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Rating: Yann Tiersen returns with a live CD: "On Tour" is a collection of ten live recordings during his latest tour forming a rather quirky on-the-road compendium, outside of his usual music. Indeed, the choice cannot have been too simple to create a record that captured the highest and most intense moments of his performances.
We have in our hands a travel diary then, with the most deliberately rock and profound moments, leaving aside all his compositions of maximum expression and of sonic and visual suggestion (his music indeed creates moments of soft images between fantasy and reality) and everything is anything but his characteristic sound we are used to. Leaving at home violins, harmonica, piano, and all those beautiful instruments suited to those whimsical and music box-like creations that were so well-liked for the excellent soundtrack of "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain", now our artist surprises everyone and releases a CD that sounds different, almost fierce. Also included is a cover "La Rade" (present both live and recorded in the studio) dedicated to the "Lebanese friends", "On Tour" is another Yann Tiersen, who takes advantage of the presence of musicians like the rapper Diam’s in the angry "Ma France A’ Moi", or like on the record Elizabeth Fraser in "Mary", or again, in "State Of Shock", the voice and guitar of Marc Sens. Touching is the conclusive and unreleased "Esther", six and a half minutes of emotion and admiration.
Therefore, very far from his latest studio work "Les Retrouvailles" and also completely different from the live recording released in 2002. Another disorienting find from the eclectic and brilliant Yann.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
04 Monochrome ()
Anyway, I can try anything it's the same circle leading to nowhere and I'm tired now.
Anyway, I've lost my face, my dignity, my look, everything is gone and I'm tired now.
Don't be scared, I found a good job and I go to work every day on my old bicycle you loved.
I am pilling up some unread books turned in my bed and I really think I'll never read again.
No concentration, just a white disorder everywhere around me, you know I'm so tired now.
Don't worry I often go to dinners and parties with some old friends who care for me, take me back home and stay.
Monochrome floors, monochrome walls, only absence near me, nothing but silence around me.
Monochrome flat, monochrome life, only absence near me, nothing but silence around me.
Sometimes I search an event or something to remind me, but I've really got nothing in mind.
Sometimes I open the windows and listen people walking in the down streets. There is life out there.
Don't be scared, I found a good job and I go to work every day on my old bicycle you loved.
Anyway, I can try anything it's the same circle leading to nowhere and I'm tired now.
Anyway, I've lost my face, my dignity, my look, everything is gone and I'm tired now.
Don't worry I often go to dinners and parties with some old friends who care for me, take me back home and stay.
Monochrome floors, monochrome walls, only absence near me, nothing but silence around me.
Monochrome flat, monochrome life, only absence near me, nothing but silence around me.
05 Bagatelle ()
Tiens, une petite voix me glisse quatre vérités
Qui passent la rampe et gravissent l'escalier
Les jambes tirent et les yeux ont tourné
Va savoir, où la bouche est tombée
Comme museau levé j'écoute, la voix je la suis
Top là! échangeons des nuits pour des nuits
Du coup l'aube en sort toute retournée-
Le bourreau a du mal à trancher.
Et aussitôt, quelqu'un manque et de rien, le jour est chargé
Et tout peut se charger d'absence,
Rien qui sache mieux qu'elle s'absenter.
Bagatelle que m'as-tu promis? Où m'as-tu mené?
Les petites vagues se sont vite emportées
Et morflant, sous cape, comme habitué
On a vite sa table, ses entrées
Des retours de flamme s'annoncent
Leur trains sont attendus
Ma pancarte est inutile, ils m'ont reconnu
Dans l'hélice où mes doigts sont passés
Je m'avance histoire de bien capter
Car rien à faire quelqu'un manque et de rien
Le jour est chargé
Et tout peut se charger d'absence
Rien qui sache mieux qu'elle s'absenter
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