Caetano Veloso

Finally, some MPB and Tropicália again! 𝘊𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰 is a wonderful reminder of how adventurous Brazilian popular music had become by the late 1960s. Psychedelic rock, traditional Brazilian rhythms, orchestral arrangements, and catchy pop melodies all find their way onto the same record, sometimes within the same song. What I particularly like is how little Veloso seems to care about keeping these styles separate. The music can turn from gentle and melodic to wonderfully eccentric without losing its charm. His warm, understated voice holds everything together, even when the arrangements seem determined to go somewhere completely unexpected. There is plenty of experimentation here, but it rarely comes at the expense of a good song. Colourful, playful, and full of surprises. After so many familiar British and American records, this is a particularly welcome change of scenery.

He seems so happy! Music is poppy - too damn bad I could not understand a word! Maybe an acoustic version would be good...

Pedo

Absolutely loved this. Excellent energy

На мій смак трохи занадто психоделічно, але й магії бразильської музики вистачає.

Бразильська класика, причому мені здаєтся що я на якомусь з фестивалів в середині десятих пропустив виступ пана Каетану і жалкував. Люблю таке і ставлю 4.

5/10

I didn't like this in any way. Elevator shit.

Sort of interesting Brazilian album

This was so fun I love Brazilian music

Un descanso de música anglosajona que se agradece. No me gusta especialmente la voz de Caetano pero aún así es agradable de escuchar.

Fun, pleasant, but I couldn’t help but notice that, even after the remastering, the vocals are much too high in the mix. It’s a shame bc the instruments really are the star here.

Sorprende la falta de bandas en castellano, imperdonable que este listado no contenga ni uno solo de los fenomenales albumes de Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (Manuel Santillán, el León, por ejemplo) o Serrat sin ir más lejos. Del flamenco, rumba y demás sonidos ya ni hablamos. De Julio Iglesias tampoco Caetano está aquí con un buen disco de Tropicalismo (que toma su nombre precisamente de una de las canciones de este debut), como Os Mutantes o el aún mejor Clube da Esquina. UN disco de debut del que siempre ha dicho que no le gusta, aunque a mi sí que lo hace. Mezcla sonidos de los sesenta, con bossa, ritmos tropicales y mucha imaginación, con los beatles en el punto de mira. Sin embargo no se distingue de otros mejores de su época como los de Los Brincos o el Dúo Dinámico, ausentes en el listado.

Do Brasil. I don’t really like bossanova in general tbh, my bad and dude’s a fuck

I haven’t heard of this artist from Brazil. I guess you would call this world music. I have never heard anything quite like this. I don’t understand Portuguese so the lyrics are a lost cause. The singer’s voice is nice. I assume most of these songs are love. They use a lot of different instruments. This is an average album. Three stars

Surprisingly interesting and diverse album. Language is the only barrier.

ok pas mal en fait, au premier son je pensais que ça allait être long mais ça passe bien c'est cool et c'est assez diversifié + les sons sont plutôt courts Pour 1968 je trouve qu'il y a des sonorités très sympas

I enjoyed that! Maybe not something I'd pine for but I sure would enjoy it if someone would put this on.

1.83

skins on wet summer melodies of sweet pleasure forest and water

A fun slice of Brazilian psychedelia, though only a couple of grooves that might really grab you.

Was kinda dreading this when I got it. Psychedelic Rock is the bane of my existence when it comes to this list. But this isn't half bad. Still gonna give it a middling rating, but the bossa nova is helping it avoid a lot of the stuff that makes me hate psych rock (Random noodling that goes nowhere, ren-faireisms). So yeah, decent enough album, but I'm just not going to be into 60's psych.

Os Mutantes são demais

BORING BORING BORING - Coco soundtrack from Disney is even more entertaining than this

I’m quite fond of Brazilian/Portuguese music, so I quite like this album. Three stars…

Already didn’t like it much then he kept making weird mouth sounds in the last song, lucky to get 2

Reading the reviews I was expecting something more psychedelic but what I got was fairly decent bossa nova with occasional scratchy guitar or Hammond organ. I liked it when it expanded and his vocals are soft and light. Interesting not world changing

Interesting, but I was a little bored to be honest.

