rafaelm's Last.fm Journal

novos baianos & cartola

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:24:47 +0000

Os Mutantes didn't even come close to it; Novos Baianos was the best brazilian band that has ever existed.

and Cartola is the best musician. his 74 self-titled (the one that starts with Disfarça E Chora) being the best album in the world, of course.

brazilian albums that you have to listen to at least once before you die

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:42:09 +0000

yet another list, i know. so, yeah, these are the awesomest brazilian albums of all times, in my opinion (in alphabetical order):

Wave (actually, you should listen to anything by jobim at some point of your life)

Baden Powell & Vinícius De Moraes - os afro-sambas de baden powell & vinícius de moraes

Caetano Veloso [1967]

Caetano Veloso [1969]

Caetano Veloso [1971]

Transa (i could put at least 3 more caetano albums, (the guy is god) but i think that's enough already)

Cartola [1974]

Construção (genius, genius)

Elis Regina e Tom Jobim - elis & tom (for those who don't know, tom jobim = antônio carlos jobim. this is the album with the classic version of águas de março (waters of march); just beautiful)

Gal Costa [não identificado]

Expresso 2222

Gilberto Gil [1968] (probably my favorite tropicália album)

Gilberto Gil [1969]

A Música Livre de Hermeto Pascoal

Amoroso/Brasil (i should listen to joão gilberto more. quoting miles davis: "he could read a newspaper and sound good")

A Tábua de Esmeralda (you should probably check "áfrica brasil", too. i think it's a little bit overrated, though)

Jacarandá

Clube Da Esquina (it's actually by Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges, but last.fm is lame. this is one of the greatest albums of all times, brazilian or not, btw)

Acabou Chorare

Os Mutantes

Mutantes

Rogério Duprat - a banda tropicalista do duprat (duprat was the producer of tropicália; some call him the "brazilian george martin", but i think he was more inventive than him. this is a cover album, with stuff ranging from Flying to jobim and de moraes' chega de saudade, all with a tropicália touch)

Racional (brazilian funky stuff. it was cooler when it hadn't been released on cd, though ;)

Estudando o samba (todos os olhos, his s/t and 2006's estudando o pagode are also worth checking out)

p.s.: check Hermeto Pascoal playing glass bottles (!!!!) and flute (even when it's under water), while in the water:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Qm-Z5OsHw

artists mentioned:

Antônio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell, Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell & Vinícius De Moraes, Caetano Veloso, Cartola, Chico Buarque, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Hermeto Pascoal, Tom Jobim, Elis Regina & Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, Jorge Ben, Jorge Benjor, Luiz Bonfá, Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges, Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges, Novos Baianos, Os Mutantes, Rogério Duprat, Tim Maia, Tom Zé

my top 20 (+20) of the 2000s

Sat, 9 Sep 2006 18:50:05 +0000

that's my list:

1- You Forgot It In People
2- Feels
3- Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
4- Funeral
5- Destroyer's Rubies
6- The Swimming Hour
7- Cripple Crow
8- Satanic Panic in the Attic
9- The Runners Four
10- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
11- Chutes Too Narrow
12- Sung Tongs
13- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
14- Oh, Inverted World
15- Broken Social Scene
16- Late Registration
17- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
18- Pig Lib
19- Niño Rojo
20- To Find Me Gone

some other albums that should be mentioned, even though they didn't make it to my top twenty:

Talkie Walkie
Gulag Orkestar
The Life Pursuit
Rejoicing in the Hands
From a Basement on the Hill
Cannibal Sea
Let It Die
Franz Ferdinand
Multiply
Alright Still
Ventura (clichê e já não agüento mais ouvir, mas acho que merece um lugarzinho aqui)
Born Again in the USA
Tallahassee
One Word Extinguisher
Hail to the Thief
Oh, Inverted World
Heart
Is this it
#3
Life On Other Planets
The Loon
The Tyranny Of Distance

artists cited: Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, Destroyer, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, Devendra Banhart, of Montreal, Deerhoof, Wilco, The Shins The Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian, Kanye West, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Air, Vetiver, Beirut, Elliott Smith, Feist, Franz Ferdinand, The Essex Green, Jamie Lidell, Lily Allen, Loose Fur, Los Hermanos, The Mountain Goats, Radiohead, Prefuse 73, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Strokes, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Stars

california demise 3,

Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:36:56 +0000

by The Olivia Tremor Control is one of the best songs ever recorded, period. and i will never get tired of it.

