Ange were kind of looked at as France's answer to Genesis and ended up gaining huge popularity world-wide back in the day. They recorded a pile of albums in the '70s and '80s with "le Cimetiere des arlequins" and "Au-Delà du Délire" standing out as their finest albums IMHO. Ange was led by the dynamic lead vocalist Christian Desamps with an excellent band including his brother Francis, guitarist Jean-Michel Brezovar, bassist DanielmHas and percussionist Gerard Jelsch.
On "Le Cimetière des Arlequins" Ange hit the heart of prog rock with the use of a ton of mellotron and recorded a very theatrical album. The album kicks off with Ange's interpretation of Jacques Brel's "Ces Gens-Là," and never really looks back.
The album has some absolutely stunning musical moments and songs that will stick with you. I have owned this album for a long time now and love it more and more as time goes on.
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