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1.StopLa Superbe – Benjamin Biolay 06:17
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2.Stop15 Août – Benjamin Biolay 03:36
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3.StopPadam – Benjamin Biolay 04:48
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4.StopMiss Catastrophe – Benjamin Biolay 05:14
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5.StopTon Heritage – Benjamin Biolay 04:20
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6.StopSi Tu Suis Mon Regard – Benjamin Biolay 03:31
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7.StopNight Shop – Benjamin Biolay 05:25
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8.StopTu Es Mon Amour – Benjamin Biolay 02:50
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9.StopSans Viser Personne – Benjamin Biolay 03:19
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10.StopLa Toxicomanie – Benjamin Biolay 03:03
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11.StopBrandt Rhapsodie – Benjamin Biolay 04:44
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12.StopL'espoir Fait Vivre – Benjamin Biolay 03:48
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13.StopPrenons Le Large – Benjamin Biolay 03:54
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14.StopTout Ça Me Tourmente – Benjamin Biolay 04:44
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15.StopAssez Parlé De Moi – Benjamin Biolay 03:21
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16.StopBuenos Aires – Benjamin Biolay 03:50
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17.StopRaté – Benjamin Biolay 03:51
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18.StopLyon Presqu'île – Benjamin Biolay 04:17
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19.StopMélancolique – Benjamin Biolay 03:33
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20.StopReviens Mon Amour – Benjamin Biolay 03:17
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21.StopJaloux De Tout – Benjamin Biolay 07:35
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22.Stop15 Septembre – Benjamin Biolay 04:56
Hailed as the wunderkind of a new generation of French songwriters, Benjamin Biolay has often divided opinion, as his undeniable talents are not always exempt from narcissism. His sprawling double-album La Superbe will provide both admirers and critics with plenty of ammunition. While many contemporary French artists have unabashedly attempted to present themselves as the natural heir to Serge Gainsbourg, Biolay is arguably the strongest contender to the throne. He is a consummate master of the sultry boy/girl dialogue against an ostinato motif of swirling strings that Gainsbourg patented in the '60s, and that since the '90s has seemingly become the Holy Grail of a hefty chuck of the alternative scene (Pulp, Divine Comedy, Tindersticks, Blur, Portishead, Placebo, Suede, etc.). Nowhere is this more evident in La Superbe than in "Brandt Rhapsodie," where Biolay and Jeanne Cherhal act out an entire French film of the "couple conversation" genre inside of a five-minute pop song, with results that are -- much like those films -- as seductive as they can be infuriating. The same applies for much of this album. Biolay is clearly at the top of his game as a composer and arranger, and indeed La Superbe sounds like the ultimate decalogue of French sensuality, but there is a limit as to how many long-winded, cinematic, spoken monologues on ******, the futility of life, and languid bitterness a record can hold. This ambitious but definitely self-indulgent project plays almost like a suite and can too easily become a sensuous sonic blur, one where it becomes hard to discern individually memorable songs. It should be noted, however, that La Superbe was greeted with rave reviews in France, many judging it to be Biolay's masterpiece. Still, in spite of its impeccable realization, one cannot help but to recommend the perfect pop conciseness of early Biolay albums, such as Rose Kennedy or L'Origine, to the lush abandon and excess of La Superbe. Mariano Prunes, Rovi
- Genre: World, Vocal, Rock
- Category Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, French Pop, Chamber Pop
- Label: NAIVE
- Release Date: July 27, 2010
- Artist: Biolay Benjamin
- Additional Artist: Jeanne Cherhal (Vocals), Frederico Schindler (Vocals)