Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Best paired with a tiki drink and a summer ocean breeze. Five stars as background music. Three stars when it's front-and-center.
I have no frame of reference with this genre outside of "The Girl from Ipanema." It seems fine, but I'm not really qualified to rate.
Pretty good vibes, tip the one with a kid. 3/5
Fine for what it is
Solid samba
Just when I was thinking this is good music to ride an elevator to, or fall asleep to, or get brainwashed to, a PARADE slapped me in the face. It's listenable and the instruments used are interesting. I wouldn't need to listen to it more. Rating 2.4 and rounding to 2.
This reminds me of the soundtrack to Two Point Hospital. Until the parade song. And then the kid song. What the heck are those???? This album went downhill from decent background music to unbearable noise quickly. No kids should ever sing on non-kids music.
Bossa novan idea lienee siinä, että se on aina samaa? Englanniksi toimii huonommin kuin portugaliksi. Tämä on liian kilttiä, puuttuu pilke ja ilkikurisuus.
Kategoriassa "tahalliset yritykset ärsyttää kuulijaa" tämä on jossain lähellä keskitasoa.
Interesting album. Definitely captures and sound and feeling. In a smoky club in Rio during the 60s watching Astrud sing on stage.
This album would be perfect elevator music or call center hold music. It's ok, but very boring. It all tends to run together and makes it hard to differentiate between the songs. It was perfect Sunday morning music to sit back and sip a coffee to, but it isn't something upbeat or interesting enough for me to really want to listen to again. Favourite songs: My Foolish Heart, You Didn't Have to Be So Nice Least favourite songs: Parade (A Banda) 2/5
My fav album yet
Dao bih 4 ali nvrjm da ću toliko da se vraćam na album. Ali jako prijatan prvi listen. Top trake - Misty roses, I think of you i You didnt have to be so nice
Song with child made me tear up
Definitely a good example of Bossa Nova, and Brazilian jazz. Her singing voice is very good. It would be good background music at a dinner party. The song "I had the craziest dream" sounded very similar to the Wii menu music. I'm sure that took inspiration from it. The song "Parade" was strange, she just kept listing off holidays and saying parade. One song had a child singing, which was also odd. Overall not a bad album, but nothing I'd consider groundbreaking
her voice is so lovely everything is lovely
Really nice voice, would listen to some of those songs again
nice and calming i thought it was good but then the jazz started and it became awesome
The title mostly sums this up. A nice, chilled, sunny samba album with relaxed, breathy vocals. Very pleasant listening on a bright Sunday morning. The only detracting feature is that 'Parade' and 'You Didn't Have To Be So Nice' are quite idiosyncratic and don't really fit in with the rest of the album. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Stay Date listened: 08/10/23
2 stars, not a fan of the poppier elements
Is she a good singer? Yes Did I also fall asle
This sounds exactly like the interior of an Anthropologie.
Samba pra gringo ouvir
Starts off so beautifully and then the music veers off into just crass pop directions - marching bands, tuneless kid. Something of a surprise, really - the music could have matched the musician, who I am sure charmed so many with that breathy, Brazilian voice. Talent here but the worst excesses in the music.
Pleasant enough This website says samba is one of my least favourite genres. I disagree. I don’t like how most samba albums I’ve heard are by someone named Gilberto tho Or is samba somehow genetic September 30, 2023
I'm not a fan of samba, and Astrud's singing certainly didn't help. I felt like listening to a child learning the scale. It's just music completely out of my element.
This was pretty chill and I really enjoyed it. Her voice is nice and soothing. Pretty close to a five, but just not quite there for me. My favorite song was My Foolish Heart.
Thousand times better than django django or that boring guy Jack White. However, it may be the case that this music has been so overplayed and insulted and destroyed by its imitators that it somehow it feels lessened.
Classic because it's Astrud, but it's Astrud. 3.0
Easy listening but very very cheesy. Jazz for people who don't actually like jazz. Though I did quite enjoy the tune with the raspy-voiced kid singing along.
astrud gilberto's beach samba was light and pleasant! it wasn't challenging in the way of punk or metal, that's for sure, though i'm not entirely sure my listening experience was relaxing enough like i was at the beach. the combination of a latin sound with folk music was nice, but i felt like overall the album lacked substance. oh, and the marching band song was weird. don't think that was a necessary inclusion on this album, but i guess it didn't hurt my ears.
When I saw the album title, I was definitely hoping for more Latin samba and less bossa nova. But we don't always get what we want. There was nothing bad about this album, but also nothing particularly noteworthy, in my opinion. In particular, I did not need the marching band song.
Lovely voice, great band. Sixties schmaltz. Pleasant, but not life-changing.
One song away from wearing incontinence pants.
Nice to have a femal artist finally. Love anything by the Gilberto family
I mean, it's Astrud Gilberto. But I am really unsure if this is the best representation of her here. No Agua De Beber, no Meditacion, no pretty much anything I think of when I think of her stuff. It's nice, of course, was never going to less than a pleasant listen. On Spotify it has the 2nd half of a different album with Walter Wanderley Trio for some reason. Which does contain Tristeza and Call Me. But I stuck her debut on afterwards instead, which reinforced my gut feeling that it should be in the book instead. Far superior.
Easy listening. I'm not sure it was super exciting
This was mostly good, but not great. A couple low points marred the album IMO; the marching bands of Parade and the kid's singing in You Didn't Have To Be So Nice. Also, I think some of these lose some of their charm when sung in English.
