shakedown street, the other one, and sugar mag from 6/30/85 dropped today. the recording on this is CRYSTAL clear, about 100x better than the one on the archive, i’m loving it. the bass is real deep and brent sounds wonderful. Super excited for the full drop, this show has a really fun setlist and all the boys are on fire. cool cover art too!
I’ve never seen any discussion about him but Jorge Ben is one of my all time favorite artists, and this album A Tabua De Esmerelda is one of my favorite albums ever. The mind bending lyrics that have so many layers to peel through, the flawless guitar work, the melodies on almost every single song that worm their way into my ear, the airy production, and the way he’s able to inject real emotion into every song, this thing feels like it’s alive and breathing. Its the result of a genius at the height of his creative powers. I consider it a stone cold masterpiece. The psychedelic twist on samba/bossa nova, which are genres i already love, and the mystical songwriting makes this a very unique and hard to top album for me. Any love here for Jorge Ben or his other albums? I love his 1969 self titled, Forca Bruta, and africa brazil nearly as much as this one, all for different reasons, this guy was pumping out straight gems. If you’ve never heard of him, do yourself a favor and throw this album on preferably walking by the beach.