Rêver mieux

8/10. hon hon hon, c'est francais. Didn't make that big of an impression on me for my first listen, but it was very pleasant, and it looks like it was submitted by the French (Quebecois, perhaps?) user whose reviews I always see and who seems to like a lot of the same music I do, so I should probably give it another listen, perhaps on a walk on a rainy day?

Mon Album, donc c'est un 5 c'est certain.

I can't understand a word of what this guy is saying! Seriously though, this is really nice. Mellow but intricate and interesting. 4 stars.

I wanted to be upset because France but I didn’t mind having this on

The hitherto unknown world of platinum selling Canadian francophone pop? A little on the easy listening side though maybe if I could understand the lyrics I'd find out it's hard AF. I liked it pretty well overall.

This album will be good for a dinner party where you want something in the background with not much happening. Unfortunately, it’s a little bit to poppy and bland for me.

Maybe not the best singer, but the songs are nice and there are some beautiful arangements

D9n even know 4

What if French music was gentle?

The impression of end-of-century electronic music is reasonably broad; The pop connective tissue blunts any edge. Contrary to much deep production, the music puts you in a tape or film space, not any kind of sphere.

Was this added by a French user? If so, probably more understandable, if not, why is this being added?

This was surprisingly fresh and melodic. Something I'd never heard before and an artist I'm not familiar with at all. Will listen to this more often - thanks for the suggestion!

Dit klonk wel prettig en interessant. En met vlagen best goed.

Nice sound. Could have been on the list easily

Vous savez, il devrait vraiment y avoir plus d’artistes francophones représentés sur la liste.

Cruisy, inoffensive, backpacker hostel lobby muzak. 3/5.

In one ear and out the other. I nearly forgot to even rate it. But I didn't HATE it, it was just a lot of nothing to me.

It didn't really catch my attention. Nice arrangements and voice, but the result seemed a bit bland to me

Not for me

This LP commits the cardinal sin of media in that it's boring, through and through. I don't care if the gentle, lulling guitar is well done, or that the touch of synths adds a dimension to the instrumentation – this is a flat, one-dimensional hour of a French man gently talking over what amounts to default iMovie backing tracks. I can understand why someone would enjoy this, but I can't do so myself.

This was beautiful! I was hoping to hear more music that wasn't from the US or UK, so thank you for submitting this one!

I’m all for some musique Quebeçois en Français - so I was predisposed to like this. It started off really good, but by the end (with the meditative Intouchable et Immortel then Fugue en Sol Inconnu) I was really digging the groovy electronic music, the flute, and meditative feel of it all. Great stuff!

Wonderful! Merci!

Really enjoyed this today!

Merci à celui qui l'a soumis. I am sure I am missing a lot because I don't speak French. This music though is quite nice. I really enjoy the album - there are a couple of especially nice songs. "Dis tout sans rien dire" I absolutely love. It translates to "Say everything without saying anything." Standouts: Te quitter, Dis tout sans rien dire, Dans un spoutnik, 4/5

got better as it went on

Daniel Bélanger was new to me. Good pop songs and just that extra taste by using some electronics.

beautiful and soft while mixed with electronica style. very much enjoyed

It’s been a while since I’ve had some good French music like this. Not ambient house or any weird shit, just solid French music.

Nice beats, textures and overall atmosphere. So chill!

Lovely atmosphere. Reminds me a lot of what Radiohead was doing around this time, and the likes of various British trip-hop artists (Portishead most specifically). Made for excellent cooking and reading music, though I was ready to move on by the end. Favorite tracks: "Chante encore", "Intouchable et immortel"

Pas mon préféré de Bélanger, mais 4 étoiles juste pour avoir un album québécois de suggéré ! To any people outside from Quebec that liked this, I really recommend checking other records of his, especially "Les Insomniaques S'amusent" and "Quare Saisons Dans Le Désordre". Otherwise if you are curious about listening other local beloved artists check out Harmonium, Les Colocs or Les Cowboys Fringants.

Vaguely interesting french language folk pop mixed with trip hop.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Dans un spoutnik

Overall a very pleasant listen, but a bit slow moving. I was ready for it to be done well before it was over, but I enjoyed it. Fave Songs: Fugue en sol inconnu, Dis tout sans rien dire, Fous n'importe où, Te quitter, Dans un spoutnik, Chante encore

On dirait Bondé Maison francais. C'est bien! Rating: 3.5 Playlist track: Rêver mieux Date listened: 01/08/24

French Rufus Wainwright?

Nice!

It was nice. Felt like a more modern twist on old chanson stuff. Not an all timer, but very pleasant. Wish I could understand more of the lyrics to hear of it has the wit of a Brel or a Gainsbourg.

Eww French

Even more French than Air.

Pop en francés. Ni fu ni fa.

No idea what he’s saying but enjoyed the vibes on this album, good addition to the list.

An interesting mix somewhere in the David Gray, James Blunt vibe, albeit in French. Easy to listen to and appreciated for being a bit different. The title track, Rever Mieux stood out for me.

It kind of started to blend together for me around song 4. He's got a pleasant enough voice, but the composition of the music was mostly flat tending towards dreamlike sequences.

Looking into the background of this album, I realised there is no Quebecois music. Maybe there is and I forgot but something from that area should be included. Come to think of it, there is no Celine Dion? She is definitely worthy of having something on here. As for this, it again follows my complaint of electronic music for this list. It's long and never really does anything unique or interesting. It was fine and pleasant to listen to, but far from essential listening or having much impact on the music industry. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No

That time that Ed Sheeran and David Gray jizzed into a baguette on top of the Eiffel Tower.

I’m not really sure how to judge this album. It washed over me for the most part and was fairly forgettable. There were some moments that I found very beautiful but overall it blended together.

This is one of the better foreign films I’ve had to listen to while doing this list. I wish I understood French to better understand this album because this had everything I would like in an album. It was chill, catchy, simple yet unique. Really the only drawback was I had no idea what’s going on. 5.4/10

It's difficult to give credit to foreign language outcomes that you can't follow, and it's even harder when the genre is easy listening.