Olivia Byington with A Barca Do Sol / Corra O Risco (1978)

Brazil

MPB, Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Chamber Folk, Psychedelic Rock

Her real name is Olivia Byington but at the time of her debut album she was simply known as Olivia. The songs in the album are influenced by both Olivia and A Barca Do Sol. It was released 1 year before A Barca Do Sol's third album. It has pretty good tracks in MPB and progressive folk.

Members

Olivia & A Barca Do Sol

Track Listing

1. Fantasma da ópera

2. Lady Jane

3. Corra o risco

4. Jardim de infância

5. Banda dos corações solitários

6. Cavalo marinho

7. Lobo do mar

8. Água e vinho

9. Brilho da noite

10. Minha pena minha dor

11. Luz do tango

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A Barca Do Sol / Pirata (1979)

Brazil

Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk

In this album, all the musicality of the group is filled with 'Brazilianities' such as flute melodies to the rhythm of berimbau or Prog mixed with cavaquinho and typical samba percussion. Strange combination? Yea! But also exciting, original and necessary!

After this third album, the group ended its activities and many musicians who were part of the band's formation (such as Jaques Morelenbaum, Nando Carneiro and Ritchie), followed successful careers within Brazilian music.

Members

Jaques Morelenbaum (vocals, piano, cello), Nando Carneiro (guitar, vocals), Mauri Costa (guitar), Marcelo Costa (drums), Beto Rezende (viola, guitar), Marcos Stull (bass, 1973-75), Richard Court (flute, 1973-75), Marcelo Bernardes (flute, 1973-75), Rui Motta (drums, 1973-75), Alan Pierre (bass, 1976-81), David Ganc (flute, 1976-81)

Track Listing

1. Vô mimbora pro sertão 1:34

2. Tereza boca do rio 3:06

3. Mercado das flores 4:04

4. Cavalo marinho 2:27

5. Jando 5:35

6. Jardim de infância 4:36

7. Desencontro 3:39

8. Estrêla 3:47

9. Manoel 3:58

10. Rio Preto 2:47

11. Canção pra ela 2:41

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A Barca Do Sol / Durante o Verão (1976)

Brazil

Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk

A Barca Do Sol's second album. It's better and better quality than the first album. It contains very good progressive folk songs. One of the albums that should be in the archive.

Members

Jaques Morelenbaum (vocals, piano, cello), Nando Carneiro (guitar, vocals), Mauri Costa (guitar), Marcelo Costa (drums), Beto Rezende (viola, guitar), Marcos Stull (bass, 1973-75), Richard Court (flute, 1973-75), Marcelo Bernardes (flute, 1973-75), Rui Motta (drums, 1973-75), Alan Pierre (bass, 1976-81), David Ganc (flute, 1976-81)

Track Listing

1. Durante o verão

2. Hotel colonial

3. A língua e a bainha

4. Os pilares da cultura

5. Karen

6. Memorial Day

7. Banquete

8. Belladonna, Lady of the Rocks

9. Outros carnavais

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A Barca Do Sol / A Barca Do Sol (1974)

Brazil

Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Folk

Progressive folk band A Barca Do Sol formed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1973, disbanded in 1981. The band A Barca do Sol was formed by musicians playing different genres. Creating and performing sophisticated pieces where instrumental choral variations meet with progressive rock, the group also had an important place in Geraldo Carneiro's lyrics. The first LP, A Barca Do Sol was released in 1974. The album included the band's most successful song, "Lady Jane" (Nando Carneiro / Geraldo Carneiro). This was followed by Durante O Verão (1976) and Pirata (1979), both reissued in CD format in the 90s.

A Barca Do Sol music is a complex, mostly acoustic, choral-oriented music genre. The group consists of a cellist, Jaques Morelembaum, a flutist David Ganc, a flutist Ritchie, a violinist Nando Carneiro, and two brothers Muri Costa and Marcelo Costa. They are somewhat similar to Jethro Tull, who seem to have been heavily influenced by Folk, but due to the type of instruments used.

If you like folk and creative instrumentation, you should definitely listen to A Barca Do Sol.

Members

Jaques Morelenbaum (vocals, piano, cello), Nando Carneiro (guitar, vocals), Mauri Costa (guitar), Marcelo Costa (drums), Beto Rezende (viola, guitar), Marcos Stull (bass, 1973-75), Richard Court (flute, 1973-75), Marcelo Bernardes (flute, 1973-75), Rui Motta (drums, 1973-75), Alan Pierre (bass, 1976-81), David Ganc (flute, 1976-81)

Track Listing

1. A primeira batalha 3:06

2. Brilho da noite 4:03

3. Arremesso 3:43

4. As boas consciências 3:06

5. Caminhão 4:27

6. Lady Jane 2:24

7. Dragão da bondade 2:58

8. Alaska 3:33

9. Fantasma da ópera 2:44

10. Córsário Satã 4:11

11. A Barca do Sol 3:13

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Gentle Giant / The Last Steps: Live 1980 (1996)

United Kingdom

Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock

Gentle Giant's concert recording of The Lasts Steps was recorded on June 16, 1980 at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles. The first release date as an album was 1996. It was republished in 2003. While it's a good concert recording, it's not very good compared to Gentle Giant's previous studio albums and concert recordings.

