Tecnicolor [Import]

1. Panis et Circenses

2. Bat Macumba

3. Virginia

4. She's My Shoo Shoo

5. I Feel a Little Spaced Out

6. Baby

7. Technicolor

8. El Justiciero

9. I'm Sorry Baby

10. Adeus Maria Fulo

11. Premier Bonheur du Jour

12. Saravá

13. Panis et Circenses (Reprise)

Tracks:

Panis et Circenses
Bat Macumba
Virginia
She's My Shoo Shoo
I Feel a Little Spaced Out
Baby
Technicolor
El Justiciero
I'm Sorry Baby
Adeus Maria Fulo
Premier Bonheur du Jour
Sarav
Panis et Circenses (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

One of their strongest albums... recommended!.......2006-04-27

This may not be the place to start with Mutantes, but it sure is a nice place to wind up. Musically speaking, this is probably their strongest album, at least the most consistent, without the wild swings in quality of their classic early works. PS - if you like this disc, you should also check out Rita Lee's first few solo records, particularly the pre-breakup albums where she's basically backed by Os Mutantes.

This is a grrreat record.

A VERY COOL ALBUM.......2006-03-02

This album is filled with the smooth harmonies and pop sounds that characterize Os Mutantes. It is a great introduction for Anglos into the world of this great Brazilian band. The translation into English of the lyrics allow those that do not speak Portuguese to appreciate all the songs fully.

Thirty Years After .......2005-01-16

Please notice that the correct name of the album is not Technicolor, but Tecnicolor, without "h".
This long-forgotten album was recorded in Paris, in November, 1970. The misteriously lost tape was found in 1994 and after long revival process the release was promised for July, 1999 and finally happened in April, 2000 - almost thirty years after recorded! No longer a legend, an object of the desire, it became one more classic of the Brazilian and world rock.
Performed by Arnaldo Baptista (keyboards and vocal), Rita Lee (keyboards, flutes and vocal), Sérgio Dias (guitars and vocal), Liminha (bass) and Dinho (drums and percussion), Tecnicolor consists mainly of reworkings of earlier tracks, with a few new ones, the band delivering loose, relaxed performances, keeping their funny approach. The group sounds more conventional here than on their first two albums.
Sean Ono Lennon (who met Arnaldo Baptista and performed an English version of "Panis et Circencis" together at the Free Jazz festival in Rio) signs the cover art of the album...
The lyrics present a mixture of English's, Portuguese, Spanish (or "Portuñol", a mix of Portuguese and Spanish) and French. In fact, some people say that the producer Olms arrested the disk because it was sung in a lot of languages...
The "brazilianism" imposed by the producer mixed with the then recent influence of groups as Yes, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and even of Santana and The Beatles gave to the work an own personality, always potentiated in the versions in English where they try to preserve the humor present in the works of the group.
Some highlights:
"Panis et Circences", classic song of the Mutantes, in shorter version with a fairly smooth approach replacing the heady sonic rush of the original recording.
"I Fell Little Spaced Out (Ando Meio Desligado)" has with good presence of bass and keyboard and benefits from the instrumental muscle. There is a good jam session of blues in the final part of the song.
"Tecnicolor" shows precise vocals, evenly distributed instruments, it is the high point of the album, justifies naming it . Also incorporates some Crosby, Stills, Nash e Young influence.
"El Justiciero", unpublished at that time, was released later in the album "Jardim Elétrico". Basically with guitars, bongo and maracas, it is a classic example of the refined humor of the Mutantes, with funny lyrics in mixture of Portuguese and Spanish with mistakes obviously deliberate, after brief introduction in English half sung half spoken by Rita Lee with curious Mexican accent. The lyrics printed in the insert omits a pearl of the Mutantes' nonsense: ... "Besame mucho Juanita Banana, when caliente el sol... " "Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour" changed definitively in a piece typically French, something as a bolero, with arrangement a la Vivaldi and amazing flutes. Rita astonishes.
If you can read portuguese, see more detailed review (or at least see the pictures) in http://soundchaser.com.br/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5162

Incredible CD-- A "MUST HAVE".......2000-10-24

IMHO, This "Technicolor" release is the best one to own (and I own them all). The remastering job done by Carlos Freitas of Classic Masters took him three months to do and by far, this is the best sounding collection of any of the Mutantes compact discs, even though he was only given poor 7 1/2 ips tape with tons of drops-outs to work with-- he pulled off of these tapes an amazing sound. It is much better than the Luka Bop compilation in terms of sound quality (listen to the two versions of "El Justiciero" which are the exact same recording and see what I mean). Carlos gave me a brazilian copy of "Technicolor" as soon as it was pressed last year and boy howdy am I pleased to finally see it available in the states!

