O Terço (Brazil)

O Terço is good playing alive! After thirty years they are back with Flávio Venturini and Sérgio Magrão (from 14 Bis) in their line-up. It's a great return, so many fans were waiting for this moment. The album begins with a big opening: the boys come while Criaturas da Noite (Creatures of the Night) is played by an orchestra. The first song is a classic: the instrumental fourteen minutes 1974 and so other old songs appear. In fact, all songs (except P.S. Apareça from Compositores - but still a good song by Venturini) are from seventy years. I love the versions to Tributo ao Sorriso (Tribute to Smile), Casa Encantada (Enchanted House) and Cabala. Tributo ao Sorriso has Venturini on vocals (the original is sung by Hinds). Before the song Pássaro (Bird) - sung like the brazilian inlanders - they make a emotive homage to Luiz Moreno (the Terço-old drummer, who died before this recording) and his widow is invited to join the vocals. K is a drum and keyboard solo - a homage to Keith Emerson. Marcus Viana from "Sagrado Coração da Terra" plays violin on Criaturas da Noite and Suite and the last beautiful song is a bonus recorded in studio: Antes do Sol Chegar (Before the sun rises) - a remembering to the old times, but more pop directed. I avaliated Live at Palace the best album by Terço, because it is a live album with the best songs of Time Travellers besides the classics. Now I'm confused, this is another wonderful live album with classics from seventies. The main difference between them is: Live at Palace is sung in english and has Luiz de Boni (from De Boni band) on keyboards; this one has Flávio Venturini and is all sung in portuguese. Anyway, both albums are five stars to me.

One of the first progressive bands from Brazil, O Terço (meaning rosary beads) first formed in 1968, but didn't hit its stride until the mid '70s. Personnel changes would become part of the bands dynamic, with Sergio Hinds assuming the Robert Fripp (or Chis Squire) role of band anchor. The group owed a lot of its early sound to such Italian favorites as Locanda Delle Fate, Quella Veccia Locanda, and Premiata Forneria Marconi. They also manged to mix in other styles, like folk, heavy metal, and funk.
On the first album, O Terço was not yet full on prog, but it is a seminal work in the history Brazilian progressive music. There are obvious influences of the Moody Blues, and Pink Floyd. "O Terço II" would see them moving from Psychedelic to heavier sounds, along the lines of King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, and even Black Sabbath. It was 1975's "Criaturas Da Noite" that became a monumental success. It was a big hit, gave Brazil its first classic prog album, and solidified O Terço's place in music history.
In the '80s, the band began to tour the United States and Europe. This would make them more popular in other parts of the world, than they were at home.
They continued to release albums into the late '90s. Many times trying to experiment with different styles. A possible reformation of the classic "Criaturas Da Noite" lineup was in the works in 2001/2002, but an unexpected death postponed the idea.

ricochetd пишет:Band come back / reunion with an excelent line up (maybe the best)

vknish пишет:Thank you very much! I liked the Brazilians. A continuation will be?
I heard their first album, only O Terço II (1972)