Reviews (page 4 of 7)
The last twelve or so albums I’ve received have been lackluster meh albums from bands I’ve never heard of (which would fulfill the purpose of why I’m listening through all of these if they weren’t all meh), or they’re the second or third best albums of bands I kind of know but never really liked. In other words, I’m going through a dry spell. This didn’t fish me out of that.
++: Tropicália, No Dia em que Eu Vim-Me Embora, Alegria, Alegria, Onde Andarás?, Anunciação, Superbacana, Paisagem Útil, Soy loco por ti, América, Ave-Maria, Eles +: Clarice, Clara 9,1/10
1968 Brazilian * tropicalia * psychedelia This rocks, in its own special way. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ Lounge★★★☆☆ (6/10)
Maybe if I understood Portuguese this would be more interesting.
Not really my thing, but I understand how some could like it
I've never been a huge world music guy, and this wasn't the greatest. Mostly forgettable, boring. I've heard other stuff, like Fela Kuti, that was much more pleasant and memorable. This just didn't hit anything notable for me. Not terrible, and again I can see how people like it. But didn't do anything for me.
Weird, fun music. Not my favorite ever and the professional reviews surprise me but I don't hate it
So the revolutionary meaning is pretty lost when you don’t speak the language. A very interesting album to listen to, but I really only found myself enjoying about half of it
Cant wait to listen to this in summer on a motorcycle..
Not convinced I found the original
I enjoyed this album. A lot of it sounded extremely modern; for example, “Clarice”. This was a nice surprise and I’m glad to have heard it. I expect to listen to this again.
Nice and easy listening.
It was ok, heavy on Brazilian psychedelia.
Oh behave, where have you been all my life! I enjoyed rolling around on my orange shag carpet, sipping on my cocktail and smoking a slim cigarette, while this album poured into the room. Let's get ready to Rumba. I just hope Caetano was laughing when he approved the pre-print of this album cover. If he takes himself as seriously as that picture suggests, Yipes.
Beatles with Portuguese
pretty funky. i dug it
Good background/low key evening music. Probably not one I'll revisit.
It was fine. I love bossa nova but this album was just okay.
I’d listen to this, sitting by a pool with a cocktail
I wanted to like it, but it failed to meet my expectations. Not an outright bad album, just something I'll never listen to again.
This album makes me think of Miami and the way it rains, which is wild because the artist is Brazilian.
A staple of Brazilian music. It’s a whole vibe, and I’m down for it.
Enjoyable vibe that's consistent throughout. I could listen to this album several times over.
приятный и португальский но довольно быстро устала
chillll
I refer you to my comments on Desperate Youths, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio.
Pretty, but pretty boring.
Ok
This wasn’t bad, would be good to listen to this on a beach somewhere.
Not bad but not my style
For '68 sounded pretty good, smooth easy listening, some catchy vibes, not bad, wish I knew more
Not something I’d jam to alone but could see this being in the background of a fancy dinner party
Interesting example of Tropicália mixed with Música Popular Brasileira.
No va
this was very funky, very chill. felt a little donovan (complimentary). i love bosso nova as a background noise for work and this was a nice morning coffee and puttering around listen. liked: alegria alegria, paisagem útil
альбом нервировал очень, не знаю почему. но кавер на майкла джексона признан хотя бы интересным вообще нет. н е т.
Don’t ever need to hear that again. Feeling a bit angry, but not 1 star angry.
Mira, es un disco psicodélico que pasa bastante bien.
World Beat before it was cool. This is Ok. Kind of fun with many unusual instruments and choices. And not speaking the language, I can't understand the lyrics, and it's important for me to know and enjoy what they're signing about. I wouldn't have this in any rotation. It's ok. Just not for me.
Kept me interested.
It's got vibes
This one was new to me and I loved it! Phenomenal musicianship through out the album. Glad I was introduced to this one, definitely gonna revisit it more!
I'm not well versed on Brazilian music. I enjoy Seu Jorge, but that's as far as I've listened. I love latin music in general. This album sounds mellow. It was pretty good, but I wasn't blown away. The last two songs were my favorite, Ave Maria and Eles. I wasn't completely turned off, so I'll listen to a few more albums from him. This one is a 3 from me.
Interesting album, although had to listen to a compilation as album wasn’t on Apple Music which is disappointing
Wow I am loving this. I don’t know if it’s because they always seem like an oasis in the midst of a desert full of bland English rock, but the international/non-English-language albums on this list have made me realize how much of the world’s music I appreciate. This might be one of my favorite so far. There is a wonderful variety across the tracklist, of instruments, melodies, motifs, styles. It’s fresh and funky — like, are any of these songs in a Tarantino movie? They all could be. Great and fun album. Must-listen #210.
не смогла найти, где его послушать полностью реально.... то что услышала прикольное веселенькое, не мой вайб, но в целом приятно послушать
6/10… bossa nova
Interesting album, sounded great musically, never really heard anything like it before. Wild!
I always enjoy listening to fun Brazilian music like this.
One thing I've learned about doing this project: Bossa Nova isn't my scene. Maybe if I spoke Brazilian Portuguese, I might like this more but the language barrier didn't help.
60's psychadelic music sucks in English; it's not any better in Spanish. Dos estrellas.
Pedo bostileiro
Enjoyable, if not a big standout. 6/10
I was not previously familiar with this album, but I am aware of Caetano Veloso and Tropicália. This album has the sound I was expecting, and some of the songs are definitely interesting. It is good enough that I would listen again, but I would rate this one below Os Mutantes self-titled album from the same year and genre.
