Titãs Trio Acústico

Titãs Trio Acústico[lower-alpha 1] is a series of three EPs by Brazilian rock band Titãs, released throughout 2020. It marks the band's first release since their return to Sony BMG. The EPs feature acoustic versions of a total of 24 songs previously released by them.

Titãs Trio Acústico
EP 01 cover
EP by
Titãs
Released3 April 2020 (2020-04-03) (EP 01)[1]
3 July 2020 (2020-07-03) (EP 02)[2][3][4]
25 September 2020 (2020-09-25) (EP 03)[5][6][7]
Length1:13:18[1][2][3][4][7][8]
LanguagePortuguese, English (parts of "Querem Meu Sangue" only)
LabelSony BMG[1][2][3]
ProducerTony Bellotto, Branco Mello, Sérgio Britto, Sergio Fouad[9]
Titãs chronology
Doze Flores Amarelas
(2018)		 Titãs Trio Acústico
(2020)
Singles from Titãs Trio Acústico
  1. "Sonífera Ilha"
    Released: 20 March 2020[10]
  2. "Enquanto Houver Sol"
    Released: 11 June 2020[11]
  3. "Pra Dizer Adeus"
    Released: 28 August 2020[12]

The project was conceived to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Acústico MTV album, released in 1997; since in 2017 they were focusing on their rock opera Doze Flores Amarelas, the celebration wasn't possible until 2020.

Background

Tour

In 2017, Titãs' Acústico MTV turned 20 years old since its release and fans were asking the band to celebrate the occasion somehow, but they were focusing on their rock opera Doze Flores Amarelas, which involved a complex and sophisticated tour. Since Brazil's economy wasn't going through a favorable time and fans kept requesting the celebration, the band started in 2019 a series of acoustic performances in which they mixed songs from the 1997 album, more recent works and older songs that hadn't been picked for Unplugged. The tour was named "Trio Acústico" (Acoustic Trio).[13][14][15]

The first performance took place in Paulínia on 23 February, and the tour became a priority for the band, which conciliated it with the Doze Flores Amarelas promotional tour and a third tour called "Enquanto Houver Sol", this one in an electric format and involving songs from many eras of the group.[16] The preference for Trio Acústico is due to the simplicity of the performances.[14] Otávio Juliano, who directs the rock opera, is also responsible for this tour.[14]

The tour's idea is to pay tribute to the album without copying it.[13] Each show is divided into three parts: one with all three remaining original members; one in which each of them performs solo, and one with the trio performing with the two session members, Fabre and Lee.[14][17][18] Usually, Bellotto sings "Polícia" and "Querem Meu Sangue"; Mello performs "Cabeça Dinossauro", "Tô Cansado" and "Toda Cor" alone on his acoustic guitar; and Britto plays "Miséria" and "Nem Cinco Minutos [Guardados]"[18][14] (the latter on the piano, despite the song having been written on the acoustic guitar[13]). During the shows, the members tell the story behind each song.[18][13][14][17] This format was inspired by Springsteen on Broadway.[17]

In 2018, vocalist and bassist Branco Mello took some time off the band to treat a tumor; according to him, the project marked his return to the band and, therefore, it is seen by him as an important moment in his career.[18] The project's songs were rehearsed by the three current members in his living room; vocalist, keyboardist and bassist Sérgio Britto said the arrangements were created as if the band were preparing a small show for people paying them a visit at home.[19]

Studio recording

As early as June 2019, Mello already mentioned the possibility of releasing the project on DVD or on a studio album.[18] In 2020, the band announced the project would be recorded in studio and the resulting work would be released in three EPs with a total of 25 tracks. The first one was expected for March.[20][21] The COVID-19 pandemic didn't change their plans, even if promotional shows would be impossible.[19]

A new version of "Sonífera Ilha" was released as a single and video on 20 March, when it was announced that the three EPs would be released from April on[10] via BMG, the label to which they returned in late 2019.[22] The first EP (EP 01) was released on 3 April.[1]

The second EP, EP 02, was released on 3 July[2][3][4] and had a new version of "Enquanto Houver Sol" as single, released on 11 June.[11] The third and last effort, EP 03, was released on 25 September and had a version of "Pra Dizer Adeus" as single.[5][6][7] It received a video, released on 28 August.[12]