It had a certain novelty value to it and whiled away a pleasant half an hour on a Sunday morning, and while it had its moments, I'm not overly excited about it. Will I listen again? Probably not.

Strong 2, liked parts

Fun little listen here.

This is pretty great

Weird different kinda cool. Glad I heard it. 4

Nice touch and very radio compatible.

Sorry to say I didn't find this interesting.

2/10

2.5

Tropicália/Psychedelic Pop Favorite Songs: *I’m incredibly incomfy!* Least Favorite Song: *I need an adult!* So, I was going to be minding my own business, wanting to listen to this album, when all of a sudden, I see that it’s going to be a low score that people made. I first thought to myself, “Oh great, another album that people are gonna hate because people don’t wanna listen to an album from someone who doesn’t speak English.” So, I then went ahead and saw the reviews…and then…a common word keeps popping up. “Pedophile”. So uh…I think I’m gonna refuse to give a number score at the end of this review. For those who don’t know, Paula Lavigne stated at one point that she lost her virginity at 13 years old when he was 40…or 27, as some articles have conflated the two ages…in either case, it doesn’t matter. Honestly, as a leftist, even I don’t want him within my spaces. Maybe I’ll be more than happy to give this album another shot in another day (preferably when the guy’s six feet under ground), because he is an important individual who raised awareness to Brazil’s horrific military dictatorship, but like…I don’t wanna listen to it again now, even if I were to use piracy and download the album as a pirate. …kinda sucks, because it was a pretty good sounding album… I refuse to give this album a rating/10, and I’m giving this album my first one star review.

The language barrier obscures the political bent I understand to be at the heart of tropicalia, so for me, his music is goofy sunshine cleverness.

I had to do some thinking to understand and appreciate why this sound was considered culturally and politically revolutionary in the repressive Brazil of the time. Veloso’s mashup of traditional non-Anglo musical genres (isamba, Bossa nova and the like) with more modern and cutting-edge elements of rock and psychedelia created something new, exciting and multicultural. This must’ve sounded crazy and maybe even dangerous on the Sao Paolo airwaves in 1967; today its formula of unexpected and disparate sonic pairings is a defining feature of so much of modern music.

Not as great as Brasil 66 but glad to have listened to more of this genre.

if u are brazilian, this is 5 stars

Horrible.

It sure is some 60s-ass, easy listening-ass music. I knew him from his Nelly Furtado guest spot. 😂

This is my first Brazilian album, and as a Brazilian...ugh. I never understood the hype on Caetano, Gil and Buarque. Yes they are good musicians but looking back there were bigger and better names and I really hate that nowadays you can only make MPB if you are "blessed" by one of them. Also, yep I hate some statements the Caetano says and the fact that he dated a 13 years old when he was 40 (he had a son that was 10 at the time). This is the kind of Brazil that I see is deteriorating with really ancient beliefs in politics and Brazilian culture...or what they believe Brazilian culture is. Not mentioning that I feel few of his songs actually were really popular. My mum used to sing more sertanejo songs and Wilson Simonal was staple MPB and most of my friends had the same experience. People know Alegria Alegria because of the Record festival, but most of people I know do not listen to most of Tropicalia and MPB, and let's be clear that even Rita Lee from the Mutantes had a bigger career solo doing pop rock. Anyways... the album is an ok album. You can tell that Caetano drew inspiration from regional songs in some of the arrangements (seen in "Eles" as example) and he is mixing Brazilian rhythms with rock in a way Beatles would be doing at the time. What strikes me is how bad the microphones are and the way he sings (Mariaaa in "Enunciação " can easily bleed your ears). The criticism is shallow and he writes images and words that sometimes do not make too much sense...Funny that he goes to I love Bahia to mention Copacabana (Elite neighbourhood in Rio) from a verse to another, that sums up a lot his personality (I say I love the poor but live in an expensive penthouse in Copacabana). Does it have a position in the list? I don't know. It is not on my personal list for sure.I don't think it is also Caetano's most praised album. It is a 2/5 for me.

Sunday stoner afternoon special. The 1969 album (annoyingly same titled) after this one is especially worthy too. It's opener, Irene, is sublime

Nice one.

