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Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso [1986]

Caetano Veloso [1986] Tracks
1. Trilhos Urbanos
2. Homem Velho
3. Luz Do Sol
4. Cá Já
5. Medley: Dindi/Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
6. Nega Maluca/Billie Jean/Eleanor Rigby
7. O Leãozinho
8. Coração Vagabundo
9. Pulsar
10. Get Out of Town
11. Saudosismo
12. Odara
13. Terra
Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso [1986]
Caetano Veloso [1986] Review
Not to be confused with Veloso's self-titled 1967 debut--an essential record, by the way--this 1986 platter finds the Brazilian pop superstar in a contemplative mood. It's almost all acoustic, unaccompanied and, in contrast to the whimsical leftist pop of Veloso's early years, often dour. There's still a hint of the cultural cross-pollination he executed so well as a leader of the late-'60s tropicalia movement--check the funnily classicist medley of "Billie Jean" and "Eleanor Rigby"--but Caetano Veloso is mostly stately and mature. That's not necessarily a bad thing; the record has its moments of beauty and grace, and it's typically smart. But there's nothing nearly so dizzying as his late '60s work. --Keven McAlester
Caetano Veloso [1986] Review
Recorded in 1985 in New York, this album features Brazilian singer and songwriter Caetano Veloso, mostly accompanying himself with an acoustic guitar, and it is a triumph of understatement and nuance. Veloso is a poet--the words are in Portuguese but are translated in the booklet--and delivers the words with an uncanny sense for shadings, and impeccable phrasing. This might be hard to gauge in his own compositions but becomes clearer in his tributes to Antonio Carlos Jobim, the bossa nova master, (with the medley "Dindi/Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amor"), and to John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Michael Jackson (in a wickedly clever medley including "Nega Maluca," "Brazilian Song," "Billie Jean," and "Eleanor Rigby"). --Fernando Gonzalez


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Intimate and beautiful
5
I once walked into a record store in New York City and a lady asked me if I knew about one of Veloso's recordings in which she could just listen to his charming, melancolic voice. It was easy for me to pick one since I've been listening to his music for many years.

I wish I would have known about this CD back then. His voice, his fabulous sence on rhythm and some of his best songs are captured in this intimate recording (just him and his guitar).

It is a good one to get, no matter how much or how little you know about this Brazilian superstar.

Posted by Anonymous, on 2000-03-30
Much better than Michael
4
Pick up this CD if for nothing else but for Billie Jean (Track 6). I've never cared for, or thought anything for, this song as done (and I think written by) Michael Jackson. You gotta hear Mr. Veloso's interpretation...slowed down to much less than the original tempo...unbelivebly beautiful, romantic, seductive....It actually is an INCREDIBLY beautiful song when done at this tempo, and, of course, a brazilian accent helps. Veloso is always good (assuming you like him and/or this genre), but this interpretation IS A KILLER! It's worth the entire CD (even if it was blank; and it's not; and it's good). Listen to this version and spread it around to your friends...and especially lovers...or people you want to be your lovers (i.e., hey guys, if she got a decent SAT score, she'll melt w/this). If you don't hear this version, you're truly missing something wonderful. Enjoy.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2000-05-13
Stunning sentimentality
5
This album is an half hour of aesthetical delight for the english spoken listeners, and an half hour of sensations for all senses for the portuguese spoken ones. Caetano`s voice is like the child of a violin and a bratch, trembling on feathers like insignificant pieces of dust. The track Homen Velho tells a fragile little story about an aged man sensing life in a sort of review - how Caetano tells the story is neat and overwhelmingly sensitive - showing all the way, not telling. Other stunning tracks are Terra, Coracao Vagabondo and Eu sei que vou te amar. Learn portuguese just to listen to this one - if you can, you`ll explore a whole new way of language! Texts are in english in the booklet, so stay put with your senses and your brains! This is the best of Brasil!
Posted by Anonymous, on 2003-10-02

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