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Experimental stuffs but, catchy.
This did not float my bateau. Too angry and wierd
Bold, unique, I’ve never heard anything like it. Wow.
Yup, seems to be pretty much as advertised. Don't love it, but don't hate it.
Well that was weird. Mixing genres is one thing and I've listened to plenty of albums from this list that do that. But jumping from one genre to another in the space of two songs is different kind of freedom. Do I like this "freedom act"? Not particularly. Still, there are worse albums here.
This was interesting. I didn’t like it at first, and it took a while to get onboard, but it wasn’t bad. It’s industrial music with a singer who sounds like a French Tom Waits. It’s atmospherically consistent, though there was a surprising amount of variety from track to track.
Dark, Loud, Tight, and very Industrial
good album, enjoyed it a lot
almost every member of this band is credited with "sampler" except for the drummer who is the only one playing an instrument. rly striking and inspiring stuff, tho a lil more in its conception than the actual music, at least for now...the strange Unmoored feeling that comes from building semi-traditional songs out of a sampler can be hard to find a place in on just one listen. still, i literally havent heard anything that sounds like this...the strange theatrical undertone and the menace of the vocal delivery add additional wrinkles to what could just be a one-gimmick band. in its best moments, it feels like the sky is the limit but its also made of bronze and trapping u
I skipped most of these songs. I just did not connect with any of them.
The circus/carnival music is an interesting direction. It doesn't blend terribly well, though most of the time they keep the track either focused on industrial or carnival. It's solid-enough industrial when it's not, but it's nothing to write home about. There are much, much worse records on this list. Favorite tracks: "Longue Route", "L'amourir"
Really taking you somewhere. Scary. 80’s Scary movie chase scene (Rue des tempêtes.) Charlotte is folksy. Grissley voice. Jumps between vibes in first 5 tracks. Les enfants has some gutteral vocals that could be in Dune. There is toil and grind and the triumph of the masses in there too Fav Track: La fille de la mort, Charlotte Least Fav Track: Lounge route Ratings: Personal /5 Critical /5
Contenswr for my least favorite album on the list. Grating (vocals and music), boring, repetitive. Would give it zero stars.
Kennelijk is dit een bandje, op mij kwam het over alsof dit door één lolbroek in zijn eentje op zijn zolderkamertje op een oud keyboard in elkaar was gedraaid. Kennelijk zijn dit moedertaalsprekers, terwijl ik dacht dat een of andere Amerikaan zijn schoolboekje Allons-y tous en zijn Prisma-woordenboek erbij had gepakt. Hoe dan ook, een beetje wat grunten, wat gitaren door de beats laten brullen, en hup, de Top-1001 is weer gehaald. Geen idee wat we hiermee moeten, want op een gegeven moment is de lol er wel af. Ik vermoed dat Matthijs en Snollebolleke geen pelgrimage naar het graf van deze figuren zullen maken, die ook wel niet op Père Lachaise zullen liggen.
Dit is natuurlijk in het Frans, maar het voelt heel erg Duits aan. Het lijkt een voorloper van de stevige elektronische rock. Het is echt wel even wennen, ook omdat ze soms doorschieten met bijvoorbeeld de strijk-geluiden. Soms is het net of je tegelijk met een rock-album een film aan het kijken bent en lijken de geluiden ver van elkaar te liggen. Vaak haak ik af bij dat soort grollen. Maar in dit geval zorgt het dat ik geprikkeld blijf. Best prettig. Ik heb soms wel wat moeite met de zang, zeker als het schreeuwen wordt. Er zijn daardoor onderdelen die ik best een 1 zou geven. maar al met al lijkt dit album met zorg geproduceerd te zijn en laat het mij actief luisteren. Ik kan dit best nog eens opzetten. 3,5 ster.
Ik weet ongeveer wat je van industrial kan verwachten, dus toen de plaat begon met een duister brullende Patrick Bruel op een achtergrond van cabaretesque violen, was ik even de draad kwijt. Gelukkig is nummer 2 het typische industrial met repeterende drums en zware gitaren. Ik vind het altijd maar vrij simpel hakketakke, het is niet mijn muziek dat industrial. Vervolgens raken we weer een paar keer de draad kwijt, want ze blijven wel improviseren op het thema. Dat cabaretesque, zoals ook nr 4 charlotte, vind ik alleen zo niet bij het thema industrial passen. Meer een soort karikatuur van een Franse chanson. Ergens is het goed dat ze wat afwisselen, want 40 minuten hersenloos hakketakke in een moordend tempo, dan kun je daarna aan het zuurstof. Maar door die rare intermezzo's weet ik niet zo goed wat ik hier allemaal mee aan moet. Met industrial kan ik weinig, met Frans cabaretesque kan ik weinig. Dus met dit album kan ik weinig.
I enjoyed this but more because of its uniqueness and unexpected factor than the music itself. I can't say I've ever been exposed to Swiss industrial rock before. The album was good for a single listen but don't think I'd venture back to these corners of Spotify in a hurry.
Not a fan
Sounded like a drunken bar fight at 3 am. Hard to put into words what I thought about this one. Think sewage smell.
If Billy Idol and Marlyn Mason had a love child it would sound like this. Very interesting textures, especially for ‘89.
Not a huge fan of this one, but I can't call it bad. There's some interesting stuff here, but it didn't flow well to me. There were moments that the singer sounded like the singer from Rammstein decided to learn french. 2.5/5
weird screaming french...
Felt like a French god
3.6 I had to give this album a few listens to start to really appreciate it. You can hear the beginnings of industrial music mixed with French sounding music clips. Very interesting once you get into it fully.
Metal? Proto industrial? Strange French-language cabaret / circus music? I have to give it three stars because I can't decide if I hate it, or haven't yet appreciated how brilliant this might be. Needs more listens for sure.
Nope nope nope. Worst thing I have heard so far. Not for me thaaaaaank you.
🎧How do you say “absolutely not” in French? Absolument pas.
Ok, but like the NIN x Pink Floyd comments are pretty spot on. It also acquired Metallica growling. Meh.
This album certainly isn't bad, but it just seems like it could be better. The accordion (?) in a few songs is especially odd, and totally throws the whole album off.
Warum hat mich dieses Album so fasziniert? War es die französische Sprache? Oft war es ganz schön schräg und schrill. Dann hörte man drehorgelartige Musik und wilde Orchestrierungen. Dann klingt die Stimme wie Tom Waits, der dann auch Death Metal singen oder krächzen kann. Das alles war so spannend, atemberaubend. Ich kann nicht anders: das war die aufregendste Musik seit langem für mich.
Very odd album. Not bad though.
French Tom Waits
There's some neat riffage here and there, and the fact that most of the music is all samples and synth is neat - but it's generally abrasive and not very enjoyable.
oh man NOT IDEAL
Couldn't understand a word of it
Lame. and French
I like tea but this is not my cup of it.
