Le Match ‎– Légendes (1974, LP, Canada)

SIDE A
A1. Marchand de nuages (2:13)
A2. Le soleil des plants d'huile (3:59)
A3. Pensez-y donc (3:47)
A4. Instrumental - Troubadour (2:55)
A5. Instrumental - Lucifer (5:57)
A6. Épilogue de M. Germain Content (5:10)
SIDE B

B1. Le vieux sorcier (4:09)
B2. Le fou du roi (3:02)
B3. Pour communiquer (3:54)
B4. Les Plaines d'Abraham (2:20)
B5. Espace (4:31)
B6. La clôture (4:45)

Musicians
Bombarde – Jacques Jaillet, Pierre Legeault

Cello – Lucille Lavoie (tracks: A6)

Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jacques Lauzon

Solo Vocal, Guitar, Vocals – Pierre-Yves Migneron

Solo Vocal, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Flute, Vocals – Normand Théroux

Violin – Jean-Guy Deraspe (tracks: A4)

Violin, Viola, Cello, Recorder – François Leduc

Vocals – Claire Syril

Vocals, Bass – Gaston Rousseau

LE MATCH was born in 1974 from the ashes of LA NOUVELLE FRONTIÈRE, a 7-piece folk band who comprised, among others, the famous Québécois twins Marie-Claire and Richard Séguin. The twins were heavily into folk whereas their keyboard player, Normand Théroux, decided he wanted a heavier sound. LA NOUVELLE FRONIÈRE thus split up into two camps: the twins carrying on as a duo called LES SÉGUIN, and Théroux forming LE MATCH alongwith fellow musicians Pierre-Yves Migneron on guitar and vocals, Gaston Rousseau on bass, Jacques Lauzon on drums and Francis Leduc on violin and flute.

Their sole album "Légendes", released in 1974, is strongly influenced by traditional Québec folk but also has definite progressive moments, lots of keyboards, violin and flute. At the time, it was best known for a track called "Le soleil des plants d'huile", a song about Montreal's east-end oil refineries. It is quite a straightforward folk-prog album, a bit "quaint" at heart - the way bands such as TEMPEST or HORSLIPS are - and quite melodic overall. (progarchives)