Têtes Raides is a French folk rock 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 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, 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, baseball bat, piano (Serge's sister)
Discography Studio albums
YearAlbumPeak positions FRBEL (Wa)1989Not dead but bien raides1989Mange tes morts1992Les oiseaux1993Fleur de yeux1996Le bout du toit1998Chamboultou142000Gratte poil232003Qu'est-ce qu'on s'fait chier!52005Fragile #192007Banco #312011L'an demain #8882013Corps de mots632014Les Terriens132021Bing Bang Boum # : Vocals by Sara Mandiano.
Live albums YearAlbumPeak positions FR1997Viens! 742004 28.05.04 48
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
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