Louise Attaque

Louise Attaque

Track Listings

1. Amours

2. J' T' Emmene Au Vent

3. Ton Invitation

4. Brune

5. Les Nuits Parisiennes

6. L'imposture

7. Savoir

8. Arrache Moi

9. Lea

10. Fatigante

11. Tes Yeux Se Moquent

12. Vous Avez L'heure

13. Toute Cette Histoire

14. Cracher Nos Souhaits

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Phenomenal Success for the Debut Album of this French Indie Rock Band. Over Two Millions Copies Sold in France!

Tracks:

Traversdu Drt
Revolver
Shibuya Station
Sean Penn, Mitchum
Si l'On Marchait Jusqu' emain
Salom
Si C'Etait Hier
Oui, Non
Nos Sourires
Depuis Toujours
l'Envers
Manhattan
See You Later Alligator
Nuit
Oui, Non, Encore?
Est-Ce Que Tu M'Aimes Encore?
Valse
M'Aurait Plu

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Relentless Punk Fiddle & Lyrical Romantic Ennui
Give it a chance and you won't believe your ears!
french flavor for contemporary music
Dave Matthews with a little Chutzpah
Truly Fantastic!

Louise Attaque

Manufacturer: Msi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000026U7V
Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

Amours
J' T' Emmene Au Vent
Ton Invitation
Brune
Les Nuits Parisiennes
L'imposture
Savoir
Arrache Moi
Lea
Fatigante
Tes Yeux Se Moquent
Vous Avez L'heure
Toute Cette Histoire
Cracher Nos Souhaits

Album Details

Phenomenal Success for the Debut Album of this French Indie Rock Band. Over Two Millions Copies Sold in France!

Customer Reviews:

Relentless Punk Fiddle & Lyrical Romantic Ennui.......2006-09-14

An extraordinarily good album. Un peu trop cher at the prices they're selling it at here, but definitely still well worth running down- might be found cheaper thru Amazon's French or Canadian site. I bought my copy in Quebec a few years back, and I gotta say that it's been a great companion.

These guys have a wonderfully distinctive sound- Arnaud Samuel's manic buzz saw folk-punk fiddle drives everything, and Gaëtan Roussel's voice has that sharp languorously jaded quality to that is reminiscent of all the best punk singers, but is finally unlike anyone else's.

The album hasn't a bad song on it, but my two favorites are the first song "Amours" - a nice sardonic poem on love, set to music - and a later song "Fatigante," which I think may be one of my top twenty fav songs of all time (though admittedly there are a lot of songs crowding that list..)

It's a great little love song, one that reminds of several girls of my acquaintance, and so's always good for a grin. It goes like this (imagine a rollicking, fraying fiddle accompanying these lyrics):

Quand elle danse, belle, franche une reine, elle est pour moi, tout ça pour moi, un ange qui tourne autour de moi, et pourtant elle dit toujours bonjour comme ça, elle dit toujours au revoir comme ça, elle dit toujours j'veux ça ça ça, elle est fatigante, fatigante, intelligente, négligente, excitante, désespérante, attirante, pas très galante, souriante.. etc. etc. etc. [a long staccato litany of adjectives follows..]

As I say, fun stuff, good road tune, cheer you up on a grey day tune, remember your favorite girlfriend tune, you're a French teacher stuck for a good adjunct to a lesson on adjectives tune.. you know, just an all round great tune. Check it out.

Final word: this band is great, the only negative thing I can say about them is that there's not a lot of variety between their songs- they tend to meld a bit together. I don't consider this to be fatal, though, because I love their sound so much.

Samuel & Roussel have recently formed another group called Tarmac, whose music has yet to find it's way into my collection. A deficiency soon to be rectified.

In sum, a worthy purchase, one you will not likely regret.

