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Short and Sweet NYC, CD Review >>
I can’t tell you what Chuck and Albert Arsenault are singing about but they were nice enough to include the English translation (and some background) of each of the 13 songs on Énergie. The tunes might be energetic, employing the duo’s two-man fiddle/acoustic guitar/vocal interplay and harmonies but they are not all that varied…at least not enough for my jaded ears. If the guys were singing in English it might be easier for me to discern some differences (at least in the lyrics) but for me there’s not much difference (at least musically) between the fiddle happy, “Danse le caoutchouc (Dance Like Rubber),” the jaunty folk of “Moi et mes freres (Me and my brothers)” or “Set a’ mon pere’ (My Father’s Tunes).” Harmonica wails in a few though, like “Dans la ville d’Egmont-Baie (In The Village Of Egmont Bay)” the harmonica takes an especially solid lead.
There’s some nice slower tunes amongst the French-Acadian tunes and 400 year- old melodies. “Le retour de l’amant (The lover’s return)” is really nice, but Chuck & Albert don’t have the strongest voices, though they do mix well and are competent. Out of all the tunes on Énergie, I’d say the one with the nicest melody is “En devirant le coin d’la rue (While Turning the corner)” and the last one, “Set du pigeon (The pigeon set)” moves the most for me. 12/02/09 >> go there
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