Me gustó al fin tener un álbum en esta lista con influencia latina, la suavidad del bossa Nova, aunque por momentos me pareció más un soundtrack de una comedia musical.
exceptional album, very plesant, nice overall, not 5 stars because I wasn't completely hooked, like didn't capture my attention
I feel like this would have been way more exciting live. As a record it was kind of cold and sterile.
A fun morning listen
Didn't realize how deep the Astrud rabbit hole went but this album is incredible
Loved it from the first track. This type of music is the stuff dream vacations are made of: a tropical beach with a gentle and constant breeze, me and my favorite people on a patio (or a yacht!) looking out at the horizon sipping on good wine and noshing on charcuterie while talkin’ shit, laughing a lot, loving life. At least that’s how I felt until Parade came on and ruined the mood. Thankfully, Oba Oba takes us back to yacht life. Canoeiro feels like it was taken from the big number in a Broadway musical, but it still fits the vacation vibe. As does I Had the Craziest Dream. Takes me right back to the tropical beach. And there we remain for the most part. You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice is cute. Doesn’t fit completely into the wine and charcuterie on a yacht, but it’s like the moment someone’s kid ventures out of their assigned space away from the adults because the curiosity got the best of them. We humor them, give them a little attention and some of the adult snacks, then send them back to wherever they were tucked away before the adorable interruption. Then, Nao Bate O Corocao keeps the party going. By the time Here’s That Rainy Day and the remaining tracks come on, the yacht gathering is winding down. The sun has fully set, the yacht is docked, and only the closest loved ones remain. We might be cleaning up, but we’re probably too lazy, so we lounge instead. Still talkin’ shit and laughing, still loving life.
I really like much of her work, but between the child singing and the cheesy sounding organ this album is a pass for me.
This is quite an extraordinary record. If you could image WHAT the 1960s sounds like this is a really big hint. Astrud sounds amazing on thus and mixing English with her native Portuguese was something rarely seen in a record like this at this time.
A somewhat cloying little confection of an album. Lovely vocals, languid arrangements, a very specific vibe that is very much of its time. I kind of lost the will to live a little by track 11, but the last song ("Nao Bate O Coracao") was really excellent. Fave Songs: Nao Bate O Coracao, Bossa Na Praia (Beach Samba), The Face I Love, Misty Roses, Canoeiro, Stay
Pretty voice, but I can only take so much of this music. And that is 1.5 songs.
Chillest start to a Monday ever.
As easy on the ears as can be, nice to hear a samba cover of one of my favourite Lovin' Spoonful songs, got to say the original was better. There were real shades of Burt Bacharach at his most saccharine on this album.
Ehh! Does she actually perform with a full marching band?!
I don’t own a Vespa.
I don't particularly enjoy this.
Decent music, but more suitable for an elevator ride or pause menu than a dedicated listen.
Lovely tunes
Her vocals remind me of the singer from stereolab. This album is what stereolab would sound like if it ventured into bossa nova music. I have no idea who this artist is or what kind of music she makes. Nice to go into an album with no preconceptions. 'Misty roses' is really soothing. Favourite track so far. A side is a mixed bag of nice songs, one boring track (parade) and a few forgettable ones. Overall seems like a nice listening experience.
Chill vibes
This was very interesting, not my absolute cup of tea but it’ll do! Pleasant and quirky.
I really enjoyed this one. She has a wonderful voice and the music was captivating! Very cool album!
Given this one a few listens but just blends into background music, sorry just not one that’s clicked with me.
Niet top, beetje saai, en er zijn betere albums in dit genre te bedenken. Wel ontspannen.
A great record to just sit back and relax. It was just perfect for the lazy Sunday I had.
3-4
It’s not “Girl from Ipanema”, but the vibe is the same and it’s just got that great “island cool” samba rhythm that makes for a nice listening experience. May not listen to it again because it’s an artist I don’t really know, but it deserved a good ranking.
I love feeling like I'm sitting by the beach without actually sitting by the beach!
безумная легкость и умиротворение
Жанр босса-новы максимально далёк от той музыки, которую я обычно слушаю в своей жизни. Я даже джаза очень мало слушаю. Но вот босса-нова - это такой компромисс между поп-песнями, эмбиентом и джазовыми мотивами. Особенно на этом альбоме, когда хиты 40-х (так много мы конечно про эту музыку знаем, ага) были пропущены через фильтр босса-новы. Как минимум - это альбом чтобы отдохнуть. Полежать, представить пальму, которая нависает над тобой, симпатичную девушку и гитариста, которые на улицах Рио исполняют эти песни. Кайф да и только. Особенно когда это делает фактически самый главный женский голос этого жанра.
De las mejores cosas que tiene esta lista fuera de la música de UK y USA puede que sean los discos brasileños y africanos. Entretenido, pero no están sus mejores canciones aunque el arranque es un ejemplo de lo que todos pensamos que es la "música brasileña". Así que se queda con un aprobado dentro de esta lista.
This hasn't aged particularly well has it? It sounds like a soundtrack to a shabby second rate film based on the French Riviera. Not for me.
Yeah... nah. It's OK, but not for me.
i have fallen asleep trying to get thru this record so many freaking times it’s screwed over my listening stats for the month of july. i give up i have no opinions on this i just want to stop racking up streams of it that i’m not even conscious for.
Distinctively recognizable vocals from The Girl From Ipanema singer. Airy and smooth, but not much more to it. Kind of like going to a pub and getting a Coors Light when what you really wanted was a Guiness.
Very, very relaxing. Soothing voice and calm samba beats. I was afraid it will get monotone, but it didn't.
That was mostly a waste of time. I feel no wiser after listening. Nothing gained. Although “Beach Samba” was enjoyable, it was nowhere near close enough to save the album from being competitively boring. 2/5
Not the best samba album I've heard, but it was enjoyable enough
Very easy listening but almost nothing to make it too memorable. I wish less songs were in English since the Portuguese is much nicer to listen to. 4/10
Non è proprio il mio genere!
Not for me - or most people. The song with the kid - gggeeeezz
I thought it would be right up my alley but it was a bit disappointing tbh
beautiful voice, gets 3/5 cause lacks abit of variety in style (and girl from Ipanema is not on this one).
Sounds like your on a beach hitting by waves of nostalgia. Feels like a precursor to Summer Salt. Rating: 4.6
Much faster than anticipated.
Too old for me
Sweet
Jahas innostuttiin ekasta biisistä samban taika....... heh.. populääripoppia vaikka on kaunista on.. hienoja lauluja.... iso käsi... anettava.... protesti kolmonen koska tämän saatana kirja tekijä HOI! Ylläpito myös HOI! Täynnä tälläsiä mid albumeja mukamas merkityksellisiä,,,,,,,,, ei alpumi myyminen hienoa merkityksellistä... musiikki jota ei mainstream kalua... semmoinen musiikki,,,,, heh..,, siellä löytyy lihaa luun ympäriltä..... ja parhaat palat.................. ei vaan on suomen kansa tyhmää... PORUKKAA, PORUKKAPOPPOOT kaljoa juo... meikäkö mukana,,,, ei ole ei ole,,,,, ei ole ei ole,,,, ei ole,,,, yksin vetänä,,,, 4 objectiv.. protestointi objtv myös..
Nope
Samba is samba and it's fine but not a go to genre, so hitting this after the Getz/Gilberto album felt like a retread
Phenomenal couldn’t stop moving perfect album to start the workday
This was beautiful samba
Bland, but at it least it was short (the original LP is 27 mins)
This was quite a chill late 60’s album. .
Such a short album at 27 minutes Stay- favorite tune. Such bold bass playing by Ron Carter. I think of you -cool time/ feel changes Nao bate o coracao- such a tight groovy minute and a half I had the craziest dream- I like the dreamy sounds at the end My foolish heart- beautiful performance and arrangements
Love this, love her, but they should’ve picked a different record. The one before this with Walter wanderly is probably my fav. Shadow of your smile is good too. But my foolish heart is a masterpiece and this record is stacked with some pretty heavy hitters. Parade I really hated but the rest is pretty good. By the standards of this project this album is like 20/5, but honestly I don’t even think this is one of her better records. 4.8
This was a delight.
Very chill. Love the samba music. Great for background music. I probably would not seek this out to listen again but would not turn it off if it was on. 3.5 stars.
Decent for a change but would never go back to it.
Loved the music. And she has a lovely voice. However, there was no life or energy in her singing. Perhaps because English is not her first language and she's not super comfortable letting go. It just sounded like the energy of a teenager at a school concert.
Nah
What the hell
I don’t know
Second Brazilian album in a week. Almost as good as Africa, Brasil. Very enjoyable and pleasant. Perfect morning music. The kids loved to dance to it as well. I like the classic romanticism of the lyrics. Flowers, birds and love. A warm breeze of naïveté and positivity. A nice break from the male rock lyrics about wanting to love a woman that have dominated this project so far. Best tracks: Stay, The Face I love, beach samba, You didn’t have to be so nice, Nao Bate O Corocao
Not particularly memorable but happy, relaxing, vibes to have on in the background
upbeat, sounds a little like the wii shop music, an enjoyable listen
Smooooooth. Unfortunate name.
Enjoyed
It's a lovely voice, but the arrangements are about 50:50. Some are gorgeous, the opener, and the beautiful duet You Didn't Have to be So Nice, others just pass by. Still good though.
Of its time. Pleasant enough
Bossa Nova. Jazz.
Amazing voice and talent
I always like some Bossa Nova! I appreciate being introduced to new artists like this
Not really my style. Nothing special here.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: yeah it was a really fun listen Favourite song: didn’t have one that I’d listen to outside of the record
She's clearly influenced by Frank Sinatra, with a lovely dreamy voice. The bossa nova is active and lush with additional instrumental like piano. It's pretty generic and tries to stand out with gimmicks. I was pulled in by her voice but just as quickly fell out of interest. It's not bad, inoffensive as many say, but she's not putting anything to grab my attention. Favorites: Stay, Misty Roses, I Had the Craziest Dream, Beach Samba
Pleasure to listen to. Cool and breezy. Makes me feel like it’s the 60s. I just had 3 gibsons and a wedge salad and am ready to take my Seconal before bed.
I remembered I had an Astrud Gilberto collection album when I listened to this. It had the song "Beach Samba." I've been a fan of her voice and style for a long time, starting from "The Girl from Ipanema," of course. I love that this album has a very smooth 1960s cocktail party vibe, but then suddenly a parade marches through before we go back to our pink squirrels. The duet with her son was also a lovin' spoonful of a detour.
This was fabulous! I love the Beach Samba! (There were just a couple of tracks that I might have suggested not be included because they didn't seem to fit).
I was in a bit of a foul mood earlier today but listening to this, I could only imagine skipping gaily along in a bright yellow sundress stopping only to sniff the blossoming camellias. Delightful.
This is one of the albums I find completely charming and enjoyable - a 5 with no reservations. I have loved listening to Astrud Gilberto for most of my life and this album did not disappoint me. Misty Roses gives The Girl from Ipanema a run for its money - it instantly became one of my favorite songs. Yeah, her duet with her 6-year-old son on The Lovin’ Spoonful’s You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice tilts heavily to the saccharine side, and Parade (A Banda) was a little jolting to the overall mood… still, I still enjoyed them both. I could listen to this all day. And just might.
Braziliaans album hevig geïnspireerd door Amerikaanse popklassiekers, met enkele nummers in Portugees. Op z'n best lobby muziek, verder van matige kwaliteit van uitvoering en gedateerd. leukste nummer: Beach Samba Album heeft een disproportionele hoeveelheid personeel, waaronder Toots Thielemans.
that's some early photoshop on the album cover. she looks like the william shatner mask used for michael myers. music got particularly samey, it's nice to hear one song like this but then you're sat there thinking this isn't as good as the girl from ipanema.
Astrud Gilberto makes me feel both sick and aroused at the same time. It's a rare feat. It reminds me of when I used to come home late from work, tired and soaked through after being covered head to toe with the jizz of the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff. Man, it was a hell of a day, but boy did it make me tired and took its toll on my skin. Wouldn't change it for the world though.
Not as good as Christopher Samba
Acho divertido demais quando alguém de fora, estrangeiro mesmo, apresenta novas músicas brasileiras... adorei, não conhecia mesmo!
kinda nothing I listened to it twice in a row and have nothing to say
Meh.
I don't hate this, but after 15-20 minutes I'm kinda done.
The misc music you hear on 60s films that’s so uninteresting that you dont realise it’s there. Shouldn’t be boring, but it is. If this was a food, it would be a tin of butterbeans left in a cupboard for decades. Sorry Astrud.
Sounds like a film score from the 60/70s, short enough that it was only starting to get irritating. Has that overly sanitised sound that makes it a bit creepy (particularly the singing child), the sort of thing that would be played on a radio that turns itself on in a horror film. Bit pointless but nice enough for a bit of variety I suppose.
What an odd album. First few tracks were lovely cocktail lounge background music, very 60's, and then some nonsense with a circus.
If I wanted a whole album of on-hold or elevator music then this would be it. But I didn't and thought it was extremely forgettable.
Weird. Combination of hotel lobby, lift music and other nonsense. The one with the child singing was awful. One of the reviewers said it sounds like a music from a scene with the fembots in Austin powers, which is pretty accurate No thanks
I'm just not sure why it's on the list. It's not her most notable, it's not the stand-out of samba or jazz. Why?
Hard to rate. The music isn't bad and can be downright relaxing at times, but its hardly memorable. Ms. Gilberto woman is a fine singer but at the same time I find her to be very generic sounding, like I've heard a dozen or more women that sing just like that in my lifetime. It's really not a bad album, but Incantation praise it too much either. Giving it a 3 because a 2 would just be unfair.
When it started, I thought, “I’m not going to like this….” Turned out pretty good…. Standout: You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice 3/5
Warum sollte ich von ihr ausgerechnet dieses Album hören? Gut gemachte Fahrstuhlmusik, aber keine drei Sterne.
Bastante mocho, no está mal pero es demasido generico. 4/10
Na
Not my feeling
A good album to put on the background if you just want to relax
Interesting to listen to some Bossanova on this list. It was fun.
4.25
Fun listen but its a one and done for me.
Pretty girl, pretty voice, pretty lame tunes.
A few songs would be good under the right movie soundtrack, but I'm not looking to listen to bossa nova like this. Maybe it's cuz i'm not on the beach?
If I'm feeling like bossa nova, I'll do Getz-Gilberto, and not reach for the samba album from the Girl from Ipanema vocalist. It's a "known" name fronting a weaker example of a genre the name is associated with. It's not awful, but there are so many better examples of this type of music.
This was endearing but annoyingly corny.
A tasty little album full of tasty little bops, scrumptious (though it does leave me wishing for a bit more).
I'd agree this belongs on the list, it just is a little too easy and subtle for my tastes.
“Treasuring pop brevity, arrangement and open-heartedness I enjoy the shit out of this. It’s not a Motown greatest hits collection (but what else is?). ‘You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice’’s infant duet beats out Beyoncé and Shakira’s ones from the early 2010s no contest.“
When she passes I go ahhhh
Mignon. Voix parfois un peu juste mais touchante. Dépaysant et bien fait
- On second listen, pretty cool i like it - a lot of forgettable tracks though - i think i like bossa nova 6/10
Who doesn't love some Brazilian jazz?
lovely
Nice for background music, but I have to admit that I got bored pretty quickly here, even on a closer listen. Arrangements are top-notch, of course, courtesy of Eumir Deodato (known for many sixties staple recordings in that overall genre, and also for his later collabs or (re)mixes with Roberta Flack, Björk, Christohe and others)... But the songs, well, they... they just happen. I probably don't have the best ear for samba, to be honest. But given that Astrud's vocal performance sounds quite average to me, this certainly didn't help me warm up to those tunes anyway. Just so you know, I have absolutely nothing with singers with limited skills or range--some of my favorite singers of all time *do* have very limited skills sometimes. But in that case, the music itself needs to be a little more consistent and moving than what I hear on this record. Given the sheer amount of *important* records released in 1967 (and also in the four or five years after), I think *Beach Samba* risks eclipsing some far more important releases down the line. And that's a risk I'm not willing to take for my own list. So that's a no-go for me, even though this album could indeed be the perfect soundtrack for that imaginary video game depicted in that 3/5 assessment currently displayed in the second slot of the reviews gallery. I think I could play that video game about restaurants and food, actually. It sounds like a very relaxing one, ha ha. By the way, that reviewer wrote only fourteen reviews in 2021 and then gave up. That's a shame, this person seemed quite funny... Actually, I wonder how many other ones gave up. And, also, how many are still *currently* writing reviews, still keeping up the pace... Has anyone ever managed to review *all* the 1001 albums? Has someone ever finished this thing? Hope the answers will come soon. In the meantime... Number of albums left to review: 680 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 157 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 74 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 90 (including this one)
This album made me feel so damn peppy as I ran my little errands! Highlights: Misty Roses Beach Samba Whatinthefuckisthis honorable mention: You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
Wowza I sure loved this one. Will return to this again and again I feel. Really neat since I doubt I would have found this album otherwise. Mid to late 60s was such a good time for music. Stay was a great opening. Parade (A Banda) was right up my alley, super enjoyable. Oba oba has that 60s whimsy in sound and lyrics that I am a sucker for. You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice was a cute and pretty little tune!
Pleasant
At the start I didn't enjoy it very much, but as the album progressed it started getting better and better and really grew on me. Very beautiful vocals.
Sambaa saatana Levyn kuva jostain tutun olon, Adam Neely ehkä jossain videossa puhunut
Probably pairs nicely with a tropical drink.
S'écoute bien, j'imagine ce genre de musique pour un souper tranquille d'été
Puzzling choice for that book. I love bossa-nova and I like Astrud, but this album choice is strange. Her first album is way better than this one. This one feels uninspired. The arrangements are sometimes too prominent which doesn't compliment the tunes well. Sometimes the songs are just pure cheesiness. I don't get it. 5,5/10
Quite light and swingy and sexy-ish in a formalist, absurdist '60s way. More ambient than substantive on its own terms. But the bigger the arrangement and orchestration, the less the impact. "Parade" is just silly and there's too much schmaltz generally. "My Foolish Heart" is good – but there are many, many more compelling versions. This era seemed to think well – almost aim for – the novelty hit, which roughly half of this record sounds like.
It sounded as elevator music
I really like the Getz/Gilberto album that has Astrid (and thd Girl from Ipanema). This is in a similar vein but a little too light and fluffy. I can't feel anything from the listening experience except thinking a must listen to more Stereolab (if you know you know) probably sounds better in a shady bar in Rio. In a freezing suburb of Birmingham it is a 2
Its smooth and easy, nothing offensive to the ear here. But its also completely unremarkable. This could be the music you hear in a supermarket or shopping mall. I dont hate it, but its very weird that it would be included on a list of must-hear albums. 3/5
Christmas music for sure
It’s too short and the marching band song isn’t great, but pretty much everything else is wonderful
Rustig. The girl from ipanama en de vrouw van Joao Gilberto
Cool vibe to this album. I felt like I was sitting on the beach with $1 million more in my bank account than I actually have. When I want to pretend like I don't have any cares, this is a great one to come back to. Aside from that, I'm not often in a mood where this is what I want to listen to. Very good songs, except for the parade one that interrupts the flow (really, what's up with that one?), just not my favorite kind of music. Definitely belongs on the 1001 list.
Better than expected. The title speaks for itself; the album is a very relaxed affair that makes for some nice background listening, even though this is not my usual genre. 3/5
As Samba goes, I'm betting you don't get much better than this. It's not my genre, but this was a pleasant listen.
Hey you want to rob a casino in the 60s? Have I got a soundtrack for you! Weirdly, this is just a pleasant listen. Put it on, zone out, drink your coffee in that hipster cafe, work on your screenplay... But I would have a hard time sitting and attending this as a show, concert, etc. But definitely pleasant sounding. Although I prefer Petula Clark's Call Me.
Muziek is emotie. Wat dat betreft doet dit album het goed want het roept enorm veel irritatie op. Ruim twee jaar coronapandemie, het begin van de 3e wereldoorlog, hyperinflatie waardoor de verwarming nog maar op 18,5 graad staat, een sfeerloos schaam-wk voetbal en toen moest ik ook nog door dit album heen. Liftmuziek voor een horrorfilm. Kattengejank. En dit schreef ik nog voordat ik "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" moest doorstaan. Compleet misplaatst in deze lijst. Dit hoor je mensen niet aan te doen.
Sims muziek, niks geweldigs
Nope.
A pretty unremarkable Brazilian jazz samba / pop album with some pretty unremarkeable songs. 2.5 stars
A joyful, jovial, and relaxing album to listen to and it's one that I quite enjoy. Gilberto's voice is incredibly soft and it really fits well with the Brazillian-jazzy hybrid instrumentals, as well as the carefree, innocent lyrics that invoke tranquility and serenity.
It's ok I guess... honestly I found it pretty forgettable.
Apple Music clocked this simply as samba, but it’s actually bossa nova, which I like far less. Not bad overall but most of the songs sounded too similar to each other. The song with (what I assume was) her son was cute.
Love love love
8/10
Pleasant.
Ugh. Saccharine Shite
Jako lijepo i opuštajuće. Pusiti cu si ponovo
A jebemu, ovakva glazba baš ne paše na ovo vrijeme što nam je sada na pragu. Svejedno, nije ništa previše dobroga, ali opet sve zavisi kako se osjećaš. Meni je ovo sasvim u redu album, samo vjerujem da bi mi bio bolji u pravo vrijeme.
Lift Music
This has that old record charm. That trumpet on The Face I Love. I wish this album was like 10x longer.
Pleasant album. Would be nice to walk through a field in Spain listening to this.
She has a great voice but this wasn't the strongest choice of songs for her. I'm surprised this album made it onto this list, to be honest.
Koffor ikkje Astrid
This sounds like pleasant music to have pattering away in the background when you're busy preparing a lavish meal for 10 guests who're coming over in two hours. Or maybe to have playing in the background while sharing a couple of glasses of fruity red wine and it's raining outside, so everyone wants to stay and continue chattering on. Either way, I can't consider this as more than pure background music, pleasant as it may be when you don't pay any attention to it.
18-Oct-2020 Well, this one is a bit all over the place. Some enjoyable songs, some weird ones (You Didn't Have To Be So Nice), and some pretty questionable singing in general tbh. Pleasant enough vibes overall, but not for me. Quite dated as well, this is such a 60s album. I read "August Is Wicked Month" recently, some of these songs would have soundtracked that perfectly! For some reason the Spotify link took me to a version of the album with 5 extra songs which appear to be from the album "A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness" not sure if that's a Spotify issue or an issue with this app. I prefer the shorter 12 song version!
Really nice, peaceful and relaxing. Made for good cooking music! I don't know if I could see myself listening to this normally in many other scenarios, but it was certainly a nice one. I also thought Astrud's duet with her son Marcello in "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" was really cute. Favourite: "It's A Lovely Day Today"
I love her voice but question some of the song choices on this album.
Very cool performer here. So emblematic of the time.
Stick this record on, close your eyes and I guarantee you'll see yourself on a Parisienne street, sitting outside a cafe in the sunshine watching the world go by in the 1960s.
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This just doesn't feel very special in any way. Almost like they noticed there was no "Bossa nova" on the list and hurriedly found this one and threw it on there. Didn't do much for me but I tend to listen to these kinds of songs as one-offs. There might be something here that my ears just can't pick up.
Not really my kind of music but a perfectly fine, mellow and chill little album. Favourite tracks: You Didn't Have To Be So Nice, Nao Bate, O Coracao
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" is overwhelmingly, heartwarmingly sweet and sincere. "Stay", "A Banda Parade", and "Não Bate O Coroção" were other standout tracks. A few (imo) fillers (Misty Roses, The Face I Love), but they're short so don't detract much. Not quite 5 stars but it's enjoyable and I'll likely listen again, so solid 4/5.
Wonderful stuff! That breezy, sensual Brazil sound.
This is the perfect album for sitting in the hot tub with a drink in your hand. If it wasn’t 6:30am, my coffee would include whiskey.
Decent
Leuk wegdromen, meestal met bossa nova. Blijkbaar vind ik dat wel nog een leuk genre
2/3
A lot of this sounds like elevator music to me but I’m having fun with it, and her voice is so nice. “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” was cute. I think the short duration really helps here. I Actually liked this, fits a certain vibe. Wouldn’t mind listening to it again.
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Buen oldie bossa
Ritmos y estilo brasileño, con sonido muy de los años 60. Para entusiastas del género
Una cosa rara
Pretty chill Bossa Nova music. Some tracks pop out and don't feel like they fit the record. Overall a pretty chill listening experience.
There's sand in my feet! It's actually pretty neat. I'm going to convince myself that the Parade song was used in Animal House.
Though it carries its cool bossa nova vibe well, that's everything positive i have. Otherwise, it's very samey sounding, and her voice isn't particularly melodic. I definitely rolled my eyes at parade as the some seemed more about naming every national holiday and saying there was a parade for that.
I'm far from an expert on the genre, but this really feels like almost everything I would want from a bossa nova record. She has a very full voice and this album does a good job letting it take center stage. The only thing holding it back for me is that some of the weaker tracks can feel really disengaging, although most of the album is pretty consistent.
Not bad but nothing I went crazy about
Nice album of mostly jazz standards with a samba take. Good listen
Bossa nova. Canta muy bien. Un 4.
Happy fluffy lovey gooey joyful stuff. Upvoting a star because I went and listened to Girl From Ipanema again.
sure
I consider myself a samba fan but somehow it appears here as my least favorite genre. I think the samba selection on this list (at least so far) is very gringo-filtered, oh well
Music to die in a heatwave to
I am not a samba fan. The lyrics on this one are real bad. especially the one that lists all the different parades like the black eyed peas listing the days of the week on that one song. Every song sounds the same except the parade one.
Pretty disappointed with most of this one. I have several bossa nova and samba records that I love - a few featuring Astrud - and thinks ranks with the worst of them.
There is nothing wrong with this. I'm just a cynical asshole that finds this kind of music incredibly boring. I like that the two Brazilian reps on this list are bossa nova Astrud Gilberto and death metal Sepultura.
A pleasant enough listen, beautiful vocals and fun upbeat samba/bossa nova backdrop
A whole vibe, "beach samba" is the perfect description.
Босанова - приятный расслабляющий жанр. И он мало изменился со времён этого альбома, то есть с 1967 года. Сейчас, возможно, я бы сказал, что не хватает оригинальности, но для 67-ого вполне хороший результат. Да и звучание местами становится немного оркестровым, торжественным. Прямо как марши. 6 из 10.
Fukk yeah!!
Almost as nice as going to the beach in person!
Beach Samba
Bossa Nova y Samba estándar, en inglés. Fácil de escuchar sin tomar riesgos. En la versión extendida viene una versión de Tristeza, cuya letra es parte de Disco Samba (la clásica de boda). Música agradable pero hasta ahí.
Muy agradable música, que aunque tal vez no tendría puesta en un shuffle con todo lo demás, tiene momentos (me imagino sol, cockteles, relax) en los que caería muy muy bien. La música es muy linda, la voz de Astrud preciosa y un poco de lamentarse que solo una rola es en portugués.
Classic Gilbertoes samba
Very smooth and relaxing, with deceptively amazing musicianship. Definitely a product of its time but that’s not a bad thing.
Canny. Some questionable choices - the circus thing was pretty bleak, but otherwise an enjoyable enough album.
Underwhelming. All the tracks sounded the same and it was the sort of easy listening my Mum would have heard on the radio when I was young and that was a very long time ago. 2*
Not really.
Nice sweet sound. Slightly jazzy at times but overall very much of the 60s.
Not as beach samba as I was expecting an album called beach samba to be. 1. The random marching song was shite. 2. Kids singing is only pleasant for their parents.
I mean, I love it, but some of the structure and lyrics can be a bit repetitive at times. The sound is wonderful though, and Astrid Gilbero’s voice is absolutely perfect for the genre. A little disappointed with how short the run time is, but towards the end the album does start to run a bit dry. Theirs better Samba/ Bossa Nova albums out there- for sure
I feel I didn't get the full experience, as I wasn't in a business hotel lobby while I listened. It's very hard to feel strongly about this in any way. It's a 2 but with an extra point for only being 27min long. 3/5.
One really great (sweet) song and that is \"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice\". The rest of the album is great but so dated. I did enjoy listening to it though. 3/5
Åter igen svängigt! älskar bossa nova ändå
I love me some bossa nova. Astrud has such a wonderful voice.
Not really my thing or maybe wasn't in the mood but no way can I say this isn't good
My dad would often play Astrud Gilberto albums when I was young and thus very nostalgic. Though this album is just ok, I have heard much better from her. I'd give it a 2 star rating but it's the only solo album of hers on the list hence the 3.
Almost all of this record is unforgivable.
I wanted to turn this off when i started listening. At no point did that change for me.
I didn't hate it, and didn't want to turn it off. But I didn't like anything in here, either, and will not return.
Beach Samba, more middling jazz/bossa nova background music. 2/5, let's move on.
Not great, but not actively offensive either. Fine background music, the kind of thing you'd expect to hear playing in a hotel lobby, but no edge or interest. The penultimate song (You Didn't Have To Be So Nice) has a child singing on it and is vomit-inducing. Sits at the bottom end of a 2.
Almost giving sex and the city theme song with "Stay", why is "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" cute?? The words are a little creepy but the overall tune of the song is nice. Definitely giving beach, enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Average. Liked the instrumentals but wasn't a fan of the vocals.
For Gilberto's Brazilian roots this album sounds surprisingly French, with light and airy guitar/other instrumentals floating along in time to her powerful but not overpowering vocals. Some tracks do fall flat (any song that includes a child sing-along is an instant no from me), but most of this brief LP delights.
It's okay. Maybe a little flat for my tastes. Every song sounds like it should be played over the last scene of a film featuring humanity's extinction, flipping from shot to shot of deserted shopping malls and parking lots and such.
Easy to listen to. Nothing to write home about.
Pretty forgettable
This is pleasant, but it's like...movie soundtrack music. Still, I enjoyed it, even if it's pretty unmemorable.
It had some entertaining parts, and was not actively unpleasant to listen to. But also did not grab my attention - very easy to tune out while working, so I think I missed the majority of the album. 2.5/5.
10/10 I’ll listen to samba any day of the week, easily one of my favorite genres
Pleasant listen. Will I come back to it? No thanks
So. Much. Jazz flute. HARD PASS.
Pleasant
nice
J'adore la bossa nova, qui contient habituellement tout ce que j'aime : le rêve, la sensualité, la paresse... Mais quand elle s'abaisse à se commercialiser, notamment en remplaçant le doux chuintement du portugais par l'anglais, qui n'est pas fait pour cette musique, je lève le nez et fronce le sourcil, ce qui me crispe le faciès d'une façon bien contraire à l'esprit de détente que les plages du Brésil devraient plutôt inspirer. Et cette crispation s'accroit à chaque fausse note chantée par le fils de Gilberto dans "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice". Je ne serai donc pas "nice" dans mon appréciation de cet album, malgré, ou peut-être à cause de, mon affectation profonde pour la bossa.
Not much to say about this. It's an outdated album from a genre that no longer exists. It doesn't sound bad, and you'll find stuff to like, but you will, perhaps unfortunately, see this as a curio. That said, I was utterly won over by You Didn't Have to Be So Nice, a sweet, sincere little duet between Astrud and her six-year-old son. I've played it to the mothers of young children in my intimate circle, and they agree it's lovely. Actually, that's the issue. That's the song that has real heart to it. The rest feels like generic album fodder, pleasant but forgettable. That may be unfair reasoning, but three stars seems exactly fair.
What a beach samba this was. Tanning outside this really is a sweet lil cool smooth sweat upbeat album to lightly relax to
Relaxing and great background music
Very pleasant.
Really? Why in the world is THIS album on this list. I understand that Astrud Gilberto IS Bossa Nova vocals in North America. The Girl from Ipanema is iconic and I am aware of her work with her husband Jaoa and Stan Getz. Honestly I am unfamiliar with her solo work, but listening to this lightweight album with its MOR pop songs and its cheesy production its obvious that there must be more substantial examples of bossa nova stylings in her catalogue. And sure enough a quick look at her allmusic.com page reveals 2 4.5 star albums and Beach Samba as one of her worst albums. 1.5 🌟 (as a personal aside, the inclusion of this album ...and some others I've come across...completely undermines the list as a whole. I don't know if other more worthy Astrud Gilberto albums made the list but the inclusion of this obviously inconsequential album from an admittedly important figure in the world of jazz vocal in general and bossa nova in particular is just baffling to me.)
Dated. Vintage sound. Some lyrics are in French, but it doesnt seem to matter.
The sound of a fembot sipping a cocktail from a coconut next to the pool just before Austin Powers swings round the corner. Not my bag, baby, but inoffensive and clearly well done.
Not for me
proper 70s big band samba, prefer a little more lime in my condensed milk though!
Not the most entertaining world music album, but I have a lot of respect for it. Wish there was less English. Somehow it just kills the escape.
English/Portuguese mix with Bossa Nova and Swing influences. Interesting combo but nothing more
This is by no means the best album of Astrud's era on Verve. It has some nice songs and good arrangements, but it's basically a repetition of the formula of americanizing bossa nova classics for the US, a staple of the 1960s that was already becoming boring in 1967. The result is a little bit more pop oriented than her previous records and the best tracks are reenditions of american standards, like "My Foolish Heart".
This wonderful LP just kind of sneaks up on you, filling the heart more and more with each song. Lyrically, we are deep within love’s grasp. And it’s the best kind of love to be in, too, where one lover invites another to ‘Bring me your free soul and I’ll make your heart sure,’ on the terrific opening jazz number, ‘Stay.’ (Incidentally, this is the polar opposite of the very thing Bob Dylan is singing about in ‘It Ain’t Me Babe.’) And then there are the more wistful songs like ‘Misty Roses,’ (you’re) ‘… too soft to touch, but too lovely to leave alone.’ In ‘My Foolish Heart’ we discover that Astrud’s heart is forever overriding her brain, which is a blessing joyfully received but comes with its own cost, too. Musically, I don’t know when I’ve last heard such a magnificently tasteful and oh, so subtle accompaniment. From the fluttering flute on ‘Stay,’ mimicking the singing skylark of the lyrics, to the high tinkling of the piano perfectly capturing the mood of ‘Misty Roses,’ each and every number is a glorious samba between the band (and orchestra) and the vocalist, always complimenting one another. I’m a sucker for standup bass, and Ron Carter won me over from the first number. I also can’t say enough about Eumir Deodato and Don Sebesky’s outstanding arrangements and conducting (again, just so subtle, so elegant.) Oh, and a surprising duet between mother and child, literally, on a super sweet cover of the big Lovin’ Spoonful’s hit, ‘You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice.’ And finally, Astrud Gilberto’s vocals. Technically, I think it would be fair to say they are average. She’s no highly trained opera singer. Doesn’t pretend to be. Doesn’t need to be. Because Astrud oozes integrity, genuineness, affection. And so beauty, once more, is in the ears that hear and not the mouth that sings. Which, for this listener, raises her vocals to the level, and enjoyment, of other vocalists I love (also technically average) like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Janis Joplin, and so on. And, as I keep repeating, like everything else on 'Beach Samba,' her voice just kept gradually filling me up until I found myself unexpectedly filled with joy! There's nothing to add to the perfect closer, in the Big Band Samba style, ‘Nao Bate O Coroca,’ where no stops are left unpulled. As the last song faded, I was desperately craving some cachaça (Brazil’s national alcoholic spirit), a pair of polished black dance shoes, and my arms around Astrud’s waist, if she’d have me. Oh, ‘My Foolish Heart.’ Look, people. I like to rock and I like to rock hard. And I’m giving 'Beach Samba' five stars?! Let those with ears hear, irmaos e irmas.
Not my bag
Hard not to like this kind of music with its winsome singing and big band professional accompaniment. But nothing on this really stood out that much either, other than the slightly bizarre duet with a child (?) singer towards the end.
Too old timey, slow samba feels
Pleasant, Latin-flavoured jazz-lite. I like her voice, but this is hardly the most inspired thing she ever did. Why did they choose THIS album? It doesn't really have anything to particularly recommend it. Soporific. Duet with child (You Didn't Have to Be So Nice) was cute, but I'm not sure I would want to listen to it too many times. I feel like only the final track, Nao Bate O Corocao, worked up a bit of energy. Did not hate, but seems like a pointless inclusion on this list.
Very interesting! I like it. I’ve never listened to samba music but it has a really nice vibe.
I hadn’t listen to samba in years, so this was an interesting change of pace. It wasn’t bad and I appreciate the quality I’d the vocals. It’s just not my typical music choice.
Made me feel like I was on the beach despite it being a frigid winter day. The quality was inconsistent, definitely some good ones and some not so good ones. Felt jerked around by the Sousa style march (Parade) and the lyrics in that one were bad. The child singing in You Didn't Have to Be So Nice was charming in a way, but also maybe a bad choice for the song. "Stay" was one of my favorites.
What's not to like? Passed this one up on vinyl awhile back and now I regret it.
I was digging it the first few songs, but then it started to get old and some of the vocals were annoying to me as it went on, unfortunately. It's nice though, but didn't need half of it in the album.
Nice listen, would happily listen again or put it on for a BBQ, but didn’t save any.
Sweet and romantic.
Pleasant! 6/10
Meh. At least it was a short album. Nothing else is noteworthy about the album
With a few notable options, this album is a solid jazzy sort-of nice dinner background music kind of thing. Doesn't hit as hard in 2022, but not offensive. EXCEPT for the weird parade song and the one with the child singing. Why??
short, pleasant, but unremarkable
Not my jam
Awesome voice. Loved it.
I found this boring
Some good songs, but the tone felt off at times. Worked for some songs but got repetitive and monotonish listening through the whole album.
I was expecting to love this but found it too mawkish to completely enjoy. Astrud Gilbert has an amazing voice and there are some really nice bossa nova and pop tunes on here. However, there are some tracks that are just plain cheesy or simply never rise above background music in a budget cocktail bar. Go listen Getz/Giberto in preference to this