Reviews (page 7 of 7)
- Never heard of Caetano Veloso before - Not my usual type of music but I enjoyed it - Thought some of the tracks towards the end were a bit weaker - Mad album cover - Fav songs: Tropicália; Alegria, Alegria; Onde Andaras
This was the definition of a middle of the road album. I didn't hate it, but I never found a way to get into it either.
Enjoyable album, blend of sounds and genres. Good for background ambient maybe? Saved tracks: Tropicalia, Supercabana, Soy Loco Por Ti America
4.1 + Love seeing Brazilian tropicália on this list, especially one of the original records within the genre that's a seemingly effortless blend of psychedelia, rock and other influences. The hollow reverb on the vocals dominates the foreground while percussive splashes and organ, guitar create a kaleidoscope of sound. I especially like the peppering of fills on "Eles."
genieten wanneer sfinks?
het is aan het regenen buiten maar dit gaf me toch een zonnig gevoel.
*booty shake intensifies*
Ronaldinho Soccer PREFS : TOUT MOINS PREF : RIEN
Para muy fanáticos de este tipo de música y este estilo de voz brasileña. Con algo de ritmo, no me ha llamado mucho la atención
Smooth
don't like it
Great 60s Italian musicality
fun
caetano nao é meu mpb favorito mas é ok
I enjoyed this, something different, sounded fresh.
I wish I understood Portuguese for Caetano has so much to tell. Soave silky laid back arrangements with a Tender vocal perfomance. In the long run the style is kinda to exotic to me to make me tune in any time soon. Special music for special occasions. 2.5
so tropical
NB
Not too bad. Favorite Track: Soy loco por ti, América 2.5
This sounds like smtng old spanish women with thirty cats will enjoi
BRHUEHUEBRRR
One of the things I like about this process is being able to rummage around in the rock and roll basement (in the basement..down in the basement) and find out who is playing/writing/producing on these records. When I saw who it was I went looking for Gilberto Gil and sure enough there he is co writing some of these tracks. I saw Gilberto about 10 years ago at the Opera House, one of the most extraordinary nights of my life. We got there about 30 minutes before the start and the place was heaving, they were singing and dancing BEFORE the gig, they had their own party happening just in preparation for the great man. Then the gig started, hooley dooley. I'm starting to think Dimery is just ticking boxes for the list. This is ok, it drifts along and has some interesting moments and some nice moments, Clarice is lovely. But would I ever listen to this again? No.
Yeah, nice! I have in recent years enjoyed a radio show on PBS FM called Switched On, which always includes some music from 60s-70s Brazil. So I’ve probably heard Veloso, Gil and others before - but while doing housework, so never took in names or listened closely. Will def come back to this album, prob at dinner time rather than jobs time as it’s at the chill end of the spectrum.
Easy listening in such a beautiful language. Sounded fine to me but not thrilling.
OK, nice enough. Pleasant, if slightly forgettable tunes, and cheerful 60s production. My Portuguese is sadly lacking, so I can't really get the impact of lyrics. The music is light and frothy and upbeat and cheesy, with a Latin swing that is fun. Pleasant enough, but doesn't really grab me.
How refreshing to hear psychedelic 60s music that didn’t come from the US or UK! An intriguing combination of bossa nova, pop and rock.
I liked the music here, hate to mark it down as I don't understand the lyrics as that's on me, but rating based on how much I enjoy.
Fun 60s pop. Enjoyed it but doubt it'll hit my regular rotation.
Beautiful album, I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did. Not a fan of the album cover, but Veloso's vocals are so smooth and enchanting. Something out of a movie set in paradise. Fave track(s): Clarice
e o garoto de metais está experimentando algo... canibalismo artístico, não sei o que diabos isso significa... bem... brincadeira selvagem... gravado em algum lugar na ROOM OF CRAZIES. Eu não tenho mais nada. porcaria fedorenta média iha média iha média soy loco por ti america
Couldn’t listen
Charming bossonova tunes
this is pretty cool and funky. me when i dont speak portuguese. best tracks: alegria alegria, anunciacao, clara
This album reminds me of old movies. I don't know if it's the 'happy' sounds in this because it's a genre I never listen to, or if it's the production. But it feels very nostalgic and cozy to me.
What a steaming turd
It’s ok
He’s got two self titled albums. I listened to the 80’s one first before realizing it’s the wrong one. It was pretty cool, extremely minimal just guitar and vocal. Wish it wasn’t quite so minimal. The Billie Jean cover did not work at all for me. The 60’s one is super psychedelic and has tons of percussion and fuzzed out guitars and sitars. I liked the sound and arrangements a lot. I feel like it holds up better than the some of the other 60’s experimental stuff we’ve heard because it has a stronger groove/ more rhythmically interesting. I was hoping I would have a tune with a melody that grabbed me a bit more. I was interested in the Tropicalia movement so I checked out an album he was on called Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis and really liked that album. I feel like I want to come back to these 60’s records and give them another listen. I’ll rate the first album a 3 maybe the second album 4.
I listened to the 80’s one first and it was okay, but I was a little bored by the end. The 60’s one I really liked! Some really cool songwriting and arrangements. I like the vibe of the whole album and I would definitely listen again
I almost gave this a 4 before I was violently offended by the Billie Jean cover. Otherwise I enjoyed listening but don’t need to hear it again
I’d only ever heard one song before by him and that was only because Beirut covered it, so was nice to dive a bit deeper in. Felt strange listening to pure sunshine when it was lashing it down and very grey, but it was a nice listen nonetheless. (Much prefer Elza Soares in terms of Brazilian musicians. She’s a total legend. Music that sounds like it’s been written by someone 1/4 her age!) Extra credit due to him being a key part in the left wing battle against the far right Brazilian govt back in the 60s/70s. But, I then found out he was also a wrang’un.
