Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Blur the line between experimental and noise.
January 21, 2024 HL: "Panis et Circenses", "A Minha Menina", "O Relógio", "Bat Macumba", "Le premier bonheur du jour" Surreal, a little creepy at times, loved it Both the opener and closer of this album are bonkers <3
Enjoyed this much more than The Kinks
an interesting album that ultimately falls flat for me personally. but, in the context of the time i could see myself really digging them maybe with a few more listens? they're not too dissimilar to bands i'm familiar with and love from this era of alt/experimental rock
Different, fun, playful. It's interesting to hear something from a different country other than Britain. I enjoyed the listening experience more than I didn't but would I want to hear it again? Probably not.
Huh. I had no idea Brazil had psychedelic bands in the 1960’s that were contemporaries of The Beatles and Pink Floyd. I heard a lot of the former’s “Sgt. Pepper” and the latter’s “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” here. There’s crowd noise at the beginning of the last track. There’s a trumpet part that reminded me a lot of “Penny Lane” (not on “Sgt. Pepper,” I know, but same era). It’s definitely a trip. Some real fun grooves here. Some of it lands, some of it doesn’t. It’s playful, it’s experimental, it pushes boundaries. It’s psychedelic, after all. I liked it, not sure I’d seek it out again. Maybe. I dunno. But it was good and I’m glad I listened. And I didn’t understand hardly a word of it. Standout tracks: A Minha Menina, Adeus Maria Fulô, Bat Macumba, Trem Fantasma, Ave Gengis Khan
i would actually like to revisit this one for its immaculate vibes
this was a very interesting album. Not something I would listen to often or probably again. Remind me a bit of the Zappa.
Music was a little odd. Some tracks were OK but lyrics were not in English. 2 stars.
Gloriously batshit. Had no idea i knew a song. A Minha Menina is a hit
Ja interessant
I’ve never made an album so can’t fully appreciate how hard it is to make one. I’ve never done drugs. I’ve never experienced being intoxicated. I’m not a fan. This album made me feel high, drunk and increasingly paranoid. It’s like take some drugs as your out for a walk and then you suddenly wake up on a swan pedalo on a lake in the middle of Lisbon with a nipple piercing, hand tattoos, shaved head and an inflatable hippo under your left arm. This one isn’t for me.
Rating: 7/10 Very good album overall. Really enjoyed the folk elements and experimental nature throughout. The singing was mostly very good as well, a lot of the album had a nice vibe to it and was therefore very pleasant to listen to. The instrumentation was definitely a highlight, a lot of different instruments used in unconventional ways. The album all sounds relatively similar though and some ideas did not resonate with me. Favorite songs: Panis Et Circenses, A Minha Menina, O Relogio, Baby, Bat Macumba, Trem Fantasma. Worst song: Adeus Maria Fulo.
so far so good ...
Weird in all the right ways. 3
Feels like quota filling, how is this notable for anything other than being mental brazilian physchedila rather than british or west coast trippy bollocks Fun but also proper fucking mental
North America had Pet Sounds, Europe had Sgt Peppers and South America had Os Mutantes. Decidedly an album of its era and area, it all sounds a bit rambly musically and production wise at times, but you hear so much quality here. I really enjoyed this one and will pick this one up in the future to give this a few spins.
This was a wild experience definitely a new fav especially fucked up.
Very weird! Especially the flutes!!
Some Tropicália from Brazil! In the late 60's, a psychedelic movement had begun in São Paulo which blended elements from psychedelic rock and pop with Brazilian pop music. Os Mutantes were a key part of this movement, utilizing a number of unique production techniques to give them a unique psychedelic sound. A lot of interesting songs on this record, but I am not a huge psych fan so my mileage is low.
This was unpleasant. There were a couple songs with good parts but then they would always throw in something that was just quite unfortunate, really. The lady who sings on the first song sounds like the I Play Pokemon Go Every Day kid. 2/10
If the Beatles were American-Brazilian. Fun listen. It's a pretty live recording that shows in trickier sections, but that adds to the charm. Many tracks sounded like they came from completely different bands and some of the guitar tones were just annoying to listen to for an entire song. I swear one of the song's guitar tracks sounds like a corrupted file. Adeus Maria Fulô, Tempo No Tempo, Trem Fantasma, and the cover of Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour were stand outs for me. Would listen again.
This album spoke to me...I don't know what it said, though, since I don't speak Brazilian On a real note, this actually went pretty hard. It was psychedelic and wacky and cacophonous in a good way. Much better than I expected opening the page and seeing a 1960s album from another language. Was very close to giving it a 5. Maybe I'll listen a few more times and regret the decision but for now it's a 4
What even was this dog meat album. Even if it was in English I bet it will still have sucked moose bawls. Ez 1. Nothing good about it. Book should be top 1,000 albums and they should remove this one
Was pretty interesting
One of the great things that Brazil gave to the world
Wtf.
10/10 some of the coolest psych-rock I’ve ever heard
Yeah - I have no idea what this was trying to be. They have no consistency in theme, genre, cohesiveness in any way. The whole thing sounds like a weird troll haha.
Een van de beste Braziliaanse albums, dat niet per se bossa nova oid is. Sgt peppers maar dan Zuid Amerikaans. Qua genre schiet het heen en weer, blijft leuk om te luisteren.
