.

There were moments here I did find interesting and enjoyable, but the rougher ones just pull it down and make it a challenge to return to. The vocals are the element holding everything else back the most. The first track is downright bizarre and not in a fun way. 1 listen Favorite Track: Les enfants

Expectation: -> Never heard of this band. After listening: -> This may not be popular but I do enjoy this some. Not something I'll return to but if this were an english speaking band I would consider. Some incessant abrasive screaming nudged this down to a two. Could this get some play time at Halloween? Track ranking: (skipped)

Джигурда 40 минут рычит на французском. Странно, не нравится.

2.5 Actually enjoyed this whenever there was no vocals, but his voice was so grating

this is the most unlistenable piece of hype moments and aura ever. this is so awesome though, def one of the coolest rock albums i've ever listened to. i wish i could listen to an album full of the vibe of the first track though. God damn i'd never listen to this again though.

What an interesting album, French Industrial rock. Depending on how you listen to it, it either sounds like complete garbage noise or something quite cool. But ultimately, the complete garbage noise won out most of the time. Good addition to the list, never will listen to again.

The music itself was great but the vocals were so grating

Oui oui! Baguette! Sacre bleu!

At it's peak it was just okay. I think I wanted to enjoy this more than I actually did. Definitely an interesting album.

I like weird, I like screaming, I like circus altough I don't like this :(

Segundo Francia

hm

the only thing worse than Prog Rock is French Prog Rock

This record is mostly forgettable except for those raspy-ass vocals. I think they gave me second-hand throat cancer. Favourite Track(s): Longue route, Charlotte Least Favourite Track(s): La fille de la mort

cant stand the vocals

not what i felt like at all. L'Amourir was ok. The rest was mostly unmemorable. would not even remotely consider listening to this again. 2 stars

It must be hard to sing heavy songs in French, but here we are. NFI what they are singing about as I know little French. I didn’t mind the orchestral bits. One word to summarise: oubliette.

like if you asked tom waits to be french and make industrial music. ts so butt and that coming from someone who likes tom waits

I gave this one my best shot, but I failed to connect with it. Sonically, it's all over the place and doesn't sound like anything else I've ever heard. There are some cool songs here, like "Ville Notre," but I just don't know when I'd want to revisit this in the future.

2.5

Just not for me. Didn't listen all the way through.

I wanted to like this but it’s too screamo for me. Didn’t finish the album.

I’m always surprised by how much weird cabaret music is on this list. This album is a hybrid of industrial, metal, and French cabaret. The lead singer has an insane, menacing growl. I’d be curious to know what he’s singing about since it’s in French. Overall, I respect this, but I didn’t particularly enjoy it.

These are some atrocious vocals

Tom Waits in Geneva?…

Does they mean it? And more importantly - what is it exactly? My rudimentary understanding of French is both a benefit and an impediment. Drum sounds aside - there's enough unique sonics here - the waits/Serge vocals and often excellent strings - to keep it interesting. Ultimately though - at this same time - Foetus is doing much more compelling and affecting work in a similar palate - and with much better drum sounds.

French screamo industrial metal cabaret music. It is an interesting listen, the music is pretty damn cool, but the singing just doesn't hit for me. Cool to hear different than what I would normally listen too, but not gonna get much replay. Also, hate the band name and the album artwork.

This felt like a parody of itself. Which sometimes works for me! But this time did not. I liked the last two tracks well enough.

This dude somehow managed to get 4 Nick Cave albums on here so its no surprise he found the French Cover band of the NC&The Bad Seeds.

Nelabai patiko, balsas įkyrus

Overall Rating - 2.15/5 (4.30/10). Just not really a fan of industrial, and making it in French doesn't really improve it.

Yeah... no. Absolutely not. This ain't it. This just doesn't work for me in all ways. On top of having problems connected with vocals in a different language, the vocals in this are TERRIBLE. The music sounds like the first idea that popped in their head without actually working on it. I was going to give this 1 star, but it's clear these guys pioneered a new sound that very obviously lead to NiN and other artists taking it over and actually making good ideas with it. So I'll add a star for that. But does the first guy who figured out adding garlic to food remembered as a great chef if the food he made still sucked?

No

Not my vibe at all. The only thing I enjoyed was the occasional guitar part. The mixing, singing, and style of the music really put me off the album as a whole. I listened through it but it never got any better.

Frank rock, inte min grej.

That was interesting, not quite my taste but interesting

I can take just about anything for 40 minutes… except this.

Mammy, daddy this one was hard work. The opening tune was like a fairground tune. Some of the tunes had driving bass and there were some episodes of heavy metal drum work but I found this album to be one that I feel I have survived rather than enjoyed.

I'll be honest, and this is a bit unfair of me, but I wasn't expecting much from a group named 'The Young Gods'. Kind of a pompous name. This was somehow even stranger than I could've expected, though. Not everyone is going to have the mindset for industrial rock, dark cabaret, or whatever the hell you want to classify this as. Not to mention the gruff French voice that is uncomfortably belting out to you all the while. It's intentionally creepy and unsettling, so I guess I get the vibe. There are some melodic elements amidst the chaos, but it's never consistent enough to digest properly. I also can't unhear Tom Waits after so many reviewers mentioned him...

Like Rammstein, but without chorus. A few songs are ok.

Woof, not sure I needed to know that French industrial was a genre. One of those records I struggle to imagine anyone really enjoying. Wasn’t completely unlistenable though so light 2.

Maybe if I understood what they were saying I would’ve liked this better. Some (but not all) of the music was actually pretty good rock. Almost a 3

European circus music from hell. This actually had a couple of good moments but they were few and far between.

