Le Match – Légendes(1975 CANADA Prog Rock, Folk Rock)Full Album

Le Match biography Quebec progressive folk-rock band born in 1974 out of the ashes of La Nouvelle Frontière, a 7-piece folk band who comprised, among others, the famous Québécois twins Marie-Claire and Richard Séguin. The twins were heavily into folk whereas their keyboard player, Normand Théroux, decided he wanted a heavier sound. LA NOUVELLE FRONTIÈRE thus split up into two camps: the twins carrying on as a duo called SEGUIN, and Théroux forming LE MATCH along with fellow musicians Pierre-Yves Migneron on guitar and vocals, Gaston Rousseau on bass, Jacques Lauzon on drums and Francis Leduc on violin and flute. Their sole album "Légendes", released in 1974, is strongly influenced by traditional Québec folk but also has definite progressive moments, lots of keyboards, violin and flute. At the time, it was best known for a track called "Le soleil des plants d'huile", a song about Montreal's east-end oil refineries. It is quite a straightforward folk-prog album, a bit "quaint" at heart - the way bands such as TEMPEST or HORSLIPS are - and quite melodic overall. Not absolutely essential but certainly of interest if you like to explore French Canadian prog-folk bands of the early 70's. : : : Lise (HIBOU), CANADA : : : Tracks: 01. Marchand de nuages (Normand Théroux) - 00:00 02. Le Soleil des plants d'huile (Normand Théroux, Gabriel Rivard) - 02:19 03. Pensez-y donc (Pierre-Yves Migneron, Jacques Lauzon, Gaston Rousseau) -06:23 04. Troubadour (Normand Théroux) - 10:15 05. Lucifer (Pierre-Yves Migneron, Jacques Lauzon, Gaston Rousseau) -13:16 06. Épilogue de M. Germain Content (Pierre-Yves Migneron, Jacques Lauzon, Gaston Rousseau) - 19:25 07. Le vieux sorcier (Pierre-Yves Migneron) - 24:42 08. Le fou du roi (Normand Théroux) - 28:56 09. Pour Communiquer (Normand Théroux) - 32:01 10. Les plaines d'Abraham (Pierre-Yves Migneron) -36:01 11. Espace (Normand Théroux, Gabriel Rivard) - 38:24 12. La clôture (Pierre-Yves Migneron, Jacques Lauzon, Gaston Rousseau) - 43:11 Personnel: - Pierre-Yves Migneron - lead vocals, guitars - Normand Théroux - lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, flute - François Leduc - violin, viola, cello, recorder - Gaston Rousseau - bass, vocals - Jacques Lauzon - drums, percussion, vocals + - Claire Syril - female vocals - Jean-Guy Deraspe - violin (04) - Lucille Lavoie - cello (06) - Jacques Jaillet, Pierre Legeault - bombarde - Gerard Souvay - producer