I enjoyed this! It was the first non English album on this list which was definitely a nice change of pace. It had some great strings and guitar moments too. My only grip really was that the guys voice could be kinda monotone at some points. But yeah I liked this, I think I would definitely listen to it again at least once more but idk if it’s something that I would really return to except for maybe a few songs. 3.44999/5

No estuvo mal, pero tampoco bien

Didn’t do it for me, unsure why it’s on here

Ничего такой альбом, правда впечатление подпортило то, что на спотике его нет, называется он одноименно, что ещё и усложняет его поиск на ютубе. Половина идиотов на отзывах ноет об очередной какой-то херне завязанной на педоистерии с Каэтано, но мы-ж с вами не дегенераты, и будем говорить о музыке. Это интересная смесь психоделического звучания, какого-то вот этого характерного южно-американского ритма, боса-новы и т.д. Кстати! Чел то, оказывается как-то связан с Os Mutantes которую я какое-то время слушал в детстве, когда разыскивал интересные психоделические группы. Прикольно! Крч, ничё так, весьма любопытно и эклектично.

People are calling him the Gary Glitter of Brazil. Not because of the music though

Too much '60's, not enough Brazil.

Bleh

I like the album cover better than the album. I don't really have much experience with Brazilian music, and it's just not something I'd spend a lot of time listening to. I wasn't screaming for it to hurry up and end like I do with some of the stuff on this list, but I did let out a little involuntary sigh of relief when it was over.

Washed over me completely. Nothing stood out at all. Fine as background noise, but didn't leave a mark on me whatsoever.

I could see how it would be popular in the time it came out, but felt kind of dated. It wasn't bad, just not something I understood.

I can see this being popular. I enjoyed my time with it, provided good vibes.

Well, this experience is holds an interesting mood and one I will return to. The only reason I'm not ranking this higher is because as an album it feels a bit messy and uneven. But yes, there is much here worth ones time.

good grooves

Not so bad

Despite the fact that he is 28 years older than her, in old photos of them they look the same age. Maybe she just looked mature for her age and he didn't know. Did they even have ID cards in Brazil in the 80s? Album wasn't to my tastes. It might be a bit too old for me.

Nice end to an unusually good week of this. Brazilian Portuguese is so musical anyway, and that softness to it sounds lovely in song. The upbeat tracks work a lot better for my ears than some of the slower stuff. A couple great tunes on here, even if the album isn't consistently great. Enjoyed.

was excited to hear this different kind of album, but i tired of it pretty quickly

Enfin un truc que j'ai pas l'habitude d'entendre, ça fait plaisir, c'est quand même pour ça que j'écoute cette fichue liste, à la base ! Donc, cette musique, c'est de la tropicália, genre que je ne connaissais que de nom jusque-là et cet album est, si j'ai bien compris, l'un des fondateurs du genre. C'était très agréable, même si j'ai surtout accroché au premier titre, très énergique, le reste étant un petit peu trop posé pour moi (enfin, je dis ça, j'étais pas ultra concentré à ce moment-là). Ce qui rend cet album très agréable, c'est qu'on entend pas mal d'influences de genres différents de l'époque et c'est très brésilien, dans le sens où, avec les influences de... bossa nova, je suppose (?) et le fait que ce soit chanté en portugais. Donc non seulement c'était agréable en soi, mais en plus, ça change quand même pas mal des milliards d'albums de rock anglo-saxons qu'on retrouve dans la liste. PS : j'en ai marre. Donc je lis les commentaires à son sujet et qu'est-ce que j'entends ? Le gars aurait couché avec sa femme pour la première fois quand elle avait 13 ans et lui 40 ? Encore un personnage douteux, alors on retire plein d'étoiles ! J'étais en train d'envisager le 4, ben ça sera un 2 et puis voilà.

Enjoyed it a lot. Wanted to listen to more. Did. Read the personal life on Wikipedia. Oh no.

Normally I enjoy listening to songs in another language. But something about his expression in the album cover photo makes me feel like I was not welcome here.

Very interesting mix of fringe styles of the times that work really well together. Not many people can say their work was so good they were imprisoned.

