Essential early material by Gal Costa! The record is her first after the immediate
Tropicalia years, and it's a stunning blend
of styles that seems to draw heavily from changes going on in the American rock scene at the time. The core
of the music is still steeped in Brazilian elements – but there's a lot
of influences coming into play on the album, like bluesy rock phrasing, showy nostalgia-heavy arrangements, psychedelic production elements, and some
of the baroque orchestrations that would show up on Gal's later albums in the 70s. Includes a wonderful version
of Caetano's "London London" and "Dixa Sangrar", the moody bossa "Falsa Baiana", Gilberto Gil's "Lingua Do P" and "Mini Misterio", and the tracks "The Archaic Lonely Star Blues", "
Love, Try, & Die", and "Hotel Das Estrelas". Great cover, too!
(Brazil, Rock)