Beau Dommage (prog rock, rock, folk rock, country / Canada)

Beau Dommage is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved popular success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music.


Years active: 1974–1978, 1994–1995
(Reunions : 1984, 1992, 2005, 2009)


History:

Beau Dommage started in 1972 as an offshoot of the creative association "La Quenouille Bleue". Pierre Huet, Robert Léger and Michel Rivard were soon joined by Pierre Bertrand. The next year Réal Desrosiers and Marie-Michèle Desrosiers, unrelated despite their identical last name, joined the band.
The group's first album, Beau Dommage, was released in 1974 and broke sales records at the time. The next year, Où est passée la noce? reached Platinum (as awarded by the CRIA before May 1, 2008, 100,000 units) on its first day of sales.The group met with considerable success on its yearly tours of Europe between 1975 and 1978, and also performed on numerous occasions in Quebec and the rest of Canada.
The group disbanded in 1978 and reunited in 1984 to perform twice and produce a live album. They reunited one last time in 1994 to produce a second self-titled album Beau Dommage and tour Quebec in 1995. They showed up during the 2005 Francofolies in Montreal when many artists decided to honour them.


Members:

Pierre Bertrand - guitar, bass, vocals
Marie-Michèle Desrosiers - keyboard, vocals
Réal Desrosiers - drums
Michel Hinton - keyboard (starting in 1975)
Pierre Huet - songwriter
Robert Léger - keyboard, flute
Michel Rivard - guitar, melodica, keyboards, vocals



Un Incident à Bois-Des-Filion (1975): 

Discography:

1974 Beau Dommage

1975 Où est passée la noce?
1976 Un Autre Jour Arrive en Ville

1977 Passagers

1988 Plus de 60 minutes avec... Beau Dommage
1991 L'intégrale (boxed set)
1992 Beau Dommage au Forum
1994 Beau Dommage

1995 Rideau


Source: Wikipedia