My Brazilian colleague says this guy is the most famous musician in Brazil, mad that we don't hear of him at all (or maybe I'm not cultured enough). It was a nice change, light and breezy, but it didn't spark a desire to keep listening.
I thought I'd like this more than I actually did. I like music from Central and South America, but I found this rather disappointing.
Found it quite chilled out but I didn't really like it. Not understanding the language feels like I'm missing out on a lot of the album's nuance.
Nice background music. Think the final song was the most interesting. Like with the previous non English album, it's hard to really appreciate.... But that's my problem
Belle surprise, j’ai aimé la voix, j’ai aimé les mélodies. Vers la fin, je trouvais qu’on avait fait le tour, mais dans l’ensemble très agréable
This was a hard album to find. It seems that Caetano Veloso has several completely different self titled albums, and this particular one wasn’t on Apple Music. YouTube to the rescue! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Tropicália, Onde Andaras, Soy Loco Por Ti America Firstly, to address the elephant in the room, the majority of these lyrics went right over my head. I don’t speak Portuguese. I could pick up some bits from the Spanish I know, but I’m really not going to attempt some dissection of the lyrics! Musically, this was very interesting. It had some obvious bossa nova influence, but without really being bossa nova. I’d consider it to be psychedelic jazz with a Spanish flair (I know Spanish is a different language, but the music itself sounded Spanishy). Overall, I did quite enjoy this. It’s definitely not going to appeal to everyone, but as for me… me gusta.
It’s good music quite entertaining but it dragged a little at points and the language barrier makes it a little harder to enjoy but it’s good though. 3/5
It was an interesting mix of styles.
like it. no idea what it is on about but its cool.
Nando’s music
I like the vibe but it is not like I'd oftern or ever desire to hear this again.
Needed more artistic cannibalism.
diet tropicola
Um, sorry... just no. I can't listen to this. It's not neccessarily bad, but so far from my own aesthetics that I couldn't get through even a cursory listen. 1/5
I enjoyed this album, at one point I felt like I was in a 60s/70s spy movie, I think I'd listen again as relaxation music
It’s a good album, I’ll say that much
not really to my taste, but quite decent
this shits gorgeous bro - maybe i’m j romanticizing the portuguese but Clarice and anunciciao and soy loco are beautiful i love this album and the vibe it creates low 4
Oh, wow! Foreign albums are on here. So I have to listen to this garbage and a special band like Rammstein, a true transcendent pioneer, is not on the list currently!? Fuck that shit!
I enjoyed this much more than I'd expected to. Some parts sounded like Indian music, some like psychedelic pop interesting mix.
Mellow and pleasant. Feels like a nice tropical vacation.
it sounded nice.
I couldn't get into this, I was hoping it would be interesting musically but yeah it's worse than the vocals.
I’m sure this was important in Brazil in the late 60’s, but I don’t know Portuguese and didn’t like the music all that much.
did nothing for me. not even good background noise.
I liked some of the guitar work, but overally this wasn't anything I could get into. Didn't want to turn it off, so it had that going for it, I guess.
I had never heard of tropicália before this album. This album is awesome. 4 stars.
why does South American music fuck so hard? this stuff’s amazing! 10/10
it was okay. too quiet for my liking- and by that i mean it was too sheltered and relatively the same.
It's...eh? At the risk of an easy/novice comparison... the only other Brazilian artist i've heard on here was Clube da Esquina which was mind-blowing and has become a favourite. This album doesn't have anywhere near the same musical passages, drama, diversity, and occasional explosiveness of expression that that one has. And I realize it's a lame comparison (sample size of TWO) but I can't help but make the parallel. And this just comes up short and uninteresting overall. 4/10 2 stars
Tropicalismo brasileño. Me gusta. Un 4.
No es de mi estilo. Pero bueno .... 3
Very much unlike what I usually listen to, but very interesting nevertheless. I like the fact that he threw in an Ave Maria as well. Certainly enjoyable to listen to.
It was awesome but a little uneven
A lot of really cool sound design and mixing, really enjoyed this for not understanding a bit of it
fun and groovy record! fave tracks: tropicalia, alegria, alegria, onde andaras, superbacana, soy loco por ti america
I did like this. Needs another few listens for a final opinion I suppose. Didn't blow me away. 🤷
Tries my patience to be honest. All seems very adept and there are some interesting "textures" but orchestration is scatty and the often used vocal echo/reverb is oppressive. There is a lack of direction which may be due to cultural differences. Not for me and I don't think ill be exploring the extensiveback catalog. 2.5
Cool mix of Latin American music and 60s psychedelic garage rock, quite Hendrixy as well
Halfway there. Am I halfway done, or do I still have halfway to go? Can I rate this as a 2.5?
A little too kitchen sing for me... more a collection of interesting sounds to music than music itself. Not my cup of tea.
Beautiful
Music for a bad Spanish restaurant
I didn’t like this. An odd mix of psychedelic Brazilian and spoken word weirdness. I think I’m not hippie enough to enjoy this.
