Histoire de Melody Nelson

Gainsbourg, Serge

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Genre: Rock, Vocals
Released: 1971, Mercury

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#1 from Lolo, Miami, FL - 11/07/2008 4:58

“Melody Nelson” should be featured as it’s a timeless, innovative, album that was completely ahead-of-its-time.  To this day it’s cited by everyone from Bowie to Placebo to Air to Portishead as an influence.  Beck’s “Sea Change” album lifts almost too much from it (not necessarily a bad thing).

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