| Têtes Raides | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Alias: | Red Ted (initially) |
| Origin: | France |
| Genre: | Folk rock, punk rock |
| Years Active: | 1984–present |
| Label: | Tôt ou tard, La Niche[1] |
| Current Members: | Christian Olivier Grégoire Simon Pascal Olivier Anne-Gaëlle Bisquay Serge Bégout Édith Bégout Pierre Gauthé Jean-Luc Millot Philippe Guarracino |
Têtes Raides is a French folk rock group.
The group was founded in Paris during the 1980s. Originally, they played music heavily influenced by the punk movement and depended on electric instruments. Their third album featured Anne-Gaëlle, a classically trained cellist, and marked a turning point in the group's music toward a more acoustic sound. The group's later efforts misleadingly take on the air of quotidian folk songs while actually using stunning musical arrangements, experimental soundscapes and poetic lyrics rife with very dark humor.
Listeners find the influence of classic French musicians like Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens and the Négresses Vertes in the later work.
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [2] | BEL (Wa) | ||
| 1989 | Not dead but bien raides | ||
| 1989 | Mange tes morts | ||
| 1992 | Les oiseaux | ||
| 1993 | Fleur de yeux | ||
| 1996 | Le bout du toit | ||
| 1998 | Chamboultou | 14 | |
| 2000 | Gratte poil | 23 | |
| 2003 | Qu'est-ce qu'on s'fait chier! | 5 | |
| 2005 | Fragile # | 19 | |
| 2007 | Banco # | 31 | |
| 2011 | L'an demain # | 8 | 88 |
| 2013 | Corps de mots | 63 | |
| 2014 | Les Terriens | 13 | |
| 2021 | Bing Bang Boum | ||
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR | ||
| 1997 | Viens! | 74 |
| 2004 | 28.05.04 | 48 |