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1. Où Sont Les Hommes

2. Abbé Caillou

3. Je Ne Veux Plus le Pardonner

4. Nuit Est Mauve

5. C'est Les Femmes Qui Mènent la Danse

6. On Pourrait

7. J'En Tremblerai Encore

8. Je T'Aime, Je Ne l'Aime Plus

9. C'est la Faute À la Vie

10. Je le Garde Pour Toi

11. A Blessure

12. Des Regrets

13. Tu Pourras Dire

14. Peut-Être Que Peut-Être

15. Question de Temps

16. Je Maudis

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This time out, the French diva's husky voice sounds far more lived-in, mature, passionate, and vehement than ever before. It's safe to say that her previous albums only gave an inkling of her true capabilities. Yes, the arrangements are frequently overblown and bombastic; that hasn't changed but somehow it doesn't matter because this singer has finally come into her own. Like her glamorous predecessors, Damia and Edith Piaf (the context may be different but the baton has been claimed), she has an uncanny ability to flatten the listener with vulnerability, to attract by going too far, to make sophistication appear naive and born of the moment. Perhaps this is part of her native culture's flair for rendering artifice so seductive that it becomes an end in itself, but it's also true that few cabaret traditions can approach how the French describe the raw, heedless depths of sexual obsession. --Christina Roden

Tracks:

Ot Les Hommes
Abbaillou
Je Ne Veux Plus le Pardonner
Nuit Est Mauve
C'est Les Femmes Qui Mnt la Danse
On Pourrait
J'En Tremblerai Encore
Je T'Aime, Je Ne l'Aime Plus
C'est la Faute la Vie
Je le Garde Pour Toi
A Blessure
Des Regrets
Tu Pourras Dire
Peut-re Que Peut-re
Question de Temps
Je Maudis

Amazon.com

This time out, the French diva's husky voice sounds far more lived-in, mature, passionate, and vehement than ever before. It's safe to say that her previous albums only gave an inkling of her true capabilities. Yes, the arrangements are frequently overblown and bombastic; that hasn't changed but somehow it doesn't matter because this singer has finally come into her own. Like her glamorous predecessors, Damia and Edith Piaf (the context may be different but the baton has been claimed), she has an uncanny ability to flatten the listener with vulnerability, to attract by going too far, to make sophistication appear naive and born of the moment. Perhaps this is part of her native culture's flair for rendering artifice so seductive that it becomes an end in itself, but it's also true that few cabaret traditions can approach how the French describe the raw, heedless depths of sexual obsession. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

CD Purchase.......2007-01-11

CD was very good. Received in good condition. Despite the hiccup on the first delivery, the prompt respond from Amazon Support was expedited with full responsibility and efficiently.

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A turning point for Kaas! Absolutely incredible!.......2005-04-15

I've recently become an adamant Patricia Kaas fan! I purchased this album, despite the fact that I couldn't listen to any clips. The fact that other reviewers thought so well of this album and my established admiration of her music was enough for me to take a chance on it. I do not regret this decision! I consider this to be a major turning point in Kaas' music, one which produced some great results. I also think that this is merely the "start" of something more, some extra potential that is just beginning to materialize. I can't wait for her next release!
When I received this cd, I eagerly started playing song #4: "La nuit est mauve," because another reviewer said it was their personal favorite (in fact, it was this reviewer that ultimately made me buy the album). You were right: this song is definitely addictive. It is haunting and insidious and has that sense of building up without the listener even realizing it, a trait that I love so much in Kaas' music. Here are some other impressions:

#1: "Ou sont les hommes:" I didn't like this song at first, but it grew on me, as all of Kaas' music does. Now, I get totally engrossed in this song.
#2: "L'Abbe Caillou:" another reviewer really liked this song, and so do I. Another song where there seems to be a tug-of-war between building up and regularity in tempo. It wants to rock, yet wants to be sedate.
#8: "Je t'aime, je ne t'aime plus:" this song was written in part by Etienne Roda-Gil, a longtime writer for Julien Clerc, the best male French singer. The results are impressive for Kaas' music as well. I hope Roda-Gil continues to contribute to her music.
#9: "C'est la faute a la vie:" this song is fun, lively, and refreshing as a cool spring rain...like frankincense provoking an oblivious wind! It competes with #15 as my favorite song!
#14: "Peut-etre que peut-etre:" a great song, notibly in the middle and the end, where the music makes this sound as if you're being whirled away into oblivion. You'll understand when you listen to it!
#15: "Une question de temps:" I reluctantly declare this my favorite song on the album, although I can't give it the same metaphors as I gave #9. This song is great because it has a tempo that carefully ascends, almost to the unawareness of the listener. The beginning of the song makes one think that it will be a slow song, but soon after one is surprised by this tempo. The music, as well as the vocals, are placed in the proper places, producing a calm and wild variation of passion and emotion, which is pure genius!
#16: "Je maudis:" this is a great song. A good driving song, I believe! Slow, but reluctant in its steadiness; but as I've said before, this is good!

