Au-delà du délire

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Au-delà du délire
Studio album by Ange

Publication
(s)

1974

Label (s) Philips

Title (number)

8th

running time

37:57

occupation
  • Christian Décamps
  • Francis Décamps
  • Jean-Michel Brézovar
  • Daniel Haas
  • Gérard Jelsch
chronology
Le cimetière des arlequins
(1973) 		Au-delà du délire Émile Jacotey
(1975)

Au-delà du délire (French for 'beyond madness') is the third studio album by the French progressive rock band Ange . It was published by Philips in 1974 .

Creation and publication

Ange made their breakthrough in 1973 with Le cimetière des arlequins and performed with Genesis at the Reading Festival . The third album followed the following year and received a gold record in France .

Track list

page 1

  1. Godevin le vilain - 2:57
  2. Les longues nuits d'Isaac - 4:10
  3. Si j'étais le Messie - 3:00
  4. Ballade pour une orgy - 3:22
  5. Exode - 5:00

Page 2

  2. La bataille du sucre (including: La colère des dieux ) - 6:29
  3. Fils de lumière - 3:20
  4. Au-delà du délire - 8:20

style

Ans Progressive Rock is influenced by Genesis, King Crimson and Pink Floyd , but gets its own note from Christian Décamps' theatrical French singing, even if it moves a bit out of focus and space on Au-delà du délire compared to the previous albums leaves for many dark and bombastic arrangements. There are also stylistic elements of medieval music , hard rock and chanson . The lyrics are pervaded by biblical motifs.

reception

Au-delà du délire is considered a classic of French progressive rock. Christian Rode from Babyblauen Seiten praises the “successful blend of playfulness and gloom with beautiful melodies” and describes it as “an album that is well worth listening to, and very unique”. The eclipsed magazine included Au-delà du délire in its list of the 150 most important prog albums.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Le groupe , ange-updlm.com , accessed November 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Ange. Au-Delà Du Délire , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on November 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b François Couture: Au-delà du délire at Allmusic (English), accessed on November 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ a b eclipsed No. 144, p. 29.