Reviews (page 3 of 7)
I tried....
This is my first album on this list that wasn't in English. While I didn't understand any of the lyrics, I still enjoyed the album. I've never heard an album with this type of sound before. And I was getting a bit of a Beatles vibe at times, but that might just be because it was 1968. Three stars. (Favorite track: Clarice.)
Mitä helvettiä
There's a little bossa nova and a little Caribbean bounciness, but it dips a little too much into psychedelia for my taste. It's not bad music, and I'm glad it's on the list, but there wasn't anything in here I'm dying to show to someone else. If someone were to say "Hey, have you heard of this guy?" I'm thinking "Yeah, but no." My rating: 2/5
Would not buy
Let's google to find out why there are so many 1's. Oh, another pedophile. 1.
As always, I have to rate this one based on just vibes since I am too ignorant to understand Portuguese. The vibes seem good and the music is entertaining enough. I find it very difficult to judge albums such as this one where I don't understand all the lyrics, as it mostly becomes just a matter of deciding if I like the music. It seems to me like there are a few other albums on here that I enjoyed more than this one, though none of what I heard was objectionable.
Joyful and fun!
Nice, but I don't speak the language
Awesome
(3/7) no consistent vibes
Good, but nothing really hit me.
Pretty fun listen, nice blend of genres, for a first listen didn't feel like the songs blended into one, plenty of variety
completely new to me and i liked it a lot! very fun very groovy
Not bad! Kind of a Portuguese Donovan.
Just kind of faded into the background while I started my day and I can't really remember much.
Not bad. Enjoyable enough.
This was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I liked it when it started, but there were some later tracks that didn't work for me and it got a little tiresome. Low three.
включила альбом, начала читать описание на спотифае про политическую жизнь и новаторство, интересно, думаю! альбом начинается ярко и привлек внимание. здесь захожу - низкий рейтинг, думаю, ну чего им опять не нравится. А, он в 40 лет изнасиловал 13-летнюю. Замечательно. Альбом дослушала. Как-то все уже не так здорово играло
I don't even think this is good, much less an album that everyone should hear.
Fun, dancey, good all around.
Haven't heard of him before. Nice to hear some slightly psychedelic groovy music from Brazil 3/5
Nice.
Quite a fun little album, though I have no idea what's going on. Goes in the "would grab it if I found a copy in the $2/$3 bargain bin" category but not more than that.
I really wanted to enjoy this album, but on first listen, it didn't fire. I will listen again.
Very original
I'm sure Caetano is a great guy. But his music just doesn't do it for me. 2*
It's actually nice and vibe-y but fuck Portuguese please universe let me live.
Where to pin this on the map of musical realms? Every imaginable tropical influence, adeptly produced, soothing velvet vocals. How about lovely Brazilian lounge?
Enjoyed!
#urlaubsrezension Noch nie von gehört, also lustige Entdeckung. Ein wenig seltsam, insgesamt nicht meine Musik aber mach ich bestimmt irgendwann noch Mal an.
5 für all den Mythos, die Kritik und die Geschichten um das Album. Im Grunde aber 3 Hits und sonst relativ seichter Bossa Nova Pop
Country-rockigesger Bossa-Folk mit schwerer Schwere. Ich finds nicht scheiße, warte nur auf die passende Situation zu der man sowas auflegen kann.
Makes me nervous
Liked the vibe but not the music
Vibey, feels like being in a sweaty bar sipping cold mojitos. In the 70s. With a moustache.
Latin rapist fela kuti
Someone called him the Brazilian Donovan, and that comparison fits pretty well. It has that same mellow, vibe with a slightly psychedelic edge. An interesting listen with some charm.
Absolutely :)
212/1089 i’m such a fan of the Portuguese language and Brazilian variant, as well as the music that comes from it, so this’ll be a delight. as expected, i quite enjoyed this, i find Tropicália/Bossa Nova like this quite relaxing and fun to listen to faves: most of the album tbh but if i had to choose… Eles, Tropicália, Clara and Clarice 81/100
Really enjoyable and upbeat. Embarrassed to say I just learned the translation of ave Maria from a YouTube comment
This is a nice mash up of styles. It definitely has a Brazilian feel throughout, but there's enough 60s rock flourishes in the mix to keep me more interested in it.
Ziemlich seicht
I'm completely unaware of this artist. This was interesting to listen to, though I'm not sure it's great. And then I saw a few reviews on this site for this album, which referenced the fact that this guy has been accused of pedophilia. So that makes this all a bit of a bummer.
A Brazilian Beatles wannabe that sounded like it would be perfectly placed in a Wes Anderson film.
Competently played Spanish guitar (mostly chordal) with Spanish lyrics and indfifferent recording quality. OK as background music but nothing to get my teeth into.
Like a Brazilian Donovan, but not as original. Maria Bethania is OKish, but otherwise…
I find it very difficult to judge this type of music, I suppose the bottom line is did I like it and the answer is not really.
Awesome, but I haven't heard this type of music before so Im not used to it.
Kinda psychedelic. Kinda chill. Kinda good.
Love it
Interesting! I enjoyed this. It was great background music for work and I feel like it would be great for a cocktail party. Very fun.
Super chill 60s Brazilian pop music. Perhaps an influence on later crooners like Seu Jorge.
The other side of Brazil that you didn't hear in the 60s.
Artiste inconnu. Mélange de styles (Latin, Bossa, ...) avec un accompagnement orchestral, mais à mon gout trop vocal (quelques impros auraient été bienvenues). Pas désagréable (+1), mais je me suis ennuyé assez vite : je l'ai gardé en musique de fond en faisant autre chose. =>2/5
Caetano Veloso is an okay album. I have never heard of this guy prior to hearing this album but it did seem pretty obvious what this would be just looking at the album art. It is another Tropicália album and while that seemed like that was gonna make this album really bad due to me having some less than favorable experiences with the genre in the past (cough cough Os Mutantes), This album wasn't that bad. There wasn't really a bad song here despite some of the songs having some pretty bad parts with them being overly abrasive. However, a good majority of the album was pleasant enough. Not great but not overly bad either. Best Song: Clarice Worst Song: Tropicalia
Alegria, Alegria
When listening to music in a language you don't understand, you can either find a translation, learn the language or go with the vibes. Caetano Veloso has god some vibes. Great voice. The music, and the album cover are a product of its time, but it still holds up.
