Que País É Este 1978/1987

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Que País É Este 1978/1987
Studio album by Legião Urbana
Released	1987
Recorded	October 1987
Genre	Rock
Length	35:52
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Mayrton Bahia
Legião Urbana chronology
Dois (1986)	Que País É Este 1978/1987 (1987)	As Quatro Estações (1989)

Que País É Este 1978/1987 the third album of the brazilian rock band Legião Urbana, released in 1987. It was recorded in a period of tension within the band, consequence mainly of the sudden success of the band's previous album, Dois (1986), and the lack of new material. As a result, it's largely a collection of famous songs from Renato Russo's previous band, Aborto Elétrico, some dating back to 1978. Since that band was a punk outfit, the four of the five first songs are Punk songs, influenced mainly by the British punk bands, with "Depois Do Começo" being a Ska song. "Faroeste Caboclo", in spite of its nine minute length, became one of the band's most famous hits. Its style of storytelling lyrics was heavily influenced by one of Russo's personal heroes, Bob Dylan. Only the two final songs are new compositions.

Lyrically, part of it deals with polictical affairs, while most of the rest deals with usual teenage issues, most of it in the usual Punk way. The song "Conexão Amazônica" was banned from the radio, due to the lyrics's references to drug dealing routes in the Amazon rainforest, while "Faroeste Caboclo" had its swear words edited out for radio play - the album retains the original version.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Que País É Este" ("What Country Is This") (Russo) – 2:54
2. "Conexão Amazônica" ("Amazonic Connection") (Russo, Lemos) – 4:37
3. "Tédio (Com Um T Bem Grande Pra Você)" ("Boredom (With A Huge B For You)") (Russo) – 2:30
4. "Depois Do Começo" ("After The Beginning") (Russo) – 3:13
5. "Química" ("Chemistry") (Russo) – 2:20
6. "Eu Sei" ("I Know") (Russo) – 3:07
7. "Faroeste Caboclo" ("Black Western") (Russo) – 9:03
8. "Angra Dos Reis" (Russo, Rocha, Bonfá) – 4:58
9. "Mais Do Mesmo" ("More Of The Same") (Villa-Lobos, Russo, Rocha, Bonfá) – 3:20

[edit] Lineup

• Dado Villa-Lobos – guitar
• Renato Russo – vocal
• Renato Rocha – bass
• Marcelo Bonfá – drums

Legião Urbana
Dado Villa-Lobos | Renato Russo | Marcelo Bonfá | Renato Rocha
Discography
Studio albums: Legião Urbana | Dois | Que País É Este 1978/1987 | As Quatro Estações | V | O Descobrimento do Brasil | A Tempestade | Uma Outra Estação
Live albums: Acústico MTV | Como É que de Diz Eu te Amo | As Quatro Estações ao Vivo
Compilations: Música P/ Acampamentos | Mais do Mesmo