Bosa nova. Aburrido.
this looks scary i'm not listening to that upd: i couldn't find it so i guess it's ok
Listen again
A Brazilian album that created 'Tropicália', an artistic movement in response to military dictatorship and The Beatles. This apparently led to Cartano Veloso being exiled from Brazil. My Portuguese is sub-par, so I wouldn't have picked any of this up from the record, but did find it an enjoyable and eclectic mix of genres, and distinctly Brazilian. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Tropicália Date listened: 07/09/22
A really intriguing listen, kind of trippy, very much of its time. Veloso's vocals are smooth as butter, really lovely. Fave songs: Soy loco por ti, Eles, América, Alegria, Alegria, Paisagem Útil, Superbacana
Brazilian, beautiful voice. Standout is "Alegria, Alegria"
Not great
Worth noting that I love all sorts of Brazilian music and that Caetano Veloso is a total legend. Not my favorite album of his though
Overall pretty bland. I did like the attempts at Billie Jean, but I wouldn't listen again.
The album cover looks almost exactly like that Donovan shit. Will it sound the same? Let's find out... And nup it's South American salsa type stuff. The upbeat songs were fun. The softer stuff left me cold but when it got going it was pretty cool. no doubt the Brazilians get really annoying to this in YouTube comments haha. 3/5.
eh
Very psychedelic. I like the flourishes of other music, as well. It's a quick album, captures the era, just didn't really do much for me one way or the other. Favorite tracks: "Onde Andaras", "Soy Loco Por Ti America"
interesting effort, I like the instrumentation. this is not why veloso is famous for tho, at least not here in México
such an easy listen!
Brazil does 60s psychedelia. Pretty straight forward and not my thing
old school brazillian music
Enjoyable Brazilian album.
This is why I love this challenge. This is the kinda stuff I love listening to. I didn't really enjoy it, but I'm happy I listened to it since it's so outside my wheelhouse. It was a very interesting mix of genres that didn't feel very coherent. An experiment absolutely, but one that I don't think was a success. Too many things were tried to be done at once and it results in a confusing mess. But it was a really interesting listen to but I don't think I'll be returning to this. 2.5/5
I played the whole album through to try and figure out if any of it was worthy of the praise it gets on Wikipedia, but I couldnt find anything about it that appeals to me at all. 1/5
Very Euro-popish so not my cup of tea. It didn’t hurt my ears but I’m going to be tough so only 2*
One of those that I enjoyed whilst it was on but realistically will never listen to again.
Not my jam, music was entirely forgettable, not completely offensive, nothing jumped out.
As someone already said, great cooking music and perfect for the hot weather.
Messy and hard to understand
it sounded wrong but it might just be that portugese i believe is not a nice singing language imo
This isn't bad considering that this genre isn't really my thing. He gets an extra star for trying to look like a serial killer on the album cover. :-)
Portuguese sounds like Russian and Brazilian music is all about vibes. That's all I've got, though the stronger cuts won me over in the end. I'm pretty sure I'm missing something, as this sounds about as dynamic as modern across-the-sea copies I've heard.
Very dang cool Brazilian psych-y album. Short and sweet too 👍
Nice music, enjoyed the listen
Jajajajajajajajaja
Listened Before? N Ehhhh... non-english stuff again. I gather from wiki that this is some sort of groundbreaking album. I don't know what it is and I don't speak Portuguese so it's very "meh" to me. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Tropicalia
I have liked most of the Brazilian fusion but this one didn't work as well for me. I find the ballads less interesting than the more upbeat fusion other Brazilians brought to the table.
I guess I'm not a fan of Tropicália. I find the overall sound a bit light and the music unstructured. I thought maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but when spotify (twice) offered up other Brazilian artists afterward I started bobbin' my head and snappin' my fingers.
Brazilian singers have the most mellifluous voices and I think Caetano Veloso is the smoothest of them all. This debut album by him would go perfectly with lounging on Ipanema beach on a beautiful sunny morning while sipping a pina colada. This is a decent debut but its a bit inconsistent and it doesn't features any keepers like his later material, eg O Leaozinho, or Sonho Meu. But that voice.... ahhh.
I liked this. I imagined myself lazing on the beach in Rio, drinking cocktails whilst this played in the background at a nearby bar.
Even with a cover reminiscent of Sunshine Superman era Donovan and the Wikipedia informed knowledge that this is an early example of Tropicalia, I still didn't really know what to expect. I was more than pleasantly surprised though. A conglomeration of styles from bossa nova/samba through psychedelia and onto mid-60s folk stylings, I thoroughly enjoyed this. And, at a few minutes over half an hour, it didn't outstay it's welcome.
I like this, it feels different from anything I'm used to. Gave it a couple listens and I think I'm into it.
Though I prefer the more manic and experimental Os Mutantes when it comes to Tropicalia, I am sucker for nearly any 60s psychedelia - especially when it incorporates so many influences. Giro.
It's fine but I don't connect with it much, I am completely ambivalent.
He is a brasilian singer, I haven't referents of him and the samba I don't like, sorry.
Solid album. The music is Interesting, and the artist is talented. This was my first time listening to Caetano.
Given the write up on allmusic.com which promised a progressive marriage between Brazilian pop music and the psychedelic sounds that were taking north america and great britain by storm at the time. I believe I read something along the lines of a "Brazilian Sgt. Pepper's" But what I mostly got was a pretty standard Bossa Nova pop album that was a staple of the jazz scene at the time. I was expecting a psychedelic trip along the lines that Os Mutantes offers. There are some good, listeneable tunes here and the album closer; Eles does have a nice sitar intro , pulsating bass guitar and some cool psychedelic organ flourishes and interesting guitar. Overall not a bad album just not the experience I was hoping for. 3 stars
Jolly background
This album was surprising. I was expecting more straight bossa nova, but this album expertly incorporates aspects of Brazilian music into mor popular western forms to create something lush, beautiful, and something that knows exactly what it is. I read that Caetano Veloso thought this album was poorly executed, but I strongly disagree.