Het begint met ultiem schelle kutgeluiden in het rechteroor en ik wil eigenlijk meteen stoppen. Gelukkig wordt dit daarna wel minder. Vage shit. Ik vind het wel soort van geinig, maar dit blijft bij mij echt een eenmalig kijkje in het rariteitenkabinet denk ik. Als je de vrouw met de baard eenmaal hebt gezien geloof je het daarna wel. Bij track 9 meen ik Astrud Gilberto ook te horen, maar het is een andere vervelend zingende vrouw. Een wat rare mengeling van stijlen, een wat vage oude opname. Het zijn ook niet per se stijlen die heel erg aan mij besteed zijn, al heb ik me in deze lijst wel eens laten verrassen. Sfeervol is dit album wel, verder niet heel levensveranderend. Wel leuk om weer eens een artiest te treffen die ik nog niet eerder heb gehad! Jaja, ook dat mag gezegd worden. 2 sterren.
6/10 - nice 60s Bossa Nova
Lush and smooth but it didn't really engage me
Gorgeous tropical psychedelic rock and latin grooves. I adore this, his voice is clear, brings in a soulfulness and warm analogue fuzz- this makes you feel good, takes you to being cool and young on the beach in Rio in the 70s, some tasty guitar licks going on
Good vibes. Stand-outs - Tropicália - Algeria, Algeria
7/10
So sometimes I forget about tropicália and start thinking that Brazilian music is all just bossa nova, those records that my dad had in the 60s: slow, boring music for endless afternoons. But no, there's also stuff like this. There are keyboards, guitars, drums, even a sitar on this record! And Caetano Veloso has a great voice. This record has that nice warm sultry feeling that you get from bossa nova minus the part that puts me to sleep. The cover is interesting. Did they think there were dragons in Brazil in 1968? 4 stars
Viva Brasil!
I had listened to this artist's later work, but never his first album. I liked it, but he has come so far since this album, it's hard to rate it more than 3 stars. His music matured and his later albums outshine this one. 3 stars for the album, 5 stars for the career.
Incredible debut by Caetano, so much passion and soul through the songs, his soft voice and a tropicalia vibe you can't turn away from. Loved it!
Surprised by how great this was. I had heard about Brazilian music from the 60s during the Tropicalia movement, but somehow didn’t listen to this album. Incredible stuff.
A fine collection of bossa nova, nothing great, but it adds up to a very pleasant listen overall. 4/5
Oooh I loved, loved, loved! Very fresh, very fun, varied. Favourite tracks: Clarice
It’s nice to see a non english album in here. Lots of fun layering but it didn’t always work and ended up being unpleasant. Seems like the type of music I would pretend to love if I was an insufferable man who thinks he’s far more culturally informed than you are.
I was so shocked to see how old this album was!! Given that I'd say it's stood the test of time. There were so many fun and interesting elements to this and I loved how each song was distinct whilst maintaining the overall vibe of the album. I've also never listened to any music in Portuguese before so that was really cool (I kept being surprised at of how similar some things were to french).
It's great that there's some diversity within the list as it has felt very, dare I say, white and western at times, however I find it hard to connect with lyrics of another language. It's both the fact that I have absolutely no clue what's being sung about and also find it hard to find the songs memorable when the words mean nothing to me and can't stick in my head.
A lot going on but in a good way. The kind of music you play loudly with the windows down while driving through the country. Just overall happy vibes. 3.5 rounded down, but it was close
Fun Latin beats! Loved discovering Tropicália.
Pedo parasita, corrupto e cagalhão.
Whatever merits this album may have are overshadowed in my eyes by how much of a fucking creepy pedophile Veloso himself is. Ew. Just ew.
I approached this album with an open mind, but ultimately it didn’t resonate with me. I tried focusing on the melodies and instrumentals, yet there wasn’t much that held my interest, including the vocals. What can I say, lounge music really isn’t my vibe. Maybe it would appeal more in the right setting—perhaps while relaxing with a cognac in hand at a lounge. It’s simply not a style that aligns with my overall taste
I actually kind of like this album. Looking into his history is even more interesting and it makes meo wish I spoke Portuguese. This album got the singer arrested and exiled from the country because his music was very much against the military regime.
I liked the music. Not really the vocals. But it was ok.
Yea
Interesting album. I'd probably listen again & check out some of his other stuff.
I liked this album, but I have no reference for it. I don't know if it sounds great, or if it's horrible. I have no idea if this influenced anybody anywhere or at any time. It was good, though.
Another one I can tell is musically well crafted, but not for me.
I'm not sure if it's an artifact from the 2006 remaster, but some of these tracks sound distractingly disconnected in their recording quality and output..? Either way, some fun tracks in here. Often leaning deep into the fun bossa-nova sound, other times wandering into a psych rock "trip on a beach" kind of vibe.
Fine - uneven throughout but good grooves
Easy listening, easy to forget.
Very interesting, diverse record. Drags a bit near the end, but I can see myself warming to this one even more. 3.5/5
Favorite Track: Soy Loco Por Ti America
That was fun. I have no desire to revisit but glad for the listen.
This blazed a little harder with each listen and I’m slightly bitter the family stereo was hijacked by Ed Sheeran partway through the last playthrough. There’s a strangeness to Veloso that’s camouflaged by the soft, conversational vocals and the gentle trimmings, a subversiveness that seeps through despite my not understanding a word. One I shall return to.
Brand new to me, this is really good - mild-psych samba, poppier than Os Mutantes. Contains the "Tropicalia" theme song; I always thought the term to be a clumsy portmanteau from a Western journo.
