(Progressive Rock) Lasting Weep - Le Spectacle de l'Albatros - 2007, MP3, 320 kbps

First composed in 1972, Le Spectacle de l'Albatros was set to be an epic piece for what would be their debut album. That never happened of course, but while Maneige was on hiatus, the key members of Lasting Weep assembled a 17 piece ensemble to be performed over the course of 3 nights in the early months of 1976. Fortunately these were recorded and preserved for antiquity.
Musically, Le Spectacle de l'Albatros is a much more ambitious work compared to the hard jazz rock of the "1969-1971" album. There are some loose avant garde moments to endure, but for the most part this is a very fine work as well. If pressed to pick one album, I'd go for the 1969-1971 album, but most of my peers prefer this one.

Lasting Weep
Alain Bergeron - flute, saxophone, vocals
Jérome Langlois - guitar, piano, organ, clarinet, clavinet
Claude Chapleau - bass guitar
Mathieu Léger - drums, vocals
Maneige
Denis Lapierre - guitars
Yves Léonard - acoustic & electric basses
Gilles Schetagne - drums, percussion
Paul Picard - percussion
Vincent Langlois - percussion
with:
Raoul Duguay - winds, vocals
Jean-Guy Montpetit - electric guitar
Bernard Cormier - violin
Jean Vanasse - vibraphone, percussion
Michel McLean - guitar, vocals
Claude Lahaie - bass clarinet
Gilles Lauzier - piano, violin
Chris Rawlings - guitar, recorder, vocals