Quite liked this one. Especially considering it's from 1989, it doesn't sound dated. Most other reviews can't get past it being in French without realising it's Swiss.
Weird album I've heard worse on here, and to be honest I quite enjoyed the guitar parts 3 ⭐️
Mixed bag. Some of this was pretty solid while other songs fell a bit flat. Say what you will but I'm just going to be honest: the fact that this was performed in French made it hilarious to me in some places. I'm not sure why, but it was.
My first one star!
Imagine sitting at a coffee shop, enjoying a nice cup of joe. Then an elderly French man, in the grips of dementia, starts screaming in song right in your face in French. That’s this record.
This album is a hot mess. I could have lived the rest of my life never hearing this and would die a satisfactory death. I want my 33 minutes back. A hot garbage dumpster fire of a "French Industrial Rock" album.
This album was better in the back half, but it's still not great. It was definitely the worst impression of ministry/rammstein/nine inch nails that I've heard. There was absolutely no reason for some of these songs to be more than 3 and 1/2 minutes.
some are good
don't put a band together with no guitarist
Fucking shit
I hate the French.
If it was in English I probably would have hated it, but since it was in French it only slightly annoyed me.
ycchhhh
4.5 Some of the cream of the first wave Industrial class. I don;t speak French so for all i know the lyrics are about ducks and spiders but it POUNDS hard and gets drunk in a late night cabaret. Plays Kurt Weill is probably my fave YG but this is superb
4.5 stars. I was into this. 80's ish metal that is just experimental enough. At times heard some Rammstein, Motley Crue, and Iron Maiden influences. Standouts are "Rue des tempetes" and "Longue route" and "Pas Mal".
What the hell was this French circus metal? No.
french rock meets nine inch nails.. i also hear a bit of rammstein sound in this. favorite track: l’eau rouge other picks: la fille de la mort, les enfants, l’amourir
French Rammstein meets NIN. Liked it more than I thought I would.
What’s not to love about an album whose first track sounds like “In the Flesh?”, if Pink Floyd were French Tom Waits impersonators? Or so I thought. After a little more mad carnival, we had a track that sounded like it tested off a copy of Ministry’s Twitch. Ok, some genre-jumping and stuck in the 80’s, still weird enough to keep me intrigued. And then some growly metal. And more, and more. Of all the genres to settle on. Maybe if I understood enough French to follow the lyrics, there was a unifying thread to this. As it was, the album felt disjointed and i lost interest. Glad I had the chance to hear it, but not a band I’ll be exploring.
My ears are never going to financially recover from this.
I liked it more than I expected to.
It’s times like these I forget this is not a greatest albums list, rather just albums to hear before you die… we never sad they would all be good. This really puzzled me. surely this is just something people pretend they enjoy, just to seem ‘unique’ or ‘edgy’. Couldn’t finish it in all honestly.
Couldn’t listen to this 🤢
Listened to this while driving from Escondido to Palm Springs. There were aspects of this that I really enjoyed! I loved all the orchestral interplay that came into the songs. It kept the music vibrant. The more metal elements to the music were less my cup of tea...but all in all, I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to!
I can see how this may have influenced artists I like (Mike Patton) but this was not a winner.
La tete comme un trou.
je porte cette couronne de merde
The Paris Olympic Committee really dodged a bullet by selecting Gojira to play the opening ceremony instead of these guys.
Not one of my choices to listen to again.
Absolutely cursed album. The opening track is one of the most horrid things that has ever befallen my ears. Harry Lime was right about the Swiss - their contribution to culture is a horrid one. I'd be lying if I said the album hadn't grown on me though, and some of it I kinda dig™. Tom Waits meets Oxbow would be a good way to describe it. Best Track: Les Enfants Worst Track: La fille de la mort
Kinda just sounds like Swiss Idles. I enjoyed some bits but I can't wait to never listen to this album again Best Song: Rue des tempetes Worst Song: Ville Notre
Jeez, this sounds like some wild Eurovision entry. Can’t decide if that’s a good thing or not… it’s not unpleasant but then the gruff French vocals kick in and I’m not sure why I ever decided this album list was a good idea.
Extra half-star for the cool orchestral elements. And honestly, there are some other musical elements that pop up every now and then that I don't hate. But for the most part, this is verrrrrrry much not for me. 1.5/5
Ok, but i dont know what is happening
I didn’t make it far with this at all
**Album Review: L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods** --- **Introduction** Released in 1989, "L'Eau Rouge" is the second album by the Swiss industrial band The Young Gods. Known for their pioneering use of samples and a distinctive sound that blends elements of industrial rock, electronic music, and classical influences, The Young Gods crafted an album that has been influential in the industrial and alternative music scenes. This review delves into the lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence of "L'Eau Rouge," providing a comprehensive analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. **Lyrics** The lyrics on "L'Eau Rouge" are predominantly in French, adding a layer of mystique and exoticism for non-French-speaking audiences. The themes explored are dark, introspective, and often surreal, with poetic imagery that complements the album's sonic landscape. Songs like "Charlotte" and "Les Enfants" tackle themes of innocence lost and existential dread. "Charlotte," for instance, is a haunting narrative of love and obsession, with lines like "Charlotte, je t'aime à mourir" ("Charlotte, I love you to death"), capturing the intensity and destructiveness of infatuation. "Les Enfants" reflects on the purity and corruption of youth, using stark contrasts to emphasize the loss of innocence. While the lyrics are compelling and rich in imagery, their effectiveness can be somewhat limited for listeners who do not understand French. However, the emotive delivery by vocalist Franz Treichler ensures that the emotional weight is still conveyed. **Music** Musically, "L'Eau Rouge" is a groundbreaking work that defies easy categorization. The Young Gods utilize sampling technology to create dense, textured soundscapes that incorporate elements of rock, industrial, and classical music. The opening track, "La Fille de la Mort," sets the tone with its aggressive guitar riffs, pulsating rhythms, and dramatic orchestral samples. This blend of raw energy and refined orchestration is a hallmark of the album, showcasing the band's innovative approach to composition. Tracks like "Rue des Tempêtes" and "L'Eau Rouge" highlight the band's ability to merge heavy industrial sounds with melodic elements. "Rue des Tempêtes" features a driving beat and abrasive guitar samples, juxtaposed with atmospheric synths and haunting vocals. The title track, "L'Eau Rouge," is a masterclass in dynamics, building from a quiet, eerie intro to a powerful, cathartic climax. The instrumental "Pas Mal" provides a moment of respite, with its minimalist piano and ambient textures, demonstrating the band's versatility and willingness to explore different sonic territories. **Production** The production on "L'Eau Rouge" is both a strength and a weakness. Produced by Roli Mosimann, the album's sound is characterized by its clarity and precision, allowing the intricate layers of samples and instrumentation to be fully appreciated. The meticulous attention to detail in the mixing and mastering process results in a rich, immersive listening experience. However, some critics argue that the production can feel a bit too polished at times, potentially diluting the raw energy that is a key aspect of industrial music. While this polished sound can make the album more accessible to a broader audience, it may alienate purists who prefer a grittier, more abrasive aesthetic. **Themes** "L'Eau Rouge" delves into a variety of themes, many of