analyzing my neighbors

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:12:30 +0000

i think you've already heard of this "analyze your neighbor" thing. i have to show where in my list are the top 3 artists of my top 6 neighbors and maybe make some comments about them (the artists, not the neighbors, duh).

viniciusp:
#1 Elliott Smith (#3 - elliott was god)
#2 The Magnetic Fields (#13 - i used to listen to them a lot, i think they were even my top artist for some time, but i rarely listen to them nowadays)
#3 They Might Be Giants (#243 - i tried to like them, i swear i tried, but sorry, vini, i can't stand them)

magidrakee:
#1 Bob Dylan (#47 - i like bob dylan, i just think he is kinda overrated)
#2 The Beatles (#4 - i know it's cliche to say this, but except for some songs (e.g. revolution 9; ob-la-di, ob-la-da), they were gods)
#3 Neutral Milk Hotel (#17 - in the aeroplane over the sea is one of the best albums of all times, period.)

danirabbit:
#1 Tom Waits (#178 - bleh)
#2 Jorge Ben (#19 - a tábua de esmeralda is one of my favorite albums ever)
#3 Songs: Ohia (#295 - why are we neighbors again?)

rrbm823:
#1 Guided By Voices (#295 - i've never really given them a try)
#2 Modest Mouse (#83 - they're okay.)
#3 The Olivia Tremor Control (#2 - GODS)

adrianobrasil:
#1 Madvillain (#58 - i'm not that into hip hop, but he's really good)
#2 The Flaming Lips (#8 - <3)
#3 Prefuse 73 (#44 - one word extinguisher is pretty rad)

ilurveyouu:
#1 Jens Lekman (#107 - he is just okay)
#2 Sigur Rós (#0 i just know them by name, i've never really listened to them)
#3 Belle and Sebastian (#11 - i used to like them a LOT, but i just got tired)

itunes' quiz

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:31:18 +0000

How many songs in Itunes? 2327

Sort by Song Title:
First: Massive Attack - (exchange)
Last: Pavement - zurich is stained

Sort by time:
first: The Olivia Tremor Control - the sky is a harpsichord canvas (0:04)
last: Miles Davis - bitches brew (0:27:00)

Sort by Album:
first: #3
last: Zaireeka

Top 5 Most Played:
Silver Jews - random rules
Broken Social Scene - cause = time
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire- core and rind
Broken Social Scene - almost crimes
Caetano Veloso - minha mulher

First five songs that come up on shuffle:
Aretha Franklin - save me
Boredoms - super good
Animal Collective - banshee beat
The Beatles - being for the benefit of mr. kite!
Radiohead - lucky

Find "SEX", How many songs come up?
3

Find "DEATH", How many songs come up?
4

Find "LOVE", How many songs come up?
133

my favorite albums of all times

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 03:33:52 +0000

ok, since my top five albums of 2005 list wasn't enough, i decided to make a list of my favorite albums of all times. here it goes:

1- The Dark Side of the Moon

2- The White Album

3- Kind of Blue

4- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

5- Odessey and Oracle [edited]

6-Black Foliage

7- Either/Or

8- Construção

9- Mingus Ah Um

10- Revolver

11- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

12- Pig Lib

13- The Soft Bulletin

14- Funeral

15- OK Computer

16- You Forgot It In People

17- Midnite Vultures

18- Racional (vol. 1)

19- Chutes Too Narrow

20 - Abbey Road

21- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

22- Tigermilk

23- Dear Catastrophe Waitress

24- 69 Love Songs Vol. 1

25- Talkie Walkie

26- Transmissions From the Satellite Heart

27- The Life Pursuit

[it has 27 albums because i had forgotten some albums, so i edited it]
gosh, it's so hard to make a list like this. i always think i'm forgetting some album, or that one album should be better placed etc. remember that the list is about my favorite albums, it's not a "best of" list.

some other albums that are out of the list but couldn't be forgotten:

flaming lips - yoshimi battles the pink robots

ted leo and the pharmacists - tyranny of distance

beck - odelay

pavement - brighten the corners

pavement - slanted & enchanted

kanye west - late registration

air - moon safari

andrew bird - andrew bird and the misterious production of eggs

elliott smith - from a basement on the hill

jamie lidell - multiply

broken social scene - s/t

ok, it's already too long, so i'm going to stop here.

top five albums of 2005

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:14:54 +0000

here it is:

1- Broken Social Scene
2- Multiply
3- Andrew Bird and the Mysterious Production of Eggs
4- The Runners Four
5- Late Registration