Gilberto Gil - Extra '1983

Tracks list

Tracklist


1	Extra	5:54
2	E Lá Poeira	3:57
3	Mar De Copacabana	3:26
4	A Linha E O Linho	3:07
5	Preciso De Voce	3:54
6	Punk Da Periferia	5:21
7	Funk-Se Quem Puder	3:11
8	Dono Do Pedaço	4:23
9	Lady Neyde	3:54
10	O Veado	3:43
11	E Lá Poeira (Remix)	5:23
12	Punk Da Periferia (Instrumental)	5:03
13	Punk Da Periferia (Primerira Versão)	5:35
14	Funk-Se Quem Puder (Primeira Versão)	5:47
15	O Veado (Primeira Versão)	6:15

Reflecting the then recent association with Jimmy Cliff, this Gilberto Gil album
opens with the reggae Extra, in which he exorcises the powers of political
obscurantism invoking the liberating forces of mysticism. E Lб [i.e. Elб]
Poeira anticipated the crossover pop/Northeastern music made successful in the
world music of the 90s. Mar de Copacabana has the old Gil, composer of melodies
full of a refreshing feeling but at the same time with the two feet rooted in
the samba tradition. A Linha E O Linho could be a minor pop ballad if it werent
for the sensitive and indigenous lyrics solution, where he used the metaphor of
sewing to talk about two people united by a deep love. Preciso de Vocк is a
pop dance tune sung by his daughter Nara. Punk Da Periferia was a hit, talking
about the violent world of the punks of Sгo Paulos periphery. Funk-se Quem
Puder is a funk where the biggest interest is to provide a danceable sound. O
Veado, a curious experience that mixes samba and pop music, had its lyrics
responsible for the importance of this song; Veado can be alternatively a deer
or a gay person, in Brazilian Portuguese. Gil keeps the ambiguity in the text,
which compares the veado to Greta Garbo. In spite of the frenetic graphic
artwork of the cover, the album is not the most pop based in Gils discography,
having sensitive and reflexive moments as well as simple entertainment.

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