My Psychédélices epiphany

[dreamer]

Ok, so I was listening to Psychédélices once again and I don't know why I didn't see/hear this sooner but: This album is so very good.

Some songs have really nice orchestration and subtle little details (and it is details that can make the difference between a good and a great song IMHO) that really make it special. Most of songs are not as "easy on the ears" as those on Gourmandises and Mes Courants Électriques but most of it is also more interesting. Alizée has definitely made big progress as an artist with this album. Which is good since she can't be the cute lolita forever.

So all the people who don't like the new stuff: Give it another listen!

[lefty12357]

For the most part, I agree with you. I wrote a review shortly after the album came out saying much the same thing. My only criticism is that the album lacks a "huge hit" song. Of course you can't just "plan" on writing a song like that. They just come to you, or they don't.

The songs are all good, well written, arranged, performed and recorded. It is overall a very fine collection of songs. This album is something for which Alizée (and Jérémy too) can be very proud. I think most of the criticism of Psychédélices has been unfair and I think it should be doing much better in sales than it is. But it's hard to fight against peoples' personal tastes and expectations.

[woohoo]

I agree with lefty. The album is very good but it did not have that huge hit they had hoped for. The Alizee team tried to force 50-60 to become a huge it but it did not happen.

[Just a Guest]

I'm still sad, very sad, that 50/60 wasn't released as a first single with the promotional capacity of M.J.
I.m.h.o. things would have turned out totally different.

Still remember that little snipped of 50/60 when it was leaked.
I was so shure of a hit...
I still love that song to death.

[Ben]

I always liked MJ more than 50/60 and still do. :shrug: Dunno, maybe you're right.

Anyway, I agree with dreamer and lefty again. It's a great album with lots of interesting details, just missing that one knock-out single.

[Ruroshen]

Originally Posted by Snatcher42

I always liked MJ more than 50/60 and still do. :shrug:

Heh. I prefer FS to MJ, but I've always felt that both paled in comparison to Lilly Town...so there's no accounting for taste, I suppose. How anybody winds up with a hit record when music is such a subjective thing, I have no idea...but this is probably why I work in retail, and not the music business.

[edgar93]

Yeah, Psychédélices is avery good album, once you realize that its a new style and the first album without MF/LB help . And I like this new style, I get excited when I hear decollage, its something new that we have never heard.

[heyamigo]

LT is ok but i always felt it sounded a bit immature, like a kid's song and therefore hard to take her seriously if she released it as a single. i agree with most about nothing standing out, my favorite song on the album is probably lonly liste but it wouldn't work as a single anyways. i always thought 50-60 was the song on the album for mass appeal and consumption but they missed the boat with that one when they decided to go with MJ. MJ was though the song that stands out the most in the album in my opinion.

[TheBarrett]

PLP could've really pulled em in.
Just saying.

[lefty12357]

FS didn’t get the promotion it deserved, which really hurt. I think it was a great choice for a single. I also think Lilly Town has good single potential for the reasons Ruroshen gave. And I also agree wholeheartedly with Barrett that PLP is a song with great single potential and one of my favorites. MJ, FS, PLP and LT I think have the most mass appeal. Personally, I also really like Idéaliser for the melody and Alizée’s singing, and Psychédélices for the lyrics.

The one thing I miss on the album is that Alizée didn’t sing as much in her lower register. Her voice is so warm and sexy when she sings in that range.