The album cover reminds me of this restaurant with really good tacos. The album was good too.
As you know with this challenge, I really struggle with music in another language. I connect most with lyrics and storytelling, and that’s something I just can’t fully access here. Because of that, this album never really grabbed me in the way I want music to. I found it pleasant enough as background music, the sort of thing you can have on while not really paying attention. But beyond that, it didn’t leave much of an impression, and I have no desire to come back to it again. Favourite track: Soy loco por ti, América is probably the standout if I had to choose one. Least favourite tracks: Hard to pick. I didn’t hate anything, but I also never want to listen to any of it again. This is the very definition of background music. Album artwork: Superb. Colourful, intense, and that stare is properly evil — easily the best thing about the album.
This was so refreshing to hear
Don't understand any of it but it has catchy melodies and rhythms.
vai ter tropicália!
2/5 - Really not for me. For me to like non-English language music it's got to really stand out to me and this didn't, the music itself wasn't bad though.
2.9 1x listened on youtube, full album not on spotify
this was a really nice album, really well produced, good stuff
I don’t want to be dismissive or reductive but… Sure! Whatever! It’s pleasant enough to have on in the background.
Very pleasant
My disjointed schedule had me listening to this over the course of many days, and while I started to get just slightly mired in the final listen, I was always eager to jump back in and swing with Mr. Veloso. Too bad I wasn't able to understand what he was saying, seems like there's substance to the sound. Viva Veloso!
That opening tune has long been a fave, but the rest fail to live up to it. I love the vibes. Tropicalia is such a great genre. But he doesn't have the melodic sense of Os Mutantes. Still, it's groovy background music.
I really enjoyed this. Superbacana was my favorite. More like a 3.8
I don't know anything about tropicália music, but I really enjoyed this.
Didn't get the lyrics, nothing together grip me, liked the composition mostly
7.5/10
It's nice music, but I will probably forget this specific one Will I listen to again: 1%
Meh, wasn't bad, just not my bag.
Good I like
Was going to give it a 3 but it's going to have to be a 1 due to the pedo stuff
I enjoyed this unheard of before artist and the unexpected recording.
"Superbacana" was a fav. Whole thing was groovy and fun.
Simple, funky and fun despite not understanding a lick of Portuguese. Tracks to Track: Soy Loco Por Ti America
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Eles I couldn't really relate to this or get into it, unlike other "world" albums I've heard thus far on the List. The variety of genres combined with the foreign language left me confused. I don't think it was bad or off-putting though, so it cant go below a 3.
j’ai pas grand chose à dire. c’est cool ♡: Onde Andaras, Soy Loco Por Ti América je sais pas si y’a des bouts en espagnol ou si le portugais ressemble vraiment à de l’espagnol des fois, mais i swear que j’ai vu et entendu des mots espagnols
Not my thing.
My Rating 2.4. Not for me. I have enjoyed other Latin selections on this list but this one fails to impress.
I really enjoyed this despite not understanding most of the lyrics, which reminds me that music is universal. I appreciated the orchestration and varied sounds/styles across tracks.
this was easy listening but I wouldn't listen to it again
This is #day522 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… not really something I feel like putting on when it's –10°C outside and snowing heavily. As much as I'm trying to stay open-minded on this journey, this record leaves me cold. I'm usually fine with late-'60s psychedelic stuff, but this one feels too exotic for me. Add to that Veloso's personal life history, and my interest drops with the temperature outside. This is a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day523.
This one was a fun surprise. Digging the Brazilian tropicalia. Groovy makes you move, fun and upbeat though I couldn’t understand a lick of it. Faves were “Soy loco por ti America”
Pretty cool for a genre and language that is foreign to me. My favourite track was "Alegria, Alegria"
It was great. Vibe heavy. Solos every Beatles album on this list.
Dull
Very pleasant and inviting sounds on this album. His voice carries the music and harmony in each song and brings a lightness to the air. This is a nice one.
Fine to stick on in the background but nothing really remarkable here 2.5*
Very pleasant Brazilian album. No single track stood out to me. 2.5 stars, rounding down.
Brasil is great man
me han gustado mucho las melodías aunque no haya entendido ninguna letra
Dreamy
CRAZYYY Brazilska muzika, zacetak zanra Tropicalia, koji je nastao iz Bossa Nove, kao bunt/emocionalnija, agresivnija, malo rok verzija bossa nove. pesme su genijalne, i glas ovog coveka i nacin na koji peva je kao peak melanholija naravno ne kontam reci ali osetis emociju u pesmi i glasu koliko sam razumeo covek je bio ozbiljan borac za prava, protivnik rezima, i to je bio i sadrzaj njegove muzike
Why yes, I will be listening to “Soy Loco Por Ti America” on repeat for the next month. It’s catchy as shit and fun to dance to. The whole album is enchanting and mesmerizing. I was drawn in from the first song. Plus those Bad Bunny hating racists would probably hate this too.
Pretty good stuff! Don’t read his Wikipedia page!
Didn't want to like this because he sounds like a creep, but I have to admit this was a chill vibe. Solid 3.5.
Boss’s nova mixed with symphonic, some 60’s go go sound, and a bit of sitar. My favorites were the tracks that went symphonic, like the intro track.
In a vacuum, I like this quite a bit. It's striking and unusual in a way that overcomes a lot of my "but I don't speak the language" bias. BUT, apparently the singer hooked up with his second wife when he was 40 and she was 13. So, I'm applying my standardized -1 star Garbage Human Tax.
Starts off sounding like a kitchen sink of foley sounds to a horror movie soundtrack - then settles into a more familiar bossa nova groove with the occasional sitar or big band-sounding horns. 'Clarice' probably gave me the most Joao Gilberto feel but the rest was largely fine. Could definitely see digging into his back catalog to see how his sound might have evolved - even if this album didn't necessarily knock me off my feet.
