A long hard look at Brazil... part 3

There! That's exactly it! Chaos. Energy. Groove. Chanting. General weirdness. It's got it all.

I don't want to give away too much in case you plan on listening to it, but that goes for the record too. To me, it's wall to wall insane classics. From Gilberto Gil's 'Panis et circenses' which opens the album (the same performance appeared on Tropicalia) to the fuzzified version of 'Baby' and some French pastoralism and a Mamas & Papas cover in between. It's madness.

Tucked away on side B. I'm pulling it out, cause it exemplifies the frenzied, hopped-up-on-possibilities mood and I've always liked this ons especially. It's the singsong melody.

Arguably, Os Mutantes never bettered the debut, but the following records are worthwhile. Most fans cut out after the third album, I've noticed, but in fact, the 4th, Jardim Eletrico, is my second favourite.