Search - Gal Costa :: Duetos

This Stinks

Katya Cohen | Clemson, SC United States | 12/16/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I am Brazilian and grew up listening to all the Brazilian artists that seem to be making such a splash in the American Market ever since David Byrne decided he liked the stuff. I love Gal Costa's voice and figured this album would be a good place to listen to it. However, Duetos seems to be a loose collection of Gal's appearances at other people's shows, and her voice just gets lost in the fray. The album is incoherent, boring, and does not showcase her beautiful voice in the least. If you feel the urge to spend money, buy anything else."

I loved it

grube | Auburn, CA United States | 12/31/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm glad I didn't read the prior review before buying the CD. I LOVE it. I listen to it over and over. The variety and the dynamic interchange between Gal and the other artists is refreshing in its spontaneity. And it is a treat to get reintroduced to so many of the great Brazilian artists on the compilation. For someone with all of her recordings and those of her duet partners, I can see where this might be redundant. But as a lover of Brazilian music with only brief exposure to Ms. Costa, I love this recording. A lot."