Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum
He openly admitted it in February during the Instagram Live: he doesn't care if he loses some fans by making albums like Oxymore, because he knows he will gain new fans. Look at Reddit or Discord, there are more and more young people who discover his music on Streaming sites, they don't have nostalgia for the early albums and like the new and the old stuff equally.Dr_Jones wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:50 pm It's the fun of being JMJ right now: he's 76, he doesn't have to care about sales and can do whatever he wants to, including AI and and VR stuff. I'm totally not a fan of that and I do think it's a waste of time, but it's his decision and I leave him be.
Maybe the Chronologie days are over, but I can still dream of a revival! I think Europe in Concert is one of his greatest triumphs and Chrono 3 a lovely highlight on that album.Jarrepeggiator wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:51 amChronologie 3? Those times are over, I think. If he can only play one song to millions who never heard of him, he won't play something with a soprano singer, he doesn't want to look like some old fashioned guy right before the young artists play.Richard-Eastham wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:25 pm I know it won't happen given what I've read above, but I'd love it if Jean-Michel Jarre opened the show, with lights down and focus on the stage, where he plays Chronologie 3 on the laser harp accompanied by a solo soprano singer, before handing over to other artists who are much better placed to play the whole EDM thing.
He deserves to stand out from the crowd, not get lost as part of it.
At the end, "the others" hand the controls back to JMJ, who plays Rendezvous 4 to close the show. Job done!That would be perfect, for me!
I think he should play something that he personally enjoys too, not RV4, maybe Equinoxe 4, Oxygene 8, Stardust, The Time Machine, etc.
Reading some comments here about the recent tracks: I don't understand this. He is 76 years old. 76! How many other 76 year old legends are there who are still active? Who many of them still release new music, new albums, new concepts every year? And how many of them still keep up with the times instead of pandering to nostalgia being stuck in the 70s like Krafterk, making innovative experiments (VR, binaural, 360, AI, etc), taking risks, trying to be fresh even at 76?
At this point, I'm just happy every time he performs. Obviously, we can and should criticise the tracks we don't like, but the constant negtivity and cynical attitude from some people here is ridiculous. Let's see the show first.
Oh, I absolutely love Chronologie too, I'd love to hear anything from it, I'm just saying that he probably doesn't want to represent himself with a sonc with soprano at a more DJ oriented event, he will most likely play a modern version of a classic hit song or maybe Stardust, The Time Machine.Richard-Eastham wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:42 pmMaybe the Chronologie days are over, but I can still dream of a revival! I think Europe in Concert is one of his greatest triumphs and Chrono 3 a lovely highlight on that album.Jarrepeggiator wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:51 amChronologie 3? Those times are over, I think. If he can only play one song to millions who never heard of him, he won't play something with a soprano singer, he doesn't want to look like some old fashioned guy right before the young artists play.Richard-Eastham wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:25 pm I know it won't happen given what I've read above, but I'd love it if Jean-Michel Jarre opened the show, with lights down and focus on the stage, where he plays Chronologie 3 on the laser harp accompanied by a solo soprano singer, before handing over to other artists who are much better placed to play the whole EDM thing.
He deserves to stand out from the crowd, not get lost as part of it.
At the end, "the others" hand the controls back to JMJ, who plays Rendezvous 4 to close the show. Job done!
I think he should play something that he personally enjoys too, not RV4, maybe Equinoxe 4, Oxygene 8, Stardust, The Time Machine, etc.
Reading some comments here about the recent tracks: I don't understand this. He is 76 years old. 76! How many other 76 year old legends are there who are still active? Who many of them still release new music, new albums, new concepts every year? And how many of them still keep up with the times instead of pandering to nostalgia being stuck in the 70s like Krafterk, making innovative experiments (VR, binaural, 360, AI, etc), taking risks, trying to be fresh even at 76?
At this point, I'm just happy every time he performs. Obviously, we can and should criticise the tracks we don't like, but the constant negtivity and cynical attitude from some people here is ridiculous. Let's see the show first.
I love his "old" stuff but I'm a big fan of his current works. Like you, I agree that Oxymore is amazing. I went to see him live in Bratislava and La Rochelle and Azimuth is a brilliant live track. He does keep moving forward, which is great.
I'm not negative, I just like to use the forum to share my likes, dislikes, hopes and dreams
I watched the Paralymic opening ceremony at Place de la Concorde on France 2 (or maybe France 3?) and there was almost zero commentary. It was bliss!Dr_Jones wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:46 pm Cool, now I just have to find the right TV station that doesn't do much commentary during the ceremony.
Who wrote this? First, it's about a dance floor, then, in the next sentence it's Oxygene and Equinoxe....rinogurr wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:09 pm Closing of the Paralympic Games: behind the scenes of the show with “24 French electro stars”
As Marc Cerrone already had his moment of glory by making the Eiffel Tower dance on July 26, Romain Pissenem was able to give pride of place to Jean-Michel Jarre. It was up to him to open the show and transform the Stade de France into a huge dance floor. From Oxygène to Equinoxe, the master composed a special medley for the occasion.
Source: https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/cloture ... o-20240901
I hope so. I'm already kind of terrified of any commentators who will spend 20 seconds to look up who Jarre is, the commentators of state Tv in my country never fail to embarrass me.Richard-Eastham wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:18 pmI watched the Paralymic opening ceremony at Place de la Concorde on France 2 (or maybe France 3?) and there was almost zero commentary. It was bliss!Dr_Jones wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:46 pm Cool, now I just have to find the right TV station that doesn't do much commentary during the ceremony.
