Tamo Aí na Atividade
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| Released | December 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, rap rock, skate punk, funk rock, reggae rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Rick Bonadio | |||
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| Galeria Musical |   link |
Tamo Aí na Atividade (Portuguese for "Here We Are, Up to Something") is the sixth studio album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr., released in December 2004 through EMI. The band's first album since 1999's Preço Curto... Prazo Longo to be produced by Rick Bonadio, it spawned the hit singles "Champanhe e Água Benta", the titular "Tamo Aí na Atividade" and "O Lixo e o Luxo". Also notable is "Todos Iguais", the only credited work of bassist Champignon as a drummer in all of his career.
It received positive reviews upon its release, awarding the band a Multishow Brazilian Music Award nomination and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album in 2005; the first one to be won by Charlie Brown Jr. after their previous works Nadando com os Tubarões and Bocas Ordinárias received nominations.[1] Selling over 100,000 copies, it received a Platinum certification by Pro-Música Brasil.
The recording sessions of Tamo Aí na Atividade were plagued by creative divergences and clashes between vocalist Chorão and his bandmates, which led to a deterioration of the relations between them. In 2005, shortly after the album's release, Champignon, guitarist Marcão and drummer Renato Pelado all left Charlie Brown Jr., and Chorão put the band on hold for a brief period of time before reactivating it with a new line-up. It wouldn't be until 2011 when Champignon and Marcão returned to the group.
Critical reception
Anderson Nascimento of Galeria Musical gave the album a positive rating of 4 out of 5 stars, praising the inclusion of electronic beats and interludes and Rick Bonadio's "competent production".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Charlie Brown Jr.
| No. | Title | English title | Length |
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| 1. | "Malabarizando (Quem É de Fé Continua com a Gente)" | Juggling (Those Who Have Faith Keep Up with Us) | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Champanhe e Água Benta" | Champagne and Holy Water | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Tamo Aí na Atividade" | Here We Are, Up to Something | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Eu Vim de Santos, Sou Charlie Brown" | I Came from Santos, I'm Charlie Brown | 4:06 |
| 5. | "So Far Away" | 2:21 | |
| 6. | "Longe de Você" | Far Away from You | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Di-SK8 Eu Vim" | Skateboarding I Came | 1:18 |
| 8. | "Di-SK8 Eu Vou" | Skateboarding I'll Go | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Vivendo Nesse Absurdo" | Living in This Absurd | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Todos Iguais" | All the Same | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Cheirando Cola" | Sniffing Glue | 1:34 |
| 12. | "O Errado que Deu Certo" | The Wrong That Made a Right | 2:50 |
| 13. | "Malokêro SK8 Board" | 2:09 | |
| 14. | "Indicados para o Prêmio Nobel da Paz" | Nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize | 2:06 |
| 15. | "O Lixo e o Luxo" | Trash and Luxury | 2:43 |
Personnel
- Charlie Brown Jr.
- Chorão – vocals
- Champignon – bass guitar, backing vocals, beatboxing, drums in "Todos Iguais"
- Marcão – electric guitar
- Renato Pelado – drums
- Additional musicians
- DJ Fernando – scratches in "Di-SK8 Eu Vim" and "Eu Vim de Santos, Sou Charlie Brown"
References
- ^ Ricardo Ramos. "Discografia Charlie Brown Jr". Torre de Vigilância (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Anderson Nascimento (July 13, 2016). "Discografia Comentada: Charlie Brown Jr". Galeria Musical (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.