However, the album quickly gained cult status, being seen now as one of Bashung's greatest artistic statements. The critical reception was rather negative at first. The two shared songwriting on the new record. Originally, the album should have been titled "Apocalypso" keeping up with the front cover of the tom-tom player surrounded by flames , but it was renamed "Play blessures" from a lyric on the song "Lavabo" "Washbasin" because the American band The Motels recorded an album with the same title at the same time. Boris Bergman - Alain Bashung. Retrieved from " https: Thanks to him, Bashung chose to break away from the reputation he had built, making a very dark album, in the lyrics as much as in the music, with a post-punk influence. 
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Play Blessures
Thanks to him, Bashung chose to break away from the reputation he had built, making a very dark album, in the lyrics as much as in the music, with a post-punk influence. The critical reception was rather negative at first.
Views Read Edit View history. However, the album quickly gained cult status, being seen now as one of Bashung's greatest artistic statements. Articles with short description Articles with hAudio microformats.
After the success of "Gaby oh Gaby" and "Vertige de l'amour", Bashung wanted to benefit from his sudden glory and financial abshung, since he waited for it for about fifteen years, by making musical experiments, far from the lightness of the two hits that made him aalin.
Retrieved from " https: The two blessurez songwriting on the new record. The sudden commercial success of Pizza had driven him into a depression. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Volume magazine included it in in their list of "albums that changed the world". Boris Bergman - Alain Bashung. Play blessures Play harms is the fourth album by French rock musician Alain Bashungissued in on Philips Records. This page was last edited on 9 Mayat It is generally considered to be among alqin most significant works.
After recording the album, he learned that Serge Gainsbourg wanted to work with him and got in touch.
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Some critics described the album as an attempt at commercial suicide, and it did not sell well. The coldness and spareness of the arrangements, the dark and hard to understand lyrics, often vague, made this album hardly accessible for the public, who just discovered Bashung.
French rock bleesures, post-punkcoldwavenew wave. Originally, the album should have been titled "Apocalypso" keeping up with the front cover of the tom-tom player surrounded by flamesbut blessures was renamed "Play blessures" from a lyric on the song "Lavabo" "Washbasin" because the American band The Motels recorded an album with the same title at the same time. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
This album, in contrast with the rather bleak sound he achieved, was recorded in a happy and quite light mood, with no other goal than exploring new musical landscapes.
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