A landmark Tropicalia album from Gal Costa set to arrangements from the legendary Rogerio Duprat, and featuring songs by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Jorge Ben (with musical contributions by both Veloso and Gil)! Costa is light years beyond her earlier bossa material, and emerges here as a powerful vocalist who deftly straddles jazz and psychedelia, electronic and acoustic settings, and all the other criss-crossed styles that make up the Tropicalia polyglot. This Real Gone Music/Dusty Groove reissue of this classic record from 1969 features new liner notes by Peter Margasak. A cornerstone of any Tropicalia collection!
A**R
Absolutely Great
I was recently looking at some notes, lyric printouts, etc. I made about ten years ago. I had fallen in love at that time ... with samba, bossa nova, Tropicalia, MPB - the whole Brazilian thing. One of my notes said "Gal Costa, '68, not available, Gal on cover wearing boa." Too bad, because Gal had become one of my favorites (her album A Todo Vapor is one of my favorites of any genre). Was I happy then to check and find this new reissue. The songs (by Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Roberto & Erasmo Carlos, Tom Zé) Rogério Duprat's killing arrangements, Gal's singing - just great. And kudos to Peter Margasak for very informative liner notes (dated May 2014); oh how I, an American, wish more of this great Brazilian gift to the world came packaged so nicely.
G**R
New songs, wonderful CD by Gal Costa!
Marvelous CD. New songs, great arrangements and the velvet voice of Gal.Amazing!!!
K**S
Four Stars
No commenst
A**R
Amazing
Simply one of the best Brazilian recording I have ever hear.
D**H
Top 100 World Music CD
A top rated CD in the World music category and I agree. A must for your World Music Collection.
E**E
Gal Costa
Brilliant Tropilcalia album. A heady blend of 60s psychedelia, bossa nova, jazz, pop. To my ears, this is probably Gal's best overall effort, although you really can't go wrong with any of her first four solo studio albums.Glad someone finally reissued this CD so one does not have to drop an excessive amount for the long out-of-print version. Key word is reissued. They didn't do some crummy, tinny remixing & remastering job that completely changes the feel of the original. Just reprinted the thing (and added some English liner notes). Thanks!
P**I
Good CD by Gal Costa
This is a Good CD, not a Great one by Diva Gal Costa, not too many hits, and not the usual Gal Costa we are used to, but two tracks salvaged this recording; (Me Faz Bem), written by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, and above all (Muito Por Demais)written by Gonzaguinha. This track is a must-have for collectors of Gal's music; it's a true gem, and you cannot find it anywhere else; besides, there are 2 duets that are very interesting here; one with Caetano Veloso and one with Tim Maia.
M**O
Four Stars
Very good!!!
R**A
Five Stars
Excellent
P**D
Phénoménal !
Le commentaire de "Miedj" est déjà très complet. Je veux donc simplement témoigner de la claque que j'ai pris dès la première écoute (confirmée par les deux suivantes immédiates) : les compositions sont effectivement magistrales, les mélodies évidentes (au bon sens du terme) et la voix de Gal très belle. Il y a peu d'albums d'une telle densité et j'aimerai vraiment que la discographie de gal Costa de ces années fin 1960-début 1970 soit enfin rééditées.
A**R
Five Stars
LP in perfect conditon, many thanks!
N**A
GOOD
A good CD. For me Gal's music is a mix of disco/jazz. Worth a listen to if you are looking for something a bit different.
M**Y
Five Stars
Recommended
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