Not a bad late-60s psychedelic rock album from Brazil. There were a couple of songs that I really enjoyed, but overall the album was very interesting. I would recommend to listeners of the genre. Favorite Song(s): "Panis Et Circenses", "A Minha Menina", "Baby"
Really cool album.
Ahh this is so much fun and so timeless! Faves: A Minha Menina, Adeus Maria Fulo
Os Mutantes are a giant swole doge, looming over the whimpering lil cheems doge of US & UK psychedelic bands - they sound so much more vital and experimental than most bands in this space! Fave tracks - love their versions of "A Minha Menina", "Baby", and "Le premier bonheur du jour". Also really like "Panis et Circenses" and "Trem Fantasma"!
Definitely different, and they seem quite into the idea of blending all sorts of sounds into their music. Though not my personal cup of tea, I can appreciate what they were doing.
4.25
Quirky, upbeat and entertaining, a fun record.
Classico conheci pelo vestibular dda ufrgs, nao eh um som tao agradavel mas foi uma proposta interesante
Such a trip of an album in a good way. It feels refreshing to hear old music that still pioneered legends like Kurt Cobain. I don’t know how to understand spoken Portuguese and haven’t read up on the meanings of the lyrics, but it’s still a good listen. 4.3/5 Favorite: A Minha Menina Least Favorite: Don’t have one
Just the right level of weird
Enjoyable enough World music Easy 3
Har virkelig lyst til at kunne lide det. Portugisisk rock? Men det er meget undeproduceret, meget dårlig lyd, underlige melodier. Nogle vil nok finde det charmerende, jeg synes ikke det er fedt
Da e greit nok, kanskje litt for spansk for meg
Fine.
This and the United States of America record from the same time were so ahead of their time that it is insane how overlooked they are in the US. I mean, some of the electronic effects are so crunchy and powerful that one can't help but be taken aback by the brash sound this album presents. Can it be a bit too much? In this album's case, yes, I feel it can be, with often some songs losing focus and feeling a tad bit like just noise, and the language barrier certainly doesn't help, but can you really blame it when it's all just so cool sounding? And it is certainly varied too, which helps. There is certainly some filler here, but otherwise top notch and ahead of its time, I need to dig into more of this underrated, late-60s psychedelic rock, it's bating a nearly perfect score.
Opinionated and weird. Love the energy. This band set out to make a thing, and they definitely made a thing.
The whole album had like one good song. Its not a "bad" album, but its not a "good" album. I'm also at a loss to explain why anyone would say that it deserves to be on a list of albums you must hear before you die. 3/5
I won’t lie, with the amount of albums from the 60’s and 70’s on this list, there are times I feel a little fatigued. Especially by all of the psychedelic hippie music. Some of it just seems very cookie cutter to me. Where Os Mutantes’ debut differs is that it is actually unique. It combines Brazilian rock sounds with western psych rock. And this feels truly psychedelic. More than most other albums from the same era. It’s actually weird and trippy, which are qualities an album like this should have. This may be controversial, but Jefferson Airplane’s second album is a big “60’s psychedelic” album. And it didn’t really feel psychedelic at all. Not in the same way this does. The only issue is although those sounds are really cool, and I can appreciate, they don’t make for amazing music. Which is probably why there are bands from the same era who went more mainstream. They didn’t go that route. But that’s why this stands out. I can respect how they stuck to their roots and fused that generally don’t go together. Rating: 6/10
p135. 1968. 2 stars. Well, that was weird, and not in a good way.
3/5
kooky and pleasant
I was really excited when I first read about this album, thinking it would be interesting at best, but I have to say that I found its cacophony boring.
Another brilliant Brazilian album that I didn’t know that I needed in my life…but I definitely do!
Really fun!
This was a bit of a crazy trip… I liked it and it was definitely unique. Fun to hear!
Hate it
This is a really eclectic record. Definitely on board with its vibe. Favourite tracks: O Relógio, Adeus Maria Fulô, Senhor F, Bat Macumba, Le premier bonheur du jour
Kooky stuff.
Kind of goofy and a little strange in places, but I loved the variety of instruments and the general vibe I got from this. I don't speak Portuguese, but it didn't seem to matter, as the words were just another part of the sonic assault.
Sounded a lot like 60s psychedelia from the U.S.
i always enjoy albums from a non-english language! and gosh, os mutantes' self-titled was truly created and released in the sixties, despite being recorded in brazil. this album is oozing with psychedelia, in addition to some beatles-esque music, but the percussion usage is what makes this album different. the drums in "bat macumba" in particular stood out to me.
I will say, psychedelic music sounds even more psychedelic when the words are being sung in a language you don't understand. This album makes it very obvious how exotic/tropical type music can blend into psychedelia, and often did. That said, I liked the parts of the album best that played more heavily on the tropical and exotic aspects. The parts that sounded somewhat like foreign language Beatles weren't my favorites.
Almost a 4.
This was pleasantly weird and my first though was this must be the Brazilian answer to Sgt Peppers or something. If this hasn't been setbreak music it yet it totally should be. Has relisten potential
Strange and barely good at its best
It's pretty fun.
