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{{About |the music album|the magazine|Vive Le Rock (magazine)}}
{{About |the music album|the magazine|Vive Le Rock (magazine)}}
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
|Name = Vive Le Rock
| Name = Vive Le Rock
|Type = [[Album]]
| Type = [[Album]]
|Artist = [[Adam Ant]]
| Artist = [[Adam Ant]]
|Cover = Vive_Le_Rock.jpg
| Cover = Vive_Le_Rock.jpg
|Released = September 1985
| Released = September 1985
|Recorded = 1984–1985
| Recorded = January-March 1985
| Studio = [[Good Earth Studios]], Soho, London
|Genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->[[New wave music|New wave]]
| Genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->[[New wave music|New wave]]
|Length = 36:40
|Label = [[Columbia Records|CBS]]
| Length = 36:40
| Label = [[Columbia Records|CBS]]
|Producer = {{flatlist|
| Producer = [[Tony Visconti]]
* Adam Ant
* [[Tony Visconti]]
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}}
|Last album = ''[[Strip (Adam Ant album)|Strip]]''<br />(1983)
|Last album = ''[[Strip (Adam Ant album)|Strip]]''<br />(1983)
|This album = '''''Vive Le Rock'''''<br />(1985)
|This album = '''''Vive Le Rock'''''<br />(1985)
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|Type = Studio
|Type = Studio
|Single 1 = Apollo 9
|Single 1 = Apollo 9
|Single 1 date =
|Single 1 date = 1985
|Single 2 = Vive Le Rock
|Single 2 = Vive Le Rock
|Single 2 date =
|Single 2 date =
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/vive-le-rock-r28706/review | title = Adam Ant Vive Le Rock review | accessdate = 2011-08-27 | last = Ruhlmann | first = William | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
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| rev2 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
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| rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Johnson | first1 = Howard | title = [[Kerrang!]] | chapter = Adam Ant 'Vive le Rock' | volume = 105 | publisher = Morgan Grampian | date = 17 October 1985 | location = London, UK | pages = 24 | accessdate = 2011-04-17}}</ref>
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| rev3 = ''[[Trouser Press]]''
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| rev3score = generally favourable<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=adam_ant |title=TrouserPress.com :: Adam Ant |last1=Young |first1=Jon |last2=Lewis |first2=Kate |last3=Rompers |first3=Terry |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref>
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== Production ==
== Production ==

Producer [[Tony Visconti]], famous for his 1970's work with Ant's heroes [[Marc Bolan]] and [[David Bowie]], commented on his work with Adam on ''Vive Le Rock'': "What a creative ball of energy! He was great to work with. He's very opinionated and knows what he wants. We didn't quite agree during the mixes, he kind of wanted everything very trebly and I'm a bassey kind of producer."{{Cite quote| date February 2013|date=March 2013}}
Producer [[Tony Visconti]], famous for his 1970's work with Ant's heroes [[Marc Bolan]] and [[David Bowie]], commented on his work with Adam on ''Vive Le Rock'': "What a creative ball of energy! He was great to work with. He's very opinionated and knows what he wants. We didn't quite agree during the mixes, he kind of wanted everything very trebly and I'm a bassey kind of producer."{{Cite quote| date February 2013|date=March 2013}}


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== Release ==
== Release ==
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/vive-le-rock-r28706/review | title = Adam Ant Vive Le Rock review | accessdate = 2011-08-27 | last = Ruhlmann | first = William | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
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| rev2 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
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| rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Johnson | first1 = Howard | title = [[Kerrang!]] | chapter = Adam Ant 'Vive le Rock' | volume = 105 | publisher = Morgan Grampian | date = 17 October 1985 | location = London, UK | pages = 24 | accessdate = 2011-04-17}}</ref>
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| rev3 = ''[[Trouser Press]]''
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| rev3score = generally favourable<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=adam_ant |title=TrouserPress.com :: Adam Ant |last1=Young |first1=Jon |last2=Lewis |first2=Kate |last3=Rompers |first3=Terry |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]] |accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref>
}}

This album at first received only minor attention in the United States, peaking only at number 131.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 42.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} One single from the album was released in the US – the title track "Vive Le Rock". The 12th track "Human Bondage Den" was released on the original cassette and CD release of this album (as a bonus non-LP track). Most re-releases did not feature this track until [[Columbia Records]] re-released the album in 2005 (along with seven other bonus tracks).
This album at first received only minor attention in the United States, peaking only at number 131.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 42.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} One single from the album was released in the US – the title track "Vive Le Rock". The 12th track "Human Bondage Den" was released on the original cassette and CD release of this album (as a bonus non-LP track). Most re-releases did not feature this track until [[Columbia Records]] re-released the album in 2005 (along with seven other bonus tracks).