Inte så mycket att säga, italienskt, pop, ointressant. Svag 2a
Very fun album! Will add it to the rotation
Funny I got this album right after the Manu Chao one, the Latin 1-2 combo. Didn't mind it but the only song that has stuck with me in the 3 days since listening to it was superbacana.
This was a fun one. I love this kind of sound. Makes me imagine sipping coffee at a cafe in Rio. Extra credit for the wonderfully weird album art and bizarre looking portrait of Veloso.
1 stern
The album picked up steam from Soy loco por ti America until the end. Curious project
not sure what I was expecting exactly but it wasn't this. not bad but it just didn't hit either.
Musically, it's not bad. Lyrically, I don't know what this means. My options in school were music or Spanish, and then French or Spanish, and those choices were made for me by my parents already buying a saxophone, and the shame of taking a "remedial" class. I like the flow and the feel, but not enough to breach the language barrier.
Fun & tropical.
I mean I really fucking hate this cover. This man looks like he murdered his whole family and then buried them under the stage whilst performing this album.
Didn’t like it.
Really interesting excellent stuff. Hilda up better than most psychedelia
Really fascinating album. Hard to speak to the historical significance, but I really enjoyed the texture of it and the feeling of it. I really like Caetano's gentle voice and the arrangements feel very cinematic. I feel transported listening to it. A strong argument for the "psychedelic-means-soaked-in-reverb" school of thought.
Like a bad trip on a Brazilian beach where the end is near. The cover does the music full justice.
Quite fun, not really a genre i vibe with but i appreciate it nonetheless
A nice listen and as a plus now I can say I'm cultured!!
4/10
Wow so let’s start with the obvious, this is easily a greatest of all time type of album cover. The colors and artwork are so influential to their contemporaries and even to this day this style is synonymous with psychedelic rock. And with this obvious W out of the way we can talk about how great the actual music is. There’s a ton of variety for the late 60s, as well as insane execution on all the different sounds. The biggest disconnect for me was obviously the language barrier, I didn’t translate the songs so I have no idea what they are about other than some light context clues. But that’s always gunna hurt an album to some extent, but I also think some of the album was alittle slower and lost some of my attention. But that’s always gunna being said I think this is an incredibly impressive debut album, and it definitely makes me want to look into the rest of their career to see how their sound matured and changed over time.
Very much a rollercoaster of an album. Definitely has its share of highs and lows both emotionally and musically. Undeniable amounts of energy and passion that you can't help but appreciate keep it fairly entertaining
In my mental file cabinet it lives near Os Mutantes. (ntm.)
Language barrier
Not really my kind of music but surprisingly enjoyable.
Y'know, I gotta tell you, there's something I appreciate about this album. I mean, after writing two reviews in a row that exceeded 2,000 words, hey, it's nice to get one I know I won't have too much to say about. That's not really a knock against this album; there just... Isn't too much I really wanna say about it. And I feel like I should be able to, huh? Not only is this my group's first return to Brazil in months, but it's also a look at a movement I wasn't even aware of 'til now: tropicália. Essentially, it's where you take Brazilian rhythms and such and mix 'em together with more American forms, like psychedelic rock and baroque pop. That should be real interesting, shouldn't it? Imagine what they could sound like mashed together. At any rate, it should be more inspiring to write about than if we'd gotten another standard 60's psych rock album. Yet... Y'know, it's a nice sound. I'll say that much: I enjoyed listening to it. As mood music or audial wallpaper, I can totally give this thing a pass and then some. But tryna take it as something I'd actively want to listen to and engage with... I'unno, it's just not that exciting? Like, yeah, this sure is bossa nova by way of psychedelic rock — and? I think it speaks to me that the most interesting parts of this album have nothing to do with the music. For one, the guy's photo on the cover is just... Oh, wow. Try to look more like a sexy serial killer in a TV show, eh? And then despite me listening to the "2006 remaster" of these tracks, some of them still somehow sounded like absolute ass? I'unno if that's just how they always sounded or if they were somehow screwed up in the remaster, but legit, I thought my headphones were dying. That's how distracting they were. But, yeah, that's really all I hafta say about this album. And it's like, I'm always glad to get some more worldly music, of course. Any album we get that doesn't feed into the book editor's absolute love of the British is great. I just wish this album had a bit more to chew on like any of the other Brazilian albums we've gotten. It's for sure no GETZ/GILBERTO or CLUBE DA ESQUINA. And it's probably not a great thing that I'm openly touting how little I had to say about it in comparison to other records I've gotten recently... But that's just how the dice roll sometimes, I guess. I'll still give it my approval, but don't go expecting to have your mind blown or anything. Just remember, it's not your headphones that're messing up.
A nice way to visit Brazil. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 4. I mean… yeah, that sure sounds like Brazilian music after “cannibalizing” a bunch of genres for itself. AKA, “American-izing” it. It’s just a 60s rock album with a Brazilian flair, and as such, I don’t really know how to rate it other than “I had a pretty good time listening to it.” This album’s never bad, just occasionally a little flat in a way that didn’t make me move or groove as much as the majority of the album did, hence the 4 as opposed to a 5. It’s a fun listen, and a breezy 34 minutes. His vocals are smooth, and the Portuguese language sometimes lends itself to getting him into a slightly rap-adjacent flow state that’s groovy. Only two tracks really fell THAT flat for me (including the closer, sadly), but even then, they’ve still got groovy moments within. As a whole, this is a pretty good album. I’m not sure that it’s one I had to listen to before I died, but I didn’t mind listening to it. It should have a higher average than 2.85, that’s for sure. The floor for this is a 3, and if you didn’t bop your head at least once, I think that speaks a little more about you than the music does. I like it enough to give it a 4, and maybe it’d be a 5 if I got really into the groove on these tracks another day. It’s certainly got the potential. It might be the shadow of “Songs in the Key of Life” looming over this one, I dunno.