It is totally fun to compare the different arrangements of the english (or french) versions of the "Technicolor" tunes vs. the originals. (Yeah ok, some of the translations are off a bit, but who cares!) I have really gotten to prefer these "Technicolor" renditions/arrangements actually. This is totally one of my "desert island" discs. I couldn't rate it higher. Buy it!

And thank you to David Byrne with your original Beleza Tropical compilation, for introducing me to the Tropicalismo world of Brazilian music. All I knew of Brazilian Music was Bossa nova before I picked up "Beleza Tropical" over ten years ago. You enlightened me. Thank you!

Yes, translations are silly, but... Musically very good.......2000-10-08

It's a great album -- maybe not the best, but it allows English-speaking people to appreciate the absurdity of their lyrics, even though the translations do not closely follow the original in meaning. I do speak Portuguese, so I can compare lyrics.

Musically, though, the arrangements are great and worth having, in spite of the somewhat weak translations of many of the tracks.

But I feel to appreciate the absurd spirit of the Mutants, this is a good album for English-speakers. I do wish the translations gave English speakers a better idea of their wonderful Portuguese lyrics.

Tracks:

Panis et Circenses
Bat Macumba
Virginia
She's My Shoo Shoo
I Feel a Little Spaced Out
Baby
Technicolor
El Justiciero
I'm Sorry Baby
Adeus Maria Fulo
Premier Bonheur du Jour
Sarav
Panis et Circenses (Reprise)

Joseph and the Amazing Tecnicolor Dreamcoat

Average customer rating:

The Music is not that Great!
It seems as if Joseph and his Dreamcoat are in your home!

Joseph and the Amazing Tecnicolor Dreamcoat

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TJ0D
Release Date: 2000-05-01

Tracks:

Prologue
Any Dream Will Do
Jacob And Sons
Joseph's Coat
One More Angel In Heaven
Potiphar
Close Every Door
Go Go Joseph
Song Of The King
Those Canaan Days
Benjamin Calypso

Album Description

Karaoke re-recording of the Broadway show, with a new cast. This is not the original cast. This album has graphics. The songs are all in the show key and the show tempo. Tracks 1-11 have the guide vocals, and tracks 12-22 have the background music for people to sing with.

Customer Reviews:

The Music is not that Great!.......2003-06-18

I am expecting a full house orchestra... but to my dismay.. a full organ arrangement... such a shame.. Anrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice was used... but it turned out to be a simple organ arrangement...

Theres's no choice but to enjoy the music...

It seems as if Joseph and his Dreamcoat are in your home!.......2000-06-14

Finally! A Karaoke that makes you feel as if the entire Broadway cast of this dynamic show is in your own home, and YOU ARE IN IT! Having seen the original Joseph show on Broadway after just moving to New York, I am amazed at the quality of this karaoke. While not the original Broadway cast, the featured players on this CD are of a fine calibre, and with recent local productions of Joseph flourishing, and a newly released video now out for the first time, I was really excited to be able to find this great Andrew Lloyd Weber show available in karaoke CD format! The CD includes not only the song tracks with lyrics, to help you learn or remember any of the lyrics or melodies, but then the orchestral karaoke tracks provide the background for you to just sing away at home! With our children so interested in current music, I look forward to having the CD at home to share one of the first rock operas with the them...My favorite songs? Close Every Door, Any Dream Will Do, Go Go Joseph,The Benjamin Calypso, Those Canaan Days...hmmm, I guess they are all winners! Definitely a must-have for the karaoke collector, and a great treat for anyone that enjoys upbeat musicals!