Gal (1969)

Gal Costa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: DUSTY GROOVE
• ASIN: B0015I2O1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,650 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Brazilian > Tropicália

Track Listings

1. Cinema Olympia

2. Tuareg

3. Cultura E Civilização

4. País Tropical

5. Meu Nome É Gal

6. Com Medo, Com Pedro

7. The Empty Boat

8. Objeto Sim, Objeto Não

9. Pulsars E Quasars

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Newbies, dont start here, April 14, 2010

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T. Hardin (seaside,oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gal (1969) (Audio CD)

Gal Costa has a very long & varied career.This,one of her very earliest,isnt the best place to start(in my opinion). Yes this one is her most "hard rocking",& ironically (myself being a true metal-head),this is one of my least played Gal albums. Her next self-titled release,followed by "India",are more indicative of her overall style (at least in the late 60's/early 70's). Everything i've heard from her has been good,I just wouldnt start here first if you're after the Bossa-tinged vocal grooves most people associate her with.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, January 7, 2010

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gal (1969) (Audio CD)

Tropicalia at its finest. When Brizil was under dictatorship, musical superheros like Gal Costa did not blink. They made psychadelic music as true outlaws.

This CD contains lots of top grade Brizilian music, but goes way beyond, into psychadelic and the avant gaurd. The synergy never seems forced, and provides a iron strong thread that runs through this amazing album

This is music from the soul, made under fire, and no one, no one, should miss it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A musical tour de force!, March 26, 2009

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Lee Blair (West Orange, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gal (1969) (Audio CD)

This effort from one of Brazil's greatest singers is hands down an outstanding example of psychedelica viewed from a Brazilian eye. The movement became known as Tropicalia, and the music is excellent. This is a re-release of an album from 1969. There is no comparison between this work and the music of today. And that is a real shame.