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This 19-song compiliation from the esteemed Soul Jazz label includes tracks by Os Mutantes, Tom Ze and Caetano Veloso.
| LABEL: | Soul Jazz |
| RELEASE DATE: | 13 February 2006 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | World |
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The average user rating for this album is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 47 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
S T gave it a10:
I love it.
John O gave it a10:
Inspirational
Todd W gave it a0:
I'm not trying to be difficult, but the problem I have with albums like this is the Cherry Picking factor. You simply cannot take the best of a genre of music, combine it on multiple discs, release it for mass consumption, and then give it a perfect score. It's a REPRESENTATION, folks. Granted, most of us probably never would have heard these songs without something like this coming across the waters, but that's the fault of the vacuous suits calling themselves music programmers on our culture's airwaves. It's like taking the best of the English Invasion, putting it on K-tel, and then calling it the Album of the Year. It's simply absurd. If the album on which these songs sprung sucked Amazon water to begin with, chances are one song wasn't worth the time of day when it was originally released either. It smacks of people trying WAY too hard to educate the rest of us. The best music is that which is found, not shoved down our collective throats. I'm sorry, Josh.
billy e gave it a10:
Wonderful compilation. Very impressed.
scott c gave it a6:
Just be aware, to the uninitiated or the bossa nova fan, about half of the songs on this CD come off as 60s showtunes. Think, the soundtrack to "Hair". The booklet is admittedly fantastic and does help give the music context as part of a larger political movement. But given the dissonant indian experiments and Oklahoma-tinged showtunes, dilettantes and more casual Brazilian music fans like might enjoy this more an interesting historical document than a either a relaxing or a rocking beginning to end listen.
Justin N gave it a10:
All compilations should be this informative and entertaining!
P C gave it a10:
This music is simply timeless and worth every bit of your time.
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