Arrangements

On the first EP, "Sonífera Ilha" kept its ska characteristics. "Porque Eu Sei que É Amor" became a Motown/R&B/soul ballad reminiscent of The Temptations. The version of "Querem Meu Sangue" is sung both in Portuguese and English, with the verses of the original song ("The Harder They Come", by Jimmy Cliff). "Miséria" was transcribed to the piano, contrasting with the electronic arrangement of its original version. "Família" is the only track on the first EP featuring Fabre and Lee.[19][23]

Track list
EP 01 (songwriting credits source[9])
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals[9]Length
1."Sonífera Ilha" (from Titãs)Marcelo Fromer, Branco Mello, Tony Bellotto, Ciro Pessoa, Carlos BarmackMello2:40
2."Porque Eu Sei que É Amor" (from Sacos Plásticos)Sérgio Britto, Paulo MiklosBritto3:31
3."Isso" (from A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana)BellottoBellotto2:36
4."O Pulso" (from Õ Blésq Blom)Arnaldo Antunes, Fromer, BellottoMello3:03
5."Miséria" (from Õ Blésq Blom)Antunes, Britto, MiklosBritto4:10
6."Tô Cansado" (from Cabeça Dinossauro)Antunes, MelloMello2:02
7."Querem Meu Sangue" (from Titãs)Jimmy Cliff, Nando ReisBellotto2:46
8."Família" (from Cabeça Dinossauro)Antunes, BellottoBritto3:22
Total length:24:09[1][8][24][25]
EP 02 (songwriting credits source[9])
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals[9]Length
1."Enquanto Houver Sol" (from Como Estão Vocês?)Sérgio Britto, Paulo MiklosBritto3:33
2."Toda Cor" (from Titãs)Marcelo Fromer, Ciro Pessoa, Carlos BarmackBranco Mello2:51
3."Go Back" (from Titãs)Kristian Tilgner, Michael Fubeder, Britto, Torquato NetoBritto3:51
4."Televisão" (from Televisão)Arnaldo Antunes, Fromer, Tony BellottoMello3:51
5."Nem 5 Minutos Guardados" (from Acústico MTV)Britto, FromerBritto4:25
6."Polícia" (from Cabeça Dinossauro)BellottoBellotto1:52
7."Homem Primata" (from Cabeça Dinossauro)Fromer, Pessoa, Nando Reis, BrittoBritto2:34
8."Bichos Escrotos" (from Cabeça Dinossauro)Antunes, Britto, ReisMello3:53
Total length:26:54[2][3][4]
EP 03 (songwriting credits source[9])
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals[9]Length
1."Pra Dizer Adeus" (from Televisão)Tony Bellotto, Nando ReisBellotto3:44
2."Comida" (from Jesus não Tem Dentes no País dos Banguelas)Arnaldo Antunes, Marcelo Fromer, Sérgio BrittoBritto4:13
3."32 Dentes" (from Õ Blésq Blom)Branco Mello, Fromer, BrittoMello2:49
4."É Você" (from Doze Flores Amarelas)BrittoBritto3:23
5."Epitáfio" (from A Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos da Última Semana)Britto, FromerBritto2:52
6."Flores" (from Õ Blésq Blom)Bellotto, Britto, Charles Gavin, Paulo MiklosMello3:23
7."É Preciso Saber Viver" (from Volume Dois)Roberto Carlos, Erasmo CarlosBritto3:35
8."Cabeça Dinossauro" (from Cabeça Dinossauro)Antunes, Mello, MiklosMello1:15
Total length:25:15[7]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
O PovoUnfavorable[26]
Mauro Ferreira[27]

Writing for O Povo, Marcos Sampaio (having heard only the first EP by the time of his review) said the project "made it obvious that the band suffers the wearing, the weight and the force of its own history" and said "after so many losses and reinventions, it was hard to find a safe and promising path for the band. The songs hold the weight of the history [...] Nothing is bad, everything has quality. But we need to understand that Titãs are not the same anymore and this third acoustic project will be compared with the first one, which is cowardice". He also believes there was "a concern with showing how alive Titãs are and how they worried about rebuilding the songs so that they would sound rejuvenated. And maybe that's the biggest problem of this new project. The need to prove things, as if it was still necessary to prove anything to anyone."[26]

