Les Plus Grands Succes 2

Title: Les Plus Grands Succes 2
Artist: Adamo
Purchased: Aruba Antiques store, November 2003
Verdict: Pour certain, c'est quelque chose

I can't translate the title any better than "The Largest Success," which may mean "greatest hits." I don't know. I was a horrible student of French and everything.

There's a disturbing quality to this album that I can't put my finger on. Perhaps if I spoke French, I could pinpoint the je ne sais quoi Les Plus Grands Succes 2 has. Perhaps it's the glib mashing of sounds that makes me uneasy. The songs vary from 50s-doo-wop-meets-sitar-swinger to 70s-pop-singer-meets-spaghetti-western-soundtrack to balladeer to just the bleah of syrupy string arrangements. It's not just strings. There's horns, theremin, and other undefined instruments. It's like he'd have an idea and no one was there to tell him no. So here, well after the fact, I will step up to the plate. No, Adamo. No. You've spent too much money on a shitty song already. A zither isn't going to help it.

That said, there were one or two songs that were kind of enjoyable, but not enough to buy. Or keep when I'm plotting a move. Or remember. But Anita likes because Irwin Chusid used to play the Scopitone to "Petit Bonheur" at one of his Incorrect Video nights. So, we'll digitize the decent and ditch the rest.