Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Avant-Garde
Review
For many, many years Octobre's LPs had been unavailable. Only the 1977 L'Autoroute des Rêves, recorded for CBS (now Sony), was reissued on CD in the early '90s. But in 1995, Quebec's leading Francophone label, Audiogram, released 1972-1989, a mammoth two-CD set comprising most of the group's output, from the 1973 eponymous LP to excerpts from the group's July 8, 1989, reunion concert, the first time Pierre Flynn, Jean Dorais, Mario Légaré, and Pierre Hébert played together as Octobre in seven years. Songs from Octobre (1973), Les Nouvelles Terres (1974), Survivance (1975), and Clandestins (1980) are all included except one to two tracks per album. L'Autoroute des Rêves was ignored altogether in order to leave room for the material otherwise no longer available, but two of its strongest pieces, "Le Vent Se Lève" and "Insurrection," are represented in the form of live recordings from the 1978 two-LP set Chants dans la Nuit. Disc two ends with convincing 1989 performances of "Le Chant du Souterrain," a song only found on the live album, and classics "Violence," "Dans Ma Ville," and "La Maudite Machine." Flynn oversaw the song selection and sacrificed the group's weakest tracks. A generous booklet with notes by group members, archive photos, and lyrics to all songs make this the definitive Octobre collection and one of the best reissue jobs on a Quebec artist's catalog. Essential for anyone interested in Quebec '70s rock. ~ François Couture, All Music Guide
Tracks
Track Title
Composers
Performers
Time
Si on Partait
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(2:40)
Viens Vivre
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(3:06)
Les Vivants
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(4:28)
Ça Prend Presque Rien
Pierre Flynn
(4:19)
Dans Ma Ville
Pierre Flynn
(3:21)
La Maudite Machine
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(4:13)
Les Nouvelles Terres
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(5:46)
Le Chant du Guerrier
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(4:34)
Quand la Nuit Se Réveille
Pierre Flynn
(2:59)
Ma Chanson
Pierre Flynn
(3:10)
Violence
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(5:43)
La Passe du Grand Flambeau
Pierre Flynn
(5:10)
Voyage en Mer
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(4:38)
Génération
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(6:53)
Tendre Torture
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(6:27)
Survivance
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(3:43)
L' Oiseau Rouge
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(4:48)
Baptême de L'Air [Excerpt]
Pierre Flynn
(1:46)
En Famille
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(3:29)
La Valse À 11 Temps
Pierre Flynn
(4:11)
Tu T'En Vas Encore Ce Soir
Pierre Flynn
Pierre Flynn
(4:26)
Le Vent Se Lève
Pierre Flynn
(5:59)
Insurrection
Pierre Flynn
(5:15)
Pour Te Retrouver
Pierre Flynn
(4:31)
Clandestins
Pierre Flynn
(4:14)
L' Imposteur
Pierre Flynn
(4:29)
Je Veux Rouler
Pierre Flynn
(3:22)
Prière d'Asphalte
Pierre Flynn
(5:02)
L' Imaginoir
Pierre Flynn
(5:47)
Le Bout de la Ligne
Pierre Flynn
(2:33)
Le Chant du Souterrain [Live 89]
Pierre Flynn
(6:48)
Violence [Live 89]
Pierre Flynn
(5:49)
Dans Ma Ville [Live 89]
Pierre Flynn
(3:08)
La Maudite Machine [Live 89]
Pierre Flynn
(4:50)
Credits
Paul Page (Engineer), Bill Hill (Producer), Marcel Gounin (Engineer), Roger Walls (Trumpet), Pierre Hébert (Liner Notes), Pierre Hébert (Percussion), Gary Nagels (Brass), Pierre Flynn (Vocals), Roger Walls (Flugelhorn), Pierre Daigneault (Sax (Tenor)), Ian Terry (Mixing), Ian Terry (Engineer), Octobre (Producer), Pierre Hébert (Drums), Pierre Daigneault (Flute), Patrick Vetter (Saxophone), Denis Savage (Mixing), Estelle St. Croix (Vocals (Background)), Patrick Vetter (Flute), Pierre Flynn (Liner Notes), Judi Richards (Vocals), Pierre Flynn (Percussion), Pierre Flynn (Producer), Pierre Flynn (Composer), Andre Verreault (Trombone), Chuck Gray (Engineer), Denis Wolff (Executive Producer), Ian Terry (Producer), Pierre Flynn (Keyboards), Monique Fauteux (Vocals (Background)), Richard Beaudet (Flute), Richard Beaudet (Sax (Alto))