Decent bit of Latin music, nothing outstanding tho

I was about halfway through this, thinking it would be a "fine but not for me," probably 3 stars... Then I started to look at some of the reviews, so thanks for saving me the time of listening to the rest 🙃

Wish I knew Portuguese

Lovely

Did I enjoy listening to this? Not really. It was interesting for about the first couple of tracks, but then I lost interest. Wouldn’t listen again? No.

I expected to like this, but it never seemed to get going for me. He has a nice voice and there were some nice Brazilian bossa nova moments, but I wasn't really engaged.

Verrassend leuk album. Heb me goed vermaakt haha. Twijfel of ik het een vierde ster moet geven, maar ik denk het niet

Damn. I kinda wish I didn't read this guy's Wikipedia article. I had a pretty positive feeling about this guy until I checked out the Personal Life section on there. For shame, Caetano. Oh well. At least this album's alright. It's apparently an important album for the Tropicália movement, which I actually talked about a LONG time ago with the Os Mutantes review. Seriously, that was about a month short of 3 years ago. Crazy. I don't like this album quite as much as that one, but it's still nice. I kinda wish it was weirder though. That's part of why I really liked Os Mutantes. There are definitely good things to say about this Caetano Veloso album though. His voice and writing are both solid. Songs like "Tropicália" and "Alegria, Alegria" were pretty cool. The music is nice. I wish that this album was a bit more adventurous from a musical perspective, but as is, it's a nice record. I liked listening to it. Strong 3/5.

Boring. It was easy to listen to while I was doing homework though because it was in Spanish. Not for me, but not terrible.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Nein, nicht meine Tasse Tee.

ich mag den musikstil nicht. ein oder 2 lieder waren ok

BRAZIL MENTIONED I didn't expect to see Caetano Veloso on this list. I'm not sure what kind of global impact he has, but here in Brazil he's a giant, which explains his inclusion among the 1,001 albums. It's not a perfect album, but it has some really cool songs. 4 stars.

Starting to really love Tropicália. This a really cool varied album.

I really like this, very vibey.

It was okay, just running out of words to describe every album on number 1050 or so

Tropicalia Psychedelic magic!!!

Really enjoyed this, had never heard of him before

My second diddler this week, which is two too many. It's a shame as well, the music is quite enjoyable and the album art is lovely. Rating it purely on that it's a 3, but that might change later

Something I’d never have found on my own and am glad to have heard

sad to hear that he thought this wasn't a very good album because I quite enjoyed it! Alegria Alegria especially was pretty fun

2.5. 50/100. It’s gotta be on here because it was new and influenced others. Could be could for a playlist for a Palm Springs trip. Not bad, but fine

Not for me, even ignoring the pedophilia

Interesting. But not my thing.

More nonsense that I just wasted time on.

Ahhhhhhhh.

Did nothing for me.

Another classic album in the Tropicalia genre, Brazil’s take on psychedelic music which managed to flourish while the country was ruled by a repressive US-backed military dictatorship. The songwriting is great, and I enjoyed the lush and varied instrumentation. It shares similarities with Os Mutantes, another artist from Brazil whose album I really enjoyed, but is less avant garde. Highlights were the opening track ‘Tropicalia’, ‘Clarice’ and ‘Alegria, Alegria’.

The second tropicália (fusion of Brazilian music with British/American-style psychedelic pop and rock) album I’ve had, and compared with the Os Mutantes I had a couple of months ago, this was a bit more straightforward, but also not as interesting. With the prominent strings and horn parts, a lot of it felt quite ‘loungey’ to me; conversely, I preferred the rockier/more psychedelic tracks such as ‘Alegria, Alegria’, ‘Soy loco por ti, América’, and the closer, ‘Elese’. Most of the rest of the album was perfectly fine (there were no real duds exactly), but didn’t make a huge impression.

The first track sounded like it came from a horror film for some reason. "Tropicalia" was also the worst of "Self-Titled". Things got better when "Clarice" came on. "Soy Loco Por Ti, America" was also a great song. What a nice album to end the week. 3 stars for "Self-Titled".

Nice. Not that familiar with this style of music again. Nothing too interesting or offensive. No strong feelings. 5/10

I had no clue what was going on, but I had a good time ... So just a usual day I guess

It's good and funky but not really my jam