which revolve around existentialism, the human condition, and the interplay between innocence and corruption. The album's exploration of these themes is both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant. Existentialism is a recurring motif, with songs like "Charlotte" and "Les Enfants" contemplating the nature of existence and the inevitability of suffering. The title track, "L'Eau Rouge," can be interpreted as a metaphor for life's inherent chaos and unpredictability, with its shifting dynamics and unsettling atmosphere. The interplay between innocence and corruption is vividly depicted in "Les Enfants," where the purity of childhood is juxtaposed with the harsh realities of adult life. This theme is further explored in "Longue Route," which speaks to the journey of life and the trials and tribulations one faces along the way. **Influence** "L'Eau Rouge" has had a significant impact on the industrial and alternative music scenes. The Young Gods' innovative use of sampling technology paved the way for other bands to explore new sonic possibilities, influencing acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. The album's blend of rock and electronic elements also helped to bridge the gap between these genres, contributing to the development of the industrial rock genre. The band's willingness to experiment with different styles and sounds has inspired a generation of musicians to push the boundaries of their own music. The emotional depth and complexity of "L'Eau Rouge" have also resonated with listeners, making it a touchstone for those seeking music that is both intellectually stimulating and viscerally impactful. **Pros and Cons** *Pros:* 1. **Innovative Use of Sampling:** The Young Gods' pioneering approach to sampling creates rich, textured soundscapes that are both unique and compelling. 2. **Emotive and Poetic Lyrics:** The lyrics, though primarily in French, are rich in imagery and emotion, adding depth to the music. 3. **Diverse Musical Influences:** The album seamlessly blends elements of rock, industrial, and classical music, showcasing the band's versatility. 4. **High Production Quality:** The meticulous production ensures that the intricate layers of sound are fully appreciated, creating an immersive listening experience. 5. **Thematic Depth:** The exploration of existential and philosophical themes adds intellectual weight to the album. *Cons:* 1. **Language Barrier:** For non-French-speaking listeners, the lyrics' full impact may be lost, potentially limiting their emotional connection to the songs. 2. **Polished Production:** Some fans of industrial music may find the production too polished, lacking the raw, abrasive edge that characterizes the genre. 3. **Niche Appeal:** The album's experimental nature and dark themes may not appeal to mainstream audiences, limiting its commercial success. 4. **Dense Soundscapes:** The intricate layers of samples and instrumentation, while impressive, can sometimes feel overwhelming or cluttered, potentially alienating some listeners. 5. **Emotional Intensity:** The dark and introspective nature of the album may be too intense for some listeners, making it less accessible for casual listening. **Conclusion** "L'Eau Rouge" by The Young Gods is a landmark album that has left an indelible mark on the industrial and alternative music scenes. Its innovative use of sampling, emotive lyrics, and diverse musical influences make it a compelling and thought-provoking work. While its polished production and experimental nature may limit its appeal to a broader audience, its thematic depth and intellectual rigor ensure that it remains a significant and influential album. The Young Gods have crafted a sonic journey that is both challenging and rewarding, inviting listeners to explore the darker recesses of the human condition. "L'Eau Rouge" stands as a testament to the band's creativity and vision, cementing their place in the pantheon of industrial music pioneers.
This was a much needed surprise. Chaotic and unpredictable. How have I never heard this before? I can see how Mr Bungle and more specifically Mike Patton was heavily influenced by the intensity of this band. The way the guitars are sampled and manipulated is really creative and at times they reminds me of The Refused or NIN. The hybrid approach of live drummer verses programmed drum machine is an entertaining battle to hear play out. The synths and samples used are so menacing as they bubble up from sporadically placed orchestral string runs to a full on distorted and warped symphony. Even though I don’t understand the language I still love the vocals here. The growls and screams show hints of Tom Waits. Overall I really enjoyed this one.
I've never heard of these guys, but I'm hopeful as I see that fans also like Front 242, one of my favorite industrial techno groups. I can see the I guess I can see the similarities, but Front 242 is way better, in my opinion. 242's Front By Front album is far superior. These guys throw some strings in there, and there's a bit more heavy rock. If I want hard, dirty industrial, I'm going for Godflesh. I like the music ok, but I just don't like the guy's voice. Ville Notre was my favorite on here. L'Amourir was pretty hard, too.
For me, 1989 is always the year of Guns N' Roses; not that I'm a mega-fan, but just as a reminder of the what was going on at the time. That makes The Young Gods' "L'Eau Rouge" even that more impressive. This is not the pre-grunge hair metal that was carrying the airwaves of 1989. This is heavy guitars mixed with industrial sounds, released a month before Nine Inch Nails' first album. "La fille de la mort" and "Charolette" are a cinematic traveling gypsy show of sound, predating Gogol Bordello and Devotchka. "Les enfants" merge both of these styles; I can image the music on this one easily alongside any of the tracks on The Cure's Pornography album. The vocal range is pretty small; he won't be asked to duet with Celine Dion anytime soon. The low singing/talking/grunting and occasional screams adds more heaviness and . . . what's the word? Satan! It adds more Satan to these tunes. And I mean that in a good way. This music is leather, fire, sex, and torture, equally at home as the soundtrack to a hardcore orgy as it is to a Manson family murder spree. It's multi-layered cerebral Satan. I imagine they were a big influence for Fantômas. If there were a single, "Crier Les Chiens" would be the one. After this played on YouTube, some of their live stuff popped up which sounded ENTIRELY different. They were playing acoustically, the singer was actually singing a melody, the lyrics were in English. Curious if that style was a one-off or if this album was the one-off. Anyways, not entirely my thing but I can hear talent and innovation regardless.
The vocals remind me of the diabolic guy in the Enigma song "Sadeness" in vibe and subject matter (from what I could tell with my basic French)... But maybe mixed with a hint of James Hatfield in the phrasing at times? Maybe I'm biased because we just got Metallica, but I swear I heard him say something like "Crierrrrr les chiennnns-hyeah!" So yeah, this is francophone Metallica mixed with the diabolic guy from Enigma, mixed with some industrial music? And I don't know, theatrical circus music? And traditional European elements? Quite different, that's for sure. I don't foresee me listening to this much if ever again, but I imagine it could have made us flash in Europe at the time it came out. 3.5
Not exactly sure what to think of this one. Maybe something was lost in translation for me. In the past I've listened to a lot of Brazilian samba music. Despite me not knowing Portuguese I enjoyed the delivery and the feel of it. With this Young God's album, I don't speak French but the delivery and performance of this is a bit disconnected for me. Cool sounds in the background but the feel of the vocals just isn't there. I've also listened to the original performance of Kletva (Ladytron did a remake) and I enjoyed that even though it was in Bulgarian. I've also listened to Hay Kacher performed in Armenian by Ontronik from Apex Theory and ready dug that. So I think a language barrier may not be the problem so much as the feel of the performance. Lastly, this sounded to me like a cross between Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein.
