Album: Ça n'a Pas d'Importance
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Aside from a few exceptions like Les Variations and Chico's Magnetic Band (neither of which were started by French natives), it's not easy finding heavy '70s French rock which had evolved beyond standard boogie RnR.

Those who have looked will have encountered many Zeuhl, fusion, experimental and symphonic prog acts, but when it comes to decent, meat & potatoes hard rock, it was rare in France until the end of the decade. Those more knowledgeable than me will have opinions on why this is (or may even disagree with me entirely), but I can say with certainty that it's much easier to find early hard rock in other major European countries like Germany and Italy, and even in regions like South America.

That elevates finds like this record in importance. If this was a private-press EP by some midwest US band in the late '70s, it would be one of many similar things, but the fact this is French makes it stand out.

The music itself is good, hard jam-rock with hints of prog, metal, even punk, and the music is enjoyable all the way through. The downside is the song-writing, which definitely takes a back seat to the technical ability, and I genuinely think Hybride could have come up with something exceptional, with a bit more sculpting.

When I first listened to the LP, I made the mistake of judging it on the quality and variety of each individual track, and I thought it didn't quite meet the grade to be included in this comp. I have now reconsidered, and the way to look at this record is as one long jam of heavy rock. In that respect it works a lot better, and as I mentioned before, this is still quite a unique record to come from France at the time, so for that reason alone it's worth checking out.