In his blog on G1, journalist Mauro Ferreira said the "songs originally featured in punk-looking albums – such as 'Cabeça dinossauro' (...) and 'Comida' – sound artificial, just like the foul message of '32 dentes'. As technically competent as the songs' performances are, the trio Titãs already looks like a mere cover of the band that made history in the pop universe of Brazil in the 1980s and 1990s. [...] Everything's once had more lushness, more truth, more real emotion. Not even the inclusion of a recent song – 'É você' [...] diluted the feeling that Titãs produce as an acoustic trio the nostalgia of modernity."[27]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the song descriptions of the official tracks at YouTube. [9][28][29][30] Some sources state Bellotto also played the semi-acoustic guitar without specifying the tracks.[23][31][32]

EP 01 and EP 03
  • Tony Bellotto
    • Lead vocals
    • Backing vocals on "Família"
    • Acoustic guitar on "Isso", "O Pulso", "Tô Cansado", "Família", "Comida" and "32 Dentes" and "Flores"
    • Electric guitar on "Porque Eu Sei que É Amor", "O Pulso", "Querem Meu Sangue", "É Você", "Epitáfio" and "É Preciso Saber Viver"
    • Production on all tracks from EP 01 exceto "Isso"
  • Branco Mello
    • Lead vocals
    • Backing vocals on "Família", "Comida" and "É Preciso Saber Viver"
    • Bass on all tracks except "O Pulso", "Querem Meu Sangue" and "32 Dentes"
    • Acoustic bass on "32 Dentes"
    • Acoustic guitar on "Tô Cansado" and "Cabeça Dinossauro"
    • Production on all tracks from EP 01 exceto "Isso"
  • Sérgio Britto
    • Lead vocals
    • Backing vocals on "Isso", "Querem Meu Sangue" and all tracks from EP 03
    • Piano on all tracks except "O Pulso" and "32 Dentes", in which he plays the bass
    • Production on all tracks from EP 01 exceto "Isso"

EP 02

Credits for Titãs on the songs from the second EP are presented generically as follows:

  • Tony Bellotto — lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, twelve-string acoustic guitar, lead, rhythm and slide guitar, production
  • Branco Mello — lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar and production
  • Sérgio Britto — lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, mellotron, organ, piano, syntheziser, acoustic guitar and production

Supporting members and guest appearances
  • Beto Lee — acoustic guitar on "Família", "Televisão", "Homem Primata", "Bichos Escrotos" and all tracks from EP 03 except "É Preciso Saber Viver"
  • Mario Fabre — drums on "Família", "Televisão", "Homem Primata", "Bichos Escrotos" and all tracks from EP 03 except "Cabeça Dinossauro"
  • César Bottinha — finger snapping on "Sonífera Ilha"
  • Sergio Fouad — production, finger snapping on "Sonífera Ilha"
  • Emílio Martins — percussion on "O Pulso", "Miséria", "Go Back", "Polícia"
  • Yaniel Matos — cello on "Toda Cor", "Nem 5 Minutos Guardados" and all tracks from EP 03 (officially credited for the third EP, though one cannot actually hear any cellos on those songs)
  • Eder Araújo — flute and clarinet on "Nem 5 Minutos Guardados"; baritone saxophone on "Polícia"

Technical personnel
  • Sergio Fouad — production, sound engineering
  • Caio Laranjeira, César Bottinha, Douglas Martins, Mauricio Gargel, Ricardo Camera — sound engineering
  • Ricardo Bocci — sound engineering on EP 03
  • César Bottinha — guitar technician on EP 02 and EP 03
  • Luis Augusto — assistant on EP 03

Notes
  1. The official streamings of the EPs always show the band's name as part of the release's; in other words, the project's name is "Titãs Trio Acústico" and not just "Trio Acústico".

