Têtes Raides is a French folk rock group.

Têtes Raides
Background information
Also known asRed Ted (initially)
OriginFrance
GenresFolk rock, punk rock
Years active1984–present
LabelsTôt ou tard, La Niche[1]
MembersChristian Olivier
Grégoire Simon
Pascal Olivier
Anne-Gaëlle Bisquay
Serge Bégout
Édith Bégout
Pierre Gauthé
Jean-Luc Millot
Philippe Guarracino
Websitewww.tetesraides.fr[dead link]

Group history

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The group was founded in Paris during the 1980s. Originally, they played music heavily influenced by the punk movement and depended on electric instruments. Their third album featured Anne-Gaëlle, a classically trained cellist, and marked a turning point in the group's music toward a more acoustic sound. The group's later efforts misleadingly take on the air of quotidian folk songs while actually using stunning musical arrangements, experimental soundscapes and poetic lyrics rife with very dark humor.

Listeners find the influence of classic French musicians like Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens and the Négresses Vertes in the later work.

Group members

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  • Christian Olivier : Voice, accordion, acoustic guitar, graphics
  • Grégoire Simon (a.k.a. "Iso") : Saxophone, flute, accordion, voice
  • Pascal Olivier (a.k.a. "Cali") : Bass guitar, double bass, Hélicon, tuba, voice (Christian's brother)
  • Anne-Gaëlle Bisquay : Cello, violin
  • Serge Bégout : Acoustic guitar, baritone saxophone
  • Jean-Luc Millot (a.k.a. "Lulu") : drums, voice.
  • Édith Bégout (a.k.a. "la p'tite dernière") : Tuba, baseball bat, piano (Serge's sister)

Discography

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Studio albums
Year Album Peak positions
FR
[2]
BEL
(Wa)

1989 Not dead but bien raides  –  –
1989 Mange tes morts  –  –
1992 Les oiseaux  –  –
1993 Fleur de yeux  –  –
1996 Le bout du toit  –  –
1998 Chamboultou 14  –
2000 Gratte poil 23  –
2003 Qu'est-ce qu'on s'fait chier! 5  –
2005 Fragile # 19  –
2007 Banco # 31  –
2011 L'an demain # 8 88
2013 Corps de mots 63  –
2014 Les Terriens 13  –
2021 Bing Bang Boum

# : Vocals by Sara Mandiano.

Live albums
Year Album Peak positions
FR
[2]
1997 Viens! 74
2004 28.05.04 48
Compilation albums
  • 2000: 10 ans de Têtes Raides
  • 2006: Aïe
  • 2008: Best Of – 20 ans de Ginette (FR #70)

Videography

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  • 2003: Têtes Raides aux Bouffes du Nord (filmed live in 2002)
  • 2008: Trash live au Bataclan (live filmé en novembre 2006), qu'on retrouve au sein de la compilation 20 ans de Ginette

References

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  1. ^ "La Niche". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tal discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2012.