Best Ever Albums

Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

joannajewsom — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:42:51 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/31/2009 15:42

I'd say go with Transa. That's his best I've heard so far. The "Nine Out of Ten" video in my first post is a song from that album. His self-titled album from '68 is also good, but it's not as great as Transa.

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telefunker — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:28:05 GMT

Author: telefunker

Posted: 12/31/2009 15:28

can you recommend any good albums by caetano veloso? i'm gonna get the definitive collection, but i dunno where to start with his album stuff.. he seems pretty prolific

Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

joannajewsom — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:20:30 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/18/2009 13:20

"Black Is Beautiful" is my favorite track on that album 🙁 It is pretty cheesy, though.

You should check out India by Gal Costa. It's a little less out there than some of her earlier albums. Here's the opener:

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I'll definitely check out some batucada stuff. Looks interesting.

Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

telefunker — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:17:57 GMT

Author: telefunker

Posted: 12/18/2009 09:17

it does seem that brazil is one of the few countries to keep pace with the us/uk in terms of cultural development.. probably because it doesn't just churn out insipid carbon copies of popular artists 10 years too late..

milton nascimento is a great torch bearer for mpb.. sergio mendes up there too when he's not covering dodgy beatles' numbers.. i also discovered an album named 'garra' by a dude called 'marcos valle' which is pretty good apart from one really weird showtune type thing in the middle (black is beautiful).. but it's worth getting for the first few tunes alone

i'm not so into tropicalia (don't like gal costa at all) although there are a couple of the mellower os mutantes tracks i can get into

recently i've been listening to a lot of the batucada drumming/percussion stuff.. got some stuff by paulinho da costa, timbalada and luciano perrone although the best stuff is usually on compilations like this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Batucada-Sound-Favelas-Various-Artists/dp/B000006Z9H

i wanna get some more of that shit..

Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:44:29 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 12/16/2009 16:44

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RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:41:27 GMT

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Posted: 12/16/2009 16:41

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RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:38:35 GMT

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Posted: 12/16/2009 16:38

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RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:36:23 GMT

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Posted: 12/16/2009 16:36

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RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:30:40 GMT

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Posted: 12/16/2009 16:30

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Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

joannajewsom — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:14:03 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/16/2009 16:14

While all great and Brazilian, this isn't MPB or Tropicalia

Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:54:08 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 12/16/2009 15:54

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RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:42:01 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 12/16/2009 15:42

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RFNAPLES — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:36:00 GMT

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Posted: 12/16/2009 15:36

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Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

joannajewsom — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:32:35 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/16/2009 14:32

Música Popular Brasileira (Brazilian Popular Music)

Re: We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

Mr. Shankly — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:29:35 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 12/16/2009 14:29

Sorry. I'm abbreviation-challenged. What does MPB stand for?

We Are the MPB Appreciation Society

joannajewsom — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:29:19 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 12/16/2009 13:29

I know there are some MPB and Tropicalia fans on this site. One of my go-to genres, these artists never cease to amaze me. Post your top artists, albums, and songs, or just tell us how extraordinary this music can be.

My top 10 albums:

1. Gal Costa- Gal Costa
2. Construcao- Chico Buarque
3. Gal (Cinema Olympia)- Gal Costa
4. Gilberto Gil (1969)- Gilberto Gil
5. Clube Da Esquina- Milton Nascimento
6. Transa- Caetano Veloso
7. A Tabua de Esmeralda- Jorge Ben
8. Os Mutantes- Os Mutantes
9. Milagre dos Peixes- Milton Nascimento
10. India- Gal Costa

Some key tracks for new listeners

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