Utopie d'occase
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Utopie d'occase is the last studio album
by French
rock group Zebda
before they disbanded. It was released in 2002 and produced by Zebda and Nicholas Sansano.
After the success the band met with its last album
, especially with the song Tomber la chemise, it feared it would be turned into a commercial band and so decided to put more focus on the lyrics in the next album while still keeping the same music the fans were used to. In Utopie d'occase the songs, written as usual by Magyd Cherfi, evoke such themes as immigration, racism, violence, poverty and social injustice.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rock group Zebda
Zebda
Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of their music involved political and social justice, the status...
before they disbanded. It was released in 2002 and produced by Zebda and Nicholas Sansano.
After the success the band met with its last album
Essence ordinaire
Essence ordinaire is a studio album from the French rock group Zebda, released in 1998.It was their landmark album, containing some of their most popular songs, in particular Tomber la chemise, which catapulted them to fame and earned them a Victoire de la musique award.The album can easily be...
, especially with the song Tomber la chemise, it feared it would be turned into a commercial band and so decided to put more focus on the lyrics in the next album while still keeping the same music the fans were used to. In Utopie d'occase the songs, written as usual by Magyd Cherfi, evoke such themes as immigration, racism, violence, poverty and social injustice.
Track listing
- L'erreur est humaine
- J'y suis j'y reste
- Le plus beau
- Du soleil à la toque
- Mêlée ouverte
- Sheitan
- Ça... la famille
- La fête
- Troisième degré
- Goota ma différence
- Le bonhomme derrière
- Le paranoiaque
- Le répertoire