As Aventuras da Blitz
Blitz
1982
Why This Album Matters
Released in 1982, As Aventuras da Blitz is the debut album that catapulted the Rio de Janeiro band Blitz to stardom, redefining the aesthetic of Brazilian music and inaugurating a new era in the national entertainment landscape. The album stands out for its vibrant blend of references, combining reggae, pop, Jovem Guarda, humour, and new wave elements, all wrapped in an infectious and irreverent sound. With Evandro Mesquita's unmistakable charisma on vocals and the striking energy of backing vocalists Fernanda Abreu and Márcia Bulcão, the album brought a breath of fresh air to Brazilian music, moving away from conventions and embracing an unadorned and theatrical language. It was a work that not only generated tremendous success but also opened the doors of the phonographic industry to emergent Brazilian rock, becoming an iconic cultural landmark of the 1980s.
Blitz transformed Brazilian rock with the release of the single "Você Não Soube Me Amar", followed by their first LP, As Aventuras da Blitz. The group offered an innovative language, bringing the descriptive lyrical construction of comic books.
Toninho Spessoto · Rolling Stone Brasil
Context
The release of As Aventuras da Blitz occurred in a period of political and cultural transition in Brazil, in the early 1980s. The country was experiencing the 'abertura' (opening) process of the military dictatorship, a moment of effervescence that allowed the return of political exiles and the flourishing of new artistic expressions. Against this backdrop, Blitz emerged in Rio de Janeiro in 1981, originating from the theatre group Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone and musicians who accompanied Marina, including Lobão on drums. The band gained visibility at the innovative Circo Voador, where their irreverent and theatrical performances captured the attention of the public and the industry, consolidating 1982 as a 'ground zero' for the Rock Brasil movement, which would transform the country's youth culture.
Recording
The phenomenal success of the single "Você Não Soube Me Amar", released in July 1982 even before the album, granted the EMI-Odeon label complete freedom for Blitz to record their debut work. The album was produced by Mariozinho Rocha and the recording process, including a 'demo' at the Transamérica studio, was marked by spontaneity and agility, with the songs being recorded 'quickly, in one go, on the 16 channels available at the time'. Despite the energy of the sessions, the album's mixing was later considered rudimentary, conceived in mono, with the vocals prominent and the instruments in a 'jumble' in the background, demonstrating the technical limitations of the era. The album's visual concept was equally innovative: the cover, designed by Gringo Cardia and Luiz Stein, aimed to resemble a drawing without mischaracterising the band members, using hand-glued clothing cut-outs and a font inspired by X-Men comics for the band's name. Old advertisement stickers adorned the back cover, and the original idea foresaw the inclusion of a Blitz comic book as a freebie.
Songs
As Aventuras da Blitz is an album full of songs that became anthems for a generation. The major hit "Você Não Soube Me Amar", the first single, was a tremendous success and was included in the soundtrack of the TV soap opera Sol de Verão. Other notable tracks include "Mais Uma de Amor (Geme Geme)", which would become the theme for the TV soap opera A Viagem years later, and the popular "O Beijo da Mulher Aranha" and "Volta ao Mundo". Part of the album's audacity lies in its lyrics, which explored colloquial language and youth slang, with a humour and irreverence that were uncommon in music at the time. However, this creative freedom ran into military regime censorship. The songs "Cruel Cruel Esquizofrenético Blues" and "Ela Foi Morar Comigo na Lua" were banned for containing words and phrases considered vulgar, such as "Era boa em línguas mas não sabia beijar" or "Você está meio confusa mas fica / Mais bonita assim sem blusa". The record label even rendered them unusable on vinyl records by manually scratching them, making them available only on the CD version.
Even after the fleeting appearance of Eduardo Dusek or Gang 90 at the festivals sponsored by Rede Globo, the distinguished public, having forgotten the ancestral good humour of the Tropicalistas and Raul Seixas, was caught unawares by the explosion of Blitz.
Arthur Dapieve · 300 Discos Importantes
Legacy
As Aventuras da Blitz was a resounding commercial and critical success. The album sold over 100,000 copies, while the single "Você Não Soube Me Amar" reached an impressive milestone of over 700,000 copies sold, with some sources indicating nearly 1 million singles. This expressive sales volume and the inclusion of tracks on TV soap opera soundtracks, such as "Você Não Soube Me Amar" in Sol de Verão and "Mais Uma de Amor (Geme Geme)" in A Viagem, demonstrate the work's widespread public acceptance. Contemporary critics were largely positive, praising the band's pop eclecticism and theatrical irreverence. The album is recognised as a landmark of 80s national rock, commercially successful and culturally iconic, considered one of the 80 greatest Brazilian rock albums. With this album, Blitz not only consolidated their own trajectory but also paved the way for the massification of rock in Brazil and the emergence of other bands from the movement, establishing a new reality for the country's entertainment industry.