References
  1. ""Titãs Trio Acústico": Confira primeiro EP do projeto". JB FM (in Portuguese). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Titãs estreiam segundo EP da trilogia "Titãs Trio Acústico"". The Music Journal Brasil (in Portuguese). MTV. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Titãs lançam segundo EP de "Titãs Trio Acústico"". Kiss FM (in Portuguese). Rede Mundial de Comunicações. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "Titãs estreiam segundo EP da trilogia "Titãs Trio Acústico"". Terra (in Portuguese). Telefónica Brasil. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. "Titãs lançam EP3 do projeto "Trio Acústico"". Jornal de Brasília (in Portuguese). Grupo Jaime Câmara. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. "Titãs lançam EP3 do projeto "Trio Acústico"". O Liberal (in Portuguese). Grupo Liberal. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. "Titãs lançam EP3 do projeto "Trio Acústico"". Diário Carioca (in Portuguese). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. Viana, Bia. "Titãs Trio Acústico: primeiro EP comemorativo é lançado". A Tribuna (in Portuguese). Grupo Tribuna. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. In order not to "flood" the references section with over 20 links to each song, a link to each of the three EPs was added, set to start at the second track because the first one is always the video and its descrption has no information on the performers; as such, the sources presented do not necessarily support credits for each single. In order to check credits for specific songs, just click on the desired track on the list to the right of the video.
  10. Gomes, Jaqueline (25 March 2020). "Titãs lança clipe de "Sonífera Ilha" com grandes participações". Acesso Cultural (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. Moreira, Marcelo; Gaia, Maurício (24 June 2020). "Veja o clipe dos Titãs para 'Enquanto Houver Sol' na versão trio acústico". Combate Rock (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  12. Calheiros, Mariana (28 August 2020). "Titãs divulga novo clipe do sucesso "Pra Dizer Adeus"". Nação da Música (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. Pinheiro, Pedro Henrique (9 August 2019). "Titãs Trio Acústico: conversamos com Sérgio Britto sobre shows, nova geração, likes e mais". Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos! (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. "Titãs fazem show em trio e formato acústico". IstoÉ (in Portuguese). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  15. Quiroz, Matheus (7 April 2020). "Entrevista: Sérgio Britto revela detalhes do novo projeto do Titãs, "Trio Acústico", e comenta sobre o atual momento da indústria musical". Poltrona VIP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  16. Ferreira, Mauro (7 January 2019). "Titãs revivem, como trio, formato acústico de disco de 1997 em show que estreia em fevereiro". Blog do Mauro Ferreira (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  17. Izel, Adriana (24 August 2019). "Titãs faz show neste sábado em formato trio e acústico". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Diários Associados. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  18. Brecailo, César (28 June 2019). "Entrevista: Branco Mello fala sobre a apresentação do Titãs Trio Acústico sábado na Ópera de Arames". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  19. Braz, Rafael (8 April 2020). "Do grandioso ao intimista, Titãs lança EP de belas versões". A Gazeta (in Portuguese). Rede Gazeta de Comunicações. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  20. "Titãs anuncia novo disco acústico - além de ser atração da Rolling Stone Music & Run". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  21. Ferreira, Mauro (10 February 2020). "Titãs lançam disco com registro de show acústico feito em formato de trio". Blog do Mauro Ferreira (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  22. Essinger, Silvio (25 March 2020). "Tony Bellotto: 'Estão vendo um novo sentido para a letra de 'Sonífera ilha". O Globo (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  23. "Titãs lançam primeiro EP de "Titãs Trio Acústico"". 89 FM A Rádio Rock (in Portuguese). Grupo Camargo de Comunicação. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  24. Balacci, Luccas (24 June 2020). "Titãs fazem primeira live nesta sexta, com sucessos em versão acústica". Metro Jornal (in Portuguese). Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação, Metro International. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  25. "Titãs lançam EP com versões acústicas de 'Sonífera Ilha' e mais hits; ouça". UOL Entretenimento (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  26. Sampaio, Marcos (9 July 2020). "Em trio, Titãs lança novo acústico; Vida&Arte ouviu e comenta". O Povo (in Portuguese). Grupo de Comunicação O Povo. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  27. Ferreira, Mauro (30 September 2020). "Titãs concluem edição de álbum acústico como se já fosse tarde demais para dizer adeus." Blog do Mauro Ferreira (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  28. "Por que eu sei que é amor (Trio Acústico)". Canal oficial dos Titãs (in Portuguese). YouTube. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  29. "Toda Cor (Trio Acústico)". Canal oficial dos Titãs (in Portuguese). YouTube. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  30. "Comida (Trio Acústico)". Canal oficial dos Titãs (in Portuguese). YouTube. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  31. Bittencourt, Sandra (8 April 2020). "Titãs Trio Acústico EP 01". CBN Recife (in Portuguese). Grupo Nordeste de Comunicação. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  32. Mansque, William (2 April 2020). "Titãs reinventa sucessos em versões intimistas". GaúchaZH (in Portuguese). Grupo RBS. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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