Emmanuel Booz - Le jour où les vaches... 1974

With Emmanuel Booz, the four studio efforts in his resume can't help you pinpoint this musician's style, and you are forced to appreciate his eclectic output and creativeness. It's true that with each album, the sound changed but, moreover, within each album you face quite diverse influences that reveal his talent and his affection for varied sounds. There is also the avant-garde edge to his music. He did like to experiment, play with the listeners and tease them, but not to a point of becoming unlistenable or annoying. The assorted end result deserves the art-rock moniker. His first release was actually the French version of Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant - Au Restaurant D'Alice in 1969. However, our interest in his music begins with his 1974 album, Le Jour ou les Vaches. In this album, there is a special mood, and as said varied styles, some oddities and also a sort of theatrical approach and a tad of chanson Francaise. The arrangements and instrumentation on the album (the strings in particular) contribute much to the slightly melancholic and the somewhat "spacey/trippy" mood. In 1976 came out his album Clochard (Hobo) in which Joël Dugrenot plays bass. In 1979 arrived his chefs-d'ouvre - Dans Quelle Etat J'erre with its 3 lenghty tracks. Much more guitar oriented, and still the theatrical side is still there. Dynamic complex and engaging, changing often, this album is a very enjoyable ride. You also get a fair amount of electronic and spacey parts. The vocals range from regular singing to a sort of narrative style to fast and loud speaking. The focus here should be also given to the musicians which do a great work, whether it's the bass or the drums and guitars. Jean-Louis Mahjun plays alto violin on Ode Aux Rats. When speaking of Booz, you'll usually receive references to this album and for good reason. 

Line-up / Musicians

Doudou Weiss/drums,vocals
Alain Suzan/bass,guitar,vocals
Michel Coeuriot/organ,synthesizers,piano
Paul Scemama/guitar
Michel Ripoche/violin
William Sheller/piano
Jacqueline Herrenschmidt/vocals
François Bernheim/vocals
Luc Bertin/vocals
Paul Scemama/vocals

Discography(Album)

Le jour où les vaches... 1974

1.Samedi 15 Décembre 
2.Espérance 
3.Réveillons-nous, réveillez-vous 
4.Donne 
5.Je ne peux pas te dire 
6.L'homme aux mille clés d'or 
7.Angoulême 
8.Le jour où les vaches...
9.Nous les enfants


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