LÉGENDES

HECENIA were a trio from France releasing two studio albums before calling it a day. The vocalist was from the band ELOHIM who released one album in 1983. His brother was the guitarist in that band and it says here that they used his pre-recorded guitar parts on three tracks here. And since the vocalist only sings this is essentially a duo instrumentally with the keyboardist using the drum machine and the bass player adding some guitar parts.

Vocals are in french and the music is a symphonic/neo blend but the fake drums are such a negative for me. They did get a real drummer on their second and final record from 1994 an album I also gave 3 stars to. I consider 1987 to 1991 the dark ages of my music and that was actually one of the reasons I picked this 1989 release up as I was hoping for a hidden gem that might make my top five for that year. Nope.

"Legendes" is not a bad record at all despite my comments but it's not one I'd recommend either despite it having it's fans. 3 stars.