Tom Zé – the cubist of Brazilian pop. You know those Picasso portraits that show all the angles of someone's head at the same time? That what Tom Zé does. You get all the elements that make up a pop song, but they're put together in the damnedest way. Tom was around during the Tropicalia heyday – his song 'Parque industrial' is covered on the Tropicalia album – but I can't get into his records from that time. His mid-'70s period on the other hand! This 1975 album Estudando do samba for instance (well, I haven't heard that much more). Though he sings about sadness a great deal, this is an uplifting record. Just the tracklisting makes me laugh. Has anyone ever had a tracklist like this?
"Mã"
"A Felicidade"
"Toc"
"Tô"
"Vai
"Ui!
"Doi"
"Mãe
"Hein?"
"Só
"Se"
"Índice"
Two examples of his unique sound – some of the more straightforward pop stuff to be honest, but there's always something a little off. See if you can spot it.
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