Note really sure how to rate this. It's not unpleasant, it's clearly an interesting and exciting mix of sounds. Not something I'd particularly want to listen to again, and I definitely can't imagine it entering my regular rotation, but am I pleased to have heard it? Yeah - kinda!
Some songs were so nice but didn't live out the expectations
Out there and a lot of fun, if pretty raggedy and uneven (which could be down to dodgy production) and a bit silly (glad to see Age of Aquarius in Brazil could be just as foolish as in US). One has always secretly wished to speak Portuguese and never more so than just after listening to this bouncy and singalong-y wackiness. "Le Premier" is charming/lovely.
Very experimental. Fun to listen to, but not something I'd regularly listen to. A Menha Menina was the only song I could see myself coming back to.
Strange.
I’m a weird guy. I’m very weird musically. But this is too weird. Yours sincerely, Frank Grimes Jnr.
Maybe a little diamond in the raw, tape-like rough?
it was ok, i should be come bilingual and the gatuarl and vocals were kind of haunting
as big a melting pot as Brazil itself. feels very part of the 60s
Meh
Me ha gustado el estribillo de algunas canciones, pero en general no me ha gustado mucho.
Really love this sound!
Discordant and weird, not in a pleasant way.
Interesting mix of Brazilian music and psychedelic pop. I'm not sure its my favourite of either genre though
What the fuck is this?
Odd in a fun way, deserves another listen
This is the kind of discovery I came here for! Like a Brazilian Beefheart or Zappa, utterly different sort of experience. Gets chaotic at times, and not one I'll be going back to very often. But 3 stars for quality and an extra star just for being so damn out there. Rating: 4 trout heads.
Pop-rock experimental psicodélico en portugués. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Cincuentero tranquilo. Como música de baile de los 50's.
Too weird for me.
Very cool band
Nice surprise. In some places it's bursting with energy and personality. In others it's a kindergarten jam session with a mess of glockenspiel, whistles, triangles and maracas all at full volume.
Hate it
I loved that slab of weird. Even through all the weird it still grooves and is easily accessible
Heard before. Liked it more this time. Fitting for Halloween. + Panis et Circenses + A Minha Menina + O Relógio + Bat Macumba + Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
A lot going on here. Privacy rewards repeat listens. True psychedelic music. Weird sounds.
Well, that was definitely the weirdest album I've listened to so far. It's also my first non-English album, so that's neat. I actually liked this one quite a bit. As stated earlier, this album is very weird, but I think it's in a good way. It is psychedelic rock after all. This album goes all over the place, and yet somehow makes it sound somewhat cohesive. The lyrics, while I don't fully understand them due to the language barrier, yielded some good results when I put them into google translate. Despite having never heard of this band or album before today, I think this album deserves to be on here because of the cultural context behind it and the fact that it's just a fun album with plenty of surprising turns in its direction. low 4/5.
Water fak
Liked it
Interesting but too experimental
Weirdly fantastic. I didnt love every song but the ones I did love were genuinely great. Will definitely re-listen
Brilliant
This is some peculiar and interesting shit that I never knew existed. I can't wait to play this the next time that I have friends over for dinner. Notable tracks: O Relogio (so dreamy), Adeus Maria Fulo, Senhor F (this is like a Portuguese smash up of Sgt. Peppers and When I'm 64, so weird and fun).
Really delightful record.
Demasiada falopa
I normally can't stand weird and psychedelic shit, but I guess all you need to do is put it in Portuguese and I'm all in.
Happy, colorful, thoroughly strange, and thoroughly creative. Psychedelic pop through a Brazilian lens. I’m not sure if I’ll ever return to this but I had a very good time. Best song: Senhor F
This is exactly why I’m doing this. The album is fantastic and I never would have found it.
I find Latin Rock so interesting. Watch that documentary. This is wild
Pretty generic 60s psychadelia album that gets an admittedly biased bump from be for being Brazilian. I like when there is any variety at all on this list, and hearing non-English lyrics and some unique instrumentation tickled me.
Reminded me of 70’s Sesamestreet songs, after 5 songs I couldn’t listen to it anymore, I think you have to be very high too enjoy this…
Ehhhh?
AJ: lasted 30 seconds. No bueno.
I’m not normally a fidelity snob, but pretty sure this was recorded by sellotaping some grease proof paper over a bucket. Cool vibe but a bit hash on the ears.
First listen Saved 5/11 Top track: A Minha Menina
Another new one on me and another Brazilian band on the list. Canny this, strange enough to be interesting while still being poppy. Cant beat a bit of psychedelic pop in my view! Chunks of this did pass me by at times but on a whole very enjoyable and would probably be back. 3.5
Passed me by a bit this one, it was sort of a Brazilian Beatles thing for most of it, think it had some slightly more interesting turns but be damned if I can remember any of it. Nothing else to add, sorry Mutantes, had quite a busy Thursday.
Veered between quite enjoyable and very irritating. We've had better Brazilian music.