Because the Group ratings link disappears when I review a song I think about what I'm going to say and then open the Group ratings in a new window to see what others have said but only if I already know what I'm going to say and well this is the first time that I had these exact words in my mind. "This was a perfectly pleasant listen, but without knowing any Portuguese it kinda slid off my consciousness without making too much of a mark. Fave track "Tropicalia" - though that just might be because I was paying attention to track one before going back to working and letting it play in the background ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"
Ok - a bit 60s psychedelic. Pleasant singing. I'm not won over.
Surprisingly fun
Nice, but a little repetitive after the 3rd aong
Contrasting opinions on this- I like the genre but this album veers wildly from chaotic tunes to steady almost enjoyable Brazilian beat pieces It seems like the Milton Nascimento album- there are so many other better albums out there but the '1001 album' judges just choose the first album by an influencial band and stick with it?
Tym razem wylosowalo cos z egzotyki, bo debiutancki material pana Caetano Veloso z 68, ktorego gatunkowo wiki okresla jako tropicália, czyli blend tego do w ameryce poludniowej orginalnie sie gralo i proba stworzenia z tego czegos rokowego, bo najblizej do klasycznych gatunkow, to plyta stoi obok psychodelicznego rockowania, bo co jak co nawet nie rozumiejac liryki tworzy ona cos psychodelicznego glownie za sprawa subtelnych wokali pana Caetano, ktory wedlug tego co mowi wiki musi byc gruba ryba brazny muzycznej w brazylii, sadzac po ilosci wydanych albumow i odslychow spotifajowych nadal jest on popularny, wiec jego muzyka musiala sie dobrze zestarzec, skoro tez sie pojawila na liscie, ale jak to bywa z obskurnymi egzotycznymi pickami materialow zrodlowych ktorymi moznaby sie posilic jak na lekarstwo, wiec trzeba zdac sie na swoje uszaki co jest grane instrumentalnie poza klasycznymi rokowymi instrumentalami, z ktorych najbardziej zaskoczyly organy chyba moogowe z hitowego utworu alegria, alegria, to czuc jeszcze muzyke ameryki poludnioiwej wiec duzo trabienia, smyczkowych akcentow i pewnie x instrumentow o wiele bardziej orginalnych, ktore ciezko wymienic nawet po angielsku, co do samego albumu, to czuc w nim debiutancki epek, bo zaledwie 34 minuty materialu na 12 utworach, wiec jest miejsce na zaprezentowanie roznych stron tropicaliany, ktora jak dla mnie bedzie charakteryzowala zmiana tempa pomiedzy kolejnymi piosenkami, ktore potrafia przechodzic pomiedzy tymi taktami klasycznych gatunkow tanczonych na salonach, bo tak brzmia niektore instrumentale, jak soundtraki gangsterskich filmow, czego przykladem jest chocby onde andras, wiec nawet pomimo tego ze liryczna czesc plyty pozostanie dla mnie zagadka, to sluchalo sie tego przyjemnie i naprawde swiezo, bo takiego polaczenia wokalno instrumentalnego jeszcze na liscie nie bylo, wiec jestem nawet w stanie wybaczyc techniczne niedoskonalosci nagrania, bo czuc budzetowosc nagrania, nawet jesli bylo pewnie remasterowanie x razy skoro pan Veloso taka kariere zrobil rozpoczynajac tym krazkiem, na plejke dodam openingowy utwor tropicália
Very upbeat, sonically a bit different from what I would typically enjoy. The listen-through went by without too much thought, but it wasn't bad.
Easy listening, tropical meets 60s rock vibes. It could easily be used for movie soundtracks. Enjoyable and relaxing, even if I don’t fully understand Portuguese.
An ok listen, but the nuances of this perhaps passed me.
Idk what he's saying but I like it
I was really into this today
No clever quips about this album, the album is straightforward and dare it be said 'beautiful'. The energy associated with Brazil and the scene that is the Carnevale is rather subdued brought into a more a personal light, and that is a good thing here. Vocals are smooth and seemingly disciplined, as well as the jazzy arrangements that still invoke the spirit of the Copacabana-craze just without the noise.
For me this is quite fun mood music which is probably doing it a big injustice but it’s Jody not my type of thing. Pleasant enough and exotic sounding. But I can’t get excited about it.
Breath of fresh air. I should really listen to Brazilian music more.
Beautiful kitchen music. No better way to incorporate some love into your Bolognese than to do a little salsa dance while stirring.
Jazzy though a bit samey.
The lyrics are the result of a request by Caetano to his companions Gil and Capinam to make a composition containing a tribute to Che Guevara who, as the country was still living under the dictatorship, had his name replaced also at Caetano's suggestion, by the phrase "el nombre del hombre muerto"; Caetano also points out that, even without being aware of it, they wrote the lyrics in Portuguese, already enshrining in the title an error that became patent when singer Celia Cruz (who initially refused to record the song when she learned that it was honoring the former Argentine guerrilla) when he came to Brazil he changed the expression to the correct form: "Estoy loco por ti America".[1] The artist declared: "Capinam has made a wonderful thing out of a wish of mine".[1] It is one of the most representative songs of Tropicalismo.[2]
good brazilian stuff!
