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Albums Bad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens, Bad Reputation, Vol. 2 Record labels Barbès Records, Vermillion Music Similar Joël Favreau, Keren Ann, Justyna Bacz, Sweet Soubrette, Debademba | ||
Pierre de gaillande sings brassens
Pierre de Gaillande is a French-born American singer and guitarist. He was one of two founding members of the rock band The Snow, and in 2010, he released the album Bad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens, in which he covered songs by French songwriter and poet Georges Brassens and translated the lyrics from French to English. De Gaillande says he first became interested in Brassens' music as a child, when his father played it very loudly in their home.
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Critical reception
Robert Christgau gave Bad Reputation an A- grade. In his review, he wrote that "Brassens was the rare music-second guy whose verbal blueprints laid out melodies that stand up on their own, and de Gaillande's diligence about following their syllabic patterns preserves tunes that will snake through your head days later." Scott Branson of PopMatters gave the album a 7 out of 10 rating, and described the album as "a great homage" but also said that " something of the joviality of Brassens is lost in de Gaillande’s renditions." Chris Nickson of AllMusic gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, and described the album as "all delightfully cynical and world-weary, with plenty of wit."
Songs
Bad ReputationBad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens · 2010
To Die for Your IdeasBad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens · 2010
Song For the CountrymanBad Reputation: Pierre de Gaillande Sings Georges Brassens · 2010