I guess it’s ok.
It was okay. I appreciate it what it is but I didn’t not understand the lyrics
This is unexpectedly kinda nice. Not nice enough to regularly listen to though. In some ways it sounds more dated than a lot of psychedelic English music.
This was enjoyable. Not the best thing I’ve ever listened to but not the worst. Some good songs on here but nothing stood out.
It has been ages since I've listened to Tropicalia and back then it was pretty much just Os Mutantes. I have since grown tired of most psychedelic music so this may be a tough listen. First track is pleasant enough and goes a few places to keep it from being boring as the Pet Shop Boys would say. I'm guessing Caetano appears a couple of times on the Luaka Bop boxset I have of their first 3 Brazil comps. His name carries a lot of weight. I feared this was a Donovan album when I first saw the album cover. Not to be so hard on Donovan, I like his big hits. "Soy loco por ti, América" is the standout song for me although in kinda a novelty way I will hold onto this one because I too am crazy for you, America. I love and hate ya!
This is my first time listening to tropicalia, a fusion of Brazilian and British/American pop/psychedelia that arose in the 60s. I’ve learned through the course of nearly 600 albums is that I really like Brazilian music, so this was very welcome on a Sunday morning.
This album honestly makes me feel like I am in a romantic mystery film or something of the sort. I enjoy the percussion and the slow feel with the acoustic guitar. I do not speak Portuguese, so I am unsure of what the lyrics are saying, but this is a nice album to sit back to while you are relaxing or doing simple, repetitive tasks. Even typing this, it is just nice to have on in the background because it is not very distracting, although a part of this is also likely because I am not as focused on lyrics since I don't know Portuguese. I appreciate the music, but it is also not fully my taste. I can see why people would like it, and if I knew the lyrics I would also likely appreciate the songs more. I haven't listened to much Brazilian music, but this was a fair intro. My favourite songs were - Superbacana (Loved the upbeat energy) - Clarice (Enjoyed the acoustic guitar and slow feel)
My first time hearing the artist. Really nice bossa-nova style music. Good background music while driving. 3.5/5
Interesting... Might want to listen to it again.
Kinda wild.
Not my jam
Meh
I listened to this album with my mum, and she described it the best “If I was in the 60’s and at a bistro, this is the perfect music that would be playing behind all the banter”. Perfectly summed up, it’s nicely spaced and has enough interesting stuff to be like “oooh that was nice from x”
Fairly solid Brazilian album
I understand that this album was extremely influential on Brazilian music and progressive for its time, but it felt pretty outdated when I was listening to it I’ll give it a slight pass though since it’s 57 years old Definitely some fun songs on here, Clara and Eles being my personal favorites, but others fall a bit flat I feel like this is one of those albums that other people probably hold in higher regards than I do so while I had a decent time listening to it, I can’t give it more than two stars Favorites: None
Fav: Soy Loco Por Ti América Least Fav: Tropicália The music is good and all but that album cover might be one of my favourites and I’m not sure why, but yeah the music is consistently great the whole way through
glad I found this album. So sweet, love it even though I don't understand the language. It makes me feel like I am in one of those old movies
Good one
4/10
Upbeat, enjoyable time. Probably couldn't pick the music up out of a line up, but I could recognize the artists name if I saw it again and say I liked it
Why does this man look like he wants to kill me?
cute, would probably not come back though
Good sound, wish that I could have understood what he was saying though.
I wish I knew Portuguese
Normally it's not a big deal for me that I can't understand an international album but this one seemed to have a lot of emphasis on its lyrics as many of them were supposed to be political statements. I don't speak Portuguese so all of that is kinda lost on me. Musically it didn't really seem to be doing anything, just kinda all over the place and not in a super enjoyable way.
interesting listen & would be fine to have this on again as background music. good variety in tempos
Enjoyed this. Felt like I had a brief holiday for its duration.
It felt like I needed GP to hold my hand and guide me through this one. A Little too flowery for my liking.
I liked some of the instrumental work on this one but overall wasn’t very keen
Boring music, boring voice
Que divertido e cheio de alegria
Can't say I enjoyed it too much. The vocals are just okay and the production is super jumbled and hazey, to the point were it's hard to decipher individual instruments. 4/10
The opening song may be the best song on the album, the others having some serious missteps, sour notes, overuse of repetition and that sort of thing. I'm trying to stay open to the experience, but I think it is just not my cup of tea. First album in the list where I was wishing it would end sooner.
Tropicalia best genre??
That cover goes crazy hard
Generally I enjoy this type of bossa-like (at least that's what it sounds like to me) music once every now and then, and it always brings me in good mood. For me it's hard to pick out selected tracks here that are better or worse than the other. It mostly gels together into one experience, and it was a good one. If I think about what type of music I consider the best, this doesn't come to mind though. While I enjoy it in certain settings, it's not something I'm really passionate about nor see myself putting on as something else than background music or for thematical reasons. I guess I just feel knowledgeable in this genre to know how it stands against similar works.