Give it a chance and you won't believe your ears!.......2006-08-13

Arguably one of the best and most creative debut albums...ever created.
Louise Attaque happens when you blend classic French music with post-punk rock (trading the guitarist with...well, let's say a "guitaresque" violonist!).
The result is a dazzingly mature effort. The success, too, was fenomenal in France. My way of seeing it is that the music is simply everything we had been wanting to hear for years but were afraid to ask...
I won't tell any more. The album speaks for itself; it is a masterpiece, I LOVE it!

french flavor for contemporary music.......2005-08-05

i've met this cd on a trip to france. I started listening to this album and it was kind of narcotic since once you push "play" you can't stop paying atenttion to the speaker. The lyrics are very good and quite deep in some songs. The introduction of the violin in this group is simply brilliant, on each song the tunes of this instrument are played in the most elocuent way. As regards the singer's voice, it has the texture of a "bohemme bourgoise" guy that has been smoking for years and lives his life sorrounded by intelectuals that gather together to discuss existential matters in a tiny cafe in "le quartier latin". With this album you take a trip with brushes of energy, a bit of melancoly and introspective songs. As cigarretes have a typical french flavor this album tastes typically french.

Dave Matthews with a little Chutzpah.......2001-03-28

This album takes the folksy charm of Dave Matthews Band and loads it with some sort of visceral intensity. I think J'T'Emmene Au Vent may be one of the finest songs I've ever heard!!! I wish I knew French better because the little I do know promises that the lyrics are as powerful as the music!

Truly Fantastic!.......2000-05-09

I have listened to this CD almost non-stop for the past year and have yet to grow bored of it! Whenever I need a pick-me-up, this CD will do the trick. If you understand French all the better as the lyrics are intelligent and quite catchy.

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louise new album
Listen while you work
Samples
C'est Magnifique!! Truely Cool!!!
A MUST HAVE/IL FAUT L'AVOIR

Comme on a Dit
Louise Attaque
Manufacturer: Atmos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004SQTE
Release Date: 2000-02-09

Tracks:

Qu'est ce qui nous tente?
Tu dis rien
Sans filet
D'amour en amour
Tout passe
L'intranquilite
Comme on a dit
Pour un oui, pour un non
Faut se le dire
La plume
Justement
La balade du basse
Du nord au sud

Album Details

Indie French Rock Band. Sold Over Two Million Copies of their Previous Albums.

Customer Reviews:

louise new album.......2006-04-30

just for us fans.
louise attaque new album : "a plus tard crocodile" is the best album they ever made. not for sale on amazon.com for the moment, what a pity! listen to extracts on amazon.fr and enjoy!!

Listen while you work.......2002-09-18

This album has everything, great mixture of tracks, moods to suit
every part of the day particularly the exquisite "La Plume" and the haunting "Du nord au sud" and of course the title track. Get it! It will help with those long, tedious days at work or wash away the winter rain

Samples.......2002-08-31

This music is great! You can listen to samples of every track to this album by copying the title above, clicking the link to Amazon.Fr below, selecting the music section and pasting the title in. Once you get to the album page, enjoy what you hear when you click the links. I usually get quick downloads from Amazon in France. Just a helpful hint for the vaguely curious....

C'est Magnifique!! Truely Cool!!!.......2002-01-11

This was the first Louise Attaque album I ever got, so maybe I didn't have the exposure to their first album that I see made alot of other reviewers here a little dissappointed. But I think this album is awesome; a few songs in particular; tracks 6 and 7 and 10 I play incessently.. I've gotten the first album, "Louise Attaque" recently, and I think the only main difference between the 2 CD's is that "Comme on a Dit" has more "sad" songs on it, while the first one is much more into this light, prancy kind of tone. Maybe I can identify with "Comme on a Dit" more because of it's meloncholy, it seems more sincere and deep and maybe even more mature to me. Keep in mind that I can only understand maybe 10% of what the lyrics say, but believe me you get the point when you just listen to the words as part of the music. [This band makes me want to learn French better :) I really want to know who that cartoon girl is on their covers..] Anyways, this is still my favorite CD out of my entire CD collection to date, with "Louise Attaque" coming in second or third, and this band has become one of my favorite bands, just for this CD. Keep an ear out for their violin player; this band's violin sings just as well and with just as much emotion as their lead singer, and will get the point across if the French doesn't :)

A MUST HAVE/IL FAUT L'AVOIR.......2001-03-19

When I was in Québec this past summer, there was this one song that kept haunting me. "La Plume". However then, I didn't know its title nor the name of its songwriter(s). I find myself in France a month or two later for the semester and then I hear *my song* again. I learn the name of the group. Louise attaque (in English, Louise attacks). What an odd odd name...Who's Louise? I think to myself. The answer to the aforesaid question is irrelevant. With each new listening of it, I appreciate it more and more. But even without understanding the French lyrics, there is no way you can disregard the power of the violin. It's strident, aggressive, lulling, decisive. I can't believe this is their second album. I've got to hear their first.