Audição precisa. Reconheci alguns sucessos.
Bao
é bom mas gerou o jovem místico no brasil
esse é um clássico caso do "dá p separar o artista da obra?" f
was ok, nothing amazing but not offensive to my ears either
Meh wrapped meh with a blergh coating
2/5 It's good.
Le lien vers Tidal ne mène pas au bon album. Ça m’a pris un moment le réaliser et je n’aimais vraiment pas mon écoute puisque je me retrouvais sur un album live. Après avoir réalisé l’erreur et trouvé le bon album, l’écoute était beaucoup plus agréable. On se retrouve avec un rock psychédélique comme il s’en faisait à cette époque, mais la touche Brézilienne amène une couleur intéressante. Pas un coup de cœur, mais content de l’avoir écouté.
It's fun as fuck. Can't understand a fucking thing though. It's cool though.
I'm probably being too harsh on this album, but it did nothing for me.
Tropicalia was a Brazilian artistic movement that arose in the 1960s, characterized by the influences of both traditional and avant-garde music. This particular LP is one of the very first of this genre, and attempts the union of an eclectic assortment of instruments- imagine a psychedelic fuzz tone electric guitar, a pandeiro, and a French horn, with some whistles, rattles, and a church pipe organ thrown in for good measure- demonstrating the antropofagia, or ‘artistic cannibalism’ of the Tropicalia movement. As the vocals were all in Portuguese, I had to make use of a translation app, and to the best of my ability (and the apps) I believe Senor Veloso was mostly describing and celebrating Brazilian society, and even adding America to the fiesta on track number 10, ‘Soy Loco Por Ti, America (I’m crazy for you, America).’ Lyrically, Caetano is quite poetic. Tender, at times. Musically, however, it was a big mess, like a bowl of caruru. His vocals were ok, and some of the songs worked better than others: ‘Clarice,’ for example, was an interesting and clever composition, seemingly a successful attempt at antropofagia. Same with ‘Algeria, Algeria,’ the big hit of the LP, which Veloso compares to the Rolling Stones’ even bigger hit, ‘Satisfaction.’ I believe that the comparison was intended to be one of popularity and sales rather than sound. The aforementioned ‘Soy Loco Por Ti, America’ was the most traditional Brazilian sounding number, and was frankly a relief following the several before, like track number 6, ‘Anunciacao.’ I’m going to assume Veloso is a Catholic Christian, but ‘Anunciacao’ was most certainly not a reference to Mary and Jesus. I’m not entirely sure who or what he was referencing. The second to last track, ‘Ave Maria,’ actually was the ‘Ave Maria’ lyrics you know and love, but was unfortunately offered in an awful ‘praise and worship’ ala Brazil style. And for some bizarre reason, the vocals reminded me of the Cuban, Ricky Ricardo. I love Lucy. Ricky, not so much. The very last track, ‘Eles (They),’ began with a sitar, and badly played. The sitar is not just another stringed instrument but is considered among Indians to be used in worship and meditation. I’m giving the Beatles a pass because they’re my favorite band, as well as George Harrison’s love and appreciation for Ravi Shankar and all things Hindu. But most of the other 60s-70s classic rock bands unknowingly misused the sitar spirit when they worked it into their own compositions. And ‘Eles’ concluded with, again, some psychedelic guitar. P.S.A: The ingestion of hallucinogens before listening to Caetano Veloso would be ill advised. Then again, I was as sober as judge when I heard it and I still had a bit of a bummer trip. It took an extended thirty minute live jam of the Grateful Dead’s ‘Dark Star’ to get back to a nice head space. Well, at least Caetano got the LP cover art right. If that ain’t the 1960s I don’t know what is. In closing, I wonder: is artistic cannibalism a sustainable art form? Ultimately, wouldn’t it end with one bloated figure- like the Monty Python sketch where the waiter pleads with the morbidly obese gentleman to finish his meal with just one thin dinner mint? Spoiler alert: He explodes all over the restaurant. One of most disgustingly funniest things I have ever seen. For me, Caetano Veloso, was one thin dinner mint that I do not with wish to partake again. Obrigado Deus, I still seem to be intact. En nao gosto disso.
I guess I'm glad I listened to this one but it really didn't do anything for me.
I am not familiar with CAETANO VELOSO and his debut solo album CAETANO VELOSO, because I’m not been exposed to Brazilian music. After listening to CAETANO VELOSO, this album is pleasant to listen to, but it is difficult to judge a foreign language album where one does not understand that is being said. The reviewer can only judge the beauty of the music and how the vocals flow and hopefully, one can get the gist of what is being expressed. I can appreciate the Gaelic beauty of songs from CLANNAD, in 1001 Albums, I was previously exposed to South African MIRIAM MAKEBA, where I had the same problem trying to evaluate a foreign language album (at least, MIRIAM MAKEBA had some English songs which I could evaluate along with the foreign language songs) In 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, CAETANO VELOSO - CAETANO VELOSO, is the only album listed. Rate Artist: CAETANO VELOSO (3.0) Rate Album (Year): CAETANO VELOSO (Brazil 1968 Original) (3.5) Ranking of CAETANO VELOSO - CAETANO VELOSO songs No. Title Length Ranking 1. "Tropicália" 3:40 08.0/10 2. "Clarice" 5:31 07.0/10 3. "No Dia em que Eu Vim-Me Embora" 2:26 09.0/10 4. "Alegria, Alegria" 2:43 08.0/10 5. "Onde Andarás?" 1:55 07.0/10 6. "Anunciação" 2:01 07.0/10 7. "Superbacana" 1:28 09.0/10 8. "Paisagem Útil" 2:35 05.0/10 9. "Clara (feat. Gal Costa)" 2:43 05.0/10 10. "Soy loco por ti, América" 3:40 10.0/10 11. "Ave-Maria" 2:06 09.0/10 12. "Eles" 4:40 07.0/10 Brazil 1968 Original Release 91.0/120 = 7.58 / 2 = 3.79
Quite like it. Fancy bands with a lot of instruments or a lot of tech in composing music an go pretty far these days but a classic one man and a microphone still do quite well in my book, regardless the language.
Brazil the "tropical paradise", revolutionized by the "tropicália" movement. Combining the traditional and the popular, as well as the foreign and the local, the mentioned movement changed the culture and even the politics of Brazil. One person deserves respect for igniting such movement: Caetano Veloso. Did his self-titled album captured at least the beginning of this movement? Perhaps. But I don't get it. Chill vibes, psychedelic bossa nova, decent voice... it didn't clicked with me. Maybe a couple of lessons in Portuguese and Brazilian history might help. Still, I appreciate it. I didn't enjoy it, but I respect it
Jessus miten vihasen näkönen kurppa kannessa! Mut siis hei täähän oli todella raikasta. Kiva kuunnella jotain muutakin kun perus US- ja UK-poprockii. Hyvää psykekurkoiluu ja tribaliajoo. 3/5 tykkäsin!
Hmmh, tätä on ennenkin yritetty. Tykkään tosi paljon tunnelmasta, kuten melkein kaikessa latinomusassa ja sitä bossan vetovoimaa tässäkin on. Mut sit tää on paikoin jotenkin vähän liian vaikeeta, vaikka yllätyksellisyys on kyl kivaa. Jos ymmärtäis sanat, vois salee aueta paremmin. On siellä pari suoraviivaisempaakin biisiä, kuten Soy Loco ja niitä fiilaan kovasti.
Varmaan aikaansa edellä aikanaan mutta mun plebeiji-korvat ei räjähtäneet irti. Mikäs siinä, mukava soundi kyllä. 3/5.
Brazilian 60s pop. Not bad really.
Kinda interesting, but mostly pretty forgettable.
Genre: Tropicália 4/5 Caetano Veloso, the album and the artist, serves as a wonderful introduction for the genre/Brazilian art movement, Tropicália. Brazilian musicians took their love of psychedelic rock, baroque pop, and leftist politics, and slammed it all into one. The end product is a beautiful pop rock sound, with ample space for experimentation. This album itself is clean as a whistle. Recordings outside of the US/UK generally mix their vocals much louder than the backing track, and that's certainly the case here. However, that doesn't take away from the quality of the arrangements, the groovy South American rhythmic influences, and Mr. Veloso's lovely singing voice. I don't understand a lick of Portugese, but that doesn't stop this from being a very enjoyable listening experience.
Fun little collection of tropicalismo music with some toe tapping tracks. Great voice and use of mixed tempos and keys.
Not necessarily for me but hard to disagree that it's good
appreciated it but very forgettable
mr veloso....slay!
IDK....
This was enjoyable. Although I did not understand what he was saying, I really liked this album. Some parts of this remind me of The Zombies' Oddesy and Oracle.
Didn't enjoy.
Never heard of Caetano Veloso before, but I recently (in the past couple years) learned about the Tropicalia genre. It's great. I learned about it when I got into a band called Chcano Batman. Of course there isn't a way for this [points to self] dumb American to relate to the lyrics. But this record, like the others I've heard in the genre, is a really nice blend of singer/songwriter, psychedelia, and pop. All good things. And, from what I know, the tropicalia movement was a fusion of art and revolutionary politics, so that's not half bad either. The standouts on the record are the horns and percussion.
Of the "not qualified to judge this because it represents a culture of which I am ignorant" genre - this is one of my favorites so far. It's simple. It's happy. Didn't hate it on a Monday morning.
2022.01.04
very fun. portuguese is such a beautiful language.
2/5 nothing special
5/10
Very cool album. Reminds me of Fela Kuti, because both musicians created fun, vibrant, energetic music which still had enough cultural clout to get them arrested by an oppressive regime. Veloso's sound is recognisably Brazilian (even to me who knows little about Brazil), but mixed with diverse strains of pop and psychedelia. It sounds fresh and crisp and lively, even when your average 1960s psych record now smells like mothballs. Vocals are effortlessly cool. The lyrics glide over me, since I don't understand a word of Portugese - but it's an enjoyable language to listen to. I've listened to this 4 or 5 times and have no complaints at all. 5*
1960s pop meets Brazil. I found the story behind this to be interesting - the Brazilian government felt so threatened by this music that the singer was arrested and exiled? Crazy.
Un clàssic del tropicalisme, el disc que ho va encetar. No és de fàcil escolta, ritmes complexes i arranjaments barrocs amb un munt d'instrumentació fent laberints sonors en cançons poc habituals a l'època. És un disc històric, però, digne del seu estatus
Fun
I don't know man, I don't have the energy to sit down and translate lyrics. Fine musically but I can't fully appreciate this album
alla terza canzone voglio infilarmi dei bastoncini fino in fondo alle recchie
Excelente como siempre
This feels like the follow up to Murph and the Musicians playing the Holiday Inn in the Blues Brothers. Just didn't hook me with anything...
