Dois

Dois is the second album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana, recorded on the first quarter of 1986 and released on the EMI-Odeon label on July, 1986. Instead of a straightforward Post punk album, this release shows a wider palette of styles and influences, such as folk ("Eduardo e Mônica", largely inspired by Bob Dylan, telling the story of youngsters in Brasília which fall in love, despite having nothing in common), blues ("Música Urbana 2", a... more

Dois is the second album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana, recorded on the first quarter of 1986 and released on the EMI-Odeon label on July, 1986. Instead of a straightforward Post punk album, this release shows a wider palette of styles and influences, such as folk ("Eduardo e Mônica", largely inspired by Bob Dylan, telling the story of youngsters in Brasília which fall in love, despite having nothing in common), blues ("Música Urbana 2", a sequel of sorts for an old Aborto Elétrico song) and synthpop ("Fábrica", an environmentalist song). The result is a more accessible and memorable set of songs, which combined with the state of the economy of Brazil in 1986, made this one of the band's biggest selling records, and scored a big number of hits, such as "Quase Sem Querer", "Eduardo e Mônica", "Índios" and the anthemic "Tempo Perdido". The influence of British rock band The Smiths is also noticed, specially in Dado Villa-Lobos' guitar work throughout the album. In certain tracks,... less