Psychedelia with a twist! In this case, the twist comes from samba influences. I honestly enjoyed it, the samba touch set it apart from many of the other similar albums we've come across on this list. The most memorable track was Superbacana. The very nasal singing of the course made it an earworm, though I still can’t decide if it’s good or just plain annoying. The closer, Eles, was also a strong track. I could easily imagine this album being featured in a highbrow film. 3 star.
brazilian, like the idea of naming the first debiut album with your name 2 W przedostatniej piosence sie modli
this was fun 👍
Meh
#662. I probably wouldn't have liked this even if I knew what he was talking about. Shit's just a bit weird. Sounds like something you'd hear on an Austin Powers soundtrack. 2/5: meh
Stan Getz did Brazilian better than the Brazilians.
Maybe I didn't gel with it, but it wasn't my thing
Great for work!
I saw someone else say this album is "kitchen music" which is a great way to say this is the music you have on in the background while cooking or having people over. There's a lot of cool shit on here, quite frankly the guy's voice almost gets in the way of some of the interesting music and sounds that are here. And he has a good voice, that's not a slam on him...I just find the actual instruments and effects used to be the real winner here. I liked this more than I thought I would, still not sure how often I'd return to it or if I would return to it but I'm glad I listened to it and learned about it.
Upon researching the powerful effect of this music, I was intrigued at what I was hearing during the first song. Tropicália is a neat tune that aims to enlighten the listener and I was hoping that there was more of that on this record. The rest had 3 great songs and a handful of noticeable but fast passing tunes. I wasn’t going to get much from the lyrics since I don’t speak Portuguese, so my main focus was in the melody and the instrumentals around it. When the two elements both hit a catchy mark, that’s when I liked the record the most. When they seemed to stall for too long or lacked much power, the song went right through. This isn’t my first album from Brazil (that would be Jorge Ben Jor), but it’s one that I can respect for what it did against a dictatorship. I get down a little bit, not too much. Viva Brasil (6/10, 3/5 on this scale)
A nice change of pace
It's nice to step outside of the UK/USA for a change, but surely, there must be better options than this??? Sadly, this album doesn't inspire me to explore that hypothesis. To be clear, I didn't HATE this, but it certainly didn't interest me in any way. That groovy organ on the last track was, I'm afraid, too little too late.
This was a lovely break from the endless amount of jazz and overrated dad rock albums. There could have had a little more variation, but it was short enough that I didn’t grow bored of it. Overall it was fun enough, and I will most likely play this again.
Yup that’s Brazilian!
- entspannt und geht in die Beine 3 – War okay / Interessant 👌 Solides Album, einige gute Momente oder Ideen. Vielleicht nichts, was ich nochmal hören würde, aber spannend zu kennen.
I enjoyed this, and tend to quickly get drawn in to this style, but it wasn't quite the pinnacle that I thought it would be. I can't put a finger on what's missing for me - maybe a shade too slow too often? I'm happy to have learned the genre - Tropicalia - so that I can find more from it. This is feel good music, often without knowing what is being said. Think I'm at a 3.5, but leaning higher than lower.
So so
Mixed on this one. On one hand, it's interesting. It's different from what I'm used to and it's an eclectic yet accomplished mix of various styles. On the other hand, I often find dissonant psychedelia difficult or outright painful to listen to, and there's a bit too much of that on here. So it was an interesting experience, but I wouldn't revisit this one.
You have got to be kidding me? 1 because I can't give it the zero it deserves.
This album sounds like a the soundtrack for a weird rom com from the 60s where a man down on his luck goes to Rio for business and meets a flighty, free spirited woman on Copacabana Beach. They begin what will become a whirlwind romance that turns into something more serious at the end of the movie. Is it a good album? I don't really know. It's not bad. It's kind of fun to have on in the background maybe. But it doesn't make me want to listen to anything else he's done. I'm curious about the choice of that photo for the cover though.... 3/5
nit so wirklich auf spotify
A fun Brazilian (?) album. Kinda bossa nova kinda psychedelic, very good. I really enjoyed a lot of this but I didn't love his voice. I feel like that's what can make or break albums for me as discovered by doing this everyday. I didn't care if I finished the album but I didn't dislike any of the songs. Another solid 3 for me.
Fear set into me when I saw the year and album cover art - I was worried this would be another psychedelia project. I'm so happy to be wrong - its not even an english-speaking album! Much needed. An opening track that's a bit of a facade, as it's all grand and energetic, while the next few songs are more loungey and mild. "Alergria, Alegria" is a really interesting crossroads of the sounds of it's time and the sounds of it's place of origin. Brazilian psych rock? I've never heard anything like it before. Caetano Veloso has a super unique, super recognizable voice. The way he glides over the waiting-room bossanova on "Anunciacao" is easy on the ears. The way he pronounces 'copacabana' on "Superbacana" is by far my highlight of the record - this song is so short and sweet and fun. 3/5 I feel like im on aa beach in Brazil
Reading about the album prior to listening, I was pretty interested to get into it. Unfortunately for me, it was mostly underwhelming. I enjoyed the last few songs the most, but overall it wasn’t as “fun” musically as I’d hoped it would be. I didn’t find it hard to listen to, but my expectations were likely a bit too high.
The blueprint of the entire Tropicália movement, I think? I mean, the opening track is what gave the movement its name. It is basically a brazilian take on the psychedelic sounds of the time with more complex harmonic progressions and biting political commentary. And while politics are a big part, they are not necessary to enjoy the music. It's pretty good. Key tracks: Tropicália
I enjoyed this! The collection of different influences and genres was executed very well, good listen.
