Johnny Hallyday - Palais des Sports 1971 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 505 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 174 MB
1:14:25 | Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll | Label: Universal Music Division Mercury Records
France's first and only full-fledged rock star, Johnny Hallyday was still a distinctly French phenomenon, never achieving worldwide recognition (partially because a good chunk of his repertoire consisted of French-language covers of early American rock hits). Other French artists may have been influenced by rock & roll, but none was as beholden to the original sources, or as enduringly successful, as Hallyday. Moreover, his appropriations of Elvis Presley and James Dean captured the French imagination, but – language barrier aside – were often too stylized and imitative to resonate with audiences used to the genuine article. Yet even if his musical interpretations lacked some of the punch of their sources, his sense of rock & roll style, with all its rebellious trappings, was impeccable.
