As Quatro Estações
| As Quatro Estações | ||||
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| Studio album by Legião Urbana | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | August-October 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 46:27 | |||
| Label | EMI-Odeon | |||
| Producer | Mayrton Bahia | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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"Pais e Filhos"
 from the album As Quatro Estações. Recorded in 1989. |
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As Quatro Estações (English: The Four Seasons) is the fourth studio album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. It was released on October 26, 1989. The album is Legião Urbana's first release not to feature bassist Renato Rocha, who left the band during the album's recording sessions, although he would briefly return for Uma Outra Estação, released after Renato Russo's death.
It was certified platinum by ABPD.[2] A concert promoting the album took place at the Palestra Itália Stadium in 1990. This concert's recording was released as a live album in 2004, under the name As Quatro Estações ao Vivo.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Renato Russo; all music composed by Legião Urbana.
| No. | Title | Title translation in English | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Há Tempos" | For a Long Time | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Pais e Filhos" | Parents and Children | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Feedback Song for a Dying Friend" | 5:25 | |
| 4. | "Quando o Sol Bater na Janela do Teu Quarto" | When the Sun Hits Your Bedroom Window | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Eu Era um Lobisomem Juvenil" | 6:45 | |
| 6. | "1965 (Duas Tribos)" | 1965 (Two Tribes) | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Monte Castelo" | 3:50 | |
| 8. | "Maurício" | 3:17 | |
| 9. | "Meninos e Meninas" | Boys and Girls | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Sete Cidades" | Seven Cities | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Se Fiquei Esperando Meu Amor Passar" | If I Stood Waiting for My Love to Pass by | 4:56 |
Covers
Brazilian rock band Titãs has covered "Sete Cidades" in their album As Dez Mais.
Personnel
- Legião Urbana
- Renato Russo: vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, keyboards, harmonica
- Dado Villa-Lobos: classical guitar, electric guitar, bass, percussion, mandolin
- Marcelo Bonfá: drums, percussion, and harmonica
Trivia
- During Legião Urbana's performance at the Palestra Itália Stadium in 1990, Renato Russo said he wrote "Pais e Filhos" while in the bathroom, and dedicated it to "a cockroach that is more important than the people [we] love". That was a reference to the song "Uma Barata Chamada Kafka" Brazilian punk band Inimigos do Rei. Inimigos do Rei lead singer Paulinho Moska would later cover "Meninos e Meninas".
- The lyrics of "1965 (Duas Tribos)" reference Revell models and Hanna-Barbera Studios.
- The name of the track "Monte Castelo" is a reference to the Battle of Monte Castello. Its lyrics cite chapter 13 of the First Epistle to the Corinthians and one of Luís de Camões' best known sonnets, first line "Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver" (Love is a fire which burns unseen).
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Legião Urbana: As Quatro Estações > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ↑ Legião Urbana at ABPD (Portuguese)