Les genre 30 premières secondes font mal à la tête et après c'est un peu tout pareil
Lyrics didn’t understand, music was Latin with some bite, quite enjoyable
You know, I can understand the appeal of this album. It’s a great mix of Bossa Nova, Industani classical, r&b and a few others, but it comes off uninspired and confused. A few of the melodies are cannibalized from other songs of the era, but they’re good melodies regardless. I’ve not listened to any Brazilian music so I don’t have a baseline for how to rate this, but do to the meandering nature of the album, and my general ignorance of the genre, I can’t rate it very high
first non-English album I've tried. It was fun, I liked his vocal diversity.
Good background music, not as refreshing as some of the other instrumental sounds from before. Thought the dude made the album a little bit worse than it shouldve been but I liked how there was a nice medley of arrangements that allowed me to sample music from all different styles
Meh. Could've done without this one.
When you think of Brazil you probably think of either this music or the Getz/Gilberto bossa nova. It’s good and worth listening to, but not going to be in my regular rotation. Also why did this guy choose to put himself looking like a serial killer dead center of his album cover?
Nice background music
My first bossanova album. It was ok, but not totally my style.
Best thing was the album art. Music was too bubblegum for me.
I sort of like the last song but the rest did not impress me. 2 stars or D.
Yay, more Brazillian music with random noises! This has strong Os Mutantes vibes. Tropicalia is the music played over the credits to some terrible Brazilian 60s beach movie. I guess everything Brazillian is a beach movie. Anunciacao probably has something to do with a religious reference based on the title and the constant repetition of Maria and the pseudoreligious music during the chorus. A Brazilian mentioning Copa Cabana? Unheard of! If this was American or British music no way it makes this list. I'm paranoid I'm going to listen to an extra song. Maybe I'm biased to music in English....so be it.
really a 4 but i don't speak Portuguese
Songs are short, quick and happy tropical vibe.
Tropicalia always brings the vibes. Caetano has a lovely sun-kissed voice. Psychedelic bossanova is such a wonderful genre that makes me feel like I’m traveling through a 1960’s Brazilian/Spanish film on a moped.
This album had fun vibes and a cool variety of sounds and instruments and vocals. Favorite song was Soy Loco Por Ti America.
I enjoy Tropicalia quite a lot. So I appreciate the historical position of this album. But honestly, recording Brazillian music in the style of Brian Wilson and the Beatles was pretty inevitable. If Caetano hadn’t, someone else would’ve shortly. And what made the world go mad for Psychadelic studio trickery was how GREAT the songs of Wilson/Lennon/McCartney were. The songs here are not great. I only hear two that I would rate as mildly good. And an album without quality songs is like a house without a foundation. You can dress it up in silk and chintz but it won’t hold up for long.
EN: I really wasn't expecting this album to be half as good as it is! It is very consistent, not long enough to be boring and has its own charm. As a Brazilian, I'm glad my country's albums are being well represented. PT-BR: Eu realmente não esperava que este álbum fosse tão bom quanto assim! É muito consistente, não é longo o bsatante para ser chato e tem seu próprio charme. Como brasileiro, fico feliz que os álbuns do meu país estejam sendo bem representados.
Easy to listen to, some nice guitar. Never heard of the singer or the album, so it was a nice change
Didn't enjoy this and didn't finish it. Feel bad to say but just didn't sit with me at all.
This album didn’t really resonate with me. I neither loved it nor hated it. It mostly just drifted along without making much of an impact. On a positive note, the album art features a wild photo!
I know who Veloso is and I'm familiar with a couple covers of his "Baby" (one of which, we'll eventually get to on here) but I think this is my first time listening to the man himself. I kind of enjoy tropicália and I found this to be a pretty good time.
Okay, okay. Samba and psychedelic rock, I see you. I can't really judge this against anything else as it sounds so unique (to me). I enjoyed it, though.
For the first fifteen minutes of this album, I was thinking "Watery psychedelic rock with lyrics in a language I don't understand - no thank you". Then Soy Loco Por Ti America came on and I thought "this is better". From there the last three tracks piqued my interest enough to give the whole album a second listen, and that elevated it to a high three-star status. So, three high stars it is.
Didnt hate or love this. Didnt offer much to get my teeth into, just kind of floated along in the background sounding sunny.
It’s no Os Mutantes but it’s clearly what you should expect Brazilan tropicalia tunes from the 60’s to sound like. Patio music for swingers. Bubbly fizzy tickle your nose pop party tunes. I liked Anunciação.
Meh, perhaps if I was Brazilian or understood Portuguese this would have more impact.
I feel like I should be wearing a way more colorful outfit and sipping a tropical drink while sitting poolside watching beautiful people do beautiful things.
Koulunkello- / auton peruutusäänille sekä super superille ei voi olla vähän naurahtamatta. Minä vanha bossa novan rakastaja en voi olla viihtymättä.
Tropicália é um movimento que me interessa muito aqui no Brasil. Até hoje a galera sente uma nostalgia calorosa a respeito dos sons feitos durante o período. Engraçado que este é o terceiro disco brasileiro que pego na lista, e o segundo de Tropicália, então claramente os autores da lista tinham um viés específico dessa era musical brasileira. E não é à toa! É uma fusão brilhante de gêneros e algo realmente único no Brasil. Mas, quando o assunto é discos do Caetano Veloso, existem muitos bem mais legais que este aqui. Nada contra sua estréia, mas em momentos, o disco perde um pouco do seu foco e consequentemente, você acaba perdendo também. Desta forma, não consigo dizer que este é um disco impecável, mas saiba que Caetano possui alguns assim em sua discografia. Dito isso, as partes boas deste álbum são muito boas. Um som peculiar, incomum, e muito rico. A voz de Caetano, até aqui em sua estréia, é suave e atraente. Seu estilo lírico também é enigmático e cativante. 4/5
Didn't really enjoy the music, wasn't for me
Some nice bits in this album and maybe in he right setting would work better but not for me. Stand out song - Soy loco por Ti America
Debut solo album Bossa Nova / Latin / Psychedelia / Rock / Pop. This is something I'd never usually pick out for myself. That's why this journey is so cool. New sounds. This isn't my thing, however I appreciate the musicianship and art. Cool album cover art.
