A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado
| A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado | ||||
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| Studio album by Os Mutantes | ||||
| Released | March 1970 | |||
| Recorded | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 41:52 | |||
| Label | Polydor (Brazil) Omplatten (U.S.) |
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| Producer | Arnaldo Saccomani (Album producer for Polydor) Jeff Gibson, Johan Kugelberg (Reissue producers for Omplatten) |
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A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado is the third album by the Brazilian rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1970 (see 1970 in music) and reissued in 1999 on Omplatten Records. The title in English means: The Divine Comedy or I Am a Bit Disconnected. "I am a bit disconnected" in this sense means "I feel a little spaced out." The second track features the band imitating California accents. The album as a whole is characterized by a mix of psychedelic and religious imagery.
It's also the first album by the band to break away from the Tropicália aesthetic, and move towards more of a pure rock sound. Except for a tongue-in-cheek version of the ballad "Chão de Estrelas", the record shows little Brazilian music influence. This shift in direction is speculated to be because their helpers and influences, Tropicalismo stars Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were exiled by the Brazilian military dictatorship.
The album cover reflects a similar illustration by Gustav Doré from Dante's Divine Comedy.
It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil at #22 in the list of 100 best Brazilian albums in history.[2] The magazine also elected the title song "Ando Meio Desligado" as the 50th greatest Brazilian song.[3]
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Ando Meio Desligado" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amor" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Ave, Lúcifer" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Élcio Decário | 2:22 |
| 4. | "Desculpe, Babe" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Meu Refrigerador não Funciona" | Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias | 6:34 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | "Hey Boy" | Arnaldo Baptista, Élcio Decário | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Preciso Urgentemente Encontrar um Amigo" | Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Chão de Estrelas" | Orestes Barbosa, Sílvio Caldas | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Jogo de Calçada" | Arnaldo Baptista, Wandler Cunha, Ilton Oliveira | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Haleluia" | Arnaldo Baptista | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Oh! Mulher Infiel" | Arnaldo Baptista | 4:31 |
Personnel
- Os Mutantes
- Arnaldo Baptista: vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards and bass
- Rita Lee: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), percussion, theremin, autoharp, recorder
- Sérgio Dias: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), guitars and bass
with:
- Rogério Duprat: orchestral arrangements
- Liminha: bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7)
- Dinho Leme: drums
- Raphael Villardi: acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8) and vocals (track 3)
- Naná Vasconcelos: percussion (tracks 1, 4)
