From Bowie to the Stones… These landmark albums celebrate their half-century in 2022

Despite their age, these albums have not aged a bit.

David Bowie and his

, the Rolling Stones

'

: these records, instant classics, celebrate their half-century in 2022, a year placed under the sign rock.

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Exile on Main St.

, jewel of the Stones cut on the Côte d'Azur

“

' best record,” says Keith Richards in his autobiography

. The Stones, who fled the British tax authorities, designed it on the Côte d'Azur, in the villa Nellcote, which had become famous. “

”, tells

Yves Bigot, a figure of rock criticism. "

".

, which does not contain a stadium anthem, although

meets with success, is a declaration of love to American music, from gospel to blues.

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Honky Château

, Elton John and the ghosts of Hérouville

Also in France, the castle of the small town of Hérouville, 50 kilometers from Paris, houses a recording studio frequented in the 1970s by David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Elton John.

The latter named

in homage to Hérouville, which is said to be haunted.

"

(title of the biopic dedicated to him)

", unfolds Yves Bigot.

“

control ,” adds the man who has just released the novel

.

This album lays “

” for the British musical bible

.

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The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

, David Bowie and his double

“

,” depicts David Bowie in

, a reference work by Jérôme Soligny. “

develops Yves Bigot

”. The essentials are there,

,

,

or

. "

“, underlines the journalist.

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Transformer

, Lou Reed and the after Velvet

"

", explains Yves Bigot.

With the standards

,

or

, which will have a second youth with the film

.

And who do we find at the production of

?

David Bowie, from whom Lou Reed has always wanted to dissociate himself.

"

," he says in

.

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Harvest

, Neil Young's nugget after the gold rush

Some Neil Young fans prefer

("

", 1970), but it is with

that the "

" finds the right vein. The titles

and

go down in history and the album is at the top of the American charts. “

,” Yves Bigot dissects. Which does not exclude a dark and prophetic part. Like

, short title “

” synthesizes the musical site Pitchfork. The drug will kill shortly after two relatives of Neil Young, to whom he will dedicate

1975).