It’s like Belle & Sebastian but Brazilian. This is such an enjoyable album. From the smooth vocal in English and what I think is Portuguese to the excellent instrumentals from a wide range of instruments. This is one of those album that I 100% agree deserves a spot on this list. 10/10
Interesting album. I liked it.
I guess music is just better when you can't understand the words
had dit toch iets beter verwacht... voor iemand die voor zijn muziek naar de gevangenis ging...
Quite an intriguing album, i would have to say not really my thing though
There were some cool and funky moments, but for whatever reason I still found it quite hard to get that much into this one. Probably just my lack of experience with Brazilian music, which just makes it a sound I am a lot less used to. But I'm definitely open to this one growing on me in the future.
For the most part, I've enjoyed the Brazilian albums on this list. Good length. High 3.
4/10 - nothing special it was a decent album but didn’t stand out at all
Album cover kinda threw me off but otherwise pretty good
Harmless Brazilian pop. Don't think I'll ever listen to it again, but didn't hate it.
Good
Odugovlačila sam s pisanjem ovog reviewa jer nisam znala šta reći. S jedne strane, prva pjesma mi je takvo osvježenje, već nekoliko puta sam je morala odslušati. S druge, nijedna mi pjesma više nije tako legla. Zbog toga se vjerovatno mora gurati u red osrednjih albuma.
Bad audio quality and not a fan of the music itself
Didn't like this as much as I thought I would from the cover and description. Just not for me I guess.
I enjoyed this as background cooking music, but it didn't stand out enough to be more than that.
See, this is what I wanted the project to give me. I haven't heard of the album, the artist or even the genre before. The psy-rock / samba crossiver album I didn't know my life needed
Sick record. Some odd stuff but a classic.
A fairly enjoyable mashup of 60s psych and samba. I wish I had more to say about it.
This is an enjoyable album laid back great vibes
The songs all blend together just a little, but the strings + percussion + infectious singing combo is sure to deliver you a good time.
Really interesting. Especially the historical context of the album.
Tropicalia dreams of Rio
Just kind of boring
Something about the Portuguese language really distracted me from the music and made me feel annoyed with the album. I was glad when it was over.
I knew this day would come. I guess that's what listening to 1001 albums is about. Some stuff will stick, some stuff won't. I didn't particularly think this was bad, just not my bag. I actually have heard the first track somewhere before. I'm sure if your Brazilian this is a classic album. At least give it a listen once.
Had it's moments but not as punchy as I hoped. I'm increasingly disappointed by psychedelic rock
Its a vibe. Good listen. Don't know about the lyrics since it's in Spanish.
Cool - not a style of music I normally listen to but still cool
Nice to come across something on the list that's completely new to me. It was a solid album and I enjoyed my time with it.
3.5/5
Pretty good. Felt more like background music but more bc it’s not my typical style and lyrics weren’t in English. 3.5
Brazilian people are cool. Also sexy. Some of this feels over the top (ie, a few arrangements),but one mostly digs, especially "Clarice" and "Alegria Alegria" and "Soy Loco." But the whole thing feels sweet and interesting and is most pleasant and interesting to hear, suggesting one needs to spend considerably more time with CV.
Cool mix of genres/styles that has been termed as “Tropicalia.” This could have been a high rating, except a few things are knocking it down for me. For one, it was recorded on a half-eaten potato, not even a good, healthy potato. Secondly, the musical phrasing was at times confusing and uncomfortable. Thirdondly, the off pitch talk-singing is cringeworthy.
3
Nice world vibe. Bass lines come in groovy, catchy, head bobbin grooves. Voice is on point and goes with the style. I may have to venture into this genre a tad more.
This was okay
For a foreign language album, this was actually pretty enjoyable. I did feel towards the end that it'd be a lot better if I could understand the lyrics, but I like what he's going for here. Short songs keep things fresh. 5.75/10 (2.875/5)
I know this album.. kinda. I remember the cover vividly and from listening to a few tracks its the "weird" album my parents had. I never understood why they had an album where you didn't understand the lyrics. I really need to look up why Brazilian arts got sold like they did in the 70's. Onto the album. It's fun. No clue what dude is singing about other than Soy loco por ti, America. Cause even my dumbass can translate that one. Seriously the album is good it's got a nice rhythm even in the slower songs. It's well worth a listen or three. I'm not sure if it will make it into rotation but I've listened to it a few times today and enjoyed it.
I want to give this a 4 so bad but because I dont speak great espanol it is sadly getting a 3. It wouldnt even be better in english - I just wont revisit it.
This was exactly the sort of thing that I was hoping to encounter when I started out on this project, discovering things that I’d never heard before and which pushed me outside of my comfort zone. This album definitely achieves this - a sonic stew of bossanova, 60s pop and psychedelia with occasional Walker Brothers-esque string backing. In parts it’s quite difficult to put an era, as well as a genre, on it. I enjoyed it all the way through though - no skips here. Throughly enjoyable listening, will look out for it in the wild for sure. 4/5 Standout tracks: Clarice (medley of all sorts of genres) Allegria, Allegria (Animals meets the Byrds doing Dylan covers) Eles (great 60s pysch vibes)
A fun lil romp. He's still making music too! I appreciate learning more about other country/other languages music.
