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1. 'Renaissance' for the cinematic intro before its time, with this beach narration, quickly erased for a layer of synths that gives into neo-symphonic and the song that lasts, lasts and goes on nostalgic lands, 6 years to release a better-made album!! 2. 'Jamais j'aurais faut grandir' with the introduction of the French vocal in the lyrics, ouch that has aged well there, I find SHELLER in the intonation, the flute not helping matters by flirting with the ANGE of yesteryear; a slow, well-crafted drift, but with old-fashioned markers that take me back to the date, ah yes 2001 like for the film, a sidereal space; in short, the flute is eyeing JETHRO TULL now, hey, a little reggae where are we going? It's a bit disparate 3. 'Le roi du temps gris' (The King of Gray Weather) with a preamble, it's beautiful, explanatory, a sound that looks to MAGNESIS or vice versa, for the distinctive vocals that can be disturbing because they're put too much forward, like in a vulgar French song, the Achilles heel of French prog; a touch of ANGEL again, we're right in it with the operetta voices, like in the epic of General Machin; the outro with violin makes us forget these details that the prog fundamentalist of the 70s can't stand; well, a journey to the dark French forests of the Vosges 4. 'Vagues a l'ame' (Waves to the Soul) with its waves, narrates the story of the meditating king; Seagulls, the synth, ah, we're going for the 80s new-wave sound, interesting, hey, a hint of SAGA again, the sound evolves, the flute minstrel, medieval, Scottish... folkloric for the moment, a well-crafted instrumental, which confirms that sometimes music is enough without the vocals. 5. 'Une autre chance' for the title track on side 1 with the melodic importance of the gently reverberating guitar, on the flute of MOODY BLUES, yes, the nostalgic memory has an effect; it's soft, it takes us far away from the prog of yesteryear, the narrated vocal explaining for those who want to know everything.

6. 'La cle' reminds me of the band's adulation for SAGA, hence the immersion in the album; Fresh keyboard layers, the nervous side on MINIMUM VITAL too, the tenacious guitar reminiscent of Ian and the flute more on OVERHEAD infusing the rhythm, a very good musical moment and it rises in quality 7. 'Dans la cite des incredules' with the theatrical vocal return worthy of Christian from the ANGE 70s era; the voice that channels the music and guides it on bucolic tracks; the pleasure of traveling with a majestic finale so as not to take itself seriously; long and well done, to wander on it 8. 'La rumeur' with a wink, whether proven or not on purpose at all, on the magnificent 'Fou' by ANGE, yes we are really on it and the voice integrates again flawlessly with the diabolical orchestration; The sound of MORE REASON is here, not elsewhere. 9. 'Enterre vivant' and its clock, time, the cinematic space of a time when it didn't exist yet; sirens, key sounds, a vague synth in the distance, and then the song gets going; the SHELLER-esque voice again, it's rather pleasant given the compositions of this outstanding singer and composer; a space with the GENESIS-esque keyboard, not bad either; the well-integrated vocals prove it's possible; the guitar even dares to flirt with the melancholic notes of HACHETT, yes, Steve Hackett himself. Come on, a little martial military drumming, yes, I repeat myself, and a few birds in the distance for the album's track, and it's not the frog that will croak at me otherwise. 10. 'Entre reel et imaginaire' concludes this concept album, the slow and long story of man, always a child, loving to lose himself in his imaginary meanders, or the child sleeping precisely in each of us; A playful tune where the lyrics blend in with the notes of this sad melody, because even the prog knows they no longer have a place in today's world; think a quarter of a century later, it's even worse. In short, go get the ball and keep dreaming.

MONA LISA, ATOLL, PULSAR, HALLOWEEN, and especially SHELLER, SAGA, and ANGE as the spearheads, the initiators of this album of yesterday.(3.75)

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