LP - Black Vinyl. Reissued for the first time outside of Brazil. This reissue includes unseen photos, new testimonials from Tom Ze´ himself and a lengthy article signed by Bento Araujo, author of the book series Lindo Sonho Delirante. Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.
Tom Zé is considered the most "paulista" of all Tropicalistas. He came from Bahia, but his wry urban poetry, infused with the uncomfortable sounds of the largest metropolis of South America, is pure São Paulo. The variety of musical genres in the LP – samba, sertanejo, bolero, xote, repente and forro´ – reflects the cultural diversity of the Bra´s neighbourhood, a meeting point of Italians, nordestinos, Africans, and latinos.
Todos Os Olhos is one of the most emblematic and essential records of the confrontational music of Brazil. By denouncing, criticising, and mocking the trend of “heroes” who made “protest music” at the time, Tom Zé signed his eremitic letter of exclusion but not without “contest the contestation”. Excommunicated from the MPB and even from Tropica´lia, in Todos Os Olhos Tom Zé presented, with a lot of courage, an unusual way of fight Brazil’s military dictatorship. All that would be later triggered in Tom Ze´’s career is here, always ready for a new rediscovery
Tracklist:
SIDE A
A1. Complexo de E´pico
A2. A Noite do Meu Bem
A3. Cademar
A4. Todos os Olhos
A5. Dodo´ e Zeze´
A6. Quando Eu Era Sem Ningue´m
SIDE B
B1. Brigitte Bardot
B2. Augusta, Ange´lica e Consolac¸a~o
B3. Botaram Tanta Fumac¸a
B4. O Riso e a Faca
B5. Um “OH” e um “AH”
B6. Complexo de E´pico