L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water) is the second album by The Young Gods, originally released in 1989. I've never heard of this band prior to listening to listening to this. They appear to be an industrial group based out of France. For 1989's "L'eau rouge", The Young Gods come out swinging with heavy use of sampling and drum machines, not unlike NiN, who would release their debut record a few months later. The sampling ranges from guitar parts to orchestral pieces, often placed sporadically throughout the tracks. The band also made liberal use of both drum machines and live drums, adding to the "industrial" feel of the album. Most of the tracks have a vary dark vibe to them. It's pretty clear that these guys were a bit ahead of their time, considering the hair metal that was dominating the airwaves in 1989. The one thing that irritates me about this record is the lead singer's voice. He does this growl type thing that reminds me a bit of Nick Cave at times and I'm just not digging it at all. I guess it goes along with the vibe of the record but there is no vocal variety between these tracks.
This was good even though I did not understand most of it lol
distinct and not uninteresting. would probably listen again, but would struggle to get through an entire album
Ik kan niet zo heel veel met deze Franstalige boze Samson. Beetje een songfestivalact. Moteurtête gemengd met Neuf Pouce Clous. Het heeft minder streams dan de kerkdienst van afgelopen zondag op de lokale omroep dus dit zal wel weer een typische snobkeuze zijn. Tel daarbij op dat Rammstein niet in deze lijst voorkomt en ik voel me opgelicht. Onzin dit.
Pass unless you speak French.
Rubbish
Oh yay. Some guy screaming in French.
I was just thinking I needed more French industrial in my life. But still, I’ll take something unique any day. This is like Tom Waits meets Ministry crossed with Gogol Bordello. And hey, if you really want to alienate your family, play this album on a road trip like I did.
live from the french haunted goth circus
Did not grow on me :)
I have no idea what is happening on this album. Its like French heavy rock with a touch of pop. its not for me at all. The album has so moments of dramatic and great music such as Les Enfants but the rest of it is drivle. Favourite song: Les Enfants Least favourite: The rest of the album Album artwork: Cool cover
Pukey ear barf
The Young Gods sound familiar but looking at their popular songs I don’t recognize any of them. More French music! “La fille de la mort” is giving circus vibes.. and now it’s like hard rock metal on the second track? What is happening! It’s not getting better and I do not like it.
This was like a French NIN at times and others it sounded like Leonard Cohen’s final album. I couldn’t stay into it with the multiple changes in sound of the music throughout but enjoyed the metal jams that sound more like Metallica/pantera/NIN.
That's not my taste in musik.
french metal 😭
Well crafted industrial music is hard to come by. I guess I should have looked in Switzerland. This was a genuine treat and exactly the sort of thing I was hoping to find. I can understand why it’s a little out there for some folks, but it worked for me
I'm not sure if I enjoyed this or not.
Have you ever wondered what a Rain Dogs era Tom Waits Beauty and the Beast musical set in a traveling French circus would sound like? Well dear reader, half of this record is the answer to that question. The other half is terrible Industrial. Can’t win them all.
Some alright guitar work at times, but otherwise, not a huge fan of the gravelly French man yelling into my ears.
Strange. Dark. Not atrocious but not great. Saved from a 1star by the contrasting music and haunting vocals.
The type of album where you finish it and are kind of a loss for words. And not in a good way
Synes aldrig albummet når samme højder som åbningsnummeret efter det. Fransk er et dårligt sprog til den her slags musik! Når det så er sagt var det en positiv overraskelse, jeg forventede ikke rigtigt noget
Spøjst! Lyder ondt på en ret fed måde! Rasmus ville have elsket det her i 9. klasse
Starter rimelig industrielt, noget som Marilyn Manson godt kunne have hørt.. Men bare mere poppet. Produktionen lyder stadig rigtig godt, så jeg synes egentlig fint at det holder her 35 år efter sin udgivelse.
Not my thing.
Industrial that I love because it is not just a single approach, references are pulled from older cabaret music and expressionist art. I have seen them live back in the early 90's and they were fabulous. The Kurt Wiel album is also very good.
Oof. Super noisy
I’m not even sure what to say about this album. Kinda sounded like a harder, French Tom Waits. It didn’t really hold my attention.
Kind of a strange French metal band. The songs were okay, but it was a little hard to get into. It's not just the language, since Rammstein seems to make it work.
Not fan of this one. I never really have been interested in electronic music, and the guitar work isn’t my taste either. Plus, I don’t speak French. I can tell that they’re very experimental, so that’s about the only positive I can muster.
this album was rather intense! and i'm surprising myself that i enjoyed it. the young gods' sound is completely unique from anything i've heard before. the industrial sound, metal, dark cabaret, orchestral. this album never went where i anticipated. orchestra backing or a carnival tone would pop up when i least expected it, but either the young gods made a lot of happy accidents or they planned this album out well. i can understand why the lead singer's voice can be grating or not even enjoyable, but i love how he (and the rest of the band) hold exactly nothing back and i found myself getting sucked in. i sure hope he took care of his voice since 1989, though. 3.5
Wasn't into this. Some of the instrumental aspects were good, but the constantly angry growling French vocals kind of ruined it. I liked the creepy and macabre atmospheric aspects of the music, but not much else.
2/5. whatever
No.
Been meaning to listen to these for 40 years. I wish I hadn't waited. I would have loved them even more in my teens.
Tom Waits sings in French over B-tier early Nine Inch Nails. Unfortunately, this isn’t that good. Maybe if I understood French, there’s something amazing happening lyrically here, but as it stands it felt like 80% of this album was a dude growling at me over a shitty, thin sounding, and uninspired snare drum. Another 10% was the first five minutes of the album, comprised of nothing but repetitive, purposely off-key carnival music and growly man attempting to actually sing and then sing like a creepy circus ringmaster. That’s 90% of the album that feels, at best, like a moderately interesting experiment.
That first song is such a high bar for entry lol. Absolutely one of the worst things I’ve heard while doing this project. I was close to tapping out. Thankfully after that, it kinda grew on me. But, like, the way a toe fungi grows on you.
interesting, but not really my taste.
This is honestly one of the most godawful things I’ve been exposed to. It seems to have little or no redeeming qualities.
Before Rammstein there was The Young Gods! This album influenced many of the industrial bands you know by name and other than the rosters of their label PIAS (Play It Again Sam),Wax Trax! Records, Nettwerk Records, and 4AD, not many bands quite sounded like THE YOUNG GODS' L'EAU ROUGE. If their vocals had been performed in English, they probably would have been even more influential. Favorite tracks: "Rue des tempetes", "L'eau Rouge", "Ville notre", and "L'amourir".
