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The 2000 debut from the French band Phoenix gleefully combines the electronic-laced melodicism of their fellow countrymen Air with the sensibilities of 1980s UK pop (in the mode of China Crisis and Prefab Sprout) and imbues the results with a dance-floor sensibility. Toss in a bit of classic '70s stadium rock and tongue-in-cheek country, and you have UNITED, a Frankenstein's monster of a record, guaranteed to have something to please nearly any ear.
Vocalist Thomas Mars's fey, thickly accented singing lends an appealing vulnerability that is most evident on the record's most infectious track, the glass-smooth "Too Young" (which was handpicked by Sofia Coppola for inclusion in her 2003 film, LOST IN TRANSLATION). "If I Ever Feel Better" recalls an edgier version of the slick funk-pop of Level 42, while "Party Time," is a two-minute would-be punk rave-up. The riskiest track, the nine-minute "Funky Squaredance," opens with a loping vocoder-treated verse, only to morph into a dance number punctuated by heavy-metal guitar breaks. Capped off by cover art mimicking a hard-rock LP circa 1984, UNITED makes musical schizophrenia a true asset.
The debut album for French act which includes the single 'Too Young'. The Face magazine said, 'Undoubtedly the best post-French house, seventies Californian, country-rock concept album of modern love songs you'll ever likely to hear.' 2000release. Standard jewel case.
Personnel: Thomas Mars (vocals); Hugo Ferran (saxophone); Thomas Bangalter (synthesizer); Christian Mazzalai (drums).
Audio Mixer: Philippe Zdar.
Recording information: Studio 2; Studio Gang; Studio PlusXXX.
Phoenix: Deck D'Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars, Jr., Christian Mazzalai.
Additional personnel: Junior Carrera (guitar); Eddie Efira (pedal steel); Sandrine Longuet (harp); Hugo Ferran (saxophone); Andrew Crocker (trumpet); Patrick Sherlock (trombone); Camile Baz Baz (Hammond organ); Jean Phillipe Dary, Rob (Clavinet); Thomas Bangalter, Pedro Winter (synthesizer); Marlon (drums); Cubain (percussion); Julia, Oliza (background vocals); The Love Choral Society, The Arcysian Vocal Ensemble, The Hector Berlioz Choir.
Rolling Stone (10/26/00, p.114) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Pure genius....leaving some fantastic impressions..."
Spin (10/00, pp.176-7) - 7 out of 10 - "...They've got diverse record collections they've dissected down to the runoff grooves, employ vintage analog toys, and shift between sincerity and irony like a scratch DJ flipping a cross-fader..."
CMJ (9/18/00, p.23) - "...Dance-rock inspired by '80s club culture. Feel-good pop hooks, bouncy lyrics and lush textures are held together by keen production work..."
Mojo (Publisher) (7/00, p.114) - "...A highly perplexing yet curiously compelling outing that sounds like a random dip into any FM station circa 1986....Rock on." United Music | List Price | $11.94 (You save $0.25) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Dance, Alternative, Rock/Pop | | Label | Source | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  30805  | | CD Universe Part number | 1153686 | | Catalog number | 48853 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 19, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Phoenix; Alf; Alex | | Engineer | Stephane Briat | | Personnel | Christian Mazzalai - drums
Deck D'Arcy
Laurent Brancowitz
Thomas Mars - vocals
Also: Rob, Marlon, Thomas Bangalter, Julia, Oliza, Andrew Crocker, Camile Baz Baz, Cubain, Eddie Efira, Hugo Ferran, Jean Phillipe Dary, Junior Carrera, Patrick Sherlock, Pedro Winter, Sandrine Longuet |
Purchase United CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Chills Kaleidoscope World CD (1986) (Import) Import; Australia
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KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD contains 10 bonus tracks and represents everything the band recorded through early 1986, including all of the LOST EP, and the I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET/THE GREAT ESCAPE 12"
KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD, The Chills' 18-track compilation culled from The Chills early and mid-'80s EPs and singles, is highlighted by the song "Pink Frost."
The Chills' Martin Phillipps mixes up melodic pop with elements of garage rock and punk, creating songs with a sweet melancholy all their own. Phillipps has always been the focus of the Chills, writing and singing the band's songs. His group has also rivaled Menudo in its sheer number ...
| | Phoenix Alphabetical CD (2004)
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Four years after its acclaimed 2000 debut, UNITED, the French pop group Phoenix returned ...
| | Phoenix It's Never Been Like That CD (2006)
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With its third album, French pop group Phoenix heads away from the dance floor and toward a crisp, guitar-based sound more in line with the Strokes. While the lighthearted 1980s-flavored beats that make Phoenix's music so enjoyable are still in place, they are carefully countered with a jangly slacker aesthetic. IT'S NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT may not pop with anything as catchy as their early single "Too Young," but it does offer a consistency lacking on 2004's ALPHABETICAL and 2000's UNITED. Only the opening track, "Napoleon Says," seems out of place, its initial notes ...
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