Jean Leloup - L'Amour Est Sans Pitie [Bonus Tracks and my extras]

Québécois rock provocateur Jean Leclerc was the premier exponent of the Francophone pop renaissance of the 1990s. Often compared to Lou Reed for his seedy imagery and enigmatic vocals, he enjoyed his greatest commercial success as Jean Leloup, an alias he finally retired almost a quarter century into his career. Born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, on May 14, 1961, Leclerc spent the better part of his child in Togo, and its indigenous African rhythms would prove a seminal influence on his later musical efforts. After a brief return to Quebec, his family settled in Algeria in 1969, where he later formed his first band, the Blue Faces. Leclerc returned to Quebec for good in 1975, and after quitting school he cut his first demo session, christening himself Jean Leloup (i.e., "John the Wolf"). He attracted marginal attention from record executives until 1983, when he delivered a breakthrough performance at the annual Festival de la Chanson Francophone. Two years later Leloup was tapped to star as Ziggy in the David Bowie-inspired rock opera Starmania. Labels still had no idea what to make of him, however, and his acclaimed debut LP, Menteur, did not hit retail until 1989, generating the smash "Printemps-Eté." Around the same time Leloup followed an ex-girlfriend to Europe, where he stayed long enough to assemble a band, La Sale Affaire. Its members returned with him to Quebec to cut his sophomore album, L'Amour Est Sans Pitié, a star-making turn highlighted by the controversial "1990," which compared his sexual prowess to the U.S. war with Iraq. The single was a hit both at home and in France, and he spent much of 1992 touring western Europe, followed by a trek through Quebec as part of the Rock le Lait package tour. Leloup did not resurface with a new LP until late 1996. Le Dôme nevertheless proved his most successful effort to date, earning him the annual Félix award for Best Songwriter/Composer. He supported the album via the stage show "Jean Leloup et les Naufragés du Titanic," with recordings from the tour later comprising part of 1998's hybrid live/studio release Les Fourmis. Leloup also expanded into fiction, writing a series of short stories he later recorded for broadcast on Radio Canada. He did not return to touring until the spring of 1999, but remained on the road for over a year. In the wake of 2002's La Vallée des Reputations he announced plans to retire the Jean Leloup name, adopting the alias Massoud Al-Rachid to publish the 2005 novel Noir Destin Que le Mien.
A year later, he issued the comeback LP Mexico under his given name, Jean Leclerc.

(Written by Jason Ankeny, AMG)

L'Amour Est Sans Pitié ("love is merciless") captures Jean Leloup at his peak. Later he would experiment with various forms of pop music (from electronica to stoner rock), but this down-to-earth rock album sees him completely focused, exciting, and constantly good, plus he's backed by a solid band. Actually, it could be qualified as a group effort, since guitarists Patrick Pelenc, Alex Cochard, and Michel Dagenais played a key role in the writing and production of this album. They are probably responsible for keeping Leloup from scattering his energies in too many directions. At the heart of this album, Leloup's second, is a devastating heartbreak that turned a European sabbatical into a nightmare. Back home Leloup put together the band La Sale Affaire to perform some of the best dirty rock Quebec has known. Inspired by the Violent Femmes, Leloup's songs exorcise the pain while defying the still prude province of Quebec with stories of drugs, sex, and rock & roll. The album was a huge hit, both mainstream and underground, and remains a classic. "Cookie" turned endlessly on the radio, but the real treats are the fast-paced Femmes-esque "Isabelle" and "Barcelone" (both semi-autobiographical). As for "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," the story of a city turning lecherous after a love potion fell into the water supply, it simply ranks as the two or three best songs the man ever wrote. Compared to the experiments with Bran Van 3000 on Le Dôme and the endless jams on Les Fourmis, this album shows that Leloup once was a first-rate songwriter.

(Written by François Couture, AMG)

Yes....... I know, all we know the “I lost my baby”, but when I heard it for first time, something it said to me to search more. Therefore here is what I found these old seasons of AudioGalaxy with his those amazing speeds of one track per hour and more. From then, Jean Leloup has been nailed in the brain and in my soul. They are the moments where when you seat in front of your Stereo-HiFi, you forget that you hear mp3 because you have been lost in other worlds that give you generously the ROCK music.

Note: I would want also your own comments on Jean Leloup.
Do not forget that the reason of existence of Blogs is the communication.

Ναι........ξέρω, όλοι γνωρίζουμε το “I lost my baby”, αλλά όταν το πρωτοάκουσα, κάτι μου έλεγε να ψάξω παραπάνω.
Να λοιπόν τι βρήκα τότε τις παλιές εποχές του AudioGalaxy με εκείνες τις καταπληκτικές ταχύτητες του ενός κομματιού την ώρα και βάλε. Από τότε ο Jean Leloup έχει καρφωθεί στο μυαλό και στη ψυχή μου. Είναι οι στιγμές που όταν κάθεσαι στο πανάκριβο και «καλοκουρδισμένο» στερεοφωνικό σου, ξεχνάς ότι ακούς mp3 γιατί έχεις χαθεί σε άλλους κόσμους που σου χαρίζει απλόχερα η ROCK μουσική.
Σημείωση: Θα ήθελα και τα δικά σας σχόλια για τον Jean Leloup.Να μην ξεχνάμε ότι ο σκοπός της ύπαρξης των Blogs είναι η επικοινωνία.

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