It's definitely weird, but it's still more interesting than a lot of albums. The riffs are actually pretty good on some songs. Its a solid 3.8. I wouldn't listen to it on my own but I think the hate is overblown.
Loved the whole album - album just flew by. Now a convert to Willie Nelson
Really not my thing, but not so bad for metal (?!) I liked the carousel sounds, and I did save the song Charlotte as I thought that was very good
This is what I'm doing the list for. Nice to hear to some new ideas. Will I listen to again: 100%
French NIN. I really liked it
experimentell, düster - nah!
1 Stern weil es Schweizer sind, 1 Stern weil irgendwo noch eine Maxi bei mir rumliegt, 1 Stern weil es eigentlich nicht mehr ist
Fuck this French tom waits ahh shit
I'm all for hearing random Swiss industrial metal albums from the late 80s before I die, but this fucking blows I'm sorry lol
Garbage. 1/5
Heavy metal and clown music in one
I didn’t like it at all and I had to make myself to listen until the end. And then I read up on it for a while and decided hey maybe there’s something to it I didn’t get the first time? So then I made myself listen to it again (and I really didn’t want to spend my evening walk with this thing). And turns out I still can’t see why this album should be on the list. I was thinking of maybe giving it a 2/5 on account of it being so experimental. But then I thought that it’s not really such an accomplishment to make something weird if it doesn’t really catch your attention and make you want to relisten again and again. And that’s my main issue with this album. It seems performative and avantgarde for the sake of it. I mean these are not even proper songs. And I like some weird shit but that’s just not it. Also, the vocals are simply comical. He really seems like he’s trying way too hard to be nasty. I’m definitely not going to listen to it ever again. I wish Mr Bungle’s California was on the list instead or please at least one album from Eastern Europe. No? Ok.
Grew on me
Anxiety inducing punk cabaret music?
Felt like huffing nitrous in an airport security line - rad moments involved but largely tense, loud, disorienting, and in a foreign language.
This came out in 1989? and does not sound dated one bit. It's industrial-ish and ...cinematic? The singer has a deep gravelly voice that I don't really like. He sings in what I assume is French. I don't like industrial music and a lot of this leans pretty heavy into that. The songs are not obvious, so it keeps you engaged, but I don't really care for this.
Una cosa bastante extraña. No empieza mal, pero luego empieza a gritar y desvariar.
Few, if any, other metal-industrial bands have even shown such an innate grasp of Old European waltz and oompah traditions. And if that isn't what the world needs now, one doesn't know what might be.
I... respect this. But this genre, Industrial Electronic Rock, I need very little of in my life. Same goes for cabaret. And so those 33:40 of the original album seemed very long.
dings spanische band ich mag die orchestralen elemente
I didn’t hate it for some weird reason
I don't understand the hatred here. I mean, this isn't my favorite album. Sort of sounds like Rammstein was down on their luck in the early 90s and reluctantly agreed to record the soundtrack to the French release of Twisted Metal on Sega Genesis, but why is the overall score so low here? Is this objectively worse than Slipknot? Or is the problem that most of us don't speak French? Quelle horreur. Probably 3 stars, I am giving it 4 for justice.
Weird, creepy and not the least bit appealing. It is interesting, in a strange way, if you enjoy an angry french guy and noise backgrounds. At worst, forgettable and avoidable, at best, Tom Waits lost in France and trying to get out.
What a cool sound. Reminds me of a French Tom Waits. Very weird, but awesome music. Four stars.
Bom para aprender palavras novas em francês, mas o álbum em si não gostei
Francês, eco Rock esquisito
"L'eau rouge" is a really interesting album. By the Swiss industrial rock band, The Young Gods, this album opens with the intensity and grandeur of a symphony. While not encumbered with power tools and deafening grinding, the vocals hit the industrial vibe, but the beats and musicality are quite good. The group's use of samples opened a new realm of how music could be produced.
whenever i listen to this band they’re my new favorite band
Industrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal. Algunas canciones comienzan hasta bien, pero luego entra el cantante a vociferar y la música a desbarrar. Un 2.
Never heard them and had no idea what to expect. Good start weird and fun enough for me in the beginning but by the 3rd song I got a bit lost and started skipping which I rarely do.
No thanks
pretty weird, pretty cool
Circus type sound in beginning of songs and changed to darker notes.
Favourite tracks: l'eau rouge; la fille de la mort
I haven't known this band before and it is the first industrial/dark cabaret album I've listened to it. I liked the angsty feel throughout the album, though the singing was distracting at most points. Overall it is quite a weird album but also interesting. Not sure if I could listen to it again but it was good to listen to something different.
5/5. An atmosphere of futuristic wasteland is the best way I can describe it, like a broken down ice cream truck stuck in the middle of a forever sandstorm. Dark industrial sounds with rough and heavy vocals with great rock style samples throughout. I want to explore this world they have created but would know I have no way of surviving in it. Just awesome stuff, no flaws. Best Song: La fille de la mort, L'eau rouge, Longue Route
Can definitely see the DNA of this album making its' way through the later Industrial album.
Total miss for me. It was too samey, which is not inherently a bad thing. I just didn't like what that thing was.
It was interesting, and for that I am grateful. I’d rather listen to an interesting misfire than a too-safe nothingburger. I don’t know how to feel about this album. It did not entrance me like one of the great albums, but I am relistening to Les Enfants right now. There’s maybe something to this album, maybe even something special, but I don’t think I caught it in my first listen and I don’t know if I care enough to search for it. I think this album probably deserves a deeper review after it has time to digest, rather than a review on first-taste.
Very interesting stuff! The fact that all the instrumentation besides drums is sampled really lends a unique air to it. It sounds like metal, but somehow off in a really neat way. I'm not as huge on the vocals but they aren't unlistenable either.
these guys aren’t even from france
Under usual circumstances, this seems like the kind of album I would really enjoy. However, I’ve been exhausted today after spending a lot of time recently travelling and socialising, result in today being a wipeout. I think this possibly led to less enjoyment here than it deserves. My commitment has been to listen to a different album every day so I still have, and I’ll still write a review, but this is the first time I feel like I’ve not really been fair. I’ll need to listen again in the future. The over distortion and gravelly vocals should be right up my alley.
Wow those were bad sounds
Pretty good - 90's cabaret industrial or something. L'Amourir was my favourite
After 952 albums, I had still never heard weird French Ramnstein industrial music until now so this album has that going for it if nothing else. I couldn’t tell if I was entranced by this because I actually enjoyed the music or if I was just trying to process what the fuck I was listening to. I think I mildly enjoyed it at the very least but still not sure.
If the first seven tracks were anywhere near listenable, compositionally controlled and genuinely intense as the closer, I could see this being album an absolute necessity for this list… ..However, those first seven tracks have very little to latch onto, especially not without my least favorite part of this album’s stew, the vocals (the album’s true broth), coming to crash all sensible semblance. There are elements and attitudes behind this record that are decades ahead of their time. Those same genuinely interesting facets are held back by shoddy tech of the time. The guitar sounds (especially) and drums are very cheap sounding, giving the whole thing a presentation of hokey rather than cutting edge. It’s an interesting listen, for sure. But the kind of *confused head-tilt* kind of interesting.
