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THE LAST CHANCE

Monnaie De Singe

Crossover Prog


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3.96 | 8 ratings | 1 reviews | 0% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 2018

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. I AM (6:37)
2. Seven Billions Dreams (5:25)
3. Emergency (7:18)
4. Earth (6:15)
5. The Last Chance (6:47)
6. Under 50 (5:38)
7. December 3033 (2:42)
8. Magic Tree (4:47)
9. Lucky Star (5:37)
10. Happy Birthday (5:58)

Total Time 57:04

Line-up / Musicians

- Anne Gaëlle Rumin / vocals
- Philippe Glayat / vocals
- Serge Combettes / bass
- Philippe Chavaroche / keyboards
- Eric Farges / drums
- Christophe Laporte / guitar
- Jean-Philippe Moncanis / guitar

Releases information

Label: ACB
Format: CD, Digital
April 14, 2018

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3.96
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Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(88%)
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Review by BrufordFreak
COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
4 stars What I love most about this album is the simple music used to help deliver the POWERFUL messages of the songs' lyrics. They're singing about something real! They're singing about Collapse, the self-destructive, suicidal practices of the most-likely soon-to-be-extinct human race. Though the music is more straightforward heavy rock, not very proggy, the musicians are all competent and never flashy to the detriment of singer Anne Gaëlle Rumin's performances. The rhythm section is especially strong, giving Anne perfect support and impetus throughout. Anne has a strong voice with very good pronunciation of the English lyrics she sings, but it is the conviction with which she sings that make her performances so powerful.

01. "I AM" (6:36) a solid rock song to support the delivery of a powerful and unique message. (9/10)

02. "Seven billions dreams" (5:24) heavy prog with a heavy feel to it as Anne delivers a very provocative message in an almost-Madonna-like voice! Great melodies. Very powerful. (8.5/10)

03. "Emergency" (7:17) solid heavy song with multiple background vocal tracks, catchy melody, nice electric guitar work in the solo C section, and a fairly constant build of tension to crescendo. (8.5/10)

04. "Earth" (6:14) another perfectly supported musical composition for a very heavy, depressing message. A top three song for me. (9/10)

05. "The Last Chance" (6:46 ) opens with a little more help from computer techno sounds and effects. Anne comes in singing in a lower register--almost SIOUXSIE and the Banshees. The song kicks in for the chorus with its great melody and drumming. Ominous computer voice and angular electric guitar noises bridge to the second verse--this time with the band performing at high octane. Great guitar chord progressions for the chorus section, great vocal. Reminds me of Brittany's CHILDREN IN PARADISE. Another top three song for me. (9/10)

06. "Not under 50" (5:38) a kind of men's anthem for this album's theme, with Philippe Glayat doing the lead vocals. The music has a simplified "demo" sound and feel to it with stripped down sound palette and one singular distorted guitar strumming away. The lyric is quite powerful, asking whether or not it's appropriate to keep planning a future when things look so bleak for the planet. (8/10)

07. "December 3003" (2:42) another song quite reminiscent of 1980s SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES or THE THE with Anne Gaëlle back in the vocal delivery seat. Astronaut space chatter fills the background throughout this brief one. (8/10)

08. "Magic tree" (4:47) starts out as a continuation or variation of the previous song. Anne's spoken singing is backed by electric guitar and electric piano arpeggi until the third minute when a nice full-band groove takes over driving the music very strongly forward. Simple, corny chorus using only the title. I really like the dynamic shifts and underlying feel to this song but am disappointed in the sound and chorus. (8.25/10)

09. "Lucky Star" (5:36) computer clicks and slow piano arpeggi open this before an awesome single electric guitar chord injects a base for Anne's voice to enter. The song develops a little too simplistically, with very basic rock guitar sounds, power chords, and sequencing. The more spacious, delicate third minute is awesome but then we jump back into the power chords for the chorus support. The effected vocal section of the fifth minute is awesome, Anne's desperation sounding authentic. A bare-bones run through the chorus makes the following amped up run more tolerable. (8.5/10)

10. "Happy Birthday" (5:57) a tongue-in-cheek sarcastic message as the finale to this provocative album is quite appropriate. The song starts out fairly perfectly and then loses a lot of its initial charge once the Mellotron and final flow are established. Still, this is my favorite song on the album. (9.25/10)

Four stars; an excellent addition to any prog lover's music collection--and one with a very cogent and important message for our species.

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