Bebel Gilberto - Momento
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Free Music Review: Soothing and wonderful
Hit: 3 Stars
Bebel has such a soothing and beautiful voice, this is a great CD to put on and let it be. Weather listening or simply background music.
As a Brazilian/American I partucularly like the fact that she mends Portuguese/English in her songs, it is nice to hear Brazilian music in English.
It is a great CD, nothing out of the ordinary as far as being a 5 star but better than average.
If you are new to Bebel Id recommend "Tanto Tempo" as your first.
Free Music Review: beautiful fluff
Hit: 3 Stars
You would think that such 5-star ratings by obvious fans would indicate a classic recording, but they are too generous and insufficiently critical. Yes, the sound engineering is excellent and the sultry mood is perfectly achieved. Compared to her outstanding ground-breaking first recording and her second more mellow follow-up, however, this recording is actually third rate: good but certainly inferior to her earlier releases. The first two tracks are throw-aways; their production seems solely to set a mood. The inclusion of an American standard, here Cole Porter's Night and Day, has become a Brazilian cliche in song selection. While her supporting musicians are fine, the arrangements are not particularly interesting. My review will receive many nay votes in helpfulness, but if you do consider the relativity of this CD with her previous works, you should be disappointed. The Amazon editor casts this recording as good background music for a brunch. I would prefer a recording for more serious listening. Free Music Review: um momento bom
Hit: 5 Stars
i have very high standards for bebel gilberto because her last two albums were exceptionally good. but luckily bebel is talented enough to satisfy my tough standards -- this album is really good too. some of the songs on here are among some of the best she's ever made. "tranquilo" is a laid back medium tempo song with lovely horns and percussion. "um segundo" is another innovation for bebel. she starts the song kind of scatting (a modernized version of what her father joao used to do as at the end of his 1959 and 1964 versions of desafinado) and then moves on with just a guitar, light percussion, and some quiet background vocals. for portuguese speakers, these lyrics are the most clever of any song she's made with a flirtatious and catchy chorus. and there were quite a few other good songs on the album.
i am seeing a trend in her music away from techno. her first album tanto tempo became a techno club favorite. it had many songs produced by suba, a yugoslavian born electronica producer who lived and made music in brazil. her eponymous second album had a few techno style songs but featured less electronica. this third album momento has only one true electronica track with a few others that will certainly be remixed into that style. i like her electronica songs, but bebel's trend away from it has been felicitous. she's really making innovative, beautiful music now.
if you liked bebel's other cds, you will like this one too. if you haven't heard her, momento is a great introduction to her music.
Free Music Review: AT LONG LAST!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I discovered Bebel's music at the coffee shop I run and was completely enchanted. My favorite memory of her previous CD, "Bebel Gilberto" was listening to it while swinging in a hammock on hot summer evenings. So I've been looking forward to this for awhile. At first listen, it's certainly different but keeps the same, slow and sensual vibe of her other albums. We listened to it twice last night and it grows on you right away. Now it's settled into that, "oh wow, I keep hearing different things every time I listen to it" kind of phase. I wonderful artist, suble electronica, lush bossa nova and great vocals.Free Music Review: YES!
Hit: 5 Stars
I was going to give this release 4 stars, like everyone else, until I put on my Sennheiser headphones and gave it another listen. I was blown away--goosebumps every other minute, and the production detail is stunning. This seems to be one of those recordings that is somewhat dependent on the quality of stereo it is played on. Sounds crazy, but I really believe it. Sounds not so good on the JVC bookshelf stereo, crappy in the Chrysler, SWEET in the Audi, and stellar on the B&W's, the latter of which gave me a total body-rush when I played Azul at high volume.
The Bottom Line: if you are a Bebel fan, you will buy this. If you're new to Bebel, I'd say start with Tanto Tempo or the Tanto Tempo Remixes. If your favorite music is Top 40 bubblegum pop, turn around and don't look back.