61 Caetano Veloso 12 tracks. My hatred for people who are too fucking lazy to come up with a fucking name for their fucking album grows & grows with each new 1 found and this bloke is the current recipient of my ire. Even fucking Ed Sheeran names his fucking albums ffs! 1/5
Interesting international album. Enjoyed.
6/10 F.t.: Eles
It's was fine
A nice surprise
J'aime la musique. Mais un peu plus explose que je pensais 3.75
8/10
Really groovy. Not too long, would definitely relisten. Strong 8
7/10. I liked this, didn't blow my mind or anything though.
This didn't sound like anything special to me. 6/10
Interesting
Not bad
Robert Dimery, dont j'ai récemment intégré le cercle des amis proches et dont j'ambitionne à moyen terme de parasiter le cercle familial, nous sert depuis bientôt 170 jours une liste longue comme le cul, n'ayons pas peur des mots, de groupes de rock'n'roll. Mais voilà que de temps à autre, celui-ci nous propose des albums d'autres genres musicaux comme celui de ce baragouineur brésilien dont il a probablement découvert l'existence au moment de l'ajouter à sa liste. L'objectif de cette mascarade est évidemment diplomatique et politique. Vous trouverez la suite de mon argumentation sous le prochain album de Ray Charles.
Cet album bresilien me rapelle une anecdote vécue avec mon camarade d'écoute robinho, que je vais vous énoncer ci-dessous. Alors que nous entrions dans notre année de terminale, nous nous dirigions vers un bar bien réputé de l'agglomération bordelaise en une belle soirée de samedi soir. A peine le pas de la porte franchi, un chaudron de whisky nous était directement déposé dans les mains par le célèbre duo des Nicos. Jusque là rien d'anormal. Mais c'est alors qu'après quelques verres, rob commença, le nez un peu rouge, à me montrer une femme assise au bar. Il la trouvait magnifique, un qualificatif que je ne lui aurais pas trouvé, mais rob n'étant lui-même pas gâté par la nature, je compris rapidement que robinho devait s'attaquer à des femmes d'un standing inférieur. Soudain, rob se leva, et alla à la rencontre de la jeune femme. Ils se mirent à discuter un peu, quand tout d'un coup, le barman changea du tout au tout l'ambiance sonore, et lança une playlist de musique bresilienne. Rob devint alors tout bonnement intenable. Il laissa aller ses pas de danse, tentant d'impressionner la galerie. Ses Vans trouées frappait le sol, tandis que ses mains volaient de haut en bas. Etrangement, la cible féminine de rob était semble t'il assez impressionée, alors que le reste du bar n'osait regarder dans la direction de rob. Seulement, rob commit un erreur dans son processus de seduction. La vessie contractée par une danse si intense, il dut se rendre rapidement au toilettes, laissant la jeune femme seule. C'est la que j'entre en scène. Vous connaissez notre rivalité légendaire avec rob, et cette rivalité ne me permettait pas de le laisser rentrer accompagné ce soir. Je me levais donc, m'approchait de la jeune femme, et lui laissait un petit papier chiffoné dans la main, lui demandant de l'ouvrir à l'abri des regards indiscrets. La jeune femme s'exécuta, et quitta le bar en trombe avant que rob ne revienne de son arrêt au stand. Totalement abasourdi et déçu à son retour, rob préfera écourter la soirée et quitter lui aussi les lieux dans la foulée. Alors maintenant, vous vous demandez certainement ce que j'ai griffonné sur ce bout de papier pour inverser la situation de la sorte. Et bien cela se résume en quelques mots, cinq pour être précis: "Rob est fan des Crusaders"
No my favorite type of music. But objectively not bad!
Nice to hear some Sinatra sequel music from Brazil, interesting to listen to it and it's influences
This is just okay? I dunno, usually I dig fusions of psychedelic and other country's music, but this one fell a little flat for me.
I have no idea what Mr. Veloso is saying but I dig this vibe.
Is this Brazilian lounge music? I don't really know what lounge music is, but it might be this? This list has a well-observed bias for American and UK rock music. There is occasional token representation from the rest of the world - sometimes the selections fit as an influential example of the evolution of musical styles and fusions. But why is this relatively boring Brazilian album from 1968 such a must listen in music history? The finale, "Eles," was the only song that was interesting. And then it was thankfully over.
This album is pleasant enough due to its “tropicalismo” musical instrumentation. However, the arrangements are disjointed at times and of course, I don’t know Portuguese. So I would rather listen to something else.
Psychedelic tropicalia. Not bad, just not particularly interesting. Best Tracks: Tropicalia; Clarice; Soy Loco Por Ti America
I get why it's on the list, but it didn't really grab me. Best track: Alegria, Alegria
6.5/10 v good
Decent background album.
not even exotic vibes can save this
Mellow, Interesting. Cool vibe
Nice addition to listen to
Fun Brazilian "tropical" music. Pretty good stuff.
Het Portugees is wel een taal die mooi op muziek staat. De zomerse, Braziliaanse klanken waren wel oké. Maar geen supergoed album
I know very little in this genre so it’s a bit hard to rate. Sounds like Brazilian lounge music. It’s enjoyable.
Hmmm... it gets me in the mood for a holiday
psychedlic soft rock brazilian jazz. reminds me of grainy film montages from old movies
No hablo engles
Actually very enjoyable, will give this artist/genre more listens. It seems like 90% of the list is north american/western european music but whenever we get something different (African/South American etc) its excellent. Some more cultural variety would probably have benefitted this list
A cool eve sonata, pretty relaxing.
Cool sounds and influences across a large spectrum.
