Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor
Gal Costa
1971
Rankings
Why This Album Matters
Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor, released in 1971, is a live album that captures the energy and daring of Gal Costa at a crucial moment in her career. Under the direction of Waly Salomão, the "Fatal" concert series, held at the Teatro Tereza Rachel in Rio de Janeiro, was a watershed moment in the singer's career, and the resulting double album immortalises this experience. The album's repertoire is an audacious miscellany, ranging from the tradition of Ismael Silva and Bahian folklore to the avant-garde of Caetano Veloso and Jorge Ben. The live recording, which even preserves improvisational noises and flaws, offers a raw and authentic perspective of the artist's performance, solidifying her at the time as the muse of 'desbunde'.
Gal was left alone, as the representative of the 'resistance', and she became the muse of tropical abandon, through the show Gal a Todo Vapor.
Antônio do Amaral Rocha · Rolling Stone Brasil
Context
The album documents the acclaimed concert series "Fatal", conceived and directed by Waly Salomão, which Gal Costa starred in at the Teatro Tereza Rachel, in Rio de Janeiro. These performances provided the stage for the exploration of a diverse repertoire and a visceral performance by the artist.
Recording
Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor is a live recording, compiled into a double album that intentionally includes improvisational noises and flaws, maintaining the authenticity of the concert experience. Production and studio direction were handled by Roberto Menescal, with the live recording credited to technician Jorge Karan.
Songs
The album stands out for its eclectic and avant-garde repertoire, which embraces everything from the tradition of Ismael Silva and Bahian folklore to the modernity of Caetano Veloso and Jorge Ben. Among the memorable interpretations, notable songs include "Pérola Negra", by the then-newcomer Luiz Melodia, "Vapor Barato", by Jards Macalé and Waly Salomão, "Como Dois e Dois", by Caetano Veloso, and "Sua Estupidez", by Roberto and Erasmo Carlos.
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were still exiled in London when Gal Costa embarked on the show A todo vapor, at the Teatro Tereza Rachel, in Copacabana, Rio, in 1971.
Tárik de Souza · 300 Discos Importantes
Legacy
The "Fatal" tour was unanimously considered by critics to be a landmark in Gal Costa's career, solidifying her image as the muse of 'desbunde' at the time. The LP was the second double album in the history of MPB, a notable achievement for the era. Its recognition endures to this day, having been voted the 20th best Brazilian album of all time in a list by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.
Tracks
Credits
Lanny Gordin
Roberto Menescal
Gal Costa
Novelli
Baixinho
Jorginho
Paulo Lima
Joaquim Figueira
Ivan Lisnik
Jorge Karan
Luciano Figueiredo, Oscar Ramos
Podcasts
“Fa-Tal” era o show de 1971 na zona sul carioca. Depois do sol se pôr, as pessoas migravam em direção ao Teatro Tereza Rachel para ver Gal Costa, em espetáculo sob direção de Waly Salomão. Com repertório que ia do folclore baiano à vanguarda da composição brasileira, “Fa-Tal” se tornou um disco ao vivo duplo, que registra de forma única um momento especial da carreira da cantora. Nesse episódio,
PodCália · Gigola
Nesse quinto episódio especial, Gigola e o convidado João Camilo conversam sobre o disco "Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor, de 1971, o 1º álbum ao vivo de sua carreira.📌 Links do episódio:• Entrevista de Gal Costa para o jornal Folha de S.Paulo, em 1996: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/1996/7/03/ilustrada/9.html• Compacto "Novos Bahianos + Baby Consuelo - No Final Do Juízo", de 1971: https://www.yout
Videos
GAL COSTA - FA-TAL GAL A TODO VAPOR (1971) | ALBUM REVIEW
Vinilteca
Gal a todo vapor - Gal Costa | Resenha | Discos ao vivo
Guilherme Mattar
"Fa-tal: Gal a todo vapor": O clássico ao vivo da Gal Costa | Disco | Alta Fidelidade
Alta Fidelidade
Films
Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
2006
The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day.
Gal Costa: Programa Ensaio
2005
On this DVD, recorded in 1994, the Bahian singer, an MPB diva, gives a long interview where she talks about her career, the Tropicalismo movement, and her musical partners and composers over more than 35 years in the business. Gal performs great hits, accompanied by Luiz Brazil (acoustic guitar), Jacques Morelenbaum (cello) and Marçal (percussion).
Books
Os 500 Maiores Álbuns Brasileiros de Todos os Tempos
Ricardo Alexandre · 2022
The largest Brazilian music election ever conducted: 162 specialists, spanning journalists, critics, musicians, producers and podcasters, each nominated 50 essential albums, supported by a masterlist of more than 2,000 works. Led by Ricardo Alexandre with tabulation by Sérgio Jomori, it was published in December 2022 as a 200-page hardcover book with graphic design by Fernando Pires.
300 Discos Importantes da Música Brasileira
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.
Tropicália
Carlos Basualdo, Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.), Barbican Art Gallery, Centro Cultural de Belém, Bronx Museum of the Arts · 2005
This important work revisits a seminal moment in Brazilian culture between 1967 and 1972, examining the Tropicalista era as a real force in popular culture. The movement, which gave its name to Hélio Oiticica's installation in 1967, is explored in depth. The album 'Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor' is a fundamental and iconic work of Gal Costa's Tropicalista era, making this book highly relevant for understanding its context and meaning.
Analyses
Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor – Wikipedia
Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia
Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor – The 100 Greatest Albums of Brazilian Music
Antônio do Amaral Rocha · Rolling Stone Brasil
Gal was left alone, as the representative of the 'resistance', and she became the muse of tropical abandon, through the show Gal a Todo Vapor.
Gal Costa - -Fa-tal- (Gal A Todo Vapor)
umcatalogo.substack.com
What's Gal Costa's best album? I really don't know, but there's a certain consensus about which is the greatest in terms of impact, circulation, and historical role: 'Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor', which established Gal as the diva of Desbunde.
Álbum marcante de Gal Costa, 'Fa-Tal' ainda soa preciso em 2021 ... - G1
g1.globo.com
Fortunately, there's the album Fa-Tal - Gal a Todo Vapor, a luminous portrait of Brazilian art in the dark ages, a masterpiece of Brazilian discography whose importance transcends musical matters.
O Espetáculo -fa-tal- Gal a Todo Vapor (1971): Performance E ...
trilhasdahistoria.ufms.br
The article analyses the record of the show Gal a Todo Vapor, a season of concerts started in October 1971 by the singer Gal Costa that was marked by its generational legacy among the youth of the so-called Brazilian desbunde of the mid-1970s.