Volvemos al ruedo después de un largo tiempo con esta banda que no ubico para nada pero el que sea industrial me alegra. No me terminó de enganchar, más allá de que el género me gusta. Sin más para agregar, nos vemos la próxima semana.

Not bad late 80's industrial but I've heard much better.

Не слушабельно Аутентично, необычный вокал Франция, но больше ничего

"Hey Google, How do you say 'tedious' in French?" cirque du soleil, but make it a nightmare theme

Fransk!! Noe kult, men også litt for tøft for meg, men spennende

Not my thing. French helps

Oh that's a spicy one. I'm glad it's on the list, in the sea of generic britpop, but it's a little too hot for my taste buds.

2.5

I do think some of the industrial textures here are interesting, though a bit tiring, but I find his singing (which also gives me French chanson vibes) really bad. 2 stars

interesting but not good

A bit long for the french heavy rock. But had a pretty unique sound just not that pleasurable

I hate the French lol

Can’t take this one seriously, because: 1. Vocals sounds ridiculous 2. French 🤮 1.5/5

not for me.

Dark Industrial is a genre I don't quite grasp, despite efforts. But, this album was listenable.

Ok so Rammstein vibes - initially interesting before devolving into Willy Wonka mess. 2/5

When I'm in a niche music competition and my opponent is French industrial dark cabaret avant garde symphonic metal. Weten jullie nog dat ik het had over muziek die je laat voelen? Well, this album gives me the creeps. Het voelt een beetje als een horror film, en ik denk dat veel tracks - minus vocals - goed zouden werken als soundtrack van een film (Bugonia bijvoorbeeld!!!!!). Dit onbehaagelijke gevoel verliest helaas wel een beetje zijn kracht in de loop van het album, en repeat listens zitten er niet echt in. Net als hoe je de clue van een goeie thriller ook maar één keer echt fresh kan ervaren (kijk Bugonia!!!). Veel van de industriële sounds en scary strings fuckte ik wel mee, maar ik kan écht niet met die clown accordion. De vocals zijn conceptually cool en passen bij de duistere vibe, maar na een tijdje worden ze wel wat saai. En misschien komt het omdat ik geen Frans kan, maar de lyrics leken voornamelijk te bestaan uit 100x de song title herhalen. Het album heeft absoluut een atmosfeer, en ik vermoed dat het sterke invloeden heeft gehad op (Europese) industrial sounds, zoals bijvoorbeeld een Rammstein, maar ook in de techno scene. Ik ben blij dit ervaren te hebben, maar hoef het niet vaker te horen. No liked songs, maar Pas Mal was niet slecht :p

2, interesting but not my cup of thé

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Interesting genre. Not a fave, but didn't dislike it.

lowkey had to stop listening cause i just wasn’t vibing LOL, but do appreciate its innovation soundwise

The soundtrack to Expedition 33 if Ubisoft produced it.

what the hell, sure

This was a lot for a Tuesday morning

No standouts

It's no Angine de Poitrines, I'll give them that.

The French were really going through it.

Interesting

Weird

This was a fun novelty listen at first, but a full album of this? No thanks. Luckily this album is pretty short, so at the very least it doesn't overstay its welcome. Any more of that grating voice would have been too much. The cabaret elements are mostly what make this actually listenable, it's such a weird contrast from the vocals and the general style, but there's something fun about it. Overall definitely not deserving of being in the top 20 lowest albums in my opinion, but I won't be coming back to this likely ever.

Well, that was interesting. Swiss Industrial Metal. reminded me of Rammstein (German Industrial Metal) and early Nine Inch Nails, but not as good.

Thoughts before listening: I have 0 frame of reference for this band and album. If its from 1989 I have to think its probably British and either Britpop or dance of some sort. I'm going in completely cold on this one. Review: So I was way off on my guess. Allmusic calls them "Swiss electro-noise terrorists", and this album is pretty out there. Apparently their claim to fame is incorporating samples into industrial noise rock...all things I typically wouldn't gravitate to. Carnival music with a Tom Waits reminiscent vocalist singing entirely in French that morphs into Nine Inch Nails-style industrial....I will give these guys credit for being interesting, but otherwise its just not for me. 2-stars

Some things transcend borders of nations, languages and cultures. They are true no matter where you are in the world. The happiness of a child’s laughter. The excitement found in seeing someone engage in feats of physical or mental excellence. The love of family and friends. And how industrial music is unlistenable garbage. Also, hot tip for all aspiring lead singers. If you sing in a scary monster voice, I’m not going to think you’re a scary monster. I know there’s not monsters on the world. I’m just going to think you suck.

Not for me

5/10 Wanted to like this, and to be honest I might have, but the vocals kinda ruined it for me. Still glad to have heard it. Highlights: Pas mal Rue des tempêtes

To be honest, the entire album vibe sounds like a circus gone wrong. I'm not fluent in French at all, so I have no clue what the lyrics are. Surely I can look it up... Anyway, from what I researched, this album is the band's only one sung in French. Which is intriguing because the band is based in Switzerland. I don't know, maybe ethnically the band has French ancestry somewhere in there. :p I digress, I would give the album a solid 5/10... Unfortunately, for some songs, I was kind of bored and never had that moment of being stunned, where I thought, "Oh my god, this song sounds really good, I have to add it to my liked songs." The one thing that saves the album from getting a 2 is the singer's husky-toned voice.

Weird but kind of interesting

Not great, not irredeemable.

Good lord the spotify biography this group wrote for themselves is some next level pretentious self fallatio bullshit. Its french industrial rock on synthesizers