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20 ans : Eddy Mitchell Olympia

Eddy Mitchell · 1981

89 min · 23 tracks · rock and roll

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

63 /100
Foothills
Higher than 44% of albums we've rated

A well-shaped live retrospective whose spoken setups and medleys give the familiar song run concert momentum, though its identity rests more on the catalog than on new writing.

What we noticed

  • “Les 7 Mercenaires” opens and closes the set, giving the concert a clear bookend rather than ending on its final medley.
  • Several songs arrive after spoken introductions, including “Il ne rentre pas ce soir,” “Couleur menthe à l’eau” and “La Dernière Séance.”
  • The set alternates individual songs with two medleys: a French-song sequence and a closing run through three rock-and-roll standards.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Les 7 Mercenaires 2:14
  • 2 Happy Birthday Rock and Roll 4:28
  • 3 À crédit et en stéréo 5:45
  • 4 Introduction - Tu peux préparer le café noir 3:08
  • 5 Comment ça fait ? 3:44
  • 6 Y’a rien quit remplace un amour 3:45
  • 7 Je vais craquer bientôt 2:28
  • 8 Sur la route de Memphis 3:29
  • 9 Bye Bye Johnny B. Good 2:06
  • 10 Faut pas avoir le blues 7:48
  • 11 Introduction - Il ne rentre pas ce soir 2:38
  • 12 La Fille du môtel 3:00

Disc 2

  • 1 Introduction - C’est un piège 3:26
  • 2 Introduction - Noël blanc 4:07
  • 3 Je vous dérange 3:02
  • 4 Introduction - Couleur menthe à l’eau 5:18
  • 5 Pas de boogie woogie 5:23
  • 6 Alice / Toujours un coin qui me rappelle / C’est la vie mon chéri 3:41
  • 7 Introduction - La Dernière Séance 4:13
  • 8 C’est un rocker 3:35
  • 9 Et la voix d’Elvis 4:47
  • 10 Be Bop a Lula / C.C. Rider / Blue Suede Shoes 6:04
  • 11 Les 7 Mercenaires 1:34

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata