Reviews (page 7 of 7)
This one just didn't do anything at all for me. It's not bad, in any regard.
Fairly anonymous light funk/jazz, but in Portuguese. Meh
Even without the language barrier, this isn't for me.
Enjoyed the rhythms and melodies but again, could not enjoy the meaning of the songs because I don’t speak the language.
People who say that Portuguese sounds Slavic were right. I'm Slavic myself, and this felt like listening to a bizarro version of my language. It was cool at first, but I was so fucking done with it by the fifth song and then it just kept going and going. I assume that understanding the lyrics would make this better, but then again, I barely pay attention to lyrics anyways.
90s production on "World music" is bad si clean.
It was ok. I liked the first few tracks and then I got a bit bored
Ehh it was interesting?
This started promisingly; I’m all for snappy Latin rhythms and airy acoustic guitars that transport me to a sunny South American village. But I felt like as the album went on those Brazilian vibes got watered down and replaced with a more generic brand of smooth jazz/funk which is less appealing to me. 2.5
Not my thing
Boring 70's soft rock en Español. I don't get it. It's fine. I didn't want to Van Gogh my ears or anything but surely there are better albums that didn't make this list.
Vento De Maio is only another 2/5 effort but it's quite a bit more interesting than some of the non-English albums we've had, or Brasilian albums, like Sai Dessa is really fun. Plenty of misses, but some decent stuff in there, she has a cool voice.
Don't really know much about this style of music (the softer, vocalist end of Brazilian jazz), but I can't really see that this album is anything special. It seems to be a compilation of miscellaneous tracks released after she died. I imagine it sold well, and that's the only reason it ended up here. It sounds alright. I would be open to hearing a proper album of hers. 2.5* for this one though.
This was quite meh. None of the songs stood out, and I simply tuned it out as background music. She did have a lovely voice though.
Percebo la professionalitat dels músics i la veu d'Elis està a l'alçada de les grans veus de Brasil, que no és poca cosa. Temes com 'Aprendendo a Jogar' encandilen. Però es troba molt lluny dels grans clàssics de la MPB i no crce que mereixi pertànyer a la llista
Good variety of songs. Her vocal tone reminds me a lot of Carly Simon
Hard to feel the music when you can't understand the words.
p400, 1978. 2 stars. Not my thing, but pleasant enough of its type. Nice voice, nothing exceptional though, and a lot of the arrangements are very 70s and haven't aged well. This album needs a warm sunny day to bring the best out of it, and we tend not to get them in Stoke. Not sure why this is on the list, definitely not essential.
The instrumentals were great, but I wasn't so much of a fan of her vocals.
It's okay but not my cup of tea.
Pleasant enough but wouldn't listen again
Some interesting sounds
Nice bit of Bossa-Nova I like her voice and there are some nice tunes but I am not sure this is as good as say Gilberto Rey's classics.
Nice, I would need to hear more of it to appreciate it, I think. 2/5
It's alright. With a language barrier I don't think I judge it fairly though.
Okay
I've never heard of this album nor Elis Regina before. I enjoyed it as background music but can't really see myself revisiting it though. Nice to get an artist and album I have never heard of.
It really isn't for me. I'm sure some people loved it, but will avoid giving it my first 1 star too.
Vento de maio Supa smoovo jazzo Estrela cadente Vergin on fromage O fim da viagem Funkita basso e sinthesizo Pra voltar atrás Nota so mucha for meo
I thought I had never heard of this, even after listening to a couple of songs. However, later I realised Elis Regina performed the world famous duet Aguas de Marco with Antonio Carlos Jobim. It is the opener of the album Elis & Tom from 1974, which is so much better than this compilation. Very strange to include it in the list.
No. Listworthy = 👎
Brazilian music is never unwelcome. A good thing, because I had to go looking for this one a little bit. I ended up settling on the Hemisphere release, which at least on Discogs is categorized as a European reissue of "Elis" from 1980. In any case, it displays a variety of styles by Elis, as one might expect from a compilation. That's nice, but the instrumentals tend to be pretty uninteresting: The percussion choices were especially flat for Brazilian music. O Medo De Amar... was a standout, and Aprendendo Jogar captures the spirit of play well and, I imagine, makes a good opener to the Brazilian release (with a different tracklist). Other than that I'd like to hear her voice on a more cohesive set of tracks.
Okay.
Not sure i listened to the correct album
Brazil!
Meh
Yeah aight
This was a first listen to an artist that I don’t know. Elis is talented, but the album wasn’t for me.
The Sims Buy Mode music
There are a few fun music bits here, but mostly this is pretty tedious. Perhaps it wouldn't feel that way if I knew the language, but I don't, so it does.
This album seems more expressive than other foreign language albums.
El albúm tiene dos canciones que me han parecido muy originales, vento de maio y o que foi feito devera, son las que me han llamado la atención, el resto se pueden escuchar pero poco más, no es album que vaya a a volver a escuchar.
Listened to the wrong album first, nothing that really stood out to me. Good vocals I guess and a song here or there that was kind of cool to listen to but not something I'd come back to.
Otro disco de música jazz y brasileña. No conocía a esta cantante, aunque seguro que la he escuchado sin saber quien era. Con una carrera tan corta (murió con 36 años) es lógico que no sea conocida para el público en general. Suena muy bien en general y "Tiro Ao Álvaro" es pura música tropical. "Saudade eterna" también me ha gustado. Para mi gusto ha sido interesante pero no es un disco al que vaya a volver.
Had some fun parts, mostly interested in the instrumentals
not much to write home about
bit loungey and dul
meh
Only non apple itunes one so far. The music was interesting, but never felt i was enjoying the groove from it. Pretty much all the up tempo tracks ruin the vibe for me, and not much worth revisiting here.
Not our jam. Not bad, just...not for us.
2.5
Just not my style. Brazilian music. But she has a cool voice and some of the songs are full of energy. Others are a bit sad.
I think I liked it, but there wasn't anything that stood out
Didn't like it much, not what I'm looking for. It sounded pretty cool but I find it hard to listen to a full album of music I can't understand. 3/8, fav track NONE.
I liked a few songs. 2/5
Some Brazilian music. it was ok for what it was but not really for me
1978: Sai Dessa, Tiro Ao Álvaro
good
I'm failing this on the principle that it's a compilation album lazily chosen to check off a diversity box. Come on, Robert. Do better. After all, if greatest hits albums were list legal, then a lot of time and pain could be saved by having one Rolling Stones entry on here (among the many other charting artists who seemingly can't turn out a decent studio album in full).
Way too easy listening for me.
Could certainly take it or leave it. Honestly, I'd rather leave it given I was told the reason we don't have many blues icons (but seem to have every single album ever released by a British guy who ever played the blues) is because the list "doesn't do compilations" but this is a compilation. So yeah, I would have given it 2 stars but it drops down to 1 because I'm petty
I could only find a live recording of this and it was awful
This sucks. This is going to be a long 48 minutes. What's with all the Brazilian music? I don't have any problem with saying there's music outside of the English speaking world...but we've mostly gotten US/UK music and the World music selections have been mostly from sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. This album is terrible. Even for Brazilian music, this is awful. The incorporation of other styles of music with more traditional Brazilian forms (read: bossa nova) feels forced. Rebento is very different and the best song on the album. It's like Brazilian lady Michael McDonald. Or kmaybe the Brazilian lady Rupert Holmes? Even if she does sound like cheesy 80s pop on the back half of the album, it is vastly superior to the first half. She's got kind of a Carly Simon vibe too.
what the fuck
What is this shit
Boring.
Vagabunda inutil do bostil
I gave this album three listens hoping I would fall under its sway, but it never happened. Bossa nova, samba and other Brazilian styles have yet to click with me. It has no bite, boogie or oddball features to hold my attention. A few acoustic guitar records have made my list of records to own. This one was dull to my ears. I suppose a subtle romantic tide is supposed to wash over me, but I came away with little. The record also has late 1970s jazz fusion sounds. The methods of recording, and effects musicians used at the time border on Muzak. They have a brittle artificial sound that hits my high register in an annoying fashion. While countless reviews tout the skills of these players, both American and Brazilian, I cannot get into the instrumental passages. Regina did not bother me as much as the music, however she could not transcend it either. I will await further Brazilian style records on the list, and hope for the better.
Gesäusel
This sucks. This is going to be a long 48 minutes. What's with all the Brazilian music? I don't have any problem with saying there's music outside of the English speaking world...but we've mostly gotten US/UK music and the World music selections have been mostly from sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. This album is terrible. Even for Brazilian music, this is awful. The incorporation of other styles of music with more traditional Brazilian forms (read: bossa nova) feels forced. Rebento is very different and the best song on the album. It's like Brazilian lady Michael McDonald. Or kmaybe the Brazilian lady Rupert Holmes? Even if she does sound like cheesy 80s pop on the back half of the album, it is vastly superior to the first half. She's got kind of a Carly Simon vibe too.
Not for me, didn't like any of it
Breezy pool-side jams for a muggy afternoon. Smooth jazz, rubbery bass, super 80s production, samba rhythms, some more uptempo funk, loads of that floaty dreamy unresolved Brasilian Portugese melodic phrasing that always seems flat or like it doesn't have enough notes. I don't know why that style bothers so much, but I find the vocals incredibly grating.
It was nothing special, just very average easy listening that my dad would have liked.
Not quite punchy or fun enough to catch my ear. I grew bored after 6 songs. It never really got going, whilst the first song was catchy it didn't sustain my interest at all.
The first bossanova record I got that was not a Giberto. I can now officially say I'm not a fan.
Not my type of music at all
Not really my taste, got bored
I thought this was nearly over, I checked and I was on track 5 of 13. Awful, tedious, bossa funk / jazz thing.
No thanks
This album was a complete miss for me... Not a real album but some compilation, not in English so I could not understand it, not the type of music I like. I am sure she was a wonderful musician, but not my thing.
Not for me.
Hell nah…not my kind of music
not streamable
Don't tell ICE that she's Brazilian
Maso
The only saving grace for me was that I couldn't understand the lyrics. Elevator music.
Didn't work for me.
nah
Ok
"(Portuguese)" Listened to B4? No Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: None Standout Tracks: Vento de Maio, Tiro Ao Alvaro, A very disjointed record. Distant. And just not my thing. (44/100)
Awful
Really?
Not my cup of tea
This must be what it’s like to be on hold in a Latin country.
Took a few times to finally get through this album. I kept finding reasons to turn it off before forcing it back on.
Brazilian disco and a lot of ballads. Not really something I can sink my teeth into. Could be an anime outro.
Ei oikein minun musaa. Vaikea oli kuunnella mutta tulipahan kuunneltua.
Listened Before? N What in the... obscure, foreign, unavailable stuff is this? No thanks. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Can't because its unavailable.
Ik wil gewoon Engelstalige muziek. Hier kan ik niks mee
Unlistenable
Zu turbulent. Jazz und Diese Musik packt mich null.
I think we all know what rating I was going to give this. Just a waste of everyone's time
Pretty bad
I swear I didn't select foreign music for ratings. I like the music a bit, but can't understand a single lyric. 1/5
Bit odd that an album with little information, hard to track down and a compilation is on this list. Be that as it may I dutifully listened to what I could from a variety of streaming sources but that big effort was a sheer waste of time. This music will sound great if drinking cocktails and watching the Samba on the Copacabana but little effect on me on a dull January day in Yorkshire. I blame it on the Bossa Nova 1/5 29/1/25
Nah
Nothing special - all songs blended together.
Probably the worst latin music album we have listened to so far. Just sounded like bad bossa nova disco. 1.5/5
I didn't give it to close of a listen, but could not get into the slow saxophone. Maybe there is a better album to listen to, but generally a little too slow jazz for my preference.
Good music for a restaurant.
Een wat rare entry dit. Een soort compilatie-album, samengesteld ver na haar dood. Gelukkig wel gewoon te vinden op Spotify inmiddels. Ik ben geen fan van dit soort Braziliaanse Joni Mitchells. Ze is overleden aan een combinatie van coke, drank en kalmeringsmiddelen dus ze is wel een legend. Maargoed. Huiswerkopdracht. Bij track 5 ben ik er al meer dan klaar mee en dan moet ik er nog 8. Het Joni Mitchellesque zit recht in m'n allergie. Het heeft niet het écht irritante van een Astrud, dat moet ik haar nageven, maar toch kan ik niet anders dan een 1 uitdelen. Ik wil dit niet.
Ikke lige for mig
I’m not feeling it. I don’t understand it, so I kinda have to go by feeling more than anything else.
I’ve liked a lot, probably most, of the Brazilian entries on this list. This one, though… starts off with some promise, but quickly deteriorates into Easy Listening garbage. Background music for a geriatric singles cruise.
Nope
Could not listen. Not on Spotify.
Couldn't locate this album. Seems like it's a combination of multiple albums. Skipping this.
1. vento de maio - 1 2. dezza - 0 3. alvaro - 1 4. quem zabe - 1 5. de vera - 1.5 6. nova eztacao - 1.5 7. eterna - 1.5 8. caiz - 1 9. rebento - 1.5 10. trem azul - 0 11. o medo - 1 12. falar com deuz - 0 13. jogar - 0
Tiedätkö, loppua kohti tämä menee kohtalaisen siedettäväksi. Mutta esim. Saudade Eterna:ssa on inhokkipotentiaalia.
Not my bag
Gosh no.
It's in a foreign language?
Voice and music too dated, singing a bit too cabaret for me.
Kann ich nicht fair bewerten. Nicht meine Musik. (1/5)
I'm not Hispanic!
Varför???
I didnt care for this one her voice was like nails on a chalkboard
Felt like I've been put on hold for an hour.
No thank you.
No hablo espanol. Yo soy es un blanco Americano con no cultura. Sounded nice but I didn’t know what was going on and not even quite sure I listened to the right album. Apple didn’t have it. 2.0/10
Not really my thing.
If this is a seminal album blending two genres for the first time, I think you had to be there to appreciate it.
Spanish
There’s very few non English albums that I can connect with and this is not one of them. It’s really unfair to judge the record without knowing any of the lyrical content but the songs just blend together too much for me to get in to.
No more Portuguese please
Ja, hier heb ik dus echt effe geen zin in, hè?!
Verschrikkelijke muzak
Trash
i feel like the list includes albums like this to keep you on your toes and make sure you’re listening to each album. And if you give this anything higher than a 1 you prob weren’t listening close enough
I don't like this music at all. I know it's sad she died young and everything. I just can't connect with the style of music or the dated Portuguese pop.
I really want to give this a chance. I've bitched plenty that this list is clearly the work of UK and US critics elevating British and American bands at the expense of so many acts from around the world. I also get that this woman was a really big deal in Brazil. But damn... it's just some obnoxious synthy, disco-era sounding, smooth jazz, pop.
In Italian, 70s sounding soft music. Ok
i hate this. SHACK for PM.
Pish
Pretty boring overall. the worse version of the title track. why is a Portuguese album on this list
I am not sure this album knows what it wants to be. Jazz? Pop? Disco? Who knows? This album was not good.
some Spanish album... 1/5. Would not listen again.
бля я кароч не прослушал
Shite.
May wind blow this one away.... light listening.... good voice with very little instruments....
Eli’s had a beautiful voice. Not being bi-lingual was a definite block in understanding lyrics. With that being said I feel unqualified to give this album a fair rating. The music was pleasant playing in the background. Will mention it was difficult to find the album.
No debe ni ser un disco reseñable de la Bossa Nova
Not sure what to make of this. No idea on the lyrics (for obviously reasons) and the songs seems a bit overly complexed with a lot going on.
canciones populares brasileñas
3
god help us all
Not in spotify
Just stop it. Stop
One!