Many say ''Vive Le Rock''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commercial failure was that Adam's new concept did not click with the buying public.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} However, one could possibly attribute the failure of the album to the fact that it was so long in coming;{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} "Apollo 9" was a hit a year before ''Vive Le Rock''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release. Ant has stated in his autobiography, ''Stand and Deliver'', that "Vive Le Rock"'s failure and the fact that his then-current record label was unwilling to work heavily on promotion for the album left him depressed and unenthusiastic about his future in music. This may have led to his decision to work heavily on his acting career and put his music career on hold until the release of ''[[Manners & Physique]]'' in 1990. However, in the same book, Ant discusses his performance at [[Live Aid]], where the band before him played over their allotted time, so he could only play one song. He chose the current single, "Vive Le Rock." While his acrobatic performance left him winded, he states that "as Bowie played 'TVC15', 'Rebel Rebel' and 'Heroes', I gaped in awe. Here was a lesson in how to be a star. How far I had yet to go."{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}
Many say ''Vive Le Rock''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commercial failure was that Adam's new concept did not click with the buying public.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} However, one could possibly attribute the failure of the album to the fact that it was so long in coming;{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} "Apollo 9" was a hit a year before ''Vive Le Rock''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release. Ant has stated in his autobiography, ''Stand and Deliver'', that "Vive Le Rock"'s failure and the fact that his then-current record label was unwilling to work heavily on promotion for the album left him depressed and unenthusiastic about his future in music. This may have led to his decision to work heavily on his acting career and put his music career on hold until the release of ''[[Manners & Physique]]'' in 1990. However, in the same book, Ant discusses his performance at [[Live Aid]], where the band before him played over their allotted time, so he could only play one song. He chose the current single, "Vive Le Rock." While his acrobatic performance left him winded, he states that "as Bowie played 'TVC15', 'Rebel Rebel' and 'Heroes', I gaped in awe. Here was a lesson in how to be a star. How far I had yet to go."{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}


==Album tracks==
==Track listing==
*All songs written by [[Adam Ant]] and [[Marco Pirroni]].
All songs written by [[Adam Ant]] and [[Marco Pirroni]].
;Side one

#"Vive Le Rock" – 3:39
#"Vive Le Rock" – 3:39
#"Miss Thing" – 3:08
#"Miss Thing" – 3:08
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#"Rip Down" – 3:23
#"Rip Down" – 3:23
#"Scorpio Rising" – 4:04
#"Scorpio Rising" – 4:04

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#"Apollo 9" – 3:22
;Side two
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#<li value="6">"Apollo 9" – 3:22
#"Hell's Eight Acres" – 3:51
#"Hell's Eight Acres" – 3:51
#"Mohair Lockeroom Pin-Up Boys" – 3:14
#"Mohair Lockeroom Pin-Up Boys" – 3:14
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#"P.O.E." – 3:24
#"P.O.E." – 3:24
#"Apollo 9 ([[Acapella]] Reprise)" – 1:32 (secret track)
#"Apollo 9 ([[Acapella]] Reprise)" – 1:32 (secret track)
#"Human Bondage Den" (bonus track – CD and cassette versions only)


; 2005 reissue bonus tracks
;CD and cassette versions bonus track
#<li value="12">"Human Bondage Den" - 3:07


;2005 reissue bonus tracks
<OL START=13>
<LI>"Vive Le Rock (Unreleased 12" Mix)"
#<li value="13">"Vive Le Rock" (Unreleased 12" Mix) - 7:28
<LI>"Apollo 9 (Unreleased Francois K 7" Mix)"
#"Apollo 9" (Unreleased Francois K 7" Mix) - 3:41
<LI>"Doggy Style (Unreleased [[Demo (music)|Demo Track]])"
#"Doggy Style" (Unreleased [[Demo (music)|demo track]]) - 3:48
<LI>"Night They Vietcong (Unreleased Demo Track)"
#"Night They Vietcong" (Unreleased demo track) - 3:06
#"Big Big Man" (Unreleased demo track) - 3:28
<LI>"Rip Down (Demo Version)"
<LI>"Big Big Man (Unreleased Demo Track)"
#"Rip Down" (Demo version) - 3:15
<LI>"Apollo 9 ([[François Kevorkian|Francois K]] Splashdown Mix)"
#"Apollo 9" ([[François Kevorkian|Francois K]] Splashdown Mix) - 6:46
<LI>"Vive Le Rock (Unreleased US 7" Mix)"
#"Vive Le Rock" (Unreleased US 7" Mix) - 3:49
</OL>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Adam Ant – [[lead vocals]], [[piano]], [[Record producer|production]]
*Adam Ant – [[lead vocals]], [[piano]]
*[[Marco Pirroni]] – [[guitars]]
*[[Marco Pirroni]] – [[guitars]]
*[[Chris Constantinou]] (as Chris DeNiro) – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Chris Constantinou]] (as Chris DeNiro) – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[backing vocals]]
*"Count" Bogdan Wiczling – [[drums]], [[percussion]]
*"Count" Bogdan Wiczling – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]]