The Good: I’ve always wanted to listen to an album by Caetano Veloso! The Bad: Now that I have, I wish I hadn’t… The Ugly: Yet another album = artist name So here’s the positive thing I learned from this album: the listing “other”, which relates to country of origin for the album, is wrong… Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors is listed as “other”… Anyway, I was excited when this album showed up as I’ve been using this artist’s name for ages, and it turns out that I’ve been using it erroneously. I thought that Caetano Veloso was some kind of Spanish singer… guess I was wrong. I know that there are several “Brazilian” tinted albums on this list and I’ve had the fortune of listening to a couple of them already. Yet, this is the second, or third, Brazilian album that makes me wonder what the fuck it is doing on the list… together with countless other shit albums I’ve had the misfortune of having to listen to. If the criteria to be on the list is to be the first of a style, then the list’s name should be changed, and shortened… as there can thus be only 1 jazz album, 1 rock album etc… This album, by the by, falls under the style of shit… You guessed it boys and girls, I am unable to rate this album any higher than 1*… and that makes 3 days in a row with 1* ratings… keeping my fingers crossed to see what the next album is...
What an infectious and fun album. This record falls under the genre of 'Tropicália', a style of music that combines Brazilian and African rhythms with British and American pop and psychedelic rock. And it isn't just something that the Wikipedia says, as these elements are very noticeable. The rhythms are incredibly infectious and full of life, and the instrumentation is very detail and a bit experimental, which are traits very characteristic of the music from the regions mentioned before. But not only the use of these elements is what makes this album great, it is also the way they are used to create very dynamic songs with different emotions. A good example is the song 'No Dia Que Eu Vim-Me Embora', which starts very slow, but gets more and more infectious with the incorporation or different instruments, until it slows down again almost at the end to finally explode with a very infectious rhythm, which unfortunately, stops to soon. This might not be the best song, but I do believe is a great example to display how diverse the project sounds, with slower cuts like 'Clarice' or super fun ones like 'Superbacana' or 'Tropicália'. One thing I must say is that, from the song 'Alegria, Alegria', the quality of the production gets more poor and less clear. For instance, the song just mentioned feels a bit unbalanced, as it sounds like everything comes from the right side. In conclusion, this is a very fun experience and a very interesting discovery.
Brassy and dull. Nothing about the album stood out to me and it wasn’t very enjoyable.
The opening track, and closing tracks are fun. The rest of the album was a boring late Christmas gift. Favorite Track: "Else".
It's funny, I was just saying this is very UK and US oriented. Then I get a Brazilian
Sometimes an album hits you on the wrong day. This was not a great pick for Xmas Eve Eve. Going back to it, it's a better listen. I don't think I'll go back to it, but it has its moments. Probably pushing 2.5
Didn’t really care for it.
If you want to get a first taste of the Brazilian tropicalia movement, your first stop should probably be Os Mutantes. You don't need to understand Portuguese to appreciate the revolutionary nature of the music and how ultra conservative supporters of the dictatorship would have hated them. It's right there in the music for anyone to understand. Caetano Veloso on the other hand is the opposite extreme. The challenges to traditional music are much more subtle and some reading suggests that there's a lot going on in the lyrics. You could easily pass this one over without ever realizing that it's a form of protest. To that end, I can appreciate it for what it is, but I also know that I'm missing a lot of significance here.
I was entertained. Quite a bit of "world music" from this period is now fairly dated, not very sophisticated. This was quite a bit better than those recordings.
La découverte de Caetano Veloso fût un beau moment pour moi. Longue carrière à découvrir. Je dirais que la découverte de Os Mutantes fût encore plus significative.
Je saurais pas faire la différence entre bossa nova et tropicalia, mais j'ai beaucoup aimé. J'aime beaucoup la musique brésilienne de cette époque. Paul a dansé en déjeunant.
Encore du brésilien! Il a un buzz monsieur dimery. Mais c’était bon, le meilleur dans cette langue jusqu’à présent. Mais je devrai écouter plus
it's convenient to not have to engage with the "well it might be a pedophile but at least he makes good music" mental gymnastics because i thought this album sucked. caetano veloso was a chief artist involved in the tropicália movement which was notable both for its contributions to brazilian pop music and also as cultural backlash against the US-backed dictatorship of the time, so objectively speaking this *is* a notable album, but to me the "artistic cannibalism" mentality of tropicália (which on its own is questionable imho) is on terrible display. the usage of the sitar for instance in "eles" which was topical in the west at the time because of the beetles sounds *so* bad here. points for historical notability but that's it.
More brazillian music by a political anti-authoritarian countercultural singer and, *oh for fucks sakes*. Sorry y'all but I gotta hit the pedophile alarm. I'm not exactly settled on how I review albums by people who have either done awful things, or believe awful things yet. "Artist is dead" is a literary analysis tool, not a reviewing guideline, and I find this kind of thing hard to look past when listening to music. At the same time there's innevitably going to be cases where I don't know things prior to reviewing and I don't want half my reviews to become solely opinion pieces on the people themselves. So I'm mostly only going to rate albums down for that IF what they've done or who they are interact or come through in the songs themselves in any way (as we will see when we innevitably get to a Kanye West album). Okay so now half a page of ick out of the way, time for review proper. I didn't really care for it, also the remastered version sounds suprisingly bad. I've heard Gilberto Gil before so I know I CAN like this genre, and some of the songs sound good (Soy Loco Por Ti America). A lot of the album sounds kind of like the psychedelic equivalent to mush to me though. The last 3 songs are definitely the highlight and stop me giving it 1 stars, but this didn't really vibe with me and I do like most of the influences it pulls from. I've heard this was an important album in Brazillian music so I don't want to trash it too hard and would rather put it in the "not for me" category.
whoooo doesn't love some smooth Tropicália
Music is good but he cannot sing
It’s cool music, but it just doesn’t do much for me.
This is fine to throw on, but I didn't really find it captivating. Maybe the lyrics are good, but I wouldn't know
Really enjoyed this. Waiting for more good South American music. I like this more than the rather dated selections on the list still waiting on a solo Jobim album.
