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It's not only ironic that the record with Gilberto Gil's first major hit ("Aquele Abraço") is also his most experimental album; it also speaks to the diversity of Brazil's emerging pop superstar. Beginning with the loose-jointed groove-pop of "Cérebro Eletrónico" (the album's subtitle), this second of three straight self-titled LPs includes a few Carnival-styled pop songs, as on his previous album. Most of the experimentation comes at the end of side two with "2001" and "Objeto Semi-Identificado," both of which are filled with odd tape-music portions, spoken-word elements, and a reliance on studio trickery rarely seen on any Western pop albums. Even the pop songs are produced with an eye toward noise; the tropicalia anthem "Volks Volkswagen Blue" features a few psychedelic guitar lines breaking into distortion, and a small but devastatingly brassy horn section punctuating the melody. It's a very disjointed album, not quite as consistently entertaining as last year's entry, but definitely a masterpiece of forward-looking pop.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Carlos Barroso, Composer, Writer - Gilberto Gil, MainArtist - Humberto Teixeira, Composer, Writer
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Gilberto Gil, MainArtist - CAetano Veloso, Composer, Writer
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Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Tom Zé, Composer, Writer - Rita Lee, Composer, Writer - Gilberto Gil, MainArtist
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Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
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Gilberto Gil, Writer, MainArtist - Rogerio Duarte, Writer - Rogerio Duprat, Composer
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Gilberto Gil, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Jorge Ben Jor, Composer, Writer - Gilberto Gil, MainArtist
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
Album review
It's not only ironic that the record with Gilberto Gil's first major hit ("Aquele Abraço") is also his most experimental album; it also speaks to the diversity of Brazil's emerging pop superstar. Beginning with the loose-jointed groove-pop of "Cérebro Eletrónico" (the album's subtitle), this second of three straight self-titled LPs includes a few Carnival-styled pop songs, as on his previous album. Most of the experimentation comes at the end of side two with "2001" and "Objeto Semi-Identificado," both of which are filled with odd tape-music portions, spoken-word elements, and a reliance on studio trickery rarely seen on any Western pop albums. Even the pop songs are produced with an eye toward noise; the tropicalia anthem "Volks Volkswagen Blue" features a few psychedelic guitar lines breaking into distortion, and a small but devastatingly brassy horn section punctuating the melody. It's a very disjointed album, not quite as consistently entertaining as last year's entry, but definitely a masterpiece of forward-looking pop.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:53
- Main artists: Gilberto Gil
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Gege
- Genre: World Brazil Bossa Nova
© 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas ℗ 1969 Gege Produções Artísticas
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