Caetano Veloso (Irene)

Caetano Veloso | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lilith
• ASIN: B000WWN3FU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Irene

2. The Empty Boat

3. Marinheiro Só

4. Lost in the Paradise

5. Atrás Do Trio Elétrico

6. Os Argonautas

7. Carolina

8. Cambalache

9. Não Identificado

10. Chuvas de Verão

11. Acrilírico

12. Alfõmega

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tropical Mystery Tour, April 11, 2000

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Michael Sean (Seattle, WA - US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caetano Veloso (1969) (Audio CD)

This fantastic album continues down the musical path of the Tropicalism movement, begun on his first eponymous solo release and on the collective album "Tropicália - Ou Panis Et Circensis." After the passing of the institutional act n.5 at the end of 1968, artistic freedom in Brazil became very limited. The radical ideas presented in Tropicalism resulted in the arrest of Caetano and Gilberto Gil for allegedly disrespecting the Brazilian flag and national anthem. While in confinement in Salvador, Caetano recorded the guitar and vocal parts of this album and then sent them to São Paulo for Rogério Duprat to make the arrangements. Released in 1969, it is the only album to not have Caetano's picture (his characteristic head of hair was shaved by the military after the arrest), featuring instead his signature on an all-white cover. The tracks display a wide range of styles, from traditional Brazilian rhythms to tango to Beatles-inspired psychedelia. This album still sounds amazingly fresh today, and should appeal to fans of other genre-mixing acts such as Beck, Frank Zappa, David Byrne, and Ween. With the recent renewed interest in fellow Tropicalists like Os Mutantes and Tom Zé, hopefully we will eventually see Caetano's early Brazilian releases become more widely available here in the states. In the meantime, treat yourself to this disc and experience one of the most innovative Brazilian artists in perhaps his most creative period.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every great thing you hear about this album is true, April 18, 2004

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Christopher Carton (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caetano Veloso (1969) (Audio CD)

If you are just starting to collect Caetano's work, this album should be among the first few that you buy. It is loaded with history, and shows his versatility as very few other of his albums do. In many ways, it is like the 1967 album on steroids. It's what happens when you mix Caetano's young, budding genius with a prison sentence. The Empty Boat is one of his greatest songs ever, which is remarkable in that it was his first English song. Os Argonautas, Irene, and Carolina are also classics. Be warned that Acrilírico is Caetano's Revolution 9. Comparisons could be made to the Beatles' Revolver and Dylan's Bringing it All Back Home to emphasize what a defining event this album is. Even if you aren't a big fan of Caetano's early work, this album should be bought for historical perspective, at the very least.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sambadelic, July 11, 2001

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mauro j felipe (n.y., new york United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caetano Veloso (1969) (Audio CD)

i could not agree more with the two well written reviews already posted. this cd should be a part of any brasilian music collection.it should also be a part of any decent psyche collection as well. people who ejoyed this cd should proceed straight to gilberto gil's 1969 album (also available). gil's album features the same back up band and, in my opinion, is even better.