Brazlian Beatles, how strange. Enjoyed a couple of tracks but it gets very psychadelic and the language barrier makes it hard to enjoy too much. There is also a weird tinnyness to the album which really annoyed me. It was espeically grating on Bat Macumba. Highlights: A Minha Menina
Again, the language barrier makes it tricky to give a fair review.... A minha menina must have been on an advert or similar as I recognise it. Unless my French gcse fails me, there's some French in here too. Le premier Bonheur du jour. I enjoyed this. Was eclectic enough to be interesting, without me understanding the lyrics My favorites were: A minha menina Le premier Bonheur du jour Bar macumba
Getting Mamas and The Papas vibes with the vocals and believe it or not some Beatles vibes from the percussion. Interesting listen to start for sure. Bat Macumba is terrible. First song on the album so far that I really didn't like. The instruments are literally painful. Not a huge fan on the first listen, but I would definitely be willing to give it another lesson. 2 stars.
3.5
you have to get used to the sound but it's a great album... this is why I am confident to finish all these albums because with every 10 boring or mid albums there is one great new find
Highly experimental psychedelic record with plenty of hooks and sick riffs and other cool tricks that'll keep you coming back. There's no end to it's inventiveness. And honestly, the only albums I can think of that match it is stuff like the United States of America s/t, but this executes their ideas and is much more accessible. Whimsical at times, dreamy in others, uses musique concrete to blow away audiences with sudden yet smooth transitions within songs themselves. A landmark of the tropicalia movement that got me into exploring all sorts of Brazilian rock. Every track is memorable and leaves an impression with their own quirks that make every second of every song a fun time. I have tripped to this before, and I'm guaranteed to do it again.
I think they had more fun making this than I had listening to it. A rare one where I think I will be pessimistic on the rating - had a lot of 4* vibes, but the second half grabbed me less.
Hard to wrap my head around.
Pure shite
Enjoyed the total randomness of this.
This is the kind of thing I want to hear. Non US and Europe music. Even if it's clearly based on what was happening in those places at the time. This record is wild too. Way out there. Totally hippie and free.
Okay well… Length = good. Understanding of songs = Nonexistent. It really wasn’t bad, but not my style. At all. I thought parts of it were cool but just hard to get into.
Sure - as advertised, this is a bit weird. I like weird, I appreciate weird. This is almost not weird enough? Like it was trying to bridge weird/new/experimental with just straight-up Brazilian pop; it's kind of all over the place. I'm also thinking I would have liked this more had it been a more-modern production; as it is, the mono recording doesn't give it the full-head-space i'd have loved to hear in a well-mixed stereo recording. TL;DR: It's not bad, if I'm not lazy someday I might want to seek out some of their future recordings because there's definitely a groundwork for something here, but this one is not quite realized for me. 5/10 2 stars.
Starts well but gets weaker after that. Another case where I would wish to be able to rate more detailed because this is more of a 2.5/5.
Now this one was a surprise. Didn't expect a lot, ended up really enjoying it.
The opening track isn’t great but the quality jumps up from there to a decent 60s psychedelic rock album.
I only got three songs in but couldn’t do the rest
I actually kinda liked this! Hectic, sometimes a bit grating, but sometimes great
all over the place. kinda fun, and given time it might grow on me, but aint nobody got time for that
Relatively enjoyable
Hmmmmm
The good stuff.
Bonkers! This basically completed my quorum of bonkers for today: - Star Trek: strange new worlds – the musical episode (cuckoo bomb bonkers) - a BBC drama called Wolf (proper bonkers) - the Ween album (hella bonkers) - Os mutantes (wtf bonkers) Reminded me of a Spanish film I saw back in about 1993, called Accion Mutante. There was only one other person (a stranger to me) in the cinema, and when the film finished, we basically walked out into the light, blinking and speechless. It took a minute, but eventually, we grunted at each other, commenting how it was completely nuts. I wish I could ask that guy what he thinks now. I felt the same after this album, blinking in the light and speechless. It’s not an oppressed reaction but this just made me feel off-balance. And that cover looks like it could be a still from a Hammer Horror movie. But this is definitely a positive from this project - being introduced to music I had no clue about previously. Even if it is banana crackers!
I didn’t know this band before it came up as our album today. I read the blurb about them and thought that maybe I would like it because it was tropicalia, and also thought that perhaps the psychedelic part would be fun mixed in. .I was wrong. It is fine as background music. There was one song that seeemed like it could be a soundtrack for a Tom and Jerry cartoon. And there was a part during the Mamas and Papas cover where I thought my phone alarm was going off. (My alarm is bell tower).
This was lots of fun, and likely aided by the fact that I didn't understand the lyrics and could just vibe on the vibe. Where the hell did this come from? Good inclusion. I was beginning to think Eric Clapton needed to be on the album in order for it to be considered.
Man, I was psyched to see this one show up today. Twenty years ago, I heard Bat Macumba on one of the Nuggets compilations, and it was such a standout track, I had to go find more by these guys. Eternally glad I did. I just love their joyful, chaotic psychedelic madness. Great songwriting, creative and fun arrangements, nice harmonies. I love the crazy left turns these songs take. Great stuff. All Os Mutantes albums are great.
Darn near perfect album to play loud throughout the house when you're all alone for the first time in a very long time. I loved the variety of songs and the fact I couldn't understand a word. BONUS: after this album my Spotify psychic shuffle played Secos & Molhados (Amor) and I recommend you check that out.
A prime example of how weirdness, eccentricity and genre-mixing does not necessarily mean being interesting, let alone enjoyable. The only track on here I can actually consider a song in a traditional sense is the cover Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour. Now, I'm all for shaking up traditions, but I'm also for actually enjoying music. That said, certainly not the worst thing we've had on this list either.
