JORGE BEN Forca Bruta ORIG BRAZIL SAMBA SOUL GROOVE LP

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RARE BRAZIL LPS

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JORGE BEN
FORCA BRUTA
PHILLIPS
ORIGINAL 1975 BRAZIL STEREO LP

Jorge Ben "Forca Bruta" (Philips, 1970)  
(Produced by Manoel Barenbein)
A dreamy, relaxed record -- one of Brazilian funk pioneer Jorge Ben's finest albums. Mysteriously out of print for decades, Forca Bruta is a delightfully laid-back, silky set, featuring backing by the soul-oriented Trio Mocoto, who helped define Ben's sound in the early 1970s. Although this isn't quite the samba-soul funkfest that some collectors have billed it as (I'd say it's more of a stripped-back acoustic samba-pop session...) this is nonetheless a delicious, seductive album, and a couple of the songs on here are regularly included on best-of anthologies ("O Telefone Tocou Novamente," "Charles, Jr.") The rest of the record is quite nice as well, mellow and easy on the ears, but also a labor of love. Recommended!

COVER:  VG+ -- NICE, LIGHT WEAR ON SEAMS
VINYL: VG -- LIGHT SCUFFS, PLAYS CLEAN W/ VERY LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE

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GRADING SCALE: NM, VG++, VG+, VG, G

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Jorge Ben "Ben" (Philips, 1972) 
(Produced by Paulinho Tapajos; arrangements by Osmar Milito)
A lovely, lulling acoustic samba album, with a tasteful brass section, funky bass, and cheerful backup chorus. Features "Taj Mahal", the song which has the original melody to Rod Stewart's plagiaristic "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Stewart got sued for stealing the melody and settled with Ben for an undisclosed large amount of cash. Great record, with a weird, wild, hypnotic mix of acoustic guitar and freaky psychedelic funk noodlings. Challenging, rewarding and fun. REVIEW BY SLIPCUE.COM