He said Coca Cola
Good mix of styles
Not too exciting.
Didn’t get much from this
I experimented a lot of his catalog. Interesting but not anything I would listen to regularly.
2 not for me.
This album just didn't really stand out to me much. I feel like Samba is pretty good, but this was just a bit too monotonous to do much with the genre. Only the first and last tracks realy stood out to me at all. Favorite Track: Tropicália
Ik vond hem leuk
slightly odd Brazilian pop
Quite exotic and charming, I don't know the genre well enough to tell how good this is comparatively to others, but I know I enjoyed it. Smooth delivery and cool combinations of musical elements. 3.9
A great and influential, foundational album of the Tropicalia genre. The genre could do more on later albums with other artists I find. The eclecticism is too strong on this one.
Very intriguing. It won't cease to blindside you with an odd genre fusional instrumental twist and I'm all here for it.
Nice. Not knowing the language had to judge as an atmospheric companion. It definitely was nice to have on while driving or working. Enjoyed it. Wonder what Portugiese speakers would make of it.
At turns pleasant, then grating, then breezy, then repetitive. Three city for me
this was fine, some good tracks throughout but not super memorable on the whole. and sadly not excellent like some of the other brazilian albums we've had. maybe i missed something but it just didn't really click for me. with that said, the last track got me good with the hammond organ jump scare. that was the absolute last thing i was expecting to hear to close out this album. props to you caetano favorites: tropicalia, alegria alegria, supercabana, soy loco por ti america, eles
Definitely an interesting one. No doubt the song compositions are great. Just not a style that will warrant a second listen.
latin, 1968 -> 3
Better than I would have expected, based on the cover, the era, and the fact that it's sung in Portuguese. It felt a bit exotic-lite. Many of the songs were simply someone's name repeated quite a few times, which might as well have been in English. Although there were flashes of what I would think of as Latin America music, there were also a whole load of obviously western influences too. For me, that was actually a good thing, as I generally don't like world music. On that basis, this gets 3 stars, but a strong 3 stars.
An enjoyable listen, mainly because along with the unusual exotic instrumental sounds of the psychedelic era it also maintains a cool Latin grove throughout. An excellent companion with the first Os Mutants album. I really dig those Tropicalia 60s bands.
Hmmm mmm mm mmmmm hm um a mm
Enjoyed it, didn't understand a.word.of it but would happily give it another listen Creepy/cool album artwork too.
Sixties Brazilian pop fun. A moustachioed Austin Powers strutting across the beach in an indecent pair of budgie smugglers stops and peers over the top of his shades. Wink to camera. Strut on.
Digging the artwork! It's an unexpectedly fruity funky album!
BOOORING
This is Caetano Veloso debut album from 1968. It spearheaded the Tropicália movement (an art movement he helped create/popularize characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres—notably the union of the popular and the avant-garde, as well as the melding of Brazilian tradition and foreign traditions and styles) it was not well received by the higher ups in his native country which led to his arrest, imprisonment (talk about tough critics!) and he was even kicked out of the country! I hope they let him back in at some point. I personally would have given him the keys to the country- it's a great album of dreamy & interesting sounds lots of different sounds all mixed together - this would be a great album to play during a pool party! The songs to my ears tend to sound alike but it's such a great sound that I don't mind at all & maybe after a few more plays the songs will start to stand out on their own- regardless- I love it & so far, it's my favorite discovery from the 1001 Album generator project (hear an album a day) by far. I will be adding this album to my collection & look forward to hearing it playing loudly as I skinny dip all summer sipping tropical cocktails with cute little pink umberellas.
Fun but expected
3.5
Decent
Wonderful album.
Eu amo Brasil but not the best tropicalia I've heard from here, still some great songs though
1967 and this sound is aside what is the core music of this year. I enjoyed it.
Didn’t understand the language but understood the vibes
3 - I dunno, it was okay. The type of music someone would put on at a dinner party to show how musically diverse they are.
I'm pretty sure this guy has a different album that's been setbreak music. It works in that format because setbreak is always weird but not really otherwise
Very Listenable.
An interesting mix
Not my bag baby
This album was probably my favorite of the non-English albums I’ve gotten so far. Clarice was beautiful but the rest were just… fine. So this one is middle of the road
Despite the creepy cover, decent music.
Nice brazilian psychedelic rock
If there was a scene in one of my projects that has some montages or a timelapse or some sort, I would use songs from this album.
Brasilianisch
2.4
terrifying album cover - music isn't much better
this was nice, probably not something i'd seek out on my own but i love brazilian music. reminded me of Milton Nascimento and the like
Hard to rate Hard to dislike Hard to love
"Soy Loco Por Ti América" is a huge highlight, but the rest of the album is just alright. Some odd production where the left ear sounds muted at parts though
Waves of good and ok
very well produced just not my vibe
This is great
This is an interesting and diverse record with some beautiful harmonies throughout, though I wouldn't say that I found it to be compelling overall.
I listened to this and then forgot about it and couldn’t for the life of me remember what it was. ‘Tropicalia’, apparently. Down the middle. Easy listening but doubt I’ll be popping this on.
no está completo en spotify :(( pero lo que sí aparece me gustó bastante
This album is ....different..... It's part of a musical movement in the 60's called Tropicalia. This genre combines literally any musical genre together and trys to make them play nice together, but they usually don't. It's like Brazilian psychadelica. It's weird. Like, this album has traces of psychadelica, pop, rock, traditional Indian music, Bossa Nova....it's just a melting pot of any style of music or musical instrument imaginable. Not my favourite. Favorite songs: So Loco Por Ti America, "Alegria, Alegria", Eles Least favorite songs: Clarice, Anunciacao, Clara 2/5
Really enjoyed this. Precious.
