I was born a couple of years later than Greg Shaw, so I turned 14 in 1965. The cover appears to show Jesus speaking in a snowy cemetery. A whole barrel of musical influences are present: the Beatles, the Monkees, the Byrds, the Who, Indian music, etc. The album is entirely in French and is probably the first and certainly one of the best French Canadian concept albums ever released.
The album has acquired legendary status among fans of Quebec ’s musical scene.
The next album by Les Sinners (though with the name shortened to just Sinners ) for Jupiter, Vox Populi ( Latin for “ Voice of the People ”) came out in 1968 and is among the crush of “concept albums” that followed in the wake of the Beatles ’ 1967 masterpiece, Sgt.
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