French post-punk rockers Telephone's third album passed by all but unnoticed outside of their native land, but actually racks up as their strongest album ever.
That a characteristically vast Bob Ezrin production plays its own part in that is, of course, inevitable.
But, even without the deep canyons of sonic bruising that he layered in, Dure Limite has a clean-kicking rock sound that kicks in with the opening title track and never lets up.
Masters of the light-and-shade technique that would dominate the "alternative rock" scene of a decade later, Telephone eschew all the gimmicks that scarred so many of their contemporaries' albums, aiming instead for (and this is Ezrin territory again) a fiery brew of melodic lead guitars, purposeful harmonies, and basslines like bedsprings.
The party vibe of "Ça (C'Est Vraiment Toi)," the savage riffola of "Le Temps," and, finally, the unalloyed epic fantasies of the closing "Ce Soir Est Ce Soir" all pinpoint Dure Limite among the most dynamic albums of its age, a universal storm that falters in just one department -- the band's (admittedly admirable) insistence on recording their lyrics in French.
It's hard to sing along if you don't know what the words mean!.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dure LimiteTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Ca (C'est Vraiment Toi)Téléphone | Téléphone | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Le ChatTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | SerrezTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | LetempsTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | CendrillonTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Juste un Autre GenreTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Ce Soir Est Ce SoirTéléphone | Téléphone | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Ex-Robin Des | Telephone | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 259 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Louis Aubert | Guitar, Vocals |
| 2 | Louis Bertignac | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | Brian Christian | Engineer, Producer |
| 4 | Bob Ezrin | Producer |
| 5 | Raphaël Jonin | Remastering |
| 6 | Richard Kolinka | Drums, Group Member |
| 7 | Corine Marienneau | Bass, Group Member, Vocals |
| 8 | Ian McDougal | Trombone |
| 9 | François Ravard | Management |
| 10 | Ron Searles | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Téléphone | Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |