Break syndical is the fourth album by Québécois néo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants. Track listing En berne (Pauzé) – 4:08 La tête à Papineau (Pauzé, Lépine) – 4:30 Toune d'automne (Pauzé, Lepine) – 3:34 Heavy metal (Pauzé, Lepine) – 3:40 La manifestation (Pauzé) – 3:21 Break syndical (Lebeau, Lepine) – 2:45 L'hiver approche (Pauzé, Lepine) – 5:23 À' polyvalente (Pauzé) – 1:12 La Noce – 3:56 Quand je r'garde (Lepine) – 1:52 Salut mon Ron (Pauzé) – 4:00 Mon chum Rémi (Pauzé) – 4:05 Joyeux calvaire ! (Pauzé, Lepine) – 3:17 Ruelle laurier (Tremblay) – 4:47 Hidden track: (Lebeau) Members Role Karl Tremblay: Lead Singer Jean-François "J-F" Pauzé: vocals, guitars, harmonica Marie-Annick Lépine: violin, cello, mandolin, accordion, piano, Keyboard/Synthesizer, vocal Jérôme Dupras bass guitar, vocal Dominique Lebeau: drums, ocarina, xylophone Guest musicians Vincent Gagnon: Trombone (L'hiver approche, La noce), Euphonium (Mon chum rémi) Jacynthe Lepon: Trumpet (L'hiver approche, La noce) Steve Bergeron: Guitar solo on Heavy Metal Additional Credits (Booklet) Recorded between August 2001 and January 2002 at Studio 270 (Outremont) Realization: Les Cowboys Fringants and Robert Langlois Musical Arrangement: Each cowboys makes their own arrangements Sound: Robert Langlois Mixing: Robert Langlois assisted by Claude Larivée Mastering: Jim Rabchuck, Audiobec Graphics: Jo-Anne Bolduc Special Thanks Etienne St-Cyr-Proulx for its guitar and amplifier Luc Cabana for his mandolin Marc Desjarding for his availability and devotion Michel Girard and his wife Marie-Claude Follows a special note about 'Motel Capri' that helped Les Cowboys Fringants in numerous projects since 1997, noting that Motel Capri, a small business from their native region is not afraid to invest time and money into Quebec culture. Songfacts En Berne A denunciation anthem that proved to be one of the group's biggest hits. It attacks the Québécois political apathy of the present, (regarding the environment and Quebec independence), State gambling and the cynicism of the government regarding poverty. If this is modern Quebec, well I put my flag at half mast, and the clowns that govern us can all get bent; If you're happy with this country (Quebec), well my man that's your opinion, you must be the CEO of some company! (listen) Toune d'automne A piece where the singer speaks fondly to a sister that has come back from a trip to English Canada. Singer Karl Tremblay famously likes to make a humorous political statement on stage by replacing the verse Promise me that this time, you're