2/5
Started to listen, not my Genre, sorry
Brilliant. This is what I was hoping for... new music for me and a real gem. It's not awesome all the way through... bit plain in places. But the background psychedelia makes up for the sometimes deadpan singing. Final track Eles is superb... now on high repeat
I had a minute in 2005 where I listened to other Tropicalia bands like Os Mutantes a lot, but never ventured further. This is ok, a little Muzak-y in places, but there were occasional moments where the cheese meets fuzz guitars or other bits that grab my interest. Don't think I'll explore further...
Ok, not my usual fare but I really liked this as background music
It’s not bad, interesting sonically, I am going to say three stars even though it’s tough to really judge when I don’t understand the lyrics.
Interesting, easy listening. I enjoyed more than I expected. This is the type of album I’d been hoping for - unknown and rather off the beaten path musically. Could easily see this as a Sunday morning record. Also needs a Nu Mark/Cut Chemist remix…
I liked this well enough , had me toe tapping and head bobbin’
If they do a Brazilian version of Austin Powers, this would make for a good soundtrack.
Good listen. I liked the mix of styles throughout.
Braziliaanse muziek is vaak nogal meanderend, het gaat niet recht op z'n doel af zoals de meeste westerse pop. Of dat iets zegt over de volksaard? Feit is dat ook deze grootheid van het Braziliaanse lied (hij stond twee jaar geleden nog in een vol Carré) eerder soepel voor zich uit zingzegt dan dat hij mij als luisteraar echt raakt. Met de taal heeft dat niet te maken, in het Engels luister ik ook niet naar de tekst. Het is een interessant album, je hoort nog wat hippieklanken en andere zijweggetjes, maar ik heb uit het land van groen en geel wel pakkender muziek gehoord.
Als je de hoes ziet worden de jaren '60 geluiden dominant. En wellicht voelt dat voor de Braziliaan ook wel zo. Zo'n kek orgeltje af en toe. Het was daar vast interessant. Voor mij, aan de andere kant van de wereld, doen die jaren 60 klanken niet zoveel. Vaker gehoord, beter gehoord. De braziliaanse zang is voor mij dominant. Maar, mede door de 1001, geldt eigenlijk toch ook voor dat geluid: vaker gehoord, beter gehoord. We moeten het dus van de combinatie hebben. Nou vooruit. 3 sterren dan.
Geinige mix van Bossa Nova en hippie psychedelische 60s rock. Bij die bossa nova valt me op dat de zangers op een hele lui manier lijken te zingen. Het is niet langzaam, maar wel met zo'n lijzige stem en niet met de maat mee, eerder net na de tel. Het krijgt daardoor een hele relaxte vibe. Zeker met van die love boat toeters en een paar fluiten of violen erbij. Soms komt op dit album ook die psychedelische progrock om de hoek kijken en dan gaat het tempo iets omhoog. Wel geinig om die fusion te horen, het maakt het nog enigszins interessant om te luisteren. Het blijft typische weekendwereldmuziek. Er moet een bepaalde setting voor zijn die past bij de muziek. Dit mag opstaan in een Braziliaanse horecagelegenheid in het centrum van een grote stad, of als je daadwerkelijk op vakantie bent in Zuid-Amerika. Daarom blijven dit soort albums lastig te beoordelen. In de juiste context kan het een 5 opleveren, nu hooguit een vergeetbare 3.
Brazilian musicians are so much better than pulling off a psychedelic thing that Americans or, even more so, Brits. Probably Brazilians are just much cooler. Love the sinister album cover too.
Day707 - now i know i don’t like psychedelic samba so i got got that going for me
Honestly don't have anything to say about this album. I forgot it as soon as it finished. Enjoyed it in the moment though.
Ça fait vraiment du bien, enfin des musiques pas en anglais, ça donne un petit vent de fraîcheur. Album vraiment agréable à écouter, certaines musiques cultes je trouve.
Aîe Caramba c'est sympa en vrai
J'aime bien la bossa nova donc ça va. Askip c'est psychédélique et novateur j'avoue que je m'en rends pas compte mais vu le contexte au Brésil à l'époque c'est pas aberrant. J’ai bien vibé
Not my thing
Immediately no
I grew up listening to punk but I think weird, loose tropicalia may be my retirement home.
J'aime bien un peu ces sonorités portugaises mais bon j'écouterais pas tous les jours et j'ai déjà écouté mieux dans le genre
Deux albums brésiliens en quelques jours : Wow ! En vrai, c’est sympa en ambiance. Je ne suis pas habituée à écouter ce style mais j’aime beaucoup le timbre de voix et la vibe
D'habitude j'adore la bossa nova mais cet album m'a un peu laissé sur ma faim 3/5
this was enjoyable and that's all i got because i won't be listening again. i made that decision before reading the 'personal life' section of his wikipedia but that certainly didn't help
this was so cute! you know i love me some brazilian music!
Very cool Brazilian music! Love the use of percussion to create such a groove. Tons of interesting instrumentation and different song types on this album.
Serious Vigo the Carpathian vibes from the headshot on the cover. As for the music, it was interesting and I'm happy to have heard it. Subtle psychedelic sounds mixed into samba / bossa nova. It's definitely not something I would have ever listened to outside of this list. I also can't really see myself ever returning to it other than the last two songs, which I actually found myself enjoying quite a bit.
Seriously loved this album, have downloaded it!
I thought I found this on Apple Music but it had a different album cover, so upon a quick bit of research I found out that he in fact has 2 self titled albums but I had to go to Spotify for the 1001 album (the one with Caetano looking like a serial killer on the front). Spotify seems to want to give you the worst listening experience possible to encourage a 4 month free trial so much so, that when I pressed play on the album, after the 30 seconds ad, it played the 3rd track first, so I then played track 1 and I was away. Then ‘A Little More Blue’ started playing, a song where the title is sung no less than 32 times, and there seems little besides and it dawned on me that there is no such song on the album realising there is some random shuffle that can’t be turned off on Spotify without paying; I managed to queue all the songs and got through but at great personal cost. Caetano, maybe this is not your fault but I hold you responsible. 2/5.
All things considered, very forgettable. The tracks blended together and it wasn't entertaining enough to catch my interest.
I get the comparison to psychedelic music but here that aspect is rather subdued against the bossa nova foundation. It just couldn't make any lasting impression on me. The sitar on the last song sounded way off.
How can you not love an album with a cover like that? Sixties psychedelia is definitely right up my street, but I've not come across this particular gem before. A bit like Os Mutantes-lite, there are shades of Love in there too - it's an interesting slice of psych-tropicalia with the emphasis on pop, which, as with so many South American albums of the era, manages to craft something quite cool out of sounds which would sound utterly naff in any other context. Ultimately, there are no out-and-out bangers here, and you feel the whole exercise was to establish Veloso as some kind of crooning superstar rather than create groundbreaking music - the vocals are upfront and centre stage throughout. A pleasant listen, something of psychedelic curio, mostly cheesy listening rather than essential listening, and not something I'll return to often.
I had a hard time deciding whether this was shit or not bad actually. I came down in favour of it and the idiosyncratic charm of its weirdness but you couldn’t get away with making this today, it’s far too lightweight.
Definitely not my cup of tea but musically a good ride.
35 minuters psykedelisk samba. det låter ju som att det borde var jättebra men det är inte riktigt så bra.
Jeg har for lengst akseptert at jeg har en ting imot latino-musikk som grenser på det rasistiske; jeg hører en tonnng--ka-tonka beat, og jeg fordømmer det umiddelbart. Denne lista er i ferd med å redde meg fra å brenne i helvete sammen med de andre bigottene, for etter å ha blitt småforelsket i Getz/Gilberto, fikk jeg et token-album jeg kunne vise frem til de som skulle måtte anklage meg for å ville sette opp en lydmur på Mexico-grensen. Det betyr ikke at jeg sprudlet med glede da jeg så jeg ble servert enda et latin-amerikansk album, men jeg møtte det med åpne ører som den åpensinnede personen jeg er, og hva faen, det her er jo faktisk dritbra. Psychedelisk pop med tropiske rytmer som jazzer hardt -- ja takk! Hadde ikke sagt nei til de to andre skivene med samme navn i stedet for noe av den andre driten redaktørene i sin uendelige visdom så seg drevet til å inkludere. Skiva er også imponerende bra produsert -- i hvert fall den versjonen jeg hørte, tagga "remixed." Regner ikke med at den originale stereo-versjonen er like bra.
Jeg syns dette var overraskende kult, og digga de 3-4 første låtene. Så føltes det som et søkk av mer eller mindre det samme, før vi var oppe og nikka med "Eles" igjen. Tipper samlealbumene til Veloso er utrolig kule.
Dette er ren psychadelica. Nokså dated, men alt til sin tid! Digger det!
Nice
Perhaps I lack the patience for it today. I can't relate to the music. After listening to two tracks, I was overcome by an urgent desire to switch off and listen to something else. 1/5
Not for me
I have no basis for judging this genre so I guess 3 is safe.
I guess this guy had a long career, as I remember buying an album of his in the 90s (back when I bought albums because some reviewer told me to), so I guess this was his auspicious beginning. It's pretty interesting, I guess.
sick album cover
Pretty fun. Three stars feels a little generous, since I mostly thought this was just okay. It was also a huge coincidence--I happened to hear one of these tracks when trying to find a tropical-vibe music on Spotify last weekend. (Sorry I guess I don't consider "Tropicalia" tropical-vibe.
Didn’t listen
Bland
I liked the psychedelic elements of this. It had some classic Brazilian bossanova in there, which I can do without.
Pleasant. Brazilian smooth.
I don’t know if this is good or bad, I have no frame of reference for it. It’s a bit psychedelic, and it was inoffensive enough in the background. So, I’m scoring on the basis that I thought it was okay.
Not my cup of tea. Hard to muscle through this album.
Thoughts before listening: Is this tropicalia, the Brazilian psych movement of the 60s? I think it might be. What I keep finding interesting about these musicians is that they aren't nearly as psychedelic as I was assuming. There's still a lot of traditional Brazil music in their sound. Maybe I just think this because of the Portuguese language, but that's been my observation. The cover of this album, however, makes me think this might be the exception. Review: Ok so not only is this tropicalia but its credited with inventing the genre. The first track is called "Tropicalia" so I guess this sets the blueprint. It's good although I'm never going to seek this music out. I still agree with my earlier assessment that while there may be some 60s pop songwriting going on here, I mostly wouldn't classify it as "psychedelic". One exception is "Eles" which does have little flourishes of distorted organ and guitar. That's my favorite song on the album. Otherwise, most songs employ a very loungey/jazzy Brazilian sound here. 3-stars
This was a fun album to dig into while listening. It’s a cornerstone of the Brazilian Tropicália movement, blending traditional Brazilian styles with psychedelic rock, British Invasion pop, and American avant-garde. Released during a period of political unrest, it was controversial and got Caetano Veloso arrested and exiled.
I didn't have much to say on this one. It was alright. There were times that the of instrumentation felt very forced rather than wanting to fit it in naturally into the song. Decent background music.
Actually a fun album! Was tempted to dance in the office with how upbeat the entire album was!