Feels like the soundtrack from some obscure, avant-garde sixties movie with no plot. Not really my cup of tea but not terrible either.
A little better the 2nd time. Ave Gengis Khan is the best song.
respectful length. kurt cobain had mildy ok taste in music. too beatle like for me. Le Premier Bonheur du Jour, Ave Gengis Khan
This album gave my Panis a Bonheur
Nešta sam slabo slušao jer mi nije ušlo u uho baš. Psihodelija 60ih je nešto najbolje, tako da ono...bar 3 ak mi već ne paše baš toliko koliko sam mislio na prvi sluh.
Incredibly refreshing, although I cannot say that I understood much of what was going on.
Certain bands entered the late 60’s like it was still 1963. Os Mutantes is not one of those groups.
Too weird even for me
Don't get it.
esse é pra chapar o coco
Weird underground Brazilian Rock music. Okay.
This was a surprise treat! Brazilian psychedelic rock with bossa nova influences. This hit the spot in a way I wasn’t expecting.
Quand même intéressant, ce n'est pas trop monotone comme album car c'est très varié d'une pièce à l'autre, même si ça garde un son très typique 60s psychédélique. C'est rafraîchissant aussi d'avoir ça dans une langue différente de l'anglais. Ultimement par contre le style ne se démarque pas tant de tout ce qui se faisait à l'époque. 7/10
- Never heard of this before - Very pleasantly surprised - Really good 60s psych and sounds ahead of its time - Will definitely go back to this again - Fav songs: Senhor F, Trem Fantasma, Panis Et Circenses
Sounds partially interesting
3/5 Three pretty good songs.
8th June 2023 Listened while working from home. Hypnobirthing and painting in the evening. Enjoyed the combination of big band, salsa and off kilter rock. An original record, 3.5 if I could.
Eh, not really a style I want to listen to but I could catch glimpses of why others would
I dont understand portuguese, but the sounds are interesting.
Wow! Not me!
…I’ll need to come back to this one later. This feels like the kind of weird, experimental trip that will change the way I look at music some day, but right now, it just went in one ear and out the other. Absolutely some highlights here on a first listen, but right now, I just wasn’t in the mood for this type of album…
Pretty wacked out psych rock which reaches the limit of it's songwriter's ability
4.25
some good riffs
meh
meh.
A very strange album, definite psychedelia apparent. Not a fan
idk lol. is This brain control??
Great surprises
Ég hafði heyrt Baby oft og verið hrifinn, en hin lögin voru full random fyrir minn smekk við fystu hlustun. Önnur hlustun var allt önnur upplifun og betri og sú þriðja var best. Frábær plata, random hljóðeffectar, svakalegur fuzz gítar og og skemmtileg lög.
There are definitely good bits in this, but overall it's a bit too random 1960s for me. It's different, interesting, and from an unusual place (for me), which appeals.
I'm gonna go with 3 starts for appreciation not necessarily enjoyment. Not that it was bad.
Psychedelic rock from Brazil! That's a really surprising position on this list. One could notice so many influences on this album (or maybe European and American bands were influenced by Os Mutantes). Few of the songs, especially those with piano solos reminded me of The Doors, for example. In general, the album was very experimental, with many weird noises and sounds, crazy vocals and unusual guitar notes. It didn't help that songs were in portuguese and I couldn't understand a word. And the uniqueness was a little bit too much for me.
Nice to see a non-UK, non-American album on this list, feels like the first one in a while. Unfortunately I didn't like the music too much, in particular many of the guitar sounds were pretty loud and sharp. Can be good, but I wasn't feeling it as I listened through.
Pop rock
I really enjoyed this album. I've listened to quite a bit of Brazilian music, but this has a completely different feel to the others I've heard. It's much more eclectic, much more willing to experiment with song structure, and much more rough in a good way. The energy and passion throughout was palpable, and each song felt different from the last. A Minha Menina was definitely the highlight for me, it just was absolutely infectious and catchy beyond belief, on top of the great musicianship. In the upper echelon of Brazilian music for sure and a definite recommend.
Decent jams, needed to be high
The thing about these envelope pushing bands is they don't know or care about when to stop, and there's definitely some line-crossing happening here. When the album started, I really wanted to hate it - I even had a nice Senator Kelly zinger in the chamber - but it kind of worked! Best track: Ave Genghis Khan
Strange mix of Spanish (or I guess Brazilian) music and psychedelic rock ala The Beatles. It works a lot better than I thought it would. It’s a little inaccessible due to the experimentation with sound snippets and unconventional structure but at the same time it wasn’t a hard listen due to its more conventional psychedelic elements.
Mucho bueno!! (Oops...I guess this is Portuguese...)
Great album I never would have heard of!
excellent - sounded like Beach boys and Beatles in a foreign language.
I really liked this. At certain points, it felt like I was listening to the Brazilian Beatles, and at other points, it felt like Piper at the Gates of Dawn. For most of the album, though, they definitely feel like their own thing.
What a cool surprise this was! Sometimes it leaned a little too far into the weird, but a lot of it was fun to listen to.
This is what a sixties album should be: weird, fun, catchy, vaguely psychedelic. I was very into this. I only wish we'd had weather that matched the mood
Some of it was a little too tinny and hurt my ears, otherwise it was enjoyable.
