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Em Ritmo De Aventura

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If you love 60's pop/rock as much as me this is an album to own (whether you understand Portuguese or not). The melodies and arrangements on these tunes are absolutely superb. Roberto sings songs of love and lost love in the same vein as a Bobby Darin, Rick Nelson, or Gene Pitney but with a slightly heavier sound (considering the horns, electric guitars and organ arrangements). Not a bad song on this album. A perfect mix of uptempo, danceable tunes as well as some slower, heart-tugging tunes that may bring a tear to your eye. Whether Roberto is taking his vocals to the utmost potential or softly crooning in his gentle tenor, he is at his best on this album. This is one to own!

This CD contains various wonderful songs that I remember listening to when I was a young girl in Portugal. It brought back many memories and filled me with special emotions. It has been played already many times since I bought it and I can't get enough of it. I'm very glad I purchased this marvelous treasure and believe that anyone who buys it will be as pleased with it as I am!

I'm on a mission to try and get every Roberto Carlos CD available in the States and Brasil. This one arrived today and I eagerly popped it into the car CD player. Sat through most of the first two songs,then listened to the rest with such disappointment - I cannot tell you. Before someone throws a rock at me - I knew this was an old album and I happen to love the rock music that began to come out in the 60's through the 80's (I am VERY old - REALLY old. I could be your grandmother). But the backup band with RC on this disc is so bad - or it's the arrangements - maybe both. That organ just about put me into fits. And, RC is singing rather frenetically, doesn't treat his music with the loving grace that he does now. I understand he was experimenting, trying to find his niche.
One of the best things about this album is that it shows you how much he has grown as a singer and musician. His phrasing is SO much better now and he lets a song take over - he doesn't try to force it and take it where it shouldn't go. So far I have about 20 albums, just ordered three more. This is the worst example of Roberto Carlos music I've ever heard. The 60's music had arrangements much better than what is on this disc, and the organ was not up front and carrying the melody, thank God!

So - there we are. Someone had to do it and I have big, broad shoulders and attitude to go with it (thus my nickname). Live with it fans - RC put out a bad disc and I'd bet anything if he listened to it now, he'd cover his ears. The music on this album is why he didn't repeat it and found that romantic music got him a huge audience and offered him more leeway to other genres. He's never looked back.