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Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes | 
 enlarge | Artist: Os Mutantes
Label: Luaka Bop
Category: Music
List Price: $14.98
Buy New: $11.34
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 72881
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 90036
UPC: 680899003629
EAN: 0680899003629
ASIN: B0007XT85I
Release Date: March 22, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Ando Meio Desligado - Os Mutantes, Baptista, Arnaldo | | • | Ave, Lucifer - Os Mutantes, Lee, Rita | | • | Dia 36 - Os Mutantes, | | • | Baby - Os Mutantes, Veloso, Caetano | | • | Fuga No. II - Os Mutantes, | | • | Cantor de Mambo - Os Mutantes, Lee, Rita | | • | Adeus Maria Fulo - Os Mutantes, Teixeira, Humberto | | • | Desculpe, Babe - Os Mutantes, Lee, Rita | | • | El Justiciero - Os Mutantes, Lee, Rita | | • | Panis et Circenses - Os Mutantes, Veloso, Caetano | | • | A Minha Menina - Os Mutantes, Ben, Jorge | | • | Bat Macumba - Os Mutantes, Veloso, Caetano | | • | Le Premier Bonheur du Jour - Os Mutantes, Renard, Jean Marie | | • | Baby - Os Mutantes, Veloso, Caetano |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
"You must take a look at the new land," Os Mutantes singer Rita Lee softly proclaims on Everything Is Possible!'s English-language rewrite of Caetano Veloso's "Baby." The Brazilian psychedelic-rock pioneers were addressing a hoped-for American-British audience, but they could also have been singing to their own country's political establishment, which didn't take kindly to the Tropicalia era's fusion of Beatles and Hendrix influences with elements of bossa nova and samba. The result continues to reverberate more than three decades later in the work of Beck, Stereolab, and Cibo Matto, not to mention on late-'90s reissues such as this. Full of beauty, self-mocking good humor, and a command of varied styles that Lennon and McCartney would've envied, this enticing music is every bit as fresh as it must've sounded to South American swingers back in the day. --Rickey Wright
Album Details
Os Mutantes were the Pioneer Brazilian Psychedelic Band in the Late 60's. Compiled by David Byrne from the Remastered Original Tapes.
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| Customer Reviews:
 disappointing September 1, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Maybe they were ahead of their time when this came out but now it is really dated
 this is great stuff February 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
for those who are not familiar with the music of Os Mutantes, this is a great CD to get, it is a "best of" compiliation. Combining elements of psychedelia, samba, bossa nova, and pop music, it all blends together very well. A great CD to listen to whle relaing a the end of the day.
 Trying to do the impossible November 1, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have to give this collection 4 stars because it is the only easy way to get ahold of any Os Mutantes material. That being said, many of the most tripped out songs of Os Mutantes are left off of this collection, including Rita Lee, Top Top, Nao va se perder por ai, etc. Those who are looking for a good quick introduction to how great the music made in Brazil in the 70s are could use this as a good start. But then they should really get ahold of their albums, including Mutantes, Os Mutantes, and Jardim Electrico.
World of Os Mutantes March 29, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
It takes a connoisseur of psychedelic rock and pop to know of (drumroll please) Os Mutantes. This short-lived Brazilian band made some of the most memorable psychedelic pop of the 1960s -- which is really saying something. Some of their best work is compiled in "World Psyschedelic Classics 1," although there are some glaring omissions.
This collection brings together many of the band's best songs, such as the understated charm of "Panis et Circenses," the buzzing and swooning keyboard splendor of "Baby," and the cluttered catchiness of "Bat Macumbia." Rooted in Brazilian tropicalia, the music has quite a few quirks and twists, but surprisingly it never becomes too weird to alienate listeners.
Os Mutantes was initially formed by Arnaldo and Sergio Baptista, who later added Rita Lee and their brother Claudio. Though the band didn't last very long, they developed a reputation for twiddling with basic Brazilian pop -- while they stayed happy and accessable, they also added in distortion, feedback, and other sound experiments. It sounds fun, doesn't it?
And actually, it is a lot of fun. The trippy bossa nova/psychedelic rock/catchy pop isn't as heavy as it sounds, but instead goes for a light, playful, deeply stoned vibe. Eerie flutes and jungle drums -- as in the eerie "Premier Bonheur du Jour" -- get mixed in with solid guitar riffs and smooth keyboards. Those tradition instruments ground what could have been just another psychedelic band. It's gloriously catchy, and incredibly infectious.
The one flaw? Lesser-known albums like "Jardim Electro" and "Mutantes" are underrepresented in the selection of songs. Their first album, the self-titled "Os Mutantes" -- also probably their best ever -- is strongly emphasized. However, if you are looking for an excellent individual listen and not a representation of all their albums, then this is a very good find.
Few of the Os Mutantes albums are currently available in the U.S., which would make this the ideal introduction by default. But "World Psychedelic Classics 1" is a fairly good introduction to the band in its own right.
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