Ao Vivo no Mosh (Portuguese for Live at the Mosh) is the debut album by Brazilian post-punk band Smack. Recorded live at the Estúdios Mosh in São Paulo (albeit without an audience),[2] it was released in 1985 by Baratos Afins.

Ao Vivo no Mosh
Studio album by
Released1985
GenrePost-punk, punk rock, garage rock
LabelBaratos Afins
ProducerLuiz Calanca[1]
Smack chronology
Ao Vivo no Mosh
(1985)
Noite e Dia
(1986)

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Smack

No.TitleEnglish titleLength
1."Fora Daqui"Out of Here2:50
2."Onde Li"Where I Read It2:27
3."Clone" 1:43
4."Desespero Juvenil"Juvenile Despair1:26
5."№ 4" 2:09
6."16 Horas e Pouco"16 O'Clock and Something2:26
7."Limite Eternidade"Limit Eternity1:26
8."Faça umas Compras"Do Some Shopping1:57
9."Chance de Fuga" (instrumental)Chance to Escape2:07
10."Mediocridade Afinal"Mediocrity After All4:01

"Fora Daqui" and "Mediocridade Afinal" were later re-released in the compilation album The Sexual Life of the Savages, released by Soul Jazz Records in 2005.

Reception edit

Ao Vivo no Mosh has been described as "a bouncingly vigorous slice of vinyl from Brazil's seldom exposed underground" by Spin columnist Andrea Enthal.[3] Although originally well received by rock audiences, the album is now considered an obscurity and a collector's item.[4] The album has been compared to the eponymous debut album by Legião Urbana, which was also released in 1985 and is considered a milestone in the Brazilian post-punk scene of the 1980s.[5]

Personnel edit

  • Sérgio "Pamps" Pamplona — vocals, guitar
  • Thomas Pappon — drums
  • Sandra Coutinho — bass
  • Edgard Scandurra — guitar

References edit

  1. ^ Bryan, Guilherme (2004). 80, quem tem um sonho não dança: cultura jovem brasileira nos anos 80 (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Record. p. 275. ISBN 9788501067432.
  2. ^ Décadas de Som – Smack (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Enthal, Andrea (July 1986). "Underground". Spin. p. 38.
  4. ^ Beting, Mauro; Petillo, Alexandre (2012). A ira de Nasi (in Portuguese). Caxias do Sul, Brazil: Belas Letras. p. 107. ISBN 9788581740133.
  5. ^ Marcelo, Carlos (2012). Renato Russo: O filho da Revolução (in Portuguese). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Câmara Brasileria de Livro. p. 352. ISBN 9788522011681.

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