Transa (studio album) by Caetano Veloso

Transa by Caetano Veloso
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 1,412th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 154 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (28th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (281st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,412th)

Caetano Veloso bestography

Transa is ranked as the best album by Caetano Veloso.

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-TransaCaetano Veloso (1968)

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81/100 (from 154 votes)
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04/15/2024 18:19 willtoshower  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,48473/100
 
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03/23/2024 13:40 Tamthebam  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 21,42569/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 80.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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75/100
From 06/13/2022 12:12
I just did not quite got this, sorry folks
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70/100
From 06/08/2022 10:50
An interesting listen with some fantastic instrumentation throughout the whole record. The percussion on Triste Bahia is a highlight for me with its build up and frantic nature really appealing to me. The guitar is consistent as well and provides us with a brilliant layer for Veloso to build his vocal on top. His voice and lyrics are the true appeal of this album for me. The way he mixes English and Portuguese lyrics works perfectly and his delivery in both languages is amazing. He really commands the album and makes the music his own. What lets this album down for me is that it can be a little simple and I would like a bit more going on so you can properly dive into the content. It does have a tendency to be a bit repetitive as well and I don't get completely pulled in by the music. Overall, a good record which has its standout moments like the opening track but cannot maintain it throughout the duration of the album.
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90/100
From 04/18/2021 10:52
His 4th album _ also the 2nd and last recorded during his political exile in London. Differently from the previous album (which I prefer), this time Caetano has a proper band and goes further on mixing English and Portuguese lyrics. The 2 longest tracks are an adaptation of a famous poem from the 17th century and a cover of then recently rediscovered samba composer Monsueto.
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From 12/12/2018 21:43
Complexa, canta a solidão e o sofrimento, as raízes brasileiras com o moderno rock inglês. Melancolia e beleza em duas línguas.
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From 06/12/2015 19:50
Todas As musicas desse album são boas, é um dos meus albums brasileiros favoritos.
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From 02/08/2015 18:00
Amazing album! I liked Mora Na Filosofia the best.
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From 07/17/2013 02:53
#5 on my list. The masterpiece of the greatest genius of brazilian music. Few people have understood and loved Brazil as Caetano and this is historic.
Valeu, brasucas!
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