Õ Blésq Blom
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Õ Blésq Blom is the fifth studio album released by Brazilian rock
band Titãs
. The name of the album means "The first men who walked on the Earth" in the language created by Mauro and Quitéria, two repentistas from the state of Pernambuco
. The language is a mixture of Portuguese
, English
, Italian
and Greek
. Mauro and Quitéria are married and they met Titãs in a beach in Pernambuco. The also composed and performed the opening and ending tracks for this album.
It was elected by Rolling Stone
Brasil as the 74th best Brazilian music album.
Brazilian rock
Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese.-Overview:Rock entered the Brazilian music scene in 1956, with the screening of the film The Blackboard Jungle, featuring Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock", which would later be covered in Portuguese by Nora...
band Titãs
Titãs
Titãs are a rock band from São Paulo, Brazil. Their best-known line up is the one in the album Cabeça Dinossauro : Nando Reis , Branco Mello , Marcelo Fromer , Arnaldo Antunes , Tony Bellotto , Paulo Miklos , Charles Gavin and Sérgio Britto...
. The name of the album means "The first men who walked on the Earth" in the language created by Mauro and Quitéria, two repentistas from the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
. The language is a mixture of Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. Mauro and Quitéria are married and they met Titãs in a beach in Pernambuco. The also composed and performed the opening and ending tracks for this album.
It was elected by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Brasil as the 74th best Brazilian music album.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introdução por Mauro e Quitéria ("Introduction by Mauro and Quitéria") | 0:42 | Mauro and Quitéria |
| 2 | Miséria ("Misery") | 4:28 | Arnaldo Antunes, Sérgio Britto and Paulo Miklos |
| 3 | Racio Símio (Untranslatable. It's a word play with "Raciocínio" (Reasoning) and "Símio" (Simian)) | 3:19 | Marcelo Fromer, Nando Reis and Arnaldo Antunes |
| 4 | O Camelo e o Dromedário ("The Camel and the Dromedary") | 5:22 | Marcelo Fromer, Toni Bellotto, Nando Reis and Paulo Miklos |
| 5 | Palavras ("Words") | 2:34 | Marcelo Fromer and Sérgio Britto |
| 6 | Medo ("Fear") | 2:05 | Toni Bellotto and Arnaldo Antunes |
| 7 | Natureza Morta ("Dead Nature") | 3:18 | Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Liminha, Arnaldo Antunes, Sérgio Britto and Paulo Miklos |
| 8 | Flores Flores (song) "Flores" is the ninth single by Titãs, released in 1989. A completely reworked acoustic version of the song was later featured on the Titãs - Acústico MTV album, with Branco Mello sharing vocals with Marisa Monte.-Music video:... ("Flowers") |
3:27 | Tony Bellotto, Sérgio Britto, Charles Gavin and Paulo Miklos |
| 9 | O Pulso ("The Pulse") | 2:44 | Marcelo Fromer, Toni Bellotto and Arnaldo Antunes |
| 10 | 32 Dentes ("32 Teeth") | 2:28 | Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer and Sérgio Britto |
| 11 | Faculdade ("College") | 3:13 | Branco Mello, Marcelo Fromer, Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes and Paulo Miklos |
| 12 | Deus e o Diabo ("God and the Devil") | 3:28 | Nando Reis, Sérgio Britto and Paulo Miklos |
| 13 | Vinheta Final por Mauro e Quitéria ("Final Jingle by Mauro and Quitéria") | 0:34 | Mauro and Quitéria |
Personnel
- Tony BellottoTony BellottoAntonio Carlos Liberalli Bellotto is a Brazilian musician and writer, best known as the guitarist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. He has also written and released several books. Tony keeps a column called "Cenas Urbanas" at Brazilian magazine Veja.- Childhood :Bellotto decided to be a rock...
- Electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, Acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
on "Flores", Twelve string guitarTwelve string guitarThe twelve-string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar...
on "32 Dentes" - Arnaldo AntunesArnaldo AntunesArnaldo Antunes , is a writer and composer from Brazil. He began as a member of the band Aguilar e Banda Performática in the late 1970s. For most of the 1980s he was a member of the rock band Titãs. After 1992 he had six solo albums. Since 1992 he has been an award winning poet, but he was first...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on "Medo", "O Pulso" and "Natureza Morta" - Charles GavinCharles GavinCharles de Souza Gavin is a drummer and musical producer, whose fame comes mainly from his drums works at Brazilian rock band Titãs.- Biography :...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Marcelo FromerMarcelo FromerMarcelo Fromer was the guitarist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. One of the founding members and also the band's manager, he died in 2001, after being hit by a motorcycle while jogging.- Childhood :...
- Electric guitar, acoustic guitar on "32 Dentes" and "Medo" - Nando ReisNando ReisNando Reis is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and lead singer of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own band called Os Infernais...
- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals in "Raciosimio" and "Faculdade" - Branco MelloBranco MelloBranco Mello is a Brazilian musician and actor, best known as the vocalist and bassist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. He has also played small but significant roles for the movies.- Childhood :...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on "Flores" and "32 Dentes" - Paulo MiklosPaulo MiklosPaulo Roberto de Souza Miklos is a multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor from Brazil. He is best known for his works for the band Titãs, which he is a member since its beginning, in 1981. Singing and playing the harmonica and the sax are some of his most notable contributions for the band. As...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
in "O Camelo e o Dromedário", "Miséria" and "Deus e o Diabo", SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
on "Flores" - Sérgio BrittoSérgio BrittoSérgio Britto is a Brazilian musician. He is best known as the keyboardist and vocalist for the band Titãs, and also for his solo albums, in which he played the acoustic guitar...
- KeyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
, vocals in "Palavras", "Miséria" and "Deus e o Diabo", keyboard programming on "Miséria" and "Deus e o Diabo". - LiminhaLiminhaLiminha is a Brazilian musician and producer. He started his career as the bassist of "Os Baobás", and was called in 1970 to tour with Os Mutantes, becoming an official member later...
- Electronic drums in "Miséria", "Deus e o Diabo" and "Faculdade", guitar in "O Pulso" and "Deus e o Diabo", electronic percussion in "O Camelo e o Dromedário", keyboard programming in "O Pulso", "Miséria" and "Deus e o Diabo"