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Musicians:
- Alain Carbonare : keyboards, guitar, lyre, tenor-bass psaltery
Bernard Maître: keyboards, dulcimer, metallophone
- Michel Richard : guitar, soprano psalterion
- Jean-Pierre Garbin : drums
- Jean-Marue Hausser : drums
- Alain Demeusy : bass
- Gilles Michault-Bonnet : flute, saxophone
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- Released : 2002
- Label : Musea
- Catalogue number : FGBG 4401.AR
- Total playing time : 36'40"
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Tracklist:
- 1. Rockopus 7 5'39; 2. Sous-Titre 2'10; 3. Berceuse Gratinée - Faîtes
Le Mur 2'24; 4. Préfixe Et Danse - Faîtes L'Humour 3'32; 5.
Allemandes 2'21; 6. Concerto Pour Un Minot 5'37; 7. Invitation -
Vous Avez Bien Trois Minutes ? 3'04; 8. Rockopus 1 7'13; 9. Jésus
Que Ma Joie Demeure - Cantate 147 3’54; 10. Neuvième Symphonie -
Extrait 1’51
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Although recorded in 1980 this all instrumental
album still stands the test of time not in the least because of the strong
classical content of the music. To even enhance that classical feel two
bonustracks have been added, one based on a piece by Bach, the other by
Beethoven. Mainly based on tenor-bass and soprano psaltery, it’s exactly
this ‘old’ instrument in combination with guitar, lyre, dulcimer,
metallophone and flute which make for some splendid music. These instruments
having been made by the main composer Alain Carbonaire create a mix between
medieval sounds and the electric world of today. Having been awarded high
recommendation in the Symphonic Rock category during the Grand Prix du Disque
in Montreux in 1981, needless to say this kind of music didn’t do very well
from a commercial perspective. Nevertheless 15,000 vinyl albums were sold,
most of them in Japan. A second album “Rock fantasia opus 10” was never
released until Musea showed an interest to re-issue it on CD (FGBG 4422.AR).
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music on “Rock fantasia opus 9” is pleasant, joyful, melodic and romantic
with nice parts on acoustic guitar, piano and flute augmented with the already
mentioned ‘older’ instruments. The final track ‘Rockopus 1’ kind of
offers a mix between Ekseption and early Camel also introducing a fair bit of
Hammond and wonderful piano, the latter getting close to “The lamb lies down
on Broadway” era Genesis. Fans of bands such as Gryphon or Minimum Vital can
buy this album with eyes closed.
Reviewed by : John "Bobo" Bollenberg |