A lovely record buzzing with subtly psychedelic flourished arrangements and intricate rhythmic layers. The flute in “Clara” would be a prime example, as would the sitar in “Eleanor” or the organ in “Soy Loco por Ti, América.” The record starts right off on a strong note: the jazzy bossa-psych gem “Tropicália” is a clear highlight of Caetano Veloso’s self-titled full-length. Elsewhere, opaque and swirling string arrangements serve as a backdrop for the laid-back tracks that follow. The strings definitely add an intriguing and frankly beautiful touch to the songs, which are rooted in traditional Brazilian styles and African rhythms (again, “Soy Loco por Ti, América” has to be mentioned as a standout) - an art and musical movement that bears the same name as the aforementioned opening tune. Caetano apparently called his debut outing “amateurish and confused.” Well, maybe that only adds to its charm, because it’s a beautiful little marvel. I’d rather say it sounds adventurous and is buzzing with playfulness. By the way, just as strong as it opened, the record closes with the sitar-assisted, psychedelic, surf-rock-infused “Eles.” Nice.
This one’s weird. Very empty instrumentation, reminds me a lot of the doors but is obviously pulling inspiration from so many places to put this together. I really like it. I’m not going to pretend that I understood the lyrics but for a Brazilian album in 1968 this thing rips when it’s not being just the smallest bit monotonous. Three is too low, four is too high.
I guess this is only on the list because it's Brazilian? For the most part, it sounds like any number of albums from this time period, nothing stands out particularly. That said, there are a few decent tracks. All in all though a pretty unremarkable album.
I have nothing against this album, except I can’t understand the lyrics and it’s not to my taste. My cultural inadequacies aside, there’s a reasonable tempo and vibe to it but it doesn’t captivate me. In an ideal world I would understand it and be able to mark it properly.
This could be the most refined lyrical genius known to man but through my dumb English ears the music doesnt particularly inspire me which is a shame. Its not so much its dated its just not the kind of acoustic guitair I enjoy and more of a cultural novelty which I fail to appreciate. I also feel this probably lead some musical innovation but to my ears it was light touch so didnt really shine in this regard either. Nothing wrong with the music though and the craft.
A nice background noise album but a bit too easy listening to make into my top tier. He has a speak/sing style that is nice enough to listen to but doesn't excite me. It also had some instances of fairly ropey recording quality which is a shame. Great to have some music from outside the Anglosphere, although this was very lyric heavy so I did suffer from a lack of understanding. Reading up, I gather that this is a quintessential album for the culture so I'm pleased for the opportunity to appreciate it.
No lo conocía. No entiendo portugués pero las rolitas movieron algo dentro de mi. Ahora necesito escuchar más.
Interesting psyche samba blend but I found it fell short of it's potential. Still a great debut for the guy.
I always find it hard to review albums in languages I don't understand, but I think this in particular would sound really strange in English. It's a bit disorganized and doesn't stick to one genre, more like one sphere of influence, but I think all the songs are pretty decent. There's a lot of latin american instruments in here that you dont' always here, but oddly not a lot of the traditional Brazilian ones. I liked it well enough, an interesting listen.
Disco chato.
Pretty chill to just hang out in your bedroom to. It's a decent enough selection of Latin music that doesn't wander on for too long.
Lovely music. Kind of the start to the whole Tropicalia movement. I love how MPB music effortlessly blends music from all over the world together, the last track was a real surprise with it's Eastern influence. Beautiful album, beautiful album cover. There's MPB albums I like more and are a bit better, but this one came before all of those.
So this is basically 60s psychedelic pop from Brazil? I don't understand any of the lyrics, not being fluent in Portuguese, so I kind of just have to listen to the music here. Musically, it seems to mostly use 60s rock instrumentation to create the same psychedelic soundscapes typical of American bands of the period. However, it does incorporate some traditional Brazilian percussion and bossa nova with its psychedelic stylings. Unfortunately, I didn't really care for it much.
Great listen
later
How to sing with a runny nose.
Meh, it was ok for the right setting I guess. 2.5/5
This was an interesting collision of cultures and sounds. Some of it was more fun than other parts. Not a bad listen overall. If I listen again, it would definitely fall into the background music-for-me category.
I can vibe with this for a little while. A LITTLE while
I really don’t know what to do with something like this. Was it unique? Sure. Did it sound good? Yeah, no complaints. Did it grab me by the gonads? No really. I mean I have no frame of reference to judge music coming out of Brazil in the 1960s. So yeah…it was fine.
I liked parts of this but felt uneven to me. Almost like the back half wasn’t fully conceived. Sounds like this was a pretty important album for the country at the time it was released and I’m tempted to round up for that fact alone…BUT I didn’t really enjoy it. 2.25/5
Great cover, decent music!
Ah toll :) ich hab erst vor Kurzem damit begonnen, mich musikalisch mit Brasilien zu befassen - ganz klassisch (nicht) begonnen mit einem Waliser (Carwyn Ellis) und einem Ami (Arto Lindsay), haha; Veloso (und alle anderen Brasilianer) fehlten mir bisher, schön, dass er mir hier begegnet. Portugiesisch ist einfach so bezaubernd, oder? Und die Melodien überraschen :) Eles am Schluss hat mich am glücklichsten gemacht; ich freu mich schon auf die weitere Reise durch Brasilien!
Hat mir einen guten Start in den Tag beschert. Zwischendrin schön psychedelisch, besonders die etwas euphorischeren Songs haben mir gut gefallen. War mit der Aufmerksamkeit zwischendurch aber auch woanders, hat mich nicht komplett bei der Stange gehalten. Könnte mir vorstellen, dass er hier mit mehreren Alben vertreten ist und, dass da noch mehr geht.
Great vibes, very into this
I wasn't expecting this looking at the cover. It was at least interesting. I didn't love it but it was something else.
Didn't do much for me.
I am sure in 1968, in some rich guy's dark basement tiki room, with a mid-century bar, and guests by invite only, this record was in constant rotation. Now I just picture it in the dusty 99 cent bin.
Very weird mysterious latin music. Parts of it sounded like psych rock, other parts sounded like Tarantino soundtracks if Quentin was from Rio De Janeiro, and some parts were similar to weird wave Probably not going back to it, but interesting listen nonetheless.
Noe helt annet. Brasiliansk variant. Funka overraskende bra
Maravilloso :D
Excellent
This was fine. I never felt fully invested in it, though.