Didn't listen to all of it. Fairly easy listening
Wonderful mix of bossa nova and 1970s pop. Amazing this album was only at the start of his career!
This was alright but seems like ‘pop Brazilian music’
pleasant listening
Inoffensive middle of the road music if you were looking for something to put on to build the mood.
Enjoyable, glad I was introduced to it, but I have a sneaky suspicion I'll never listen to it again on purpose. Pleasant enough and probably just not my overall cup of tea. Deserves to be on the 1,001 albums list for certain.
No fue de mi agrado, no lo comprendo
Not my cup of tea. I might give it another to see if I'm missing something. As it is its 2 🌟 well see if in time that goes up
Really good 60s vibe
- elements of bossa nova which I really enjoy - psychedelic rock opener - traditional instruments/drums
Maybe the best cover art in history? Guy looks like a serial murderer but his music is lovely.
Encantado de que la máquina me haya hecho escucharlo.
No full source
2.1
Nice Latin music. Good for chilling.
Brazillian bond themes. Not altogether interesting, a bit all over the shop.
Fantastic tropicalia. Love it.
This was absolutely a pleasant surprise. Much obliged for having it on the list.
Not my music at all, defintly wont be listening again in
Pretty fun album. I’d love to see the makings of with all the orchestral pieces
Eh.
Groovy as hell! Not something I’d seek out on my own, glad to have listened!
Some nice sounds
Sound was good, even if I don't (unfortunately) speak the language.
This grew and grew on me. A real smorgasbord of sound. Not quite enough to fully hook me in but I’ll give it another look for sure.
A really pleasant and wonderful little album. 8.0/10
Trippy rock-centric music from Brazil. This psychedelic rock album was created during an artistic movement period in 1960's Brazil, which gives it a unique sound. Although I have no idea what the lyrics are - because I don't speak Portuguese - I can still appreciate the vibe of the music.
Eh bien, j'ai été très agréablement surprise par cet album. Je suis partie avec un a priori sur la Bossa Nova du à ma précédente expérience peu concluante avec Astrud Gilberto. Bon ça reste un genre dont je ne suis pas particulièrement fan car un peu redondant mais honnêtement, j'ai pas mal kiffé certains titres qui avaient des sonorités particulières et entrainantes. En tout cas cet album m'encourage à continuer cette expérience musicale qui m'invite à m'ouvrir à de nouveaux genres musicaux et artistes. Pour finir j'ai presque envie de dire, il ne faut pas juger un livre à sa couverture, mais en fait la pochette était très cool ! ;)
pretty bad
It was nice, not for me. All in Spanish, but sets the groundwork for a lot of Latin artists to come
Three days since I listened to this and too much has happened for me to say anything other than it was fun and nothing like the Landfill Psychedelia album art suggested. That's all I've got.
Душевно, романтично, хорошо!
Pleasant and interesting, but not something a that’s gonna really draw me back anytime soon
Nice but of tropicala I never knew about
Not as great as some of the other latin stuff ice gotten.
It's a nice beginning for the Tropicália movement, although I'm not a fan of all the songs included in the album
2
Fine. Not into it though.
Brazilian pop music. Catchy!
quite nice, completely forgettable. meh. 2
Cool album. Very of its time 60s vibe. Also really interesting back story, seems culturally important
4
Fun, experimental, and revolutionary sound, suffers from the inability to understand due to a large portion of it being in Portuguese.
me like psychedelic me no like latin music
Sounds like psychedelic version of music my grandma would listen to
You never realize internet song translation is a semi-organized inexact science until you're looking translations up for a non-English language album. "Alegria, Alegria" has some spirit to it. Superbacana starts to pick up and immediately ends. Soy Loco Por Ti America touches interestingly on the conditions of an unstable Brazil in the 60s (I think). 5/10
Pensando que esta lista de 1001 discos era muy anglocentrista y me sorprende con Caetano Veloso. La verdad es que aparte de "Soy loco por tí América" me ha parecido bastante aburrido aunque en 1967 seguramente fue una novedad interesante.
This was a perfectly pleasant listen, but without knowing any Portuguese it kinda slid off my consciousness without making too much of a mark. Fave track "Tropicalia" - though that just might be because I was paying attention to track one before going back to working and letting it play in the background ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Funky.
en fuego
Don't know at all Caetano Veloso... Top track: Soy Loco Por Tí, América
Love the album cover, but the music not so much. It's pleasant enough, but a bit easy listening-ish. 2 stars.
This one was pretty good.
fun
Not bad
Prima latin album, maar niet heel bijzonder
Joyful and colourful. Has some proto-ambient vibes in it's "sounds-of-the-rainforest" textures. Shades of some of my favourite sixties pop.
Mye av det samme
Hinsichtlich der Liste stellt sich ja bei mir eine gewisse Desillusion ein, und dann kommt - sowas! DAS sollte man wirklich vor seinem Ableben gehört haben.
Very enjoyable, fun and upbeat, "Superbacana" and "Soy Loco Por Ti America" struck me the most!
Didn't understand a word of the lyrics, but it didn't terribly bother me. The vibe of the various tracks are diverse, and combined with the short playtime, makes sure that it doesn't bore you at any time.
Maravilhoso, marcante e importantíssimo culturalmente na história do Brasil
Álbum com letras e instrumental muito interessante. Descoberta de música brasileira do ano, junto com Jorge Ben
Pedo
enjoyed it
Tropicalia, samba, harmonisk
Pedo
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samba samba
Not my language, not my style.
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