253. Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges | Clube Da Esquina (1972)

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Tracks

1. Tudo Que Você Podia Ser
2. Cais
3. O Trem Azul
4. Saídas E Bandeiras Nᵒ 1
5. Nuvem Cigana
6. Cravo E Canela
7. Dos Cruces
8. Um Girassol Da Cor De Seu Cabelo
9. San Vicente
10. Estrelas
11. Clube Da Esquina Nº 2
12. Paisagem Da Janela
13. Me Deixa Em Paz
14. Os Povos
15. Saídas E Bandeiras Nᵒ 2
16. Um Gosto De Sol
17. Pelo Amor De Deus
18. Lilia
19. Trem De Doido
20. Nada Será Como Antes
21. Ao Que Vai Nascer

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Clube Da Esquina is an infectious album. The music is latin—more specifically—Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). That means nothing to me, of course and is obviously just a catchall phrase for any music made by Brazilian musicians. Anyway, the music sounds latin just by the way the guitar and drums sound.

This is one of the densest, richest and most subtle albums I've ever heard. That's partially because it's a double album, but I believe it's mostly because there is so much variety, the rhythms are infectious and the songs are intensely compelling. It could be that behind the Portuguese is nonsense, and that I'm really confusing profundity with exoticism. I don't believe that to be true, though. This music is neither traditional nor quaint. It is sophisticated and played with skill.

This is an absolutely brilliant album. I underestimated and dismissed it the first two times. I haven't made that mistake since. I think I'll have to listen to this a dozen more times to even get close to fully appreciate all the fine details.

I'm not keen on recommending albums that aren't rock albums since that's what the list is really focused on. But I'll make an exception here. This album most definitely should be on the 1001 Albums list and any album collection lacking this album is not a serious one.

All the songs are great. I could just list them all and should because any I fail to list are probably just oversights. These are the current stand outs: Tudo Que Você Podia Ser, Saídas E Bandeiras Nᵒ 1, Cravo E Canela, Dos Cruces, Um Girassol Da Cor De Seu Cabelo, San Vicente, Clube Da Esquina Nº 2, Me Deixa Em Paz, Os Povos, Saídas E Bandeiras Nᵒ 2, Um Gosto De Sol, Pelo Amor De Deus, Lilia, Trem De Doido and Ao Que Vai Nascer

★★★★★★★★★★