Film that tells the story of the Brazilian rock queen, with the revelation of an exclusive letter, opens this Thursday, 8, on the platform
Max released the official documentary trailer Rita Lee: Mania de you. The film opens this Thursday, 8, on the streaming platform.
The work promises to celebrate the talent and life of one of the greatest icons of national music, with a dive into their personal and professional life. The development has support and participation of the artist’s family, who left us on May 8, 2023, at the age of 75.
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According to disclosure material, “unpublished aspects” of Rita’s trajectory will be explored. The revelation of an exclusive letter left by the Brazilian rock queen to her family members, as well as special guest appearances of big names such as Ney Matogrosso and Gilberto Gil.
Rita Lee: Mania de you It is a contained mandarin production (Argentina). The board was in charge of Guido Goldberg.
Rita Lee’s commented discography
[Texto de Paulo Cavalcanti originalmente publicado na edição Nº 136 da Rolling Stone Brasil, de dezembro de 2017]
The influence of Rita Lee It is immeasurable. In the 1960s, she was the Srelepe figure of psychedelics The mutants. But in the next decade, when the band started to take too much seriously, Rite It was dismissed. She did not leave for less and became a handyman hitmaker, showing that she did not need the old companions.
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Rite He released a series of albums that had enormous commercial success. These albums revealed the most playful and hedonistic side of Brazilian pop music, and in them Rita printed an unmistakable São Paulo accent. She also sang in a peculiar way and sensitive to the female condition.
We celebrate Rita Lee With a selection of the most striking records recorded by the true and eternal queen of Brazilian rock.
Essential
Build up ★★★★
Polydor 1970
Rita Lee’s first LP was released while the singer was still part of Os Mutantes. The idea was for her to follow a solo career in parallel, and thus the starting band would continue to support
Sound to her in the studio. Build Up’s hit was a version of Nara Leão for the French success “Joseph”, which earned the name “José”.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life ★★★★
Polydor 1972
This should be an album of the mutants, but due to contractual issues it was credited only to Rita, with the artist taking over most vocals. In the LP, the experimentalist and tropicalist spirit was still alive. The title track message was premonitory.
Behind PortoHas a city ★★★★
Philips 1974
Rita was disconnected from Os Mutantes in 1974 and cut relations with the members. She started from scratch alongside the Tutti Frutti group, led by guitarist Luiz Carlini. Without the restrictions imposed by the band,
Rita was able to release her more pop side on this album that brought the hit “Mom Nature.”
Forbidden fruit ★★★★★★
Free Som 1975
Bringing a hard rock footprint, the singer’s second work with Tutti Frutti highlighted the emblematic “black sheep”, where Rita already pointed out that she would never be a conventional one. “This Roque Enter” (partnership with Paulo Coelho) and “Now just miss you” were also successful in this debut of her at Som Livre label.
Entrances andFlag ★★★★
Free Som 1976
The opening, “rock coroner”, already demonstrated Rita’s profession of faith in the genre. Her new phase was in stern wind, and her songs were increasingly humorous and effervescent. “Yellow Witch”, by Raul Seixas and Paulo Coelho, is another good surprise of the consistent
Entrances and flags.
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Underestimated
Babylon ★★★★
Free Som 1978
Filled with contagious melodies, Babylon also won the radios. Several were the hits of the LP, such as “Miss Brasil 2000” and “Gardens of Babylon”.
Rita Lee ★★★★
Free Som 1979
The singer exchanged the guitars for the keyboards, something evident in the hit “Mania de you”. Roberto de Carvalho, Rita’s new husband, was increasingly influential.
Rita Lee ★★★★
Free Som 1980
The devastating singles “launches perfume” and “baila me” confirmed Rita’s phenomenal success. The album has other pearls, such as the ultrapaulistan “ôrra mine!” and the romantic “serious case”.
Health ★★★★
Free Som 1981
This was another asset of Rita and Roberto. The spirit of the old carnival marches gathered
to pop and new wave. She burst with the consecrated “foam bath” and “health”.
Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho ★★★★
Free Som 1982
“Pink Shock”, Woman TV theme, former female program of Rede Globo, was the highlight.
The curiosity is “Brazil with s”, with João Gilberto.
Bonbon ★★★★ ½
Free Som 1983
The bustling opening, “On The Rocks”, became the most significant candy song. By citing several politicians of the time considered pejoratively, “broke the vault” had the execution forbidden on the radios.
Rita Lee in Bossa ‘N’ Roll ★★★★ ½
Free Som 1991
In this successful live record, Rita joined the melody of rock to the beat of bossa nova, reinventing “sweet vampire”, “baila me” and “black sheep”, among other hits.
It is worth hearing
Rita and Roberto ★★★
Free Som 1985
The hit “Love Virus” marked the work, and in it Rita and Roberto plotted an efficient ride through the adult pop. The sound of the 1980s is present in “novices of addiction” and “Molambo Souvenir”.
Fatal flirt ★★★
EMI 1987
Rita and Roberto followed the success formula. Here, you can pinch some very good things like “bwana” and “get a boy.” Rita remembered youth with a Portuguese version for the Standard “Blue Moon”.
ZEN ZONE ★★★
EMI 1988
Rock “I was never holy”, another statement of principles from Rita, became Zen’s flagship. The “free again” ballad and Synthpop “Cruella Cruel” also stood out in this LP with the 1980s face.
Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho ★★★
EMI 1990
This album, a little more rocker, closed a cycle-Rita and Roberto were professionally separated for a while. The country “near the fire” (Rita’s partnership with Cazuza) stands out.
Prayer ★★★
Fine cookie 2012
Reza is marked as her last studio work. It is an eclectic record, bringing ballads, bands with an electronic varnish, a little MPB and, naturally, rock.
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