Negative Positive
Title: Cornball vocals from Brazil
Review: EMI's "Cantores Do Radio" series is a great look at the popular singers who came before the bossa nova era... plus, with two CDs at a single CD price, these are a pretty sweet deal. As far as this one goes, well... I guess somebody had to become Brazil's answer to Johnny Ray and Robert Goulet, and all the rest of those scary '50s/'60s male pop vocalists whose orphaned albums once haunted our thrift store bins. This particular brand of corn doesn't move me, but if you're into exploring the kitschier side of Brazilian pop, these Lawrence Welk-worthy oldies could certainly be of interest. Plenty of cover tunes, including a version of Conway Twitty's "Only Make Believe," which came out around the same time as the original...
Is the review positive or negative? 