Titãs - Acústico MTV
Encyclopedia
Acústico MTV is the second live album released by Brazilian rock
band Titãs
. The album features Arnaldo Antunes
(former member of the band), Liminha
, Marisa Monte
, Fito Páez
, Jimmy Cliff
, Rita Lee
and Marina Lima
as guests artists. "Acústico MTV" remains as their most successful album, having sold more than 1,7 million copies.
Brazilian rock
Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese.-Overview:Rock entered the Brazilian music scene in 1956, with the screening of the film The Blackboard Jungle, featuring Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock", which would later be covered in Portuguese by Nora...
band Titãs
Titãs
Titãs are a rock band from São Paulo, Brazil. Their best-known line up is the one in the album Cabeça Dinossauro : Nando Reis , Branco Mello , Marcelo Fromer , Arnaldo Antunes , Tony Bellotto , Paulo Miklos , Charles Gavin and Sérgio Britto...
. The album features Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes
Arnaldo Antunes , is a writer and composer from Brazil. He began as a member of the band Aguilar e Banda Performática in the late 1970s. For most of the 1980s he was a member of the rock band Titãs. After 1992 he had six solo albums. Since 1992 he has been an award winning poet, but he was first...
(former member of the band), Liminha
Liminha
Liminha is a Brazilian musician and producer. He started his career as the bassist of "Os Baobás", and was called in 1970 to tour with Os Mutantes, becoming an official member later...
, Marisa Monte
Marisa Monte
Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...
, Fito Páez
Fito Páez
Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
, Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
, Rita Lee
Rita Lee
Rita Lee Jones Carvalho , simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian...
and Marina Lima
Marina Lima
Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She is a prominent female pioneer of Brazilian rock music.-Career:From the age of five to twelve, Marina lived in the United States and learned to read first in English and then in Portuguese. She gained attention in 1977 when popular...
as guests artists. "Acústico MTV" remains as their most successful album, having sold more than 1,7 million copies.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comida | 5:22 | Arnaldo Antunes/Marcelo Fromer/Sérgio Britto |
| 2 | Go Back (featuring Fito Páez) | 3:50 | Sérgio Britto/Torquato Neto |
| 3 | Prá Dizer Adeus | 3:42 | Toni Bellotto/Nando Reis |
| 4 | Família Família Família is the seventh single by Titãs, released in 1987. The song talks about family, making references to frequent occasions, like the children trying to get out of home, the annoying screams of the baby, etc. It was once covered by Molejo on their 1998 album Família. The song was featured on the... |
3:38 | Arnaldo Antunes/Toni Bellotto |
| 5 | Os Cegos Do Castelo | 4:50 | Nando Reis |
| 6 | O Pulso (featuring Arnaldo Antunes) | 3:19 | Arnaldo Antunes/Marcelo Fromer/Toni Bellotto |
| 7 | Marvin Marvin (Patches) "Marvin " is the eighth single by Titãs, released in 1988. The song is a rearranged version of Ron Dunbar's hit "Patches", and it tells the story of Marvin, a young agriculturist whose father dies, and leaves him a difficult mission: to support his family... |
4:24 | Ron Dunbar/G.N. Johnson (version by Sérgio Britto/Nando Reis) |
| 8 | Nem 5 Minutos Guardados | 4:05 | Sérgio Britto/Marcelo Fromer |
| 9 | Flores Flores (song) "Flores" is the ninth single by Titãs, released in 1989. A completely reworked acoustic version of the song was later featured on the Titãs - Acústico MTV album, with Branco Mello sharing vocals with Marisa Monte.-Music video:... (featuring Marisa Monte) |
3:35 | Charles Gavin/Toni Bellotto/Paulo Miklos/Sergio Britto |
| 10 | Palavras | 2:38 | Sérgio Britto/Marcelo Fromer |
| 11 | Hereditário | 2:31 | Arnaldo Antunes/Branco Mello/Charles Gavin/Ciro Pessoa/Marcelo Fromer/Nando Reis/Paulo Miklos/Sérgio Britto/Tony Belloto |
| 12 | A Melhor Forma | 3:11 | Sérgio Britto/Paulo Miklos/Branco Mello |
| 13 | Cabeça Dinossauro (vinheta) (featuring Marina Lima) | 0:37 | Arnaldo Antunes/Paulo Miklos/Branco Mello |
| 14 | 32 Dentes | 3:04 | Branco Mello/Marcelo Fromer/Sérgio Britto |
| 15 | Bichos Escrotos (vinheta) | 1:44 | Arnaldo Antunes/Sérgio Britto/Nando Reis |
| 16 | Não Vou Lutar | 3:09 | Paulo Miklos/Sérgio Britto |
| 17 | Homem Primata (vinheta) | 0:34 | Sérgio Britto/Marcelo Fromer/Nando Reis/Ciro Pessoa |
| 18 | Homem Primata Homem Primata Homem Primata is the sixth single by Titãs, released in 1987. It featured a reworked version of Polícia and a dance remix of the same song as B-sides.- Music video :... |