Overall, this album is great, wonderful--and I declare Patricia Kaas to be the Queen of French music, the best female french singer we have today! If you don't like Patricia Kaas, you need major help! I will do all I can to make french music more popular in the United States! Thus concludes my review! :-)

Kaas goes Rockabilly.......2005-02-19

I got this album even before it was released in France because my local import store inadvertently didn't wait until the release date to put it on sale. When I got it I was way into Dans ma chaire, a much more mellow pop album, so I didn't get into this one until recently. But now I have and it is great, one of my favorites from Kaas. She goes rockabilly to great affect. Her smoky voice lends itself perfectly to the harmonica driven songs. My personal favorite is La nuit est mauve. I can't get enough of that song. I have to disagree with the one star review below. Kaas has an excellent voice, and she sings French extremely intelligibly. I know many of her songs by heart simply by listening to her cds. French language chanteuses are now getting popular what with Dion and Farmer and Alizee. I like the latter two, I am not a Dion fan at all, but of all the current singers, Kaas is by far my favorite. As the editorial review stated, she has taken her place along Piaf and Damia.

The best yet.......2004-11-30

Having first discovered Patricia Kaas from the film 'And Now...Ladies and Gentlemen' I was immediately overwhelmed by her voice and her singing style in the musical segments of that film.

This album, released in 2003, shows that Patricia has saved her best for last. The first time I heard it I was taken by the way she has effortlessly changed style. From lush arrangements and heavy production to a bare, stripped-down style. The songs, and her voice, are full of anguish and longing. One doesn't need to understand the French language thoroughly to realise that this is an album of love and loss.

I can only but recommend this as being her best work, and the best new album I have heard in quite a few years.

A landmark album!.......2004-11-02

Being a Patricia Kaas fan, I waited months for this cd. Finally, I ordered it from the French sister site of Amazon. Now, when I first received this cd, I hated it. However, after listening to it a few times, I began to love it. This cd, like that of Piano Bar, takes some time to like. Once you like it, you'll fall in love with it. (Hint: to love Piano Bar, you should watch the movie And Now Ladies and Gentlemen. This is a movie Patricia Kaas played in. Piano Bar is the soundtrack album to And Now Ladies and Gentlemen, a movie you need to watch twice to understand). My favorite songs are: Peut-etre que peut-etre, L'Abbe Caillou, Je t'aime, je ne t'aime plus, C'est la faute a la vie et Une question de temps. This album is an absolute hit and I find that I crave to listen to it while driving down the highway. There are absolutely no words to compare it. I hope the first reviewer gave it more of a chance, because you cannot just listen to this cd and expect it to be great. You need to let yourself grow accustomed to it. Give it a chance and you'll be pleasently surprised. Patricia Kaas is great. Currently I am waiting to see if we can get a concert video DVD out of this one like we did from Ce Sera Nous.

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Patricia Kaas
Manufacturer: Sony Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AKQ7N
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

Ot Les Hommes
Abbaillou
Je Ne Veux Plus le Pardonner
Nuit Est Mauve
C'est Les Femmes Qui Mnt la Danse
On Pourrait
J'En Tremblerai Encore
Je T'Aime, Je Ne l'Aime Plus
C'est la Faute la Vie
Je le Garde Pour Toi
A Blessure
Des Regrets
Tu Pourras Dire
Peut-re Que Peut-re
Question de Temps
Je Maudis

Album Description

Seventh studio album from the French pop chanteuse is a collection of 15 rock-flavored pop songs. Sony. 2003.

Album Details

The Longtime French Songstress Makes No Bones About "Loud Sex" for her 2003 Seventh Album. Includes Material from all the Usual Suspects Like Jean-jacques Goldman and J Kapler, Etienne Grand-gil (Who Wrote Lyrics for Julien Clerc), Louis Bertignac, Renaud and More. Ms. Kaas Has Delivered Yet Another Grand Tour De Force Performance!this is a Limited Edition Version.

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Sexe Fort
Patricia Kaas
Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

International | Imports | Stores | Music

Pop | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000AKQ7L
Release Date: 2003-12-08

Tracks:

Ot Les Hommes
Abbaillou
Je Ne Veux Plus le Pardonner
Nuit Est Mauve
C'est Les Femmes Qui Mnt la Danse
On Pourrait
J'En Tremblerai Encore
Je T'Aime, Je Ne l'Aime Plus
C'est la Faute la Vie
Je le Garde Pour Toi
A Blessure
Des Regrets
Tu Pourras Dire
Peut-re Que Peut-re
Question de Temps
Je Maudis

Album Description

Seventh studio album from the French pop chanteuse is a collection of 15 rock-flavored pop songs. Sony. 2003.

Album Details

The Longtime French Popular Singer Makes No Bones About "Loud Sex" for her 2003 Seventh Album Release. Includes Material from all the Usual Suspects Like Jean-jacques Goldman and J Kapler, Etienne Grand-gil (Who Wrote Lyrics for Julien Clerc), Louis Bertignac, Renaud and More. Ms. Kaas Has Delivered Yet Another Grand Tour De Force Performance!