; Technical
; Technical
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* [[Tony Visconti]] – producer, [[Audio engineering|engineer]]

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* Sven Taits – assistant engineer
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* [[Tony Visconti]] – production, [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
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* Sven Taits – engineering assistance
* [[Francois Kevorkian]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Francois Kevorkian]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Ray Staff]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* [[Ray Staff]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
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==External links==
==External links==

* {{Discogs master|171741}}
* {{Discogs master|171741}}


Revision as of 10:20, 9 December 2016

This article is about the music album. For the magazine, see Vive Le Rock (magazine).
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]
Trouser Pressgenerally favourable[3]

Vive Le Rock is the third solo album by Adam Ant, released in September 1985.

Production

Producer Tony Visconti, famous for his 1970's work with Ant's heroes Marc Bolan and David Bowie, commented on his work with Adam on Vive Le Rock: "What a creative ball of energy! He was great to work with. He's very opinionated and knows what he wants. We didn't quite agree during the mixes, he kind of wanted everything very trebly and I'm a bassey kind of producer."[This quote needs a citation]

The album was a realization of the new "rockers in space" ethic and look Adam Ant had begun with the hit UK single "Apollo 9" in September 1984, which peaked at number 13.[citation needed]

Release

This album at first received only minor attention in the United States, peaking only at number 131.[citation needed] In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 42.[citation needed] One single from the album was released in the US – the title track "Vive Le Rock". The 12th track "Human Bondage Den" was released on the original cassette and CD release of this album (as a bonus non-LP track). Most re-releases did not feature this track until Columbia Records re-released the album in 2005 (along with seven other bonus tracks).

Many say Vive Le Rock's commercial failure was that Adam's new concept did not click with the buying public.[citation needed] However, one could possibly attribute the failure of the album to the fact that it was so long in coming;[citation needed] "Apollo 9" was a hit a year before Vive Le Rock's release. Ant has stated in his autobiography, Stand and Deliver, that "Vive Le Rock"'s failure and the fact that his then-current record label was unwilling to work heavily on promotion for the album left him depressed and unenthusiastic about his future in music. This may have led to his decision to work heavily on his acting career and put his music career on hold until the release of Manners & Physique in 1990. However, in the same book, Ant discusses his performance at Live Aid, where the band before him played over their allotted time, so he could only play one song. He chose the current single, "Vive Le Rock." While his acrobatic performance left him winded, he states that "as Bowie played 'TVC15', 'Rebel Rebel' and 'Heroes', I gaped in awe. Here was a lesson in how to be a star. How far I had yet to go."[citation needed]

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni.

Side one
  1. "Vive Le Rock" – 3:39
  2. "Miss Thing" – 3:08
  3. "Razor Keen" – 3:49
  4. "Rip Down" – 3:23
  5. "Scorpio Rising" – 4:04
Side two
  2. "Apollo 9" – 3:22
  3. "Hell's Eight Acres" – 3:51
  4. "Mohair Lockeroom Pin-Up Boys" – 3:14
  5. "No Zap" – 3:14
  6. "P.O.E." – 3:24
  7. "Apollo 9 (Acapella Reprise)" – 1:32 (secret track)
CD and cassette versions bonus track
  2. "Human Bondage Den" - 3:07
2005 reissue bonus tracks
  2. "Vive Le Rock" (Unreleased 12" Mix) - 7:28
  3. "Apollo 9" (Unreleased Francois K 7" Mix) - 3:41
  4. "Doggy Style" (Unreleased demo track) - 3:48
  5. "Night They Vietcong" (Unreleased demo track) - 3:06
  6. "Big Big Man" (Unreleased demo track) - 3:28
  7. "Rip Down" (Demo version) - 3:15
  8. "Apollo 9" (Francois K Splashdown Mix) - 6:46
  9. "Vive Le Rock" (Unreleased US 7" Mix) - 3:49

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Adam Ant Vive Le Rock review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  2. ^ Johnson, Howard (17 October 1985). "Adam Ant 'Vive le Rock'". Kerrang!. Vol. 105. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 24. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Young, Jon; Lewis, Kate; Rompers, Terry. "TrouserPress.com :: Adam Ant". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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