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Plus Tard Crocodile

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Binding: Audio CD

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Comments: Their third album includes 18 new French, Rocks. Nine tracks have been recorded in November in Electric Lady Studios of New York, the other 9 in Ferber Studios in Paris under the "direction" of Mark Plati (producer of David Bowie, for instance). For this new album, music is more pop than the previous ones and with the coming of Mark Plati , the musical background is new with electronic, reggae and dub influences. Top French album! Universal. 2006.

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Think: Cockney Rebel meets Pearl Jam, in French
Regarde-les, on pourrait les imiter!

Comme on a Dit
Louise Attaque
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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Plus Tard Crocodile

ASIN: B00004TC71
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

Qu'est Ce Qui Nous Tente ?
Tu Dis Rien
Sans Filet
D'Amour en Amour
Tout Passe
Intranquillit
Comme on a Dit
Pour un Oui, Pour un Non
Faut Se le Dire
Plume
Justement
Ballade de Basse
Nord au Sud

Customer Reviews:

Think: Cockney Rebel meets Pearl Jam, in French.......2005-10-24

I came to Louise Attaque via some tracks from Gaetan Roussel's side project Tarmac, via the compilation album "so Frenchy, So Chic". Electric fiddle features prominently, and there are folk-rock, and occasionaly C&W, overtones, but not in a twee way. The sounds are strong, clear and rocky. The ballads are powerful and well crafted. The orhcestration is sophisticated and although there is a 'sound' that is Louise Attaque, nothing feels repetitive. Think Cockney Rebel, think Waterboys (both early and late), think Pearl Jam, mix them together and you'll come close to the Lousie Attaque sound on Comme on a Dit. Excellent album. Also, check out the official Tarmac website where you can listen to about 6 of their tracks in full, including two video clips. Tarmac of course is not the same as Lousie Attaque, but Gaetan Roussel is prominent in both groups, so you'll get the idea.

Regarde-les, on pourrait les imiter!.......2004-03-12

Voilins and a warm, nice voice that makes you want to listen to more songs. My favourite song are Sans Filet, Tu Dis Rien, and Comme On A Dit. It is the latter that catches your ears and you will find yourself repeating the violin melody in your head. Great album, just listen to it and most probably you will like it too.

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Depuis Toujours

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000EMSY02
Release Date: 2006-03-14

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ASIN: B000AKSSHC
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Album Description

Limited edition with bonus DVD (PAL/Region 0). Their 3rd album includes 18 tracks, which 9 tracks have been recorded in November in Electric Lady studios of New York, the other 9 in Ferber Studios in Paris under the direction of Mark Plati (producer of David Bowie etc). For this album, music is more pop than the previous ones and with the coming of Mark Plati, the musical background is new with electronic, reggae and dub influences. The DVD features a 52 minute documentary realized by Siraj Jhaveri during their live show in Russia, India and South America. Universal. 2005.

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Comme on a Dit

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Le Train (Last Train) / Philippe Sarde (1973 film)

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Le Train (Last Train) / Philippe Sarde (1973 film)
Philippe Sarde
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005CDLE
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

Attaque [From le Train]
Exode [From le Train]
Anna [From le Train]
Train [From le Train]
Nuit [From le Train]
Guerre [From le Train]
Camp
Travers[From le Train]
Julien [From le Train]
Chat [From le Chat]
Temps des Souvenirs [From le Chat] - Jean Sablon
Final [From le Chat]
Suite [From LA Vueve Couderc]
Fils [From le Fils]
Retour [From le Fils]
Grique [From LA Race de Seigneurs]
Trois Heures du Matin [From LA Race de Seigneurs]
Th d'Amour [From LA Race de Seigneurs]
Lous [From l'oile du Nord]
oile du Nord [From l'oile du Nord]

Album Description

Soundtrack to 1973 film aka Last Train directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and highlights from 5 other films scored by the composer Phillipe Sarde. Attractive digipak includes 15 page booklet featuring color photo stills and detailed liner notes. 2001 release.

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Comme on a Dit
Louise Attaque
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DEN9Y
Release Date: 2000-03-28

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