Haih or Amortecedor

Haih or Amortecedor
Studio album by
Os Mutantes
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreExperimental rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock
LabelANTI-
ProducerSérgio Dias
Os Mutantes chronology
Tecnicolor
(2000) 		Haih or Amortecedor
(2009) 		Fool Metal Jack
(2013)

Haih or Amortecedor is the ninth studio album by the Brazilian rock band Os Mutantes, their first studio album since Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol in 1974 and the first one of new material since Mutantes Ao Vivo in 1976.

Following the band's 2006 reunion at London's Barbican Theatre, Mutantes founder Sergio Dias commenced work on Mutantes' first studio album in 35 years. Dias collaborated with Tom Zé and Jorge Ben (who wrote the band's original hit "A Minha Menina").[1]

Living the conception and birth of this album, as an individual, was the most intense experience, for it was as if time has ceased to exist, and I was bouncing from life to life, decades through decades, revisiting myself as a 16 year old boy playing guitar and feeling so free and, as any teenager, indestructible.

— Sergio Dias, May 2009[2]

The word "haih" means "crow" in the Shoshone language. "Amortecedor" means "shock absorber" in Portuguese.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club(B)[3]
Allmusic[4]
Billboard(favourable)[5]
CHARTattack[6]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant[9]
Spin[10]

A reviewer identified as Mojo, writing for Lead World Music Review, summarized, "Gloriously nonsensical and beautifully out there, this is a joyful triumph, 4 out of 5".[11]

Track listing

World version

  1. Hymns of the World P.1 (Intro) (note: this is a recording of Vladimir Putin addressing the Russian Army[1]
  2. Querida Querida
  3. Teclar
  4. 2000 e Agarrum
  5. Baghdad Blues
  6. O Careca
  7. O Mensageiro
  8. Anagrama
  9. Samba Do Fidel
  10. Neurociência do Amor
  11. Nada Mudou
  12. Gopala Krishna Om
  13. Hymns Of The World P.2 (Final)
  14. Amortecedor (iTunes bonus track)[12]
  15. Call Me (iTunes bonus track)

Brazilian version[13]

  1. Hymns of the World P.1
  2. Amortecedor
  3. Querida Querida
  4. Teclar
  5. 2000 E Agarrum
  6. Bagdad Blues
  7. Zheng He
  8. Singing The Blues
  9. O Mensageiro
  10. O Careca
  11. Anagrama
  12. Samba Do Fidel
  13. Neurociencia Do Amor
  14. Call Me
  15. Hymns Of The World P.2

"Nada Mudou" and "Gopala Krishna Om" appear only on the world version. "Zheng He" and "Singing The Blues" appear only on the Brazilian version, along with two songs that are bonus tracks on the standard edition: "Amortecedor" and "Call Me". The two versions of the album comprise a total of 17 different songs.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Haih Or Amortecedor", press release by Os Mutantes. Norman Records, 2009.
  2. ^ "release page". Anti.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  3. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2009-09-08). "A.V. Club review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  4. ^ Bush, John (2009-09-08). "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  5. ^ Walters, Barry (2009-08-31). "Billboard review". Spin. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ^ "CHARTattack review". Chartattack. 2011-06-07. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  7. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  9. ^ "Slant review". Slant. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  10. ^ Walters, Barry (2009-08-31). "Spin review". Spin. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  11. ^ "page for Haih Or Amortecedor". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-07-31.[unreliable source?]
  12. ^ "Haih or Amortecedor (Bonus Track Version)". Itunes. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  13. ^ "HAIH...OR AMORTECEDOR (NACIONAL) on Livraria Cultura". Livrariacultura. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-31.