Members

Derek Shulman (vocals, saxophone, recorder, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, Shulberry), Phil Shulman (vocals, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, recorder, percussion, 1970-72), Ray Shulman (bass, trumpet, violin, vocals, viola, drums, percussion, recorder, guitar), Kerry Minnear (vocals, keyboards, cello, vibraphone, xylophone, recorder, guitar, bass, drums), Gary Green (guitar, mandolin, vocals, recorder, bass, drums, xylophone), Martin Smith (drums, percussion, 1970-71), Malcolm Mortimore (drums, percussion, 1971-72), John Weathers (drums, percussion, vibraphone, xylophone, vocals, guitar, 1972-80)

Track Listing

01. Convenience (Clean and Easy) 

02. All Through the Night 

03. Free Hand 

04. Knots 

05. Playing The Game 

06. Memories Of Old Days 

07. Giant For A Day 

08. Inside Out 

09. It's Not Imagination 

10. Underground 

11. Five Drum Bash 

12. Band Intro 

13. For Nobody 

14. The Advent Of Panurge

15. Number One)

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Gentle Giant / Civilian (1980)

United Kingdom

Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock

Civilian is the eleventh and final studio album by British band Gentle Giant, released in 1980. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. Composed mainly of short rock songs, it is closer to a hard sound than the progressive style for which the band is best known. The album also marked the return to Columbia Records in the United States and Canada after an eight-year hiatus. The group's last album released with Columbia was Octopus in 1972.

Shortly after the album's release, Gentle Giant went on a farewell tour and later went their separate ways. The album was a critical and commercial failure, with the negative reception being so overwhelming that some record stores reportedly refused to sell it for fear of generating bad publicity.

A previously unreleased song, Heroes No More, was included on some CD reissues of the album. Another track from this same period, You Haven't A Chance, appeared on the Under Construction compilation 17 years later.

Members

Derek Shulman (vocals, saxophone, recorder, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, Shulberry), Phil Shulman (vocals, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, recorder, percussion, 1970-72), Ray Shulman (bass, trumpet, violin, vocals, viola, drums, percussion, recorder, guitar), Kerry Minnear (vocals, keyboards, cello, vibraphone, xylophone, recorder, guitar, bass, drums), Gary Green (guitar, mandolin, vocals, recorder, bass, drums, xylophone), Martin Smith (drums, percussion, 1970-71), Malcolm Mortimore (drums, percussion, 1971-72), John Weathers (drums, percussion, vibraphone, xylophone, vocals, guitar, 1972-80)

Track Listing

    01. Convenience (Clean And Easy) 

02. All Through The Night 

03. Shadows On The Street 

04. Number One 

05. Underground 

06. I Am A Camera 

07. Inside Out 

08. It’s Not Imagination

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Gentle Giant / Giant For A Day (1978)

United Kingdom

Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock

Giant for a Day is the eleventh studio album by the British band Gentle Giant, released on September 11, 1978. This album shows a turning point in the band's history as it makes a shift towards pop/rock by turning away from progressive rock. Rather ignored by fans, it didn't even make the top 200 in the United States. For the first time in their career, the group did not give any concert to promote the album, preferring to wait for the next and last, Civilian, to organize a farewell tour and then they went their separate ways.

Members

Derek Shulman (vocals, saxophone, recorder, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, Shulberry), Phil Shulman (vocals, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, recorder, percussion, 1970-72), Ray Shulman (bass, trumpet, violin, vocals, viola, drums, percussion, recorder, guitar), Kerry Minnear (vocals, keyboards, cello, vibraphone, xylophone, recorder, guitar, bass, drums), Gary Green (guitar, mandolin, vocals, recorder, bass, drums, xylophone), Martin Smith (drums, percussion, 1970-71), Malcolm Mortimore (drums, percussion, 1971-72), John Weathers (drums, percussion, vibraphone, xylophone, vocals, guitar, 1972-80)

Track Listing

01. Words From The Wise 

02. Thank You 

03. Giant For A Day! 

04. Spooky Boogie 

05. Take Me 

06. Little Brown Bag 

07. Friends 

08. No Stranger 

09. It’s Only Goodbye 

10. Rock Climber

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