A minha menina!
Rubbish. Random sounds thrown together.
There kind of all over the place... some good moments, but all in all not my thing.
This album is a party. I don't know what they're talking about, and I don't know what they're all on, but it works. The Beatles probably loved this, or Os Mutantes loved the Beatles. Anyway, this is 39 minutes of mostly great stuff. The bass and lead guitar work is popping and the non-traditional percussion gives it that Brazilian beat. This is a hidden gem.
Trippy
You are going to Brazil
Loved it. Sounds fresh compared to the constant flow of British rock this project has been feeding me.
Incredibly good Almost a 5
Niet mijn ding. Een keer, nooit meer geval.
Debuut album van Os Mutantes, first-rate psychedelia uit Brazilië. Zoekt de dunne grens tussen briljant en gestoord op, met wilde muziekeffecten in vrijwel elk nummer. Leuk om een keer te hebben gehoord. leukste nummer: Trem Fantasma Kurt Cobain heeft persoonlijk gevraagd om een reünietour van de band.
This is you: “Sgt. Pepper’s is so psychedelic. The sounds on that record are totally kaleidoscopic and vibrant.” This is me: “Bat Macumba ê ê! Bat Macumba obá!”
Dug some of it.
Þetta er mjög áhugaverð plata. Ég þarf að stúdera þetta band meira!
I didn't need to hear that. The cover artwork should have been a dead giveaway... Sucks!
разнообразненькоо
você, precisa tomar um sorveti *LIUUUP* na lanchoneti
I don't know what this is, but I liked it.
These are not the mutants I wanted, but they're the ones I got, and I'm sticking with 'em!
This album isn't lacking in vibrance or originality, but a bit of cohesion wouldn't hurt. Enjoyed most of the tracks individually for their out-there approaches and arrangements, just wishing there was a stronger melodic throughline to connect some of the noisier, spastic moments in a little better.
It was an ok listen, felt like it was trying too hard to be psychedelic, but some decent tunes mixed in there
I enjoyed this. Murky and atmospheric, but also groovy.
Moments of this work for me but the majority doesn't, I think its quite heavily let down by the production.
A bit odd
Experimental and psychadelic. It's like 60s- 70s psychadelic rock with some fuzz thrown in at times and with a south American flavour. I didn't care for it that much.
Too weird for my taste, had some good songs but will not listen to it again.
Best Song: Adeus Maria Fulo. Really cool mixture of instruments with a pleasant, bouncy melody. Worst Song: Baby. Feels like they're really trying to cosplay as the Beatles here. Overall: Overwhelmingly okay. Seems pretty derivative of other big bands at the time (the Beatles in particular), so nothing feels particularly exciting here. Can't imagine that I'll return to this.
I've been a fan of this album for a long time. Amazing tropicalia psychedlic album. Super fun and catchy. 5/5. Standout Tracks: Panis Et Circenses, A Minha Menina, Adeus Maria Fulô, Baby, Bat Macumba, Trem Fantasma, Tempo No Tempo, Ave Gengis Khan
Bouncy, weird, and essential.
Sounded cool but I have a hard time connecting w/ music in other languages. Nice background vibes.
Siento que debería gustarme....
Levyssä on ainakin yritetty erikoisuutta, mutta suurimmaksi osaksi ainakin ihan hirvittävää kuunneltavaa. Viimeinen kappale ainoa vähän siedettävä
Excellent psych album, only a couple of songs away from being perfect.
A decent little album. 3/5. Favorite Track: A Minha Menina
the Beatles Brazilian cousins took me on a journey that has changed me forever. I loved it so much
забавный. не поняли ни бразильскости, ни психоделичности правда
Fun album with some good tunes and the moment of "oh, yes, of course I know this song".
Great sound production for it's time.
Funny mess, so many sounds
Taking on an underappreciated role, Os Mutantes brought the sounds of the 60s from England and the US to Brazil. Echoing contemporaries, this album shows the reach of the musical genre and the unique blend of the sounds with the Brazilian culture and tones.
gostei muito
I waited to rate on this one. It grated me at first, but it felt like an acquired taste kind of album. I went back to it on and off for a few days and it’s undeniably grown on me. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Glad I gave it a few chances and I can’t help but wonder how many other albums would grow on me similarly with more time.
Never heard of this before or any other Brazilian psychedelic for that matter. What a fun listen! 4/5
Trifecta of sins on this album. 1. It does terrible covers. 2. It uses a monkey drum. 3. It’s foreign to me and it’s not Rammstein!!!!! I did enjoy other foreign albums on this list, but why this and not RAMMSTEIN!!?? Clear blind spot.
Would enjoy this more if I was high
super cool & ahead of its time
Not really something i vpuld jive with when i listened, small chamce ill g9 back to a few tracks.
Beatles but Brazil and more guitars
That was awesome. They saved the best for last, a musical tribute to Ghengis Khan. Epic!
interesting sound, love psychadelic 60s stuff.
good
Y'kno, I might just be tired enough to where this *really* clicked with me. It's fucking bizarre, isn't it? Sounds like a time capsule simultaneously from the past and future, or some sort of alien music (doesn't hurt I can't understand a word of Brazilian Portuguese). It's got pop hooks, it's got weirdness... like strange cousins of the Beatles, who got heavier into acid. Absolutely love it. Favorite tracks: "A Minha Menina", "Adeus Maria Fulô", Tempo No Tempo", "Baby"
More interesting to me than it was good. I'm glad that I heard it, but I don't know that I'll really be seeking it out again any time soon.
