Enfin Réunis
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Enfin Réunis is the name of the fifth album by Québécois
néo-trad
band Les Cowboys Fringants
. It's a double album (2 CD). This album is actually the first two albums by Les Cowboys Fringants 12 grandes chansons and Sur mon canapé. It was created due to high demand as the two first albums were desirable object to hard core fans[...]despite the musical errors, simple songs, and the "cheapo" side of recordings.
The CD cover show pictures of both albums with their respective title with the note: Enfin Reunis les deux premiers disques broche a foin - finally united the sloppy first two albums
The first album 12 grandes chansons picture looks like a bad black and white photocopy and has the format of a cassette tape, since it was originally released on tape cassette only. We decided to record a tape so our friends would have a souvenir .
The inside booklet goes on for 13 pages on the history of the band and the two albums. Interesting note the recording of the first album was done for about 800$. A quote from Karl Tremblay stating: In those days it didn't take long to create a song. We did not bother too much, even if it did not rime we didn't care. On Sur mon canapé J-F Pauzé states We did not practice the songs enough before getting in the studio. It gave a special album with numerous errors and a "botched" aspect. The songs were good but it sounded sloppy.
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
néo-trad
Néo-trad
Néo-trad is a musical style from Quebec that arose around the turn of the 21st century. It can be considered a subgenre of Québécois Trad music. The term combines the Greek prefix neo, meaning new, and the contraction of the word traditionnelle, as in traditional music.It basically constitutes...
band Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois néo-trad music , the band also draws on Country music. They have gained an international underground following, especially in France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland...
. It's a double album (2 CD). This album is actually the first two albums by Les Cowboys Fringants 12 grandes chansons and Sur mon canapé. It was created due to high demand as the two first albums were desirable object to hard core fans[...]despite the musical errors, simple songs, and the "cheapo" side of recordings.
The CD cover show pictures of both albums with their respective title with the note: Enfin Reunis les deux premiers disques broche a foin - finally united the sloppy first two albums
The first album 12 grandes chansons picture looks like a bad black and white photocopy and has the format of a cassette tape, since it was originally released on tape cassette only. We decided to record a tape so our friends would have a souvenir .
The inside booklet goes on for 13 pages on the history of the band and the two albums. Interesting note the recording of the first album was done for about 800$. A quote from Karl Tremblay stating: In those days it didn't take long to create a song. We did not bother too much, even if it did not rime we didn't care. On Sur mon canapé J-F Pauzé states We did not practice the songs enough before getting in the studio. It gave a special album with numerous errors and a "botched" aspect. The songs were good but it sounded sloppy.
12 grandes chansons
- Les routes du bonheur - 3:36
- Awikatchikaën - 2:50
- Evangéline - 3:40
- Cass de pouelle - 3:20
- L'agacepésie - 3:16
- Dieudonné Rastapopoulos - 3:52
- Platsburg - 3:39
- Willie Jos Hachey - 2:34
- Gaétane - 4:38
- Repentigny-by-the-sea - 2:39
- Le hurlot - 3:21
- Impala blues - 4:46
Sur mon canapé
- Marcel Galarneau (Tremblay, Pauzé) - 2:43
- Le plombier (Pauzé, Tremblay, Lebeau) - 3:06
- Special #6 (Tremblay, Pauzé) - 3:51
- Maurice au bistro (Pauzé, Lépine) - 3:48
- Goldie (Lebeau) - 3:30
- Denise Martinez (Pauzé, Lebeau) - 3:07
- Mon pays (reel des Aristocrates) (Pauzé, Lépine) - 4:49
- Le quai de Berthier (Lebeau, Pauzé, Tremblay) - 4:57
- Grosse femme (Pauzé, Caza) - 3:15
- La gosse a Comeau (Pauzé) - 5:19
- La culbute (Pauzé, Lebeau) - 2:39
- Banlieue (Pauzé) - 4:42
Band members
- Karl Tremblay - Lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, wrong notes, and animal noises - J-F Pauzé - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Marie-Annick LépineMarie-Annick LépineMarie-Annick Lépine, , member of the group Les Cowboys Fringants . A multi-instrumentalist , Marie-Annick is a key element in the success of Les Cowboys Fringants...
- ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jérome Dupras - bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
, vocals - Dominique Lebeau - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, "Blue thing", and dance
Enfin Réunis
- Sing, played, more or less arranged, produced by Les Cowboys Fringants
- Official "Guest Star": Vincent Caza (acoustic guitar on "Grosse Femme")
- Les productions Louboy International
- Distribution Exclusive: DEP
12 grandes chansons
- Sound and mixing: Marc-André Lepage (studio Economik), July 1997
- Album cover infographics: Alex Bex for Démodisk
- Lyrics: Karl Tremblay and J-F Pauzé
- Music: J-F Pauzé
Sur mon canapé
- Sound and mixing: Dominic Despins (studio Economik), November 1998
- Photos: J-F Pauzé and Jessica Violette
- Infographics: Bob Fish