La Grand-Messe
by Les Cowboys Fringants
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La Grand-Messe is ranked as the best album by Les Cowboys Fringants.
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La Grand-Messe track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
La Grand-Messe rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Guigou | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 69/100 | 31 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Albums studio francophones du Québec | 64/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 23/100 | 16 |
| 2025 |  Montpejo | Quebec | 47/100 | - |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Les Cowboys Fringants | 3/12 | - |
| 2025 |  nitomano | Top 25 Music Albums of 2004 | 19/25 | 1 |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Top 46 Music Albums of 2004 | 2/46 | 5 |
| 2025 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top Québécois Albums | 23/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 130 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 21:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,887 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 11:15 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 04:36 | Larcx13 | 2,853 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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Les Cowboys again cover all of their favorite territory on this album.
We have a heavy dose of biting social and political commentary with 8 seconds, Plus Rien, Lettre a Levesque, Si La Vie Vous Intéresse, and the Epilogue. We have the deeply sentimental Cowboys (my favorite Cowboys) with some poignant tracks that touch on isolation, loss, nostalgia, and the fleeting nature of life with Les Etoiles Filantes, Hannah, Ces Temps-ci, and Ma Belle Sophie. And of course you get your fun drinking song with the Symphonie Pour Caza! All of this steeped in wonderful Quebecois language and imagery.
Here on La Grande-Messe we have Les Cowboys two most popular and defining tracks, and probably my two favorites, in Les Etoiles Filantes and Plus Rien. Si La Vie Vous Intéresse is also superb, and 8 seconds, Hannah, and Ma Belle Sophie were also standouts for me.
Though the lyrics are still engaging, the album is a bit uneven and slow-moving in the middle. The album really could have benefited by shaving about 15-20 minutes. Shish Taouk was a real low point and feels out of place as the follow-up to the touching Belle Sophie. That's Les Cowboys for you though. Never taking themselves too seriously!
I do love the musicianship of these guys, but I find their lyrics to be their strongest suit and it will be tough to fully appreciate this album without some background in French language and Quebecois culture.
Overall, an excellent listen with diverse sounds and subject matter and some real standout tracks. (Edited)
Larcx13 10/05/2023 11:44 | #299354 | TOP COMMENT
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My #5 by this band. Great album that deserves better here. Has some of their best/most popular hits. I can admit it's less consistent than my top 4 by them. "Si La Vie Vous Intéresse" is a choice cut that I highly recommend. (Edited)
nitomano 04/12/2017 21:11 | #189168 | TOP COMMENT
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Very diverse album
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