Versailles (French band)
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Versailles is a French
progressive rock
band based in Lille
, France
and formed in 1985. They released their first single, "Le Sang Bleu", in 1988.
They have released four albums from 1991 till 1998.
The songs from the first three albums are set in the second part of the 17th century in Europe.
Dominique le Guennec, Mona Lisa's former lead singer, joined Versailles for their fourth album.
The band put a stop to Versailles by reforming the 70s progressive rock
band Mona Lisa.
All their albums have been published by the non-profit association Musea Records.
The band's leader, Guillaume de la Pilière, released 3 solo albums.
The band bought from Yes (band)
a mellotron
which was used on their third album.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band based in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, France
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...
and formed in 1985. They released their first single, "Le Sang Bleu", in 1988.
They have released four albums from 1991 till 1998.
The songs from the first three albums are set in the second part of the 17th century in Europe.
Dominique le Guennec, Mona Lisa's former lead singer, joined Versailles for their fourth album.
The band put a stop to Versailles by reforming the 70s progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Mona Lisa.
All their albums have been published by the non-profit association Musea Records.
The band's leader, Guillaume de la Pilière, released 3 solo albums.
The band bought from Yes (band)
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
a mellotron
Mellotron
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
which was used on their third album.
Discography
- La cathédrale du temps (1991)
- Don Giovanni (1992)
- Le trésor de Valliesres (1994)
- Blaise et Benjamin (1998)
Band members
- Guillaume de la Pilière : vocals, guitars, flute
- Benoît de Gency : drums
- Alain de Lille : keyboards
- Patrice le Roy : bass (1st album)
- Olivier de Gency : bass (2nd album and henceforth)
- Dominique Le Guennec : vocals (4th album)