It's alright. I'm not sure why you need to know the pool, but OK.
Eclectic and unusual. It was a difficult album to latch on to anything, but by the time i got to Ave Genghis Khan, i was actually ok with that track. A challenging and interesting listen, but i can't quite call it enjoyable.
This is a journey into sound.... Don't know these guys. Never would have ever listened to this album if it wasn't for this project. Was it worth it? Tuff one to say. Experimental Psychedelic pop in Portuguese. It definitely has moments. Might take more time to start to enjoy. For now, it is one of the weaker Psychedelic albums on the list. Standouts: "A Minha Menina" Others: "O Relogio" (first half of the song, then it went to crap), "Baby" has a familiar melody. "La Premier Bonheur Du Jour" 2.5
Beats were alright but I don't like foreign language music much
really cool album actually - 4 stars
Loved this. Some of the instrumentals made me think of the weirder end of the beach boys.
Wtf. Today I learned what Tropicalia is; I knew a little of Caetano Veloso but never knew the genre could get so weird 😅. Os Mutantes sounds like The Beatles meeting Bossa Nova with a dash of The Velvet Underground and samba thrown in. No wonder the whole Tropicalia movement was at odds with both sides of the political spectrum; its rejection of media mass appeal feels ahead of its time when looking at where we were in the 60’s in Latin America and the power of military dictatorships at the times. A new addition to my regular music rotation.
A very interesting album. I’m not sure if I enjoyed this is the way I did all the others, but it was intriguing and I might listen again when in an experimental mood
This drifted along just outside The United States of America, trading jam length for variation in language. I can't decide how much more I would like Os Mutantes to freak out after just one listen. The wild sounds get impressively harsh at times, though I grooved to every single track. Another instant favorite, though again the gonzo elements read as just a little ambiguous.
BR!
Un poco raro a veces pero bastante bueno en general, no había escuchado de él.
music is very interesting. I don't speak the language but it seemed that the mixing of vocals with the music was nicely done. A fun listen
I was expecting another terrible 60s album, but I quite enjoyed this one! I'd say I will come back to it.
No idea what they're saying but the music is fun.
Wouldn’t return to listen again.
This is one of the essential pieces of Brazilian music, and I cannot give it less than five stars. All the influences from psychedelic rock and Brazilian traditional rhythms like samba are here, making an impressive album with a lot of poetry in its lyrics. I love this album!
Trippy. De rustigere nummers vind ik best wel vet
I'm a sucker for Latin music. I'm a sucker for psychedelic rock too. I'm also a sucker for weird experimental stuffs I haven't heard before. This is literally a treat.
Glad to see this one is only 36 minutes long! This is kind of weird so far, very sixties but with brass and weird intermission things in the songs? Well, at least the first track has it. Is this Portuguese? So far, this is fine. I've been feeling pretty neutral or bad about several of these albums, which is a bummer, since not only did this all start very strong, but it's albums "you must hear." I'm guessing this would mean more to me if I could understand the lyrics and context? Bat Macumba is sounding really interesting. Uh yeah, that was okay.
A fantastic and surprising good with lot of personality and a good mont of crust
Odd Brazilian psychedelia. I'm sure I've heard one of the earlier tracks in a Tarantino movie. Interesting but it kinda floated by like a fluffy cloud.
Look, I'm ready to admit that maybe I just don't get what they're trying to accomplish here. But, as far as I can tell, these folks listened to some Beatles and were like, "Man, I dig that song about the circus. Let's do that but with samba whistles!" It's not good. It's not fun. It's just derivative and poorly executed. I'm giving it an extra "benefit of the doubt" star because, like I said, there's a chance I just don't get it.
Wild, creative, and really experimental for it’s time. I don’t understand any of the lyrics and it’s kind of a mess but still interesting as heck.
Hade aldrig hört om dehä tidigare men ganska tight
Man detta var episkt varför har jag inte lyssnat :)
These fellows sure are wacky. Good music
En av få psykedeliska rock-skivor som faktiskt känns psykedelisk. Jättelätt att lyssna på, njuta av och dansa till, men med en massa skumt bullshit kastat med. Bra vibez (Dababy).. De har också swag på covern... baaby... babyy... i love you...
Too weird and slow
Super weird, have no idea what was going on lyrically. But it's funky, it's happy music, that's something to always appreciate.
What did I just listen to? Loved it.
A really fun album, a bit beatle-esque and also very experimental... Perhaps too much. It does tend to feel over the place and confusing at times but it's really fun nevertheless.
Wow! This is opening new channels in my brain. I want my art to be as free as this music makes me feel. There's all these things coming in and out - there's a dirty guitar, then a sweeping synth, a "doo bee doo" pop vocal, samples of a dinner party, switching genres on a dime, all while somehow creating a cohesive set of songs. A remarkable creation, I'm hungry for more where that came from.