Diving into "L'Eau Rouge" by The Young Gods sadly left little in the way of a lasting impression. It's one of those experiences where, I anticipate that by tomorrow morning, I’ll struggle to recall either the band's name or the album's title. While some of the instrumentation had moments that caught my ear, suggesting a layer of complexity and craft worth noting, the songs as a whole failed to be memorable or engaging. There was a disconnect for me in how the pieces came together—or rather, didn't. The songs didn't seem to make sense, leaving me more puzzled than pleased as I listened. I want to make it clear that my lack of connection with the album isn't due to the language barrier. I've been moved by plenty of music sung in languages I don’t speak, finding beauty and emotion in the melodies and rhythms that transcend words. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case with "L'Eau Rouge." Favourite Tracks: None
Another unheard of genre - industrial. And after listening to this loud, fast, French growl, I can agree the appelation is appropriate. Not bad - I didn't hate it. Would not choose to listen, though - could fit in a Peaky Blinders sound track.
I don't know what this is, and I didn't like it. It tries to sound industrial combined with heavy guitars and vocal performance in a mix of Tom Waits and some generic metal "singer" delivered in French. And that's it. I cannot see any structure to the tracks or the album. This could be generated today by suno.ai.
What a strange album. I've never heard of this group so I had very few expectations going into it, I'll say it was certainly an interesting listen. It's a very weird album. I think I can easily categorize it as industrial, but sonically it jumps around all over the place (which I guess is common within the genre already). The vocals were pretty over the top, raspy, spoken word, and sung all in French. There were moments where he flat-out reminded me of a French Tom Waits (especially on the song "Charlotte" which sounds like "Rain Dogs" era Waits). It's a cacophonous album and it's filled to the brim with seemingly abrupt switch-ups instrumentally. The opener "La fille de la mort" is the most evident of these, starting with a very light, almost waltz-type sound, before exploding into a sea of chaotic, dissonant strings as a wall of noise. My favorite part of the song is right after that when the strings brighten up and synchronize to form this gorgeous atmospheric melody over these spaced-out drum hits. The vocals are equally as spaced out in this part, I love it. I think this opener is easily the best song here. "Les Enfants" may be the most unsettling song here, especially the weird frantic string section with the simple drum pattern closing the track out. It sounded like something that would soundtrack a very old monster flick. I love the noiser layering on the closing parts of "L'Amourir", it's probably the most overtly industrial-punk moment on this album. I think that's really what I mainly got out of this album; quite a few of these songs have some standout moments that are noisy, crushing, and enjoyable to that degree, but only when looking at them in isolation. As an album though, I only got mild enjoyment out of it and don't see myself revisiting it very often. This was more of a one-and-done "wow" type deal. One thing I can say is that it's surely ahead of its time in many ways and I can see how it could've been influential in the more direct and in-your-face facets of the industrial-punk scene.
Some of this was interesting, but I also could not understand any of it because it is French.
Didn't really like the screaming
If I wanted to be yelled and growled at in French, I would go to Paris and ask if anyone spoke English.
no thanks
interesting 2.5/5
Dogshit Tom Waits ahh cacophonous stinky French “album”
Sometimes i get to albums and they make me question the mental stability of the man who wrote this list.
there are moments on this album where it kind of sounds like a French version of Tom Waits. The rest of this album it does not jive with me very well. I'm really not a fan of the sound of industrial music, and although there are moments where it sounds like a fucked up French carnival (which, for some reason, I'm fine with), but the rest of it sounds like how my panic attacks feel, so no thanks!
I don't like my music to be scary!
Yeah the vocals really didn’t do it for me, and neither did anything else.
4.0 - I'm imagining a circus performed in hell, emceed by a zombie-like announcer wearing a tattered and smoldering tuxedo. I like it.
Yeah, it's pretty good.
Their mothers probably fraternities with the nazis.
At first I was going to be a bitch and roast this – and to be fair, it does start off on a very unappealing and difficult foot – but as it went on and with a few more listens, I warmed up to it a lot. It’s far from the most interesting no wave/industrial music ever, and I think a lot of the ideas for its strange, dark cabaret elements work better on paper than on wax, but it’s ambitious and animalistic and chaotic, which was 100% the goal and they definitely achieved it. Personally preferred the more straight-forward metal tracks, but I still respect the weird musique concrète tracks a lot. With a little bit of an open-mind, this is pretty enjoyable, especially if you like heavy music, experimental music, or both. It’s not going into instant heavy rotation if only because I have some semblance of sanity, but it’s a cool discovery that I wouldn’t have found without this challenge, which is pretty cool I think!!
Idk Would listen again if I'll want to feel like a French mouseman
I was so excited when I saw this album was in French, but The Young Gods are basically a Gallic Rammstein. Too loud. Too angry.
L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water) is the second album by industrial band The Young Gods. It's considered their masterpiece and received many accolades. The music is dark/gothic industrial rock with symphonic elements. Many audio tracks were used giving the feeling that an orchestra was backing the band and the production was awesome at keeping everything in check. This unique album combined many things from multiple genres to create an amazing experience for the listener. From the first track, you will be absorbed into another realm of bleak vaudeville that refuses to let you go until the final note of the last song. Such an interesting album like this deserves to be listened to.
Trés Reznor
Honestly where do the French get off
Not my thing. Maybe would get another star if I understood French, but I don’t.
When you make something French, it automatically becomes better. Except people and music
Is this French Tom Waits?
Utterly disconnected album. The only through-line is the wannabe Tom Waits vocalist’s constant grumbling. Almost unlistenable.
Not particularly interesting (and in French). One or two songs caught my ear but this doesn't warrant another listen for me.
"L'Eau Rouge" by The Young Gods is a puzzling blend of industrial rock and experimentalism that ultimately falls short of its potential. Released in 1989, the album's heavy use of distorted guitars and electronic textures creates a dense and abrasive sonic landscape that may appeal to some listeners but feels overly chaotic and disjointed to others. While tracks like "Skinflowers" and "L'Eau Rouge" showcase moments of intensity and innovation, much of the album feels repetitive and lacking in direction. The band's attempts to fuse genres often result in muddy arrangements that fail to leave a lasting impression. Overall, "L'Eau Rouge" is a challenging listen that may only appeal to fans of avant-garde industrial music.
Really not to my taste. Too much growling, I know it is French, which is a pleasant language, this was not.
Truthfully sounds like yelling in French. Nothing musical about it.
This is one of those bands that I have always appreciated. One of the few industrial bands whose music stands the test of time. Although this is industrial, this is experimental avant-garde industrial that’s way a head of its time. I was a little surprised when this album popped up and I saw it on the list, but I’m grad it’s going to be heard by a wider audience. Now if that wider audience is going to enjoy and appreciate it, well that’s a whole other story of its own.
