Histoire de Melody Nelson

Way different than anything I normally listen to. I kind of wish I could have understood the sing/speak that was going on, but from what I have read I doubt I really want to. 3.5/5

This is what this whole 1001 greatest albums process is all about. Completely left-field choice, something I'd never even heard of before, a concept album in a different language - and it's a real, genuine hidden gem.

What an atmosphere this album has. It's quite dark and dangerous and sexy and seductive. The music and production is incredible. I love the violins, the sudden explosion of drums, that deep driving bass. Very very good. I've given it about 3-4 listens now, and it'll definitely be one I go back to a fair bit. There's something really compelling about this.

Album 192 and I've finally found my first 5 star album from an artist who was completely unknown to me beforehand - thank you!

Wow very interesting French album, subject matter maybe a bit off, but musically this is brilliant wouldn’t believe this came out in 1971 way ahead of it’s time. Fact I don’t understand any of the lyrics probably helps with the enjoyment here.

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Dude I love the music, particularly the bass playing, but I don't need Serge telling me stories in French under his breath through the whole thing, especially when they're about a rich dude seducing a 15 year old. Nor do I particularly like his singing voice. Definitely know where Air got a big part of their sound now though.

Sexy spoken-word music to objectify / seduce underage girls with. It's a French tradition!

So cool and unique. I can definitely see how a lot of artists I dig would have taken inspiration from this. I'm a sucker for spoken word pieces so this is right up my alley on that front. I also like the mix of rock and orchestral elements.

Conceptuellement, cela ne ressemble à rien d'autre que j'ai entendu. Je ne peux pas tolérer le traitement de la jeune Melody Nelson, la pauvre fille. Soniquement, c'est immersif et mystérieux.

Miserable headphones listen, his voice is so loud in the mix I can’t enjoy the music. Admittedly I might feel different if I understood French and could tell what he was saying lol

He preferido escuchar la versión original de 7 canciones y 28 minutos a la del 40 aniversario. Me ha sorprendido el sonido y la cantidad de samples que había escuchado de este disco en otras canciones más actuales. Me han gustado "Melody", "Ballade de Melody Nelson" y "Cargo Culte".