It was fine, nothing super notable
It was refreshing to listen to something culturally different, however, it was just ehhh off of first impression.
I always get scared when there’s psychedelia described in the album. Having said that, I was pleasantly surprised. Would I listen to it again? No. But the musical arrangement flowed nicely and I appreciated the rhythm. I would give this 2.5 if I could.
Super interesting album. It utilizes all sorts of genres, from bossa nova, to folk, to psychedelic rock. The melodies and rhythms are interesting, catchy, and very, very chill. This album apparently also created the genre of tropicalia, and how many albums can say they created a genre? 4.0/5.0: Great
very interesting album. each track was unique and stayed fresh throughout. im not sure how much i really liked it vs liking the variation it provided but i enjoyed it either way
Brazilian! Three stars, I guess.
Not what I was expecting from the cover. The music is really good, but the singing is just so terrible. Probably on purpose like a tom waits sort of way, but I hate tom waits too.
Lyder som meget andet... Men spansk....
Soundtracket til det brasilianske remake af Austin Powers
It's very much not my thing, but I can recognize its talent. That said, since it's very much not my thing, I suppose I can't know for sure if it's especially talented for its genre. It's Girl from Ipanema lounge music to me, though I acknowledge that's a lazy, uninformed comparison. I'm going to give it a 3. I don't hate it, I just wouldn't listen to it on purpose, but if it was on in the background for some reason I don't think I'd object.
Great for a sunny walk with a latte
Interesting album would have been good except for that one song with the recorder that was very bad
Something very different a very fun, not what I’m used to listening to and I enjoyed it.
I really like this album and style of music. Tropicália is poignant to me as it relates to the art of Helio Oiticica, who coined the term. If the music seems relaxed, it's because to be relaxed was one of their forms of protest.
I think if I was in a pepper mood I'd enjoy this more. Fun instrumentation but I kept getting a little annoyes by the vocal stylings.
I will never understand singers who sound bored while they sing
It's good but I can't imagine I'll listen to it again. Except when making Bolognese apparently.
UAU!!!! i liked this soooo so much. it sounds incredibly fresh. the other tropicália that i’ve listened to sounds cool but still recognizably 1960s, while i thought that this sounded kind of magically singular and outside of time. overall it made me imagine what it would be like to twirl!!!! weeeeee!!!!!
that was very lovely! feels like bossa nova's cousin. there were a few songs in the middle that got a little too repetitive for me but overall really pretty and enjoyable.
This was definitely better than I was expecting, and I found the first track, especially to be pretty epic and grand feeling with the build up and the instrumentation. As the album went on, it felt more and more forgettable for me, so I'd give this a 3.5. But for its time, and the way it mixes a lot of influences and then undoubtedly influenced a lot of other music from Brazil and else where, it deserves, I'll bump it up to 4 for this scale.
1960s pop meets Brazil in a way that was apparently so radical it got Caetano Veloso arrested and exiled—an impressive feat for what sounds, at least on the surface, like a fun and pleasant record. Blending bossa nova, psychedelia, and tropicalia, the album is full of colorful, exotic-sounding arrangements that make for an enjoyable listen, even if it never quite grabs me in a big way. Tracks like Tropicália burst with energy, mixing Brazilian rhythms with an experimental, almost Beatles-esque touch, while softer moments like Clarice and Soy Loco Por Tí, América have a dreamy, poetic quality. It’s clear there’s a lot of artistry here, but it mostly feels like mood music to me—pleasant, well-crafted, but not something I’d find myself returning to often. That’s probably doing the album an injustice, given its historical significance and the fact that it was seen as a major political statement in Brazil at the time. The fusion of Western pop and Brazilian traditional music was bold and subversive, and Veloso’s poetic, often cryptic lyrics added to the sense of rebellion. But from a purely listening standpoint, it’s an album I respect more than I love. It’s nice, it’s exotic, it’s well put together—but it doesn’t spark much excitement for me.
2.5 Fine but unexciting
I didn't know what to expect from this, but it was really enjoyable. The band cooks! 3.5 stars, actually
It was ok, most tracks were just decent background music. Clarice was good but drags on after a while. Superbacana was pretty fun. Soy Loco Por Ti America was nice. Best song: Superbacana
I have no context to say is this was good or bad. The guitar work was good but I didn’t find it exceptional, and lyrically it all sounded like Portuguese to me, though the nod to MJ and the Beatles seemed misplaced and awkward. Respect to his efforts but I probably will not be looking for this one and defer my opinion to others who know better.
Random thoughts: * This was a pleasant listen. * I'm sure this was genre bending and defining at the time but just kinda sounds old now. * I probably won't pick this one up again. * If you really want some great Brazilian music pick up the "City of God" soundtrack. That is where it's at.
Pretty good.
Subdued vocals against vibrant musical arrangements give sad-guy-at-a-party vibes.
Couldn't understand a word this guy was singing. But I liked this one, purely for the vibes The Billie Jean cover really threw me off, seemed totally out of place to sing in English for this one song. But he did a great job and put his own twist on it! 4 ⭐️
Fantastic Brazilian music with a psychedelic flair. Lots of different styles are packed into a fairly short album. I’ll definitely play this again, and I’d love to hear more from Caetano Veloso.