Alain Bashung cowrote most of the lyrics from this album with Jean Fauque, except "Faisons envie" ("Let us be desirable") which was written with Christophe Miossec, and the song "Jamais d'autre que toi" ("No other than you") which is a poem by Robert Desnos turned into a song. Bashung composed the music, collaborating with Ludovic Bource, Jean Lamoot, Arnaud Devos and the Swiss band Mobile in Motion.[1]
The title of this album is based on Lenteurs et imprudence...(Slownesses and imprudence...), a working title for Fantaisie militaire and on his own "reflection on human relations".[2] This album has been written and composed as Bashung became the father of a daughter and a feeling of "fear, injustice and incomprehension" fed by everyday news. For instance, Bashung said he composed the song "Dans la foulée" ("Following") after the "media backlash against Marie-José Pérec in Australia" during the Sydney Olympics when the athlete, because of pressure and a surge of paranoia, fled the competition. Shocked by the reaction of the media towards her, because of the expectations and after laudatory comments about her, he questions the system.[2] Also, the song "Noir de monde" ("Heavily crowded" but in the sense of "What a dark world", "noir de monde" being a common language expression) is a denunciation of all the revisionists, those of history and others at a more personal scale.[2] Alain Bashung also declared that after the success of Fantaisie militaire he wished to make "a tragic and sensual album".[1]
From a technical viewpoint, Bashung was very careful about the sophistication of musics, arrangements, and even ambiance noises, using the computer technology as a recording tool and not for a question of technical quality.[3] The album is often spoken more than sung, like in the music of Serge Gainsbourg or Léo Ferré like for the singing of Desnos' poem or "Faisons envie" by Miossec.
Reception
Critical reception
Critical reception was highly positive,[4] with the album variously being called "a landmark"[3] and "sublime",[5] while the music was qualified as "dark" and "crepuscular".[1][5] In a 2005 volume of L'actualité, a reviewer listed it alongside Fantaisie militaire as one of Bashung’s supreme achievements.[6]
Track listing
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Alain Bashung / Jean Fauque - Alain Bashung / Mobile in Motion
^ abcL'Imprudence de Bashung in Télérama n°2753, 19 October 2002
^ abcAlain Bashung: "Un jour je me sens Hamlet et le lendemain Orson Welles" interview by Gilles Médioni in l'Express, 17 October 2002
^ abL'Imprudence de Bashung - Comme un acteur dans le décor interview by Bertrand Dicale for RFI musique, 25 October 2002
^Abecassis, Michaël (2018-06-11). An Anthology of French and Francophone Singers from A to Z: "Singin’ in French". Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 49. ISBN9781527512054.
^ abAlain Bashung - L'Imprudence album review in Les Inrocks, 21 October 2002
^L'Actualité (in French). Maclean-Hunter Limitée. 2005.