3.5
nice tropicalia
I'm all for these fun and unique albums, but this combination just didn't hit it for me. His vocals didn't really please me either. But I'm happy that this was included and that I got to listen to it.
Smooth and flowing. Nothing that will make me listen again.
Enjoyed this, very Brasilia psych. Tbh could use a remaster for headphones - original balance is fine on speakers but a little odd in ear
I am not familiar with the work.
I had so much fun listening to this, but I really wish I was able to understand the lyrics, especially when he is essentially criticising Brazilian life under military dictatorship. Obviously ,I am not meant to resonate with Veloso's music, but I can still understand how significant this was in Brazil in the late '60s. Not to sound too ignorant or anything, but I am not familiar with the Tropicália genre in the slightest, however, knowing that this was one of the first genre efforts is so cool to me, especially with making such a bold protest to the Brazilian government.
Don’t understand a word, but such a fun album.
Pretty good stuff. My biggest criticism is that some of the songs seem a little too short/unfinished. He has a great voice though. Mid 4.
Nice bossa nova, enjoyable guitar. The english songs are a bit cringy. 3.2 stars
Pretty darn pleasant. I didn’t expect so much 60s-style psychedelia! I respect the project here, especially the nod toward the avant-garde.
Very cool. Lovely kitchen atmosphere 😄
Ok
Nice enough tunes.
This album is no doubt greater than my ability to appreciate it.
Uma versão inicial em português de Vampire Weekend! I'd say more, but I don't speak Portuguese (thank you, google translate). It is hard to totally evaluate this artist without knowing the language, but he did remind me of Vampire Weekend. That alone is enough to give it a respectable rating.
Fun and different
New to me, very nice vibe. Great Sunday brunch tunes
Wow. That was a psychedelic lounge experience! Loved it. Nice change and something new to me.
Was expecting more after the first Spanish album I had Didn't really grab me
I’m always excited when an albums run time is short. But then it’s always the albums that are short that drag on and on and seem to take an eternity to get through. I aged 7 years in listening to this 35 minute album. This album blows.
This was a fun album to dig into while listening. It’s a cornerstone of the Brazilian Tropicália movement, blending traditional Brazilian styles with psychedelic rock, British Invasion pop, and American avant-garde. Released during a period of political unrest, it was controversial and got Caetano Veloso arrested and exiled.
Technically fine, just doesn't click decades later
I enjoyed listening to this, even though I didn't understand any of the lyrics. A nice psychedelic pop album.
An artist that only recently (last 5 years) came into my consciousness, thrilled to see this here. A sprawling work of genius, helping to create and define a genre and give voice to a political movement, this record got CV banished to London for years. Good luck trying to describe the contents using familiar American/British artists. Traditional Brazilian music meets pop meets psychedelia
Enjoyable album with an unfortunately low global score.. 3.5/5
Not something I would listen to again.
Hab nicht super aktiv zugehört, aber auf jeden Fall ziemlich nice Lounge Musik.
Easy to listen to. Wish I understood what he was singing about.
D'habitude, un ptit album de samba, ça me met bien, mais là, j'le sens pas. C'est ptêt lui sur le cover avec sa tronche de psycho killer qui me tue la vibe
I dig the album Caetano Veloso. I am tempted to add it to my Jazzy Dinner Party playlist. But then I would need to change the name of the playlist to Jazzy, Tropicalia Dinner Party and that does not roll off the tongue. Also, it is a lot of work.
Is this list 1,001 albums or 1,001 caper movie soundtracks? This was ... fine.
I couldn't get into this at all. I wanted to with it's subversion of the authoritarian dictatorship that was happening in Brazil at the time. But I just couldn't. Too bad as I think it probably is a very important record.
Veloso’s 1968 release surprised me, when I think South American music, I assume it is going to be fast paced and high energy. It was interesting to hear the relaxed, chill approach on this album. I really enjoyed it, it was a pleasant listen with good vibes and a touch of psychedelic undertones throughout. My only gripe is that Veloso ruined a great album cover with his menacing glare, kinda annoying actually. Whatever, this was pretty good despite his dumb face. 4 stars
Okay this is a really cool album. Had no idea about this genre of music or the history of this legend. But even without all that it's just an enjoyable listen. And the cover art! Would be cool to play during cocktail hour or dinner at a party. Feels tropical, wistful and fun.
3.5
*Caetano Veloso* Just listen to this if I had to say when it was recorded I would have said 1967 no doubt about it. It's kind of gets me at least a good reference as to my rating because I didn't think it was bad but I didn't think it excelled passes the Troicália beats and the pop psych vibes of 66/67. I could see it being more revered in and of its time and of its place more so than an American listening to it some 58 years later. It was enjoyable though and maybe Upon returning I can grow a little bit more into it but for now I'll have to say it's a fine record. (7.1) ★★★½
Not too heavy on the percussion, which I usually dislike in Brazilian music, but still not my go to genre. Sounds very of its time. 3.5 stars
I'm just not into this Caetano Veloso album. I think it's mostly just a style of music I find kind of irritating rather than it being outright bad, but it was definitely a struggle for me. 2.5 stars.
4.5
Yeahhh… Caetano Ve-no-go.
This is alright, but definitely not made for me! having listened to one of his later, even more psych-indebted stuff, much prefer that
Started off pretty irritating, turned out okay. Probably wouldn't explore it again in the future.
I listened but couldn't get into it.
I found this to be a very interesting listen. I saw Psych rock as a descriptor, and was a bit worried, but I don’t think that’s a fitting description honestly. I felt this was a really nice vibe for a morning listen.
Rating: 4/10 Nah.
Same indie folk album but in another language. They are all equally mehhhh
Delightful!
Soft Samba music for a dinner party. Not bad, but a little slow.
This was very mid. Last Brazilian album I got was actually good. If the music doesn't move me, the lyrics won't because I don't know Portuguese. Apparently, Caetano does not like this album and I agree that it isn't that great.
1/1