Gal (1969)

Gal Costa

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1969
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: DUSTY GROOVE
• ASIN: B0015I2O1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,735 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This Brazilian classic finally gets a proper US release one of the greatest psychedelic albums of the late 60s, and a key part of the Tropicalia movement as well! The record is easily the most tripped-out album ever from Gal Costa far more sinister than Gal's debut of a few months before. The session was still recorded with full arrangements by the legendary Rogerio Duprat (who'd worked previously with Costa, Os Mutantes, and others), but it also features a lot heavier guitar and a blazingly psychedelic feel overall. Gal's usually-sweet vocals take on a much sharper edge and the album's awash in the political power and cultural experimentation that characterized the best years of Tropicalia. Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil make a guest appearance, and also contribute some songs to the set as do Jorge Ben, Jards Macale, and Roberto & Erasmo Carlos. First time on CD in the US and newly remastered, with liner notes from Chris Dunn, author of Brutality Garden: Tropicalia & The Emergence Of A Brazilian Counterculture. Features the famous tracks 'Tuareg', 'Cinema Olympia', and 'Meu Nome E Gal'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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

By	Lee Blair (West Orange, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brazilian psychedelic classic, November 2, 2008

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Gal Costa "Gal" (1969)
The second solo album by Brazilian superstar Gal Costa, this is one of the purest. loudest expressions of the late-1960s "tropicalia" scene, with clanging electric guitars, and crazed vocals that were unlike much of Costa's later, croonier career. Fabled avant-classical composer-arranger Rogerio Duprat adds his eclectic touch, and Gal gets wild like she seldom did in later years. Anyone wanting to check out how psychedelic music entered into Brazilian rock and pop will definitely want to check this one out. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Brazilian Music Guide)