Têtes Raides is a French
folk rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...
group.
Group history
The group was founded in Paris during the 1980s. Originally, they played music heavily influenced by the punk movement and depended on electric instruments. Their third album featured Anne-Gaëlle, a classically trained cellist, and marked a turning point in the group's music toward a more acoustic sound. The group's later efforts misleadingly take on the air of
quotidian folk songs while actually using stunning musical arrangements, experimental soundscapes and poetic lyrics rife with very dark humor.
Listeners find the influence of classic French musicians like
Jacques Brel,
Georges Brassens
Georges Charles Brassens (; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet.
As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and a ...
and the
Négresses Vertes in the later work.
Group members
* Christian Olivier : Voice,
accordion, acoustic guitar,
graphics
* Grégoire Simon (a.k.a. "Iso") : Saxophone, flute,
accordion, voice
* Pascal Olivier (a.k.a. "Cali") : Bass guitar, double bass,
Hélicon,
tuba
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, voice (Christian's brother)
* Anne-Gaëlle Bisquay : Cello, violin
* Serge Bégout : Acoustic guitar,
baritone saxophone
* Jean-Luc Millot (a.k.a. "Lulu") : drums, voice.
* Édith Bégout (a.k.a. "la p'tite dernière") :
Tuba
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,
baseball bat
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, piano (Serge's sister)
Discography
;Studio albums
# : Vocals by
Sara Mandiano
Sara Mandiano, (born 25 January 1958 as Françoise Castellani) is a French singer and songwriter. She is mainly known for her hit " J'ai des doutes" (1991).
Musical career
In ten-year career, she released three albums as songwriter, composer and s ...
.
;Live albums
;Compilation albums
*2000: ''10 ans de Têtes Raides''
*2006: ''Aïe''
*2008: ''Best Of – 20 ans de Ginette'' (FR #70)
Videography
*2003: ''Têtes Raides aux Bouffes du Nord'' (filmed live in 2002)
*2008: ''Trash live au Bataclan'' (live filmé en novembre 2006), qu'on retrouve au sein de la compilation ''20 ans de Ginette''
References
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Musical groups from Paris