Louis XIV is one of those bands that release a great CD early in their career. That CD is "The Best Little Secrets Are Kept". The CD is so good that I expected a lot of great things from them in the future. However like many other bands that early CD is their peak, for Louis XIV it's been downhill since then. After filling their debut CD with 8 great songs, they've never been able to capture that magic again. Don't you think the cover of that CD has some real crack photography :)
But we still have that pretty solid CD. Now Louis XIV's lyrics are never going to have Mensa invite them to join. But hey it's alternative/pop music, it's not really suppose to be smart. It's suppose to be fun to listen to and be great dance music. Louis XIV hit the nail on the head in regards to both of those goals.
Three years after releasing their transcendent second CD, Louis XIV returned with their third CD "Slick Dogs and Ponies". Honestly that CD has none of the fun of "The Best Little Secrets" and sadly it's a sloppy mess. After breaking up for a couple of years, after they probably should have after that stink bomb of a CD, they reunited in 2012. However they haven't released any new music since the misfire of "Slick Dogs and Ponies". (Thanks to Wikipedia.org for the biographical information.)
Here are the best songs from that CD:
"Louis XIV":
"Finding Out True Love Is Blind":
"Paper Doll":
"God Killed The Queen":
"A Letter To Dominique": (This probably is my favorite song on the CD.)
"A Letter To Dominique" (Live) I always like to see how a band sounds live, this isn't a way to tell as the sound here is horrible:
"Illegal Tender":
"Illegal Tender" (Live) The sound is a lot better here.
"Pledge of Allegiance":
"Hey Teacher":
The last 3 songs on the original version of this CD you can skip. Since "The Best Little Kept Secrets", Louis XIV's best song has been their remake of the "Theme from Flash Gordon":
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