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 enlarge | Artist: Caetano Veloso
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 61881
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 79981
UPC: 075597998122
EAN: 0075597998122
ASIN: B000LKARD4
Release Date: January 23, 2007
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 not bad May 11, 2007
Pescador Escoces
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
first let me start by saying that i like veloso pretty well. he's no gilberto gil or jorge ben in my opinion but he's hugely influential and creative. he also has widely eclectic interests.
on this cd, we find veloso sticking to rock with few forays into other genres. other reviewers found this album highly original, but at many points i was reminded of some of his 70s releases at the very least in terms of atmosphere. the lyrics are in portuguese and veloso's voice sounds the same as ever. overall, i felt the album to be dark, complex, and at times reminiscent of the indie-rock scene. it wasn't to my tastes. however there were a few songs that i liked -- deusa urbana e um sonho in particular.
it's a major departure from his recent work. i'm not a fan of much of his recent work and neither am i a fan of this cd. but if you're a huge veloso fan it's worth a listen to decide for yourself.
 See Him Live Then Buy The Record November 15, 2007
Jan Edward Vogels (Long Beach, CA USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Saw Caetano live in LA last night where he covered many of the selections on this album. Marvelous stuff. The most compacted, nasty treatments of his songs yet. And yet it's all still Caetano. His superb melodies are still there, insinuating themselves underneath all the fantastic new arrangement goodies. Lean and mean. You'll love it!
Terrific November 24, 2007
danny teardrop (Toronto)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw Caetano in Toronto not having heard this album, and not really sure what to expect. I'm a fan of his 60's and early 70's output, but the rest of his catalogue is a bit (ok - a lot) too slick or adult contemporary for my tastes. I was blown away by the show and by this new material - this is definitely the best stuff he's done since his classic 'tropicalia' period. His new young band has definitely absorbed a lot of 'non-Brazilian' music (garage, new wave, prog, post-punk) and the only thing really 'Brazilian' about this album is Caetano's vocals. If you're a fan of Caetano's more adventurous work this is an album that is absolutely worth checking out. If you're into his more laid-back, orchestral/acoustic material, this may not be for you.
 The mastery continues December 29, 2006
Christopher Carton (Bakersfield, CA United States)
This album is a significant change of direction, as this is the first Caetano Veloso release since 1989 which was not graced with the presence of cellist and master of arrangements, Jaques Morelenbaum. It is very clear that Caetano aimed for a North American sound, and that he was tapping into newer sounds through the help of his son, Moreno Veloso, and, more so, Moreno's friend Pedro Sa, who has played guitar on Caetano's last two concert tours. And yet, with the newer sounds, almost in spite of them, Caetano's genius remains the most notable presence. I am of the opinion that his 2001 release, "Noites Do Norte," was his best work of his entire career. I don't know if "Ce" is quite up to that mark, but it is a solid effort. "Minhas Lagrimas," the second song on the album, stands up with any of his classic songs. "Deusa Urbana" has a sound similar, at times, to "Fora da Ordem," the brilliant opening track on 1991's "Circulado." It's a strong effort the whole way through. The fact that Caetano has taken this turn should not come as a surprise: the influence of North American music, as well as Brazilian rock, on him in recent years have been obvious, even on parts of "Noites Do Norte," and Caetano has, since the dawn of his career, always tried to keep himself from being stuck in one place as a songwriter. For those who know his stuff well, I think the most apt description is that "Ce" is like the giant leap he took with Arto Lindsay on "Estrangeiro" and "Circulado," only with a sound which is probably the least samba-influenced since his mostly English-language albums of the early seventies. Those who truly understand Caetano's work over the years should be very pleased with "Ce."
It's a "question of taste" I guess - - March 27, 2007
Geoff Brandt (Quintana Island, Texas USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Perhaps I shouldn't admit it, but most poets and esoteric stuff leaves me cold. And it may sound like a sacrilege, yet I never appreciated some others like Miles Davis (over-rated and lousy tone, which is why he used a Harmon Mute so much?) and Duke Ellington's atonal arrangements. Give me Clifford Brown and Basie instead please.
In any event, when it comes to Brasil and Bossa Nova, Oscar Castro-Neves and Gal Costa doing Tom's work, Joao Donato - Laurindo and Chico, Sergio and Quarteto Em Cy - - that's more my speed. Toots and Getz too. There are a number of others who swing as well, for sure; caught Renata Arruda "live" at Vinicus in Ipanema last May, and she was super! Other lesser names like Marcello Lessa are so accomplished, terrific talents!
But, candidly, while Caetano is called a genius and has written some neat stuff, this CD does not qualify as a favorite of mine. Call me unsophisticated if you like, but I think I'll go with some Charlie Byrd, okay?
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