
Pheonix is one of those many European alt rock bands that had the good business sense (and poor cultural sense) to write their lyrics in the world's lingua franca rather than that of their own country. The Académie française would surely disapprove that this French group is not singing in la belle langue , but the rest of us who have become comfortable with worldwide English language hegemony are breathing a sigh of relief - it permits us, for example, to easily recognize Pheonix's newest hit, "Lisztomania." The original song is solid - a catchy guitar-driven, standard [...]