Marcos' Red Mustang
Greg C. | NY | 10/10/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Mustang Cor De Sangue" (Blood-Colored Mustang) was Marcos Valle's 1969 followup to the introspective and moody "Viola Enluarada," and is much sunnier and upbeat than its predecessor, although perhaps a bit less profound. The songs, however, show Valle to be every bit the equal of the US pop songwriters then making the Top 40 such an groovy place, with the added advantage of authentically Brazilian elements as bossa nova, frevo and toada. All of this is scored and orchestrated with a cinematic flair, along with Valle's patented finger-snapping catchiness. Basically, this is just another Marcos Valle must-own album, one designed to snap you out of a bad mood very quickly!"