| # | Artist | Song (click to play) | Album | Year | CD label |
| 1 | Bacamarte | Miragem \ Passaro de Luz | Depois do Fim | 1983 | Rarity |
| This is an album that goes up in my estimation every time I listen to it. Great guitar playing, piano, symphonic string/keyboards, beauiful female vocals, inspired melodies and playing. Certainly one of the best progressive albums from Brazil. Reminiscent of many of the best 70's Italian prog albums. There are hints of Gentle Giant, Triumvirat, and other south American bands like Mia. Highly recommended. | |||||
| 2 | Quaterna Requiem | Toccata | Velha Gravura | 1992 | Faunus Records |
| This album reminds me mostly of Camel circa _Moonmadness_ and _Rain Dances_. The drumming style sounds like Hans Bathelt of Triumvirat. Comparable to Sagrado, as violin is featured prominently. I find it a pleasant listen. | |||||
| 3 | O Terco | Ponto Final | Criaturas da Noite | 1975 | Vinyl Magic |
| This bands sounds more like early 70's American and British bands like Barclay James Harvest. The vocals sometimes sound like Jay Ferguson of Spirit. The music on this particular song makes me think of Joe Walsh's _The Smoker You Drink the Player You Get_. I like this song and a couple of others pretty well, but, overall I think it is just an OK album. | |||||
| 4 | Violeta de Outono | Declfnio de Maio | Violeta de Outono | 1989 | ?Sonopress BMG/Ariola |
| Actually, I am not exactly sure what album this is. It appears to be a 2-on-1 CD of 2 albums - but, I do not know which ones. I picked this album up because I read them compared to Gong. I was sorely disappointed when I heard it though. To me, it sounds absolutely nothing like Gong. It is more of a neo-psych/pop/prog band. But, after it has been resting in my collection for more than a year, and I no longer have any expectations of it sounding like Gong, I find that I like it quite a bit. They remind me of the UK band Sundial. The music is a pleaant and easy going with melodic guitar strumming and un-assuming vocals. | |||||
| 5 | Sagrado Coracao Da Terra | Sagrado | Sagrado Coracao Da Terra | 1985 | King Record / Nexus |
| I was not particularly impressed with this album at first, but, I am warming up to it. The band is led by violinist/vocalist Marcus Viana. The music is accessible, yet dramatic. It has a pop/prog slant, but, there is more subtlety underlying the music than is immediately apparent. This album reminds me of the Triumvirat albums _Pompeii_ and _Old Loves Die Hard_. | |||||