Transversal Do Tempo [Live, Import]

Elis Regina | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Import
• Label: Universal Brazil
• ASIN: B00000G9EP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,528 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT MISS THIS!, July 27, 2002

By 

David Mester (Elgin, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transversal Do Tempo (Audio CD)

Elis was a genius. She was the greatest singer I have ever heard in any style or type of music. If you only own one recording of hers, it should be Transversal Do Tempo. This is a collection of live tracks from shows in Rio in 1978, and it finds her at the height of her creative and interpretive powers. This is one of the greatest music recordings I know of, period. It will bring you a lifetime of pleasure. It has gone in and out of print over the last few years, so grab it now while you can! Also try to get "Elis(1974)", and "Elis Regina In London". I am astonished at how little Elis is known in the USA. She had a rare ability to appeal to the masses as well as sophisticates, and is one of the greatest artists I know of.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A touching album with commited lyrics, November 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Transversal Do Tempo (Audio CD)

This is a very emotive live album. Quite differently from her earlier releases, here Elis shows a commited attitude, since most of the songs talk about the social problems of Brazil. This is not a cheerful samba or bossa nova record. Instead, it is composed by thrilling bluesy ballads as the stunning "Sinal fechado" and "Meio termo" and chilling brazilian-flavoured rock tunes as "Cartomante", "Deus lhe pague", "Corpos" and "Construção", where Elis sings violently, dennouncing the miseries of her country and of the human being. It also includes a portuguese-spoken version of the standard "Fascination" (here "Fascinação") which Elis sings very beautifully.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great (on second thought)!, December 26, 2004

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Paul De Troy (Belgium (Europe)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transversal Do Tempo (Audio CD)

This one really grows on you: first impression, I thought it was ok, now I know it's great. The songs are not, perhaps, the easiest ones; they're not haunting from the start, but you'll end up addicted to this music. A fine balance is reached between 'calm' and 'violent', but the music never grows soft or agressive. Beautiful, typical seventies-sound. And Elis is superb!