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Machins de taverne

John Lang · 2005

56 min · 21 tracks

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

58 /100
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Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

The tavern-song premise has a specific comic-fantasy identity, but recurring skits interrupt the musical flow and the closing extras loosen the album’s shape.

What we noticed

  • The opening run alternates songs with short interludes and mock advertisements, so the narrative breaks repeatedly rather than flowing as a continuous set.
  • After the group version of “Troll farceur et elfe farci,” the sequence moves through another ad, an insider-oriented episode, a live performance, an explicitly extended track, and a rehearsal.
  • “Ballintore Jigs Instrumental” is the one clearly instrumental track among songs and spoken comic inserts.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

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.

  • 1 Intro à la taverne 0:52
  • 2 À l’aventure, compagnons 2:55
  • 3 PUB Donjon Facile 1:13
  • 4 Intermède 0:41
  • 5 Dix sous dans ma poche 4:20
  • 6 Intermède 0:24
  • 7 Mon ancêtre Gurdil 3:42
  • 8 PUB Durandil 1:16
  • 9 Intermède 0:26
  • 10 La Compagnie du Chien Rugissant 4:30
  • 11 PUB Gorzyne 1:51
  • 12 Intermède 0:33
  • 13 Ballintore Jigs Instrumental 3:09
  • 14 Intermède 0:29
  • 15 Troll farceur et elfe farci (version groupe) 3:41
  • 16 PUB Lebohaum (nouvelle version) 0:52
  • 17 Intermède 0:13
  • 18 L’Épisode pourri - Pour connaisseurs uniquement 2:55
  • 19 The Wild Rover, un vrai live à Pessac 5:11
  • 20 En compagnie des grenouilles (long, très long hahaha) 11:22
  • 21 La Répétition 5:54

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