Album 354 of 1001 The Young Gods - L'Eau Rouge Rating : 1.5 / 5 Rock in French from a Swiss band. Didn't do it for me. Interesting, though.
Hard maar Nice
Wouter zei dat het kut was en ik ben het ermee eens.
helemaal kut, niks voor mij
wat is dit nou weer Misschien is de L'eau Rouge het bloed wat uit je oren stroomt als je dit album luistert 1e album bij de 1001 die ik niet ga luisteren Waarom je deze in godsnaam zou moeten luisteren voordat je doodgaat is mij een raadsel, ik had een prima leven kunnen leven zonder dit album ooit te hebben geluisterd 1 ster natuurlijk en als ik nog 1 minder kon geven had ik dat ook gedaan
Franz Treichler, Young Gods' mastermind is not French, he's Swiss. And he's a *German-speaking* Swiss, mind you. Even if he's perfectly fluent in French, as this album proves, he's still got a German accent that's unmistakable for a French native (such as your humble servant). Which gives an extra layer to the "Dark Cabaret" shenanigans in *L'Eau Rouge*. Those specific shenanigans (as exemplified by the strikingly ominous, waltzy opener "La fille de la mort") are pretty evocative and cinematic, and they aged quite well. Which is not exactly the case for some of the Industrial / Metal flourishes found in other parts of this record. In that realm, how cheesy, hackneyed and stilted do "Rue des tempêtes" and "Longue route" sound in 2024. You know, Belgian "neighbors" Front 242 did that sort of thing better around 1989 / 1990. Not to mention later "Industrial" acts going from NIN to Daughters. The title-track's rhythms and loops are interestingly "restrained" AND groovy, though--unwittingly foretelling drum'n'bass patterns. "Charlotte" goes to convincing middle-career-Tom Waits Brechtian territories--obviously off-kilter, but oddly charming as well. And some tracks on the second side explore early Swans-adjacent punishing soundscapes in quite a convincing manner (the album was produced by their drummer at the time by the way). All in all, not the utter debacle that the global score for this record on this app would have you believe. General audiences are probably way too narrow-minded for this sort of "extreme music" anyway. But does that mean that this album is a reasonable candidate for an "essential album" list? Hard to believe, in spite of its reputation as the band's magnum opus. Seems to me that the subsequent Young Gods albums displaying gems such as "Skinflowers", "Kissing the Sun" and "Moon Revolutions" are way more listenable than *L'Eau Rouge*, for instance. The investigation is still ongoing, as far as I'm concerned. But *L'Eau rouge* is pretty much a closed case as of now. 2.5/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential records" (rounded up to 3). Which translates to a 7.5/10 grade for more general purposes. Next, please. Number of albums left to review: 251 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 326 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 187 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 241 (including this one)
I liked it quite a bit
Not my cup of tea
I tried but I couldn’t get into it. I’m sure it didn’t help that I don’t speak French, but even without that obstacle the orchestral flourishes didn’t engage me and the lead singer reminded me of a bad knockoff of Tom Waits without the swampy charisma.
A challenging listen. Bits of cabaret, bits of sampled heavy guitar riffs, a few strings, all led by Killing Joke- style roaring vocals. To be honest, I found it pretentious, but was that because it was in French? Couldn't engage with it so unfortunately I started to laugh at one point. Maybe some dazzling visuals would have helped.
It was interesting, granted. But I actually enjoyed about a fifth of it. Extra star because I didn’t hate it as much as some others I’ve been subjected to so far.
Listened once. Won’t make that mistake again. Noise in French is still noise.
I really tired to not give this 1 star, but I’m not a fan of industrial, let alone French industrial. It’s a very very dark, angry sounding album. Would be good for Halloween in Quebec or France. 2.7/10
Meh.
Insoportable
great
Nice sounding French industrial metal album, but I personally did not click with it.
The fact that this WAS NOT used in American Horror Story: Freak Show was insane. It's a magical, mystical ride that I wasn't expecting... but kind of enjoyed.
😬
Áhugavert. Kom mér á óvart.
This kinda reminds me of a French Ramstein, but worse. Sorry, I didn’t love listening to this. Sounded like a horror film backing track.
Puh, nicht geeignet für ein "schnelles Durchhören". Aber ich behalt die mal im Auge. Falls meine Industrial-Phase nochmal kickt.
From the musical point of view worth listening, although it´s not my favorite gengre. The stupid screaming in some songs destroys the whole thing a lot for me. 1,5
I think this might confirm that I have the worst taste in music (at least in liking what other folks like). I absolutely loved this. The instrumentation is incredible and the production is so good. I have a feeling that not speaking French is a bonus because I suspect the lyrics are pretty dumb but prog rock Nine Inch Nails in French was not something I expected to love so thoroughly.
Kinda cool. I'm not huge into industrial rock, but given it's age it holds up, and I'm sure influenced a lot of later acts. pretty good. 3.4.
I don’t know Lloyd, the French are assholes. 1.0/10
Didn’t finish but a wee bit odd for my taste. Liked the guitar.
Jag har aldrig tidigare lyssnat på fransk goth-metal men det var förvånansvärt bra!! Skulle lätt kunna lyssna när jag pluggar matte. Rösten var väldigt bra och även instrumenten i bakgrunden. DOCK inte riktigt min musiksmak då de var lite väl mycket ibland. Min favoritlåt från albumet var Longue Route. Albumet får 3/5 stjärnor
It was Ok. Probably won’t listen to it again.
3.75
Enjoyed the music. had a very aggressive industrial feel. and the Growly sound of the lead singer reminded feels more like a late 90's industrial sound than something from the 80's. if someone played this for me and told me it was Til Linderman making a French album produced by Trent Reznor I would believe it.
Like French, horror coded Randy Newman - a mix J'adore! Favourite track: Rue des tempetes.
Just bad!
Crazy. 3.5
I hate the French
Gear: Meze 109 PRO Mix: Mon Dieu, ce n'est pas si mal! Musik: Je suis vraiment désolé, mais je n'aime pas du tout cette musique. Je ne peux déterminer ni la prétendue influence « industrielle » sur l’œuvre ni aucune influence qui pourrait provenir de l’œuvre. Dommage. Wertung: 🥐(🥐)/5
Screaming French carnival music. No Thanks.
How do you say, "This album sucked!" in French? Understanding the lyrics wouldn't have made this any better.
Not bad. When I saw that it was industrial rock, I wasn't expecting a lot, and the first song didn't grab me. But the second song is very likeable and got me primed for the rest of the album. I enjoyed it. I don't expect to ever listen again though. Not that it's bad; just not great. 3 stars.
I didn’t know what kind of music this band made before listening and I’m still not completely sure afterwards, but I think I like it. The orchestral parts give it a really cinematic feel, like a blockbuster movie soundtrack, but one of the more weird and mind-bending blockbusters. A Christopher Nolan film perhaps. I’m giving this movie 3.5 stars, and rounding up as a small ‘va te faire foutre’ to the haters.
A brute force mash up of industrial, rock and electronic with a dark cabaret feel. The singer sounds like an angry Tom Waits at times. The songs walk a tightrope between accessibility and utter chaos. Not knowing what the lyrics are may actually work in its favor, as the voice becomes just another instrument. Initially intrigued, I find myself liking this a lot.
It appears that French industrial rock from the late 80s was not what I was after this fine public holiday Monday
Has its moments but not in any rush to listen to it again.
# Playlist track - Rue des tempêtes # Notes - Has some interesting instrumentals at times, but that's all. - The album is a bit boring. The super industrial sound might have been interesting in the early 90s, but didn't age well. - Very hard to choose a track to add to the playlist. I didn't ENJOY a single one.
A promising start ends in a rather self-absorbed show of a certain style.
The French may know New Wave Cinema but they're out in left field without a glove when it comes to attempting anything resembling industrial music. Somewhat related: this was more carnival music than whatever industrial music is supposed to be.
bljak bljak fuj, najgore do sad, jedva poslusala cijeli album 1.5
Kaj ja znam. Ne. Mozda nes sitno instrumentalno izvlaci al zapravo ne. Nije bas 2 nije bas dno dna 1.
I see that this is an influence on other bands but bot for me!
Have not heard anything like this. Not really digging it at all. Very dark, loud and macabre.
Nop
What have I just listened to?! Swiss French industrial metal apparently. And yet having found it bizarre and horrendous at first, I quite enjoyed a bit near the end and might give some of it another go. Some of it, I never want to hear again in my life.
Ein bisschen zu französisch
Not for me 1/5
Torturous listening experience. The creepy carnival tones of the opening track put me on edge right from the start and the gravelly grinding discordant vibes continued to unnerve me throughout. It's just a french NIN + Rammstein mashup that I do not like.
Genre: Industrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal 1989 Before Listening: Not sure what to expect After it Started: Not what I was expecting.... After listening: Need to listen to that again. La fille de la mort: Interesting, haunting melody. It it an 8 minute journey that starts like a carousel song but by the end it feels very industrial and is a great introduction to the album. This is the reason I signed up for this three year 1001+ albums journey. Albums like this are so unique and totally out of my normal listening "comfort zone" that I would have never heard it before. It was definitely worth listening to! 5/5: La fille de la mort, L'eau Rouge, Charlotte, Rating: 4/5
Creepy combo of carnival music and scary voices. Reminds me of a freaky clown! 🤡
Het klinkt een beetje gelijk Arno (TC matic)
Nope.
Sorry, not my style. Whatever that style is. I couldn’t make it through the first two songs.
French crap
1.5
Bit too industrial for me
Huhm
The Young Gods do their own thing and I like it. Bolshy, brash and heavy industry.
THIS is what I am here for. An album that I have never seen by an artist I have never heard of? And its a crazy orchestral french bad acid trip reminiscent of tom waits but better? Yeah thats some decent shit. I probably wont listen to it again any time soon (I dont really "like" tom waits) but I was more happy than unhappy to discover this. 3/5
What the duck is this? And where can I get A LOT more of it?!? Fuck yeah this is like industrial metal with Moody edges. New fan here. I can't believe this was 1989! It sounds middle 90s to me.
Meh, teki mieli lopettaa kesken.
Paikoin toimi, mut pidemmän päälle ärsytti
Very interesting early industrial French music. I have it two listens and I enjoyed the second thoroughly.
I wanted to like this but I just couldn't get there, the idea of it is better than the execution.
It is wonderful music.
This is really exhausting to listen to.
2-
Dumb.
I was expecting something awful based on the ratings, but this was atmospheric and interesting with very little dissonance. Pretty cool!
Not today, Switzerland. Pas aujourd'hui.
Always happy to take a trip outside the Anglosphere, I think this is my 30th album and only second one not in English (or instrumental by an English bloke). But just by reading the description, it doesn't immediately strike me as something up my alley, never been super into \"industrial\" music, but I'll try and go in with an open mind. Eh, I honestly just don't have a lot to say about this one. It was a little goofy at times, maybe just because it sounds a little funny to my ears to hear these dramatic vocal performances in French. I thought about giving this a "3", just in terms of like "I see what this is going for but its not for me," but I also feel like 3s are albums i wouldn't mind listening to again, and I don't think I'd really want to listen to this again. So, I'll go two. Sorry Young Gods.
not very good but at least it's not in english
A very creepy crawly album with a lot of interesting samples and structures. Not very enjoyable, but worth experiencing once I would say. Best song: La fille de la mort?
As a huge fan of Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein and other industrial music artists, this album was rough. On one hand I did like where some of the tracks were going, but the vocals turned me off many times. I am used to lyrics that I don't understand (I can always look them up), so the language barrier is not an issue. I recommend at least a listen from those that enjoy industrial music. Favorite Song(s): "Longue route", "Rue des Tempêtes"
Kinda cool.
Some interesting stuff but I won’t be listening again
Jesus that wasn’t for me
French metal is interesting, unique sound I've never really heard before. L'Amourir is particularly nice.
Ew I hate this
A fun mix of industrial rock and cabaret
Did I enjoy listening to this? Mostly not, but I am rating it higher simply for being released in ‘89 and sounding considerably ahead of its time. This came out around the same time as NIN’s Pretty Hate Machine, and some of the gritty industrial sounds on this album sound more modern than PHM.
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]
After listening to L'Eau Rouge, I am just here questioning why this album isn't considered metal because it had some very heavy moments. I also found that this album felt very experimental with all of the cinematic sounds. And that's what I love about this album. The album was so experimental and crazy it made it fun to listen to as well as having no song sound the same. They each felt like a whole different trip. This album might not be for everyone but i still think its very good Best Song: Rue des tempetes Worst Song: La fille de la mort
Hell yeah. 3.4
Wow! This is terrible. Honestly I don’t understand French that well but I just have an intuition that absolute cringey nonsense is being screamed at me. I also just had that black metal deep scream, especially since this is not even that genre.
Awful.
One of the best albums I listened to in the last years. Different style but similar listener satisfaction compared to Monika Roscher's "Witchy Activities And The Maple Death" and Bloodywood's "Rakshak".
I enjoyed that a lot. Had zero expectations going in. Loved the overall sound and vibe.
The Prodigy trifft auf französischen Chanson. Mir gefällt's.
Am ehesten konnte ich noch „La fille de la mort“ und „Charlotte“ etwas abgewinnen.
French Rammstein Punk?
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.
Wtf sérieux. C'est trop intense. Je suis francais et je comprend pas trop le but de ce genre. Ça foitft jouer dans des shows qui ont vraiment pas de sens à une certaine époque. 2.5