Rankings
Tracks
Credits
Blitz
Mariozinho Rocha
Fernanda Abreu, Márcia Bulcão
Evandro Mesquita
Antônio Pedro Fortuna
Lobão
Ricardo Barreto
William Forghieri
Osmar Furtado
Amaro Moço, Carlinhos, Franklin Garrido, Sérgio Bittencourt
A Bela Arte, Cafi
Tadeu Valério
Podcasts
Vinilteca · José Ono Junior e Guilherme Colpani
Amigos do teatro e da música jovem carioca se uniram pra fazer um som de brincadeira nas festinhas na praia no início dos anos 80. O sucesso veio e surgiria a Blitz, a banda pioneira do movimento do rock nacional da década de 80. Enfim, os jovens tinham um som brasileiro e contemporâneo pra curtir. Relembramos o histórico disco "As Aventuras da Blitz". A Vinilteca é um projeto que nasceu no YouTu
Bota O Disco Aí · Bota O Disco Ai
Hoje no Bota O Disco Aí a Caveira chama Henrique Fani e Lucas Gargione, para falar da estreia de uma das bandas mais importantes, talvez a principal responsável por ter aberto as portas para varias bandas na primeira metade da década de 80 para do gênero do rock, junto com o Barão Vermelho em sua estreia em 1982, "As Aventuras da Blitz 01" estouro com o sucesso "Você Não Soube Me Amar" causando u
Outras Frequências · Ronaldo do Carmo Fernandes
Clássico da vez: BLITZ - "Todas as aventuras da Blitz"
Videos
"As aventuras da Blitz" - Blitz | Melhores discos brasileiros dos anos 80 | Alta Fidelidade
Alta Fidelidade
Books
The 500 Greatest Brazilian Albums of All Time
Ricardo Alexandre · 2022
The election was spearheaded by journalist Ricardo Alexandre, creator of the Discoteca Básica podcast. Ricardo consulted 162 specialists including journalists, YouTubers, podcasters, musicians, record-shop owners and producers. The result was published as a 200-page hardcover book, with graphic design by Fernando Pires.
300 Important Albums of Brazilian Music
Charles Gavin, Tárik de Souza, Carlos Calado, Arthur Dapieve · 2008
Conceived by Titãs drummer and musical researcher Charles Gavin, the 434-page book brings together covers and reviews of albums released between 1929 and 2007. The texts were written by journalists Tárik de Souza, Arthur Dapieve and Carlos Calado.
Analyses
As Aventuras da Blitz – Wikipedia
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As Aventuras da Blitz – The 100 Greatest Albums of Brazilian Music
Toninho Spessoto · Rolling Stone Brasil
Liderada por Evandro Mesquita, a Blitz transformou o rock brasileiro com o lançamento do compactoVocê Não Soube Me Amar, seguido do primeiro LP,As Aventuras da Blitz. O grupo vinha com linguagem inovadora, trazendo a construção lírica descritiva dos quadrinhos. As canções eram extremamente visuais. Os maiores hits foram a já citada “Você Não Soube Me Amar”, “O Romance da Universitária Otária” e “Mais Uma de Amor (Geme Geme)”. “Ela Quer Morar Comigo na Lua”, censurada depois que o disco estava prensado, já vinha “riscada de fábrica”.
Grandes Discos Brasileiros | 'As Aventuras da Blitz 1' - Blitz (1982)
colunablah.blogspot.com
O disco de estreia foi um fenômeno de sucesso e os shows eram lotados e as canções constantemente tocadas nas rádios, sendo às vezes executado o disco inteiro em emissoras cariocas.
Blitz - As Aventuras da Blitz 1 (1982) - Altamont
altamont.pt
Tudo se esfumou, ficando apenas o disco de 1982 para a história do BRock. Valeu a pena, claro. Sobretudo para quem foi jovem nessa época, mesmo que de forma longínqua, do lado de cá do oceano que sempre separou os países irmãos.
Aquela Musica Apresenta "As Aventuras da Blitz - 1982"
aquelamusica.com
" As Aventuras da Blitz " é o álbum de estreia da banda brasileira Blitz, lançado em 1982 pela gravadora EMI. O álbum foi um sucesso de vendas na época devido aos hits "Você Não Soube Me Amar" que foi incluído na trilha sonora da novela "Sol de Verão", da Rede Globo.
Discogs
As Aventuras da Blitz – Discogs
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