Love, love, love Os Mutantes. I'm big fan of psychedelic rock in general, but they are probably my favorite psychedelic group of all. They are both more experimental and more fun than most other psychedelic bands. They have a very unique and diverse sound that manages to escape many of the cliches of psychedelia, while feeling more like a real trip. Almost surreal at times. Love the variety of their instrumentation, and their use of the studio to collage everything together.
Sounds neat but didn't grab but a ton, good vintage psych though.
I enjoyed listening to this though throughout I was sort of going back and forth over whether it really rose above the general fray of 60s/70s psychedelic rock, or if the hype was more from the exotica factor. Of course the language barrier always makes me wonder how the part of the experience I’m missing might change my perceptions. It brought me around anyway, with the unusual degree of variety of sound and very strong closing songs.
epic
Classic. Havent listened to this in a long time
lame
Interesting album. I'd say was very groundbreaking at the time. Very 1960s. Quite liked it.
portugalin kieli ilahduttaa ja tällainen yellow submarine -calypso-meno. ja Baby-biisi Maria Gasolinan coverin takia, alkuperäinenkin tosi kiva. ehkä välillä liikaa samaa ns. taiteellisuutta kuin seko-Beatlesissa. hieno kansi!!
Harvoin mikään levy on pakottanut minut asennoitumaan näin hyväksyvästi 60-luvun psykedeelistä estetiikkaa kohtaan: tietenkään kyseiselle tyylilajille ominainen ärsyttävyys ei täysin ole poissa (tietyt vokaalit, leveätakkinen tyyppi kannessa), mutta sen vaikutukset laimenevat musiikin keskivertoa vetoavamman rytmiikan ansiosta. Biisimateriaali ei sentään riitä kolmeen tähteen, mutta yhden kuuntelun jälkeen laitoin tämän soimaan uudestaan, joten sanotaan 2,5.
During "Breaking Bad," one of the characters listened to a song called "Crapa Pelada" by Quartetto Certa. It means (roughly) "Bald Head." It's a goofy comical piece in a blend of Italian and Milanese. The quarter sing it in a cartoon voice, but I tend to think of it more like another instrument along with the band playing behind them. Knowing this, it made me appreciate "Os Mutantes" a bit more I think. Yeah, knowing the language would have been a lot more helpful for the songs. But I think ultimately it's not necessary for the enjoyment of the album. The flat-out goofiness of the sound effects and music really lent itself to what the band was tying to do here. Ultimately yes, it would have been helpful to understand the lyrics and that ultimately drew me back. But the music itself was pretty good, but it did have that late 60s experimental feel. I will say I really dug "Bat Macumba," and "Ave Genghis Khan" (as opposed to "Ave Maria" lol). So although I won't be coming back to it as an album, I did enjoy it. But relistenability is key here to my giving it a 3. Not something I am coming back to.
What I read about this album, I thought it was going to be even stranger than it was. It had its moments, but it mostly just sounded like Brazilian the Mama's and the Papa's (of course on Tempo no Tempo but other songs too) or Donovan (Trem Fantasma sounded like Sunshine Superman - was that intentional?). I'm not sure that I hated it but I certainly didn't get it. I think it was hurt more by the fact it was in Portuguese and I couldn't grasp the context then it was hurt by its weird arrangements. It made it hard for me to get into it.
fun trippy music
A cool album for sure. Think it would resonate strongly with me if it was in English but that's only because trying to decipher lyrics is a huge part of my listening experience. Musically though, a very good time and completely inoffensive.
Una pasada.
Now this is some Brazilian music I can get behind. It's political, it's weird and it's cool. Well worth a listen. Best Tracks: A Minha Menina; Baby; Bat Macumba
Me re sorprendió esto 😮 enseguida lo volvi a escuchar.
meh, didn't get it.
Felt like the Portuguese equivalent of The Monkees.
Wow, ça c’est différent. Ça sonne comme un train qui est constamment sur le point de dérailler, mais qui reste toujours à peu près sur les rails. Belle fusion de musique brésilienne et de rock psychédélique.
Souvent vu ce nom, mais première écoute. C'est sympathique. La pièce en français est ma préférée. Cet album a sa place dans cette liste.
Initial thoughts: more experimental than I expected. Sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t. Vocals are great, can’t comment on lyrics. Final thoughts: overall hit or miss, but still fun and enjoyable. Best song: Trem Fantasma Worst song: Bat Macumba
This is very, very interesting on a musical level there’s always another layer and sound effect to every song a good handful of them go through multiple parts instead of traditional song structure. I would be lying to myself if I didn’t say that I find it a little bit harder to listen to albums completely in a different language but it’s not a major thing. Taking the language barrier out of my criticisms it’s a 3 though as I will admit that some of the extra sonic layers can mess up certain songs and I’am not a massive fan of the way he sings. Still decent though. Also bat macumba should burn in hell.
Just to know
Very random, but very fun! Didn't get some of the lyrical references, but I really enjoyed the music. Sounded surprisingly similar to some of the more interesting stuff going on in the anglophone world around the same time - with a Latin twist.
Sorry, but I do not understand it.
Wasn't high enough for this one
I had no idea what to expect with this one. But I must say I generally liked it. There were a few patches were I wasn't really there for it, but then the next song would come on and I'd be right back into it.
27 seconds in and I'm glad this album is short. It wasn't all bad but like... **Shrug**