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  • Audio CD (April 20, 2004)
  • Original Release Date: April 20, 2004
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fearless Records
  • ASIN: B0001XAP6U
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #191,273 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an indie gem, May 19, 2004
By William Tanko "fighting starlight" (Perth Amboy, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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what more to say than this CD is immediately one of the few amazing gems in current progression of indie music. breathtaking, but not for everyone..
if you like Brazil, you'll enjoy Co&Ca, Mars Volta, Trophy Scars, Cursor, or check back into AtTheDriveIn..
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars this cd is amazing but...., July 11, 2004
I don't see how they can compare these guys to The Mars Volta or Coheed and Cambria. I can hear the prog elements but it's more of a Rush kind of prog rock,shorter 3 minute songs compared to 12 minute epics. They are missing the one thing that would make them a true prog rock band: the songs just aren't as epic as a TMV or a C&C song. I think reviewers liken Brazil to these other bands because their singer has a high pitched singing voice. This is still an amazing album that is well worth your time. Go into it expecting Sparta rather than The Mars Volta and you won't be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Woah., June 23, 2004
What a great album, I picked this up two days ago after seeing the comparisons to Coheed and Cambria and The Mars Volta. I was intrigued by the mixture of Sunny Day Real Estate and Yes that was mentioned on the cover. Anyways, I walked out of the store and was greeted with great 21st century emo/punk with ambitious keyboard lines and piercing guitar effects. These guys, to me, are MUCH better than Coheed and Cambria, and pretty much on par with The Mars Volta (Brazil's amazing use of the keyboard is justified by TMV's raw energy). Anyways, pick it up, I can't reccommend it enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ATDI + piano = brazil, which in turn = flawless progressive music...
like it says in my title, brazil sound similiar to at the drive in, with the addition of the piano. although, the vocals and music style sound similiar to ATDI, brazil do not... Read more
Published on August 12, 2006 by A. Stoltz

5.0 out of 5 stars The meaning of life, indeed.
First, I must commend Brazil on their album title, which notes that they try to put no less than the meaning of life in this album. Read more
Published on February 5, 2006 by Mike T

5.0 out of 5 stars Progressive
This is quite a step up from their Ep; don't get me wrong, I still love Dasein. I guess this can be best described as alt, indie, prog,
art rock and maybe a little... Read more
Published on December 15, 2005 by Benjamin Moureau-lucadamo

5.0 out of 5 stars Now There's 2 Hostages
The first non EP release by Brazil is an amazing one. Fluid and distorted guitar rifts, finger tapping rhythms, groovy base, normal and falsetto vocals. Read more
Published on September 9, 2004 by travisuhrynuk

5.0 out of 5 stars Now There's 2 Hostages
The first non EP release by Brazil is an amazing one. Fluid and distorted guitar rifts, finger tapping rhythms, groovy base, normal and falsetto vocals. Read more
Published on September 8, 2004 by travisuhrynuk

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This CD is the one of the most original cds of the year so far. You'd never think keyboards and saxaphones with electric guitars would sounds amazing but somehow they pulled it... Read more
Published on September 7, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars not quite the mars volta, but...
it's still pretty good!

the vocals do sound very Cedric Bixler-ish but they're used on lyrics that aren't typical of atd-i or Mars Volta. Read more

Published on August 6, 2004 by a.c.

5.0 out of 5 stars All hail!
Brazil is an amazing band. As was mentioned, don't expect the Mars Volta; they aren't quite so abstract. Read more
Published on August 2, 2004 by Agent1481

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent... nothing great...
The front of the disc said that Brazil's CD is a mixture of Yes and Sunny Day Real Estate. In reality, it's more of a mixture of 80's Rush and Green Day. Read more
Published on July 23, 2004 by Michael Askounes

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
A Hostage & the Meaning of Life is creative genius.
Difficult to define, with elements of rock, jazz, and
classical blended for a uniqely sophistocated CD. Read more
Published on July 22, 2004 by P.R. Petrunew

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