EMI Int'l
1996
As Quatro Estacoes
About This Album
After wiping their songwriting slate clean with 1987's outtakes collection Que País É Este, a significatly refreshed Legião Urbana proceeded to make its fourth album, 1989's As Quatro Estações (The Four Seasons), into arguably its most lasting musical monument. Indeed, even though it clearly lacked some of the genre-bending rough edges common to previous outings (mostly punk rock and electronic asides that often diluted as much as they diversified the contents), As Quatro Estações achieved an unprecedented, streamlined cohesiveness that has better withstood the test of time. One would never guess, while listening to career-best tracks like "Pais e Filhos" and "Meninos e Meninas," that Legião Urbana had just circumvented a potentially difficult loss with the departure of longtime bassist Renato Rocha. In fact, singer/songwriter Renato Russo didn't even seem to notice, as he opened his formidable creative floodgates to pen a remarkable assortment of inspired singles -- pointed as always with reliably poetic and challenging lyrics, which, on this occasion seem deeply affected by religious imagery, both nuanced and blatant. The result is a seductive juggernaut of an album that feels utterly open-hearted and hopelessly secretive all at the same time.
Track List (try tracks 1,4,6 and 8)

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