Construção
Occupation
MPB -4, Tom Jobim, Paulinho Jobim
" Construção " is the fifth album released in 1971 by the Brazilian musician Chico Buarque. It marks a clear break in his work and is now considered one of the most important albums of Brazilian music.
Formation
Chico Buarque 1968 had to leave the ruled by a military dictatorship under Artur da Costa e Silva, Brazil, after he, " Roda Viva ", came into conflict with the law because of his first play. Buarque went to Italy into exile, but returned back in 1970. Although he was not arrested, but came under heavy pressure of censorship. During this time Buarque " Construção " played a.
The album was released in 1971, a CD version for the first time in 1990.
Style
" Construção " artistically presented a clear break in Buarques work dar. His music before the exile was a little Bossa Nova without much depth, or as Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha later wrote: "Whether old or young, rich or poor, communist or capitalist, everyone loved Chico, the cute green-eyed young singers ... to about 1968. ". Co - author of several pieces was Vinícius de Moraes, with individual pieces Tom Jobim and Toquinho. Minha História ( Gesùbambino ) was an adaptation of Lucio Dallas Piece " 4 Marzo 1943", commonly called " Gesu Bambino ".
In details it is clear that the album is not a mere collection of songs, but each represents a close-knit work. So to complete the first page suggests the crescendierende title track to surprise and takes in a reprise of text and music of the opener " Deus Lhe Pague " on again, resulting in a suite character for the first page.
Texts
" Construção " is gloomy and dramatic, the lyrics are about death, the routines of everyday life, separation and exile, subliminally they practice criticism of the military dictatorship. The pre-1968 common in his lyrics " nostalgic themes gave way almost hallucinatory treatment of the disappointments and tragedies of everyday life. Insistently evokes Buarque the dehumanization caused by work, marriage, Routine, the system. ".
Music
The album was based on Samba and Bossa Nova and all the instruments were acoustic, thus it was clearly distanced from the simultaneous flow of Tropicalia. He was accompanied on some pieces of MPB -4, one of the most vocal groups of the Música Popular Brasileira and Tom Jobim on piano. The arrangements were complex and sophisticated and spared not even dissonances. Clearly audible in the orchestra is the influence of Rogerio Duprat.
Reception
At the time of its publication, almost all pieces hits, the album is now considered a classic. The Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone performs " Construção " at No. 3 its " list of the 100 most important records of Brazilian music " and concludes: " A language as directly as possible under the circumstances, great melodies. Meaning and a sense of responsibility in one of the most important Brazilian plates. ".
In a list of the "100 best albums of the century", compiled by the Viva Zwei Wah ² broadcast and magazine Spex in 2001, the album was listed at number 54. In a review attested "Time Online" album in 2006, it was a " milestone of pop music, the Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys in his harmonic ingenuity and sophistication of the arrangements is at least equal. Lyrically, however, the plate is superior. "