JPL III: Cannibales

Cover	Release	Style
	2005-06-01	progressive rock
	Label
	Quadrifonic
	Website
	www.jplouveton.com
	Contact
	jplouveton@tiscali.fr
	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	60:54	Quad 10-05
	Review by	Rating
	Luc	7,5/10
nederlands	Review
Cannibales is the third solo album by Jean Pierre Louveton, member of Nemo. Like Nemo, JPL brings French progressive rock. Nice and easy to listen to, but sometimes a bit flat, especially when the singing starts. The French language is not really compatible with the music (this goes for Nemo as well) and his singing skills are limited. A shame, because JPL makes wonderful compositions at times, although the magic doesn’t always last throughout the whole of the tracks. The music is very versatile, from Japanese flute to ‘Van Halen’ guitars. Good example of this versatility is St. Petrole with a lot of great guitar solos, but unfortunately going down because of the vocals. But still there are highlights. “Guest Star War” is very strong and an excellent mix of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Van Halen. Is it any wonder that this instrumental track is amongst the best you get on this album? “Le Prix de l’Exil” starts quietly and intimately and grows heavier towards the end with a breathtaking guitar solo. The title track has a Genesis-like intro and one expects Peter Gabriel to start singing any moment. JPL is talented and a great guitar player, but why does he clings to singing himself and in French?
Musicians
JPL: guitars, vocals, bass Olivier Soumaire: drums Guillaume Fontaine: keyboards Manu Defay : bass Lionel B . Guichard : bass Guest solo guitars (Guest Star war): David ‘Lixir’ Soltany, Laurent ‘Jolan’ Restencourt, Davy ‘Greg’ Ho Thong.
Tracklist
1 - Trop tard 2.29 2 - Comme les autres 6.41 3 - Rien ne colle 4.59 4 - St Petrole 10.30 5 - Télécommandés 5.10 6 - Guest star war 6.19 7 - Le prix de l'éxil 8.29 8 - Cannibales 10.37 9 - Le prix de l'exil (version courte) 5.10


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