What a difficult review to write...
Mr. Neil Madden | 03/18/2004
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Since getting my hands on the Equinox Album as a child in the 70's I've been hooked on Jean Michel Jarre and pretty much have everything he's ever recorded before and after Oxygene. That's why I was extremely surprised to hear that the minimal sounding Les Grange Brulees album being re-released. The original album is rarer than hen's teeth and worth a lot of money to Jarre collectors. But after hearing the album, you have to ask yourself why. The painful truth is that there isn't a lot to shout about Jarre's work prior to Oxygene. This album is a stepping stone to the Jarre we know and love. There are some themes in there that are reused in later works and as such, I can see this album only being found interesting by absolute die-hard Jarre fans or possibly academics interested in early electronic music. It's no Oxygene or Equinox."
Very early Jarre
Aulis Vierhovssen | Dallas, Texas United States | 02/24/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Strongly recommended for all Jarre fans and / or early synth music lovers. Otherwise you will be deeply disappointed.Tracks on this album are sometimes comic, sometimes naive, nothing to be compared with next album Oxygene, it's completely different music. Though it shows the development of Jarre's musical ideas."
Forgive him
Guy Campeau | Stoneham, Québec Canada | 01/10/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Don't expect anything from this album, and you won't be dissapointed...
there is nothing to remember from this one. The keyboard sounds like a Casio that you can buy in a Wal-Mart. For die hard fans only."