O Monstro Precisa De Amigos

Ornatos Violeta

1999

2.83

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O Monstro Precisa de Amigos is the second studio album by Portuguese band Ornatos Violeta, released on 22 November 1999 by Polydor. Two music videos were filmed, for the songs "Ouvi Dizer" and "Capitão Romance". The recording of Ornatos' second studio album was a difficult one. The band rejected "dozens of songs" during the album's development sessions with producer Mário Barreiros, with the band's members becoming so frustrated that they expressed a sudden desire of giving up on the project completely after just two months of production. Some of these rejected songs, such as "Como Afundar", "Há-de Encarnar", "Rio de Raiva" and "Devagar" were later included in the 2011 release of a CD box containing both studio albums and a third CD, named Inéditos/Raridades, with previously unreleased songs. Years later, Barreiros said he had identified that frustration as merely the "permanent insatisfaction of the great artists" that allowed them to push their art further away.

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Sep 21 2025 Author

This is a quite versatile rock album by Portuguese band Ornatos Violeta. Many of the songs have impressive arrangements (f.e. "Dia Mau") with the help of Corvos (a string quartet that plays mostly rock songs). The songs have lots of ideas and are complex, but most of the time it works great.

Sep 20 2025 Author

Good to have a change from the UK/US core of the list. Probably the first Portuguese album I’ve knowingly listened to. Can’t make out a word of the lyrics and but it did suit the music well drifting from smoother Spanish sounding to a harder more Eastern European vibe. Personal view decent but probably won’t be revisiting but glad to have heard it and a good addition to the list

Oct 23 2025 Author

It's not something I would call a perfect pop rock album, but I truly enjoyed the mix of styles and references. Also, a Portuguese rock album deserves a spot on the list given the lack of Portuguese albums on the original list (There is none if I remember well). Nice inclusion.

Sep 20 2025 Author

A nice discovery! Ambitious alt-rockish songs, some hints of muse in there

Sep 28 2025 Author

Nice share, definitely something different and I'm glad to have been exposed to it. Also I totally want to get me one of those little guys on the album cover. So cool. However, and nothing against the person who shared this, it is a good share, but I'm not sure about trying to keep up with user albums if you don't have to finish the list before submitting an album. Or at least halfway through. Or 10%?

Sep 30 2025 Author

Rock alternativo. Entretenido. Un 4, venga, por estar en portugués.

Oct 22 2025 Author

Suuuuper unexpectedly good. A little dated, this sounds very of it's era but this record is really good.

Oct 28 2025 Author

Really enjoyed this 4

Nov 12 2025 Author

Very good Portuguese alt rock. Lots of cool ideas, and while not all of them land, it's still a great time and an album I definitely wouldn't have come across without this list. And yet again, I am astounded at how much Portuguese sounds like a drunk Slavic language.

Nov 13 2025 Author

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Chaga, OMEM, Fim da canção

Nov 22 2025 Author

Este álbum tem algumas músicas muito boas, que soam a várias bandas diferentes. Gostei muito e gostei bastante de ouvir algo completamente diferente e novo.

Sep 21 2025 Author

It's pretty alright. 3 stars.

Sep 24 2025 Author

Pretty eclectic, not too bad. Bit of a mix of late 90s tropes - some sounded a bit like Muse, some a bit like Tool, a shitload of ska-ish punk. Not too bad. 3/5.

Sep 26 2025 Author

This is definitely some Portuguese rock alright. No question about it.

Sep 26 2025 Author

Portuguese Alt Rock radio

Oct 09 2025 Author

Pretty good. Sounds like a lot of other albums that came out in the time period but with nice Portuguese twist

Oct 10 2025 Author

Light baby

Oct 27 2025 Author

Emotional singing. Surely singing with eyes closed perhaps and looking slightly upwards and twisting face to monstrous positions most likely. Enjoyable throughout. If this was made by some fuckass anglosphere indie rock band it would have a 3.1-3.2 rating.

Nov 05 2025 Author

I liked this pretty well musically, not a huge fan of the vocals style and of course could not understand a word.

Nov 20 2025 Author

Couldn't understand a single word but it was still better than a lot of the shite which gets posted on here!

Oct 05 2025 Author

Just alright, a bit sappy and melodramatic in places for my taste. What’s notable is how prescient this LP is in terms of the early aughts indie rock sound – there’s some guitar here and there that reminded me of Interpol, only 6 years ahead of schedule. Those bright moments weren’t enough to make this LP a winner for me, but it was fascinating to hear.

Oct 16 2025 Author

I couldn’t work out what language it was in - was it French? Was it Russian? Was it English and I was having a stroke? Still don’t know but that’s ok.

Oct 23 2025 Author

Average rock album, probably not helped I couldn’t connect with the lyrics.