3:18 | Sérgio Britto/Marcelo Fromer/Nando Reis/Ciro Pessoa |
| 19 | Polícia Polícia "Polícia" is the fifth single by Titãs, from the album Cabeça Dinossauro, released in 1986. The song, written just after Tony Bellotto and Arnaldo Antunes were arrested for heroin traffic, criticises the Police... (vinheta) |
0:56 | Toni Bellotto |
| 20 | Querem Meu Sangue/The Harder They Come (featuring Jimmy Cliff) | 3:32 | Jimmy Cliff (version by Nando Reis) |
| 21 | Diversão | 4:41 | Sérgio Britto/Nando Reis |
| 22 | Televisão (featuring Rita Lee) | 4:53 | Arnaldo Antunes/Marcelo Fromer/Toni Bellotto |
Pesonnel
- Branco MelloBranco MelloBranco Mello is a Brazilian musician and actor, best known as the vocalist and bassist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. He has also played small but significant roles for the movies.- Childhood :...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Charles GavinCharles GavinCharles de Souza Gavin is a drummer and musical producer, whose fame comes mainly from his drums works at Brazilian rock band Titãs.- Biography :...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Marcelo FromerMarcelo FromerMarcelo Fromer was the guitarist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. One of the founding members and also the band's manager, he died in 2001, after being hit by a motorcycle while jogging.- Childhood :...
– acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound... - Nando ReisNando ReisNando Reis is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and lead singer of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own band called Os Infernais...
– Vocals, BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Acoustic guitar in "Os Cegos do Castelo" - Paulo MiklosPaulo MiklosPaulo Roberto de Souza Miklos is a multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor from Brazil. He is best known for his works for the band Titãs, which he is a member since its beginning, in 1981. Singing and playing the harmonica and the sax are some of his most notable contributions for the band. As...
– Vocals, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Sérgio BrittoSérgio BrittoSérgio Britto is a Brazilian musician. He is best known as the keyboardist and vocalist for the band Titãs, and also for his solo albums, in which he played the acoustic guitar...
– Vocals, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard... - Tony BellottoTony BellottoAntonio Carlos Liberalli Bellotto is a Brazilian musician and writer, best known as the guitarist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. He has also written and released several books. Tony keeps a column called "Cenas Urbanas" at Brazilian magazine Veja.- Childhood :Bellotto decided to be a rock...
– Acoustic guitar, Twelve-string guitar, slideSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles... - LiminhaLiminhaLiminha is a Brazilian musician and producer. He started his career as the bassist of "Os Baobás", and was called in 1970 to tour with Os Mutantes, becoming an official member later...
– Acoustic guitar, bass in "Os Cegos do Castelo" - Marcos SuzanoMarcos SuzanoMarcos Suzano is a Brazilian percussionist, famous for playing with many Brazilian and international musicians, such as Nando Reis and Titãs. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Originally a rock fan, he experienced a carnaval bloco and became passionate about percussion thereafter...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Antonella "Fievel" Pareschi – ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Mariana "Rapunzel" Salles – Violin
- Cassia Passaroto – CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Maria Flavia Martins – Cello
- Cristina BragaCristina BragaCristina Braga is an internationally known Brazilian harpist. Working with various styles of both classical and popular music, she has released fourteen recorded works, two of them also released in the United States, one released in Japan, and one in Korea...
– HarpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings... - Flavio de Mello – TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Vitor SantosVítor SantosVítor Manuel Lopes dos Santos is a former Portuguese footballer who played midfielder at top level for Sporting Braga, and gained 1 cap for the Portugal national team.- External links :* *...
– TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate... - Philip Doyle – HornHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
- José Canuto – Alto SaxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
- Marcelo Martins – Tenor SaxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Eduardo Morelenbaum – Bass clarinetBass clarinetThe bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...