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Old 01-24-2013, 08:21 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by joy_circumcision View Post
For me, despite its best intentions and promising premise, Capitao Coracao ultimately failed by losing the spirit of adventure that could easily have led such an ambitious fusion of styles. Failing that, some small success of excitement could have easily won me over for a second or third listen, but the music's variety of styles just ended up nullifying each other and making the whole seem like just another progressive rock album seeking to show off geographic diversity in its members' record collections. I voted disappointing.
Have you heard Mr. Bungle's album Disco Volante? They're both similar in the genre hopping vein and a lot of people didn't like it for the same reason that you didn't like Capitao Coracao. Just curious what you think.
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