imprudence, imprudence, eleventh, studio, album, french, singer, songwriter, alain, bashung, issued, october, 2002, barclay, records, studio, album, alain, bashungreleased21, october, 2002recordedstudio, brusselsgenrechanson, poplength66, 23labelbarclay, recor. L Imprudence The Imprudence is the eleventh studio album by French singer songwriter Alain Bashung issued in October 2002 on Barclay Records L ImprudenceStudio album by Alain BashungReleased21 October 2002RecordedStudio ICP BrusselsGenreChanson art popLength66 23LabelBarclay Records Universal Music GroupProducerAnne LamyAlain Bashung chronologyFantaisie militaire 1998 L Imprudence 2002 Cantique des cantiques 2002 Contents 1 Production 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Musicians 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesProduction EditAlain Bashung cowrote most of the lyrics from this album with Jean Fauque except Faisons envie Let us be desirable which was written with Christophe Miossec and the song Jamais d autre que toi No other than you which is a poem by Robert Desnos turned into a song Bashung composed the music collaborating with Ludovic Bource Jean Lamoot Arnaud Devos and the Swiss band Mobile in Motion 1 The title of this album is based on Lenteurs et imprudence Slownesses and imprudence a working title for Fantaisie militaire and on his own reflection on human relations 2 This album has been written and composed as Bashung became the father of a daughter and a feeling of fear injustice and incomprehension fed by everyday news For instance Bashung said he composed the song Dans la foulee Following after the media backlash against Marie Jose Perec in Australia during the Sydney Olympics when the athlete because of pressure and a surge of paranoia fled the competition Shocked by the reaction of the media towards her because of the expectations and after laudatory comments about her he questions the system 2 Also the song Noir de monde Heavily crowded but in the sense of What a dark world noir de monde being a common language expression is a denunciation of all the revisionists those of history and others at a more personal scale 2 Alain Bashung also declared that after the success of Fantaisie militaire he wished to make a tragic and sensual album 1 From a technical viewpoint Bashung was very careful about the sophistication of musics arrangements and even ambiance noises using the computer technology as a recording tool and not for a question of technical quality 3 The album is often spoken more than sung like in the music of Serge Gainsbourg or Leo Ferre like for the singing of Desnos poem or Faisons envie by Miossec Reception EditCritical reception Edit Critical reception was highly positive 4 with the album variously being called a landmark 3 and sublime 5 while the music was qualified as dark and crepuscular 1 5 In a 2005 volume of L actualite a reviewer listed it alongside Fantaisie militaire as one of Bashung s supreme achievements 6 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Length1 Tel Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Mobile in Motion5 392 Faites monter Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Ludovic Bource4 213 Je me dore Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Ludovic Bource5 054 Mes bras Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Mobile in Motion7 475 La Ficelle Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Arnaud Devos4 376 Noir de monde Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Mobile in Motion4 227 L Irreel Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Mobile in Motion Ludovic Bource Jean Lamoot3 368 Jamais d autre que toi Robert Desnos Alain Bashung Ludovic Bource Jean Lamoot2 009 Est ce aimer Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Arnaud Devos3 5910 Le Dimanche a Tchernobyl Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Ludovic Bource Mobile in Motion5 4511 Dans la foulee Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung Arnaud Devos Arnaud Rebotini5 2212 Faisons envie Christophe Miossec Alain Bashung Alain Bashung Mobile in Motion3 4413 L Imprudence Alain Bashung Jean Fauque Alain Bashung9 38Personnel EditMusicians Edit Alain Bashung vocals harmonica Marc Ribot electric guitar acoustic guitar Martyn Barker drums percussions Steve Nieve organ piano tubular bells Simon Edwards bass guitar double bass bendir Arto Lindsay electric guitar Mino Cinelu percussions udu chimes Ludovic Bource accordion Wurlitzer memory Moog glockenspiel strings arrangements Arnaud Devos electric guitar vibraphone percussions Mark Steylaerts strings directionCharts EditChart Topposition Number of weeks in the Top 50 CertificationFrance 7 1 6Belgium 8 2 6Switzerland 9 46 3Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesFrance SNEP 10 Gold 100 000 Sales figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c L Imprudence de Bashung in Telerama n 2753 19 October 2002 a b c Alain Bashung Un jour je me sens Hamlet et le lendemain Orson Welles interview by Gilles Medioni in l Express 17 October 2002 a b L Imprudence de Bashung Comme un acteur dans le decor interview by Bertrand Dicale for RFI musique 25 October 2002 Abecassis Michael 2018 06 11 An Anthology of French and Francophone Singers from A to Z Singin in French Cambridge Scholars Publishing p 49 ISBN 9781527512054 a b Alain Bashung L Imprudence album review in Les Inrocks 21 October 2002 L Actualite in French Maclean Hunter Limitee 2005 L Imprudence sur chartsinfrance net L Imprudence sur www ultratop be L Imprudence sur swisscharts com French album certifications Bashung L Imprudence in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique Retrieved 1 February 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27Imprudence amp oldid 1112318990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
