Les Risques Du Métier [Enhanced] [Import]

1. Monospace

2. Dis-Lui Oui

3. Parasseuse

4. Je Suis de Celles

5. Vade Retro Téléphone

6. Itinéraire

7. Sac À Main

8. Station Mir

9. Coquette

10. Mots d'Amour

11. Monsieur René

12. Zoo de Vincennes

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The hit 2003 album from the French pop artist considered to be a worthy heir to Jacques Higelin, Henri Renaud, Charles Aznavour, Georges Brassens, & Jacques Brel. 12 tracks. BMG/Zomba.

Tracks:

Monospace
Dis-Lui Oui
Paresseuse
Je Suis de Celles
Vade Retro Tphone
Itinire
Sac Main
Station Mir
Coquette
Mots d'Amour
Monsieur Ren
Zoo de Vincennes

Album Description

The hit 2003 album from the French pop artist considered to be a worthy heir to Jacques Higelin, Henri Renaud, Charles Aznavour, Georges Brassens, & Jacques Brel. 12 tracks. BMG/Zomba.

Album Details

2003 Release from French Pop Singer.

Customer Reviews:

A few thoughts on Benabar!.......2005-05-20

This album is good, but not great, in my opinion. Let me explain: there are 3 songs on the album that I like:

#2: Dis-lui oui: this is one of Benabar's hits and a pretty good song. It has that swing that I like about his music and true originality. It is a fun song, and far better than any American song (see the final paragraph of my Barry Manilow review, "Ultimate Manilow").

#7: Sac a main: now this is some song! Fun, original, catchy; perhaps one of the greatest French songs I've ever heard. This is by far the best song on the album. You can sense such emotion, humor, and charm in this song. I like the big band sound and the frequent changes in rhythm and melody. These are the qualities that make this album good, and thus I have given it a fourth star.

#10: Les mots d'amour: this is a good rock song. Benabar's voice really comes out. I believe rock is where his potential lies, not so much in slower songs. I also like the various voices near the end.

Overall, the album does not take the vital elements, as found in the three above songs, and reach far enough with them. If Benabar makes more songs like the above, especially "Sac a main," he would be great, not just good. I am intrigued enough to pursue his future albums and visit his website: www.benabar.com.

On a somewhat more complimentary note, Benabar sings his lyrics smoothly and clearly. This album is great for someone trying to learn French, as I am. The lyrics come with the cd, which is always a plus. I like the pictures of him punching himself, fighting with himself, etc. Very funny guy; what a goof! This album also won a "Victoire de la Musique 2004" award. Congratulations, Benabar!

Again, I believe that Benabar has loads of potential. He is just starting out. Sing more rock songs and more songs like "Sac a main" and you will be as great as Julien Clerc and other esteemed male French artists!

C'est genial!!.......2005-03-22

Benebar's "Les Risques du Metier" (The Risks of the Trade) is one fantastic record, whether you understand French or not, doesn't matter. Benebar's music is somewhat retro but nonetheless timeless and entertaining. He can swing through various styles of music like rock, jazz, French folk, and a little cabaret, but the album has a cohesiveness that's testament to Benebar's ability to write catchy hooks. My favorites are "Paresseuse" (Lazy Girl) and "Dis-Lui Oui" (Tell Him Yes) and "Les Mots d'Amour" (The Words of Love) but all the tracks are really good. I hope Benebar can do some shows in the USA, hopefully NYC.

21st century chanson.......2005-02-22

I bought this album while at the airport in Paris, based on nothing but the proclomation on the cover that it had won some major music award. Impulse purchases like that can make you not only poor, but sorry. Not in this case; the album was even better than I thought it would be.

Benebar has the smooth silky voice of your traditional chanteur (think Charles Trenet) but his material is definitely modern. Sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful, always very French, and almost always enjoyable. There are songs for rainy days, songs for sunny, funny days, and songs for when you just wake up and feel the need to escape. I particularly recommend it for Saturday afternoons when you are stuck cleaning your apartment/house.

Les Risques du Metier.......2005-01-31

Les Risques du Metier is sly, funny pop, songs that place a definite emphasis on lyrics, on state of mind, and on Benabar's skewed, wry, and hilarious view of the world. What's great about this record is that it's not just "ironic" pop; Benabar uses his barbed lyrics and hilarious metaphors to reveal enough about his state of mind and feelings for the listener to feel a connection with the artist himself, not just his demeanor.

On the best songs, such as Sac a main and dis-lui oui, Benabar reveals just enough of his emotional state through the jokey lyrics for the songs to make a double impression: he has real feelings, even though he manages to maintain an illusion of ironic distance. Some of the other ones, though, are a little too maudlin and melodramatic for my taste.

If you like this record, look for Jeanne Cherhal's Douze fois par an. It's the same kind of music, or Les Senegalaises, by Sanseverino, which is similarly wry.

If I could match it up with an English-language record, it would probably be similar to one of the first two Ben Folds Five records.

Creative!!.......2004-08-19

I'm American, and I saw Benabar at a concert while I was in France, and I can't get enough of him now. This CD is fabulous, the instrumentation is creative and refreshing, and the lyrics are humorous.