Que País É Este

Que País É Este
Studio album by Legião Urbana
Released	November 1987
Recorded	October 1987
Genre	Alternative rock, punk rock, post-punk, folk rock, art rock
Length	36:27
Label	EMI-Odeon
Producer	Mayrton Bahia
Legião Urbana chronology
Dois (1986) Que País É Este (1987) As Quatro Estações (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Que País É Este (subtitled 1978/1987) is the third studio album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. Released in 1987, it was significantly heavier in sound than both its predecessors, departing from a mainly post-punk sound to a simpler and faster hard rock style.

The album sold more than 1 million copies, receiving a Diamond Certification by ABPD.^[2] It was also the last Legião Urbana album to feature bassist Renato Rocha — he would leave the band during the recording sessions of As Quatro Estações.

History

The studio recording of "Que País É Este" was originally intended for Legião Urbana's double-disc album "Mitologia e Intuição". All tracks apart from "Mais do Mesmo" and "Angra dos Reis", which were composed during the rehearsals for the album, were written during the late 1970 by Renato Russo, then still a member of his former band, Aborto Elétrico. "Conexão Amazônica" carries a co-writing credit for Fê Lemos, one of Russo's former bandmates.

"Que País É Este" and "Conexão Amazônica" were written by Russo in 1978 and were originally performed by Aborto Elétrico.^[3] The title track was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 81st greatest Brazilian song.^[3]

"Faroeste Caboclo" was written in 1979 and was performed solo by Russo, who at the time performed under the name "Trovador Solitário" (English: Lonely Troubadour"). Renato Russo once said he considered this song "his 'Hurricane'".

"Depois do Começo" was the only track written by Russo which he later publicly disowned, stating in an interview he considered it "too pretentious".

"Química" was first recorded by Os Paralamas do Sucesso in their 1983 debut album Cinema Mudo.

During the tour launched to promote this album, a tragedy occurred during the band's performance at Mané Garrincha Stadium; fans got overexcited and some died in a stampede. This incident increased Russo's stage fright, and Legião's following work would become more introspective and album-oriented, with less focus on live performances.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Renato Russo, except where noted, all music composed by Legião Urbana.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Que País É Este"	2:54
2.	"Conexão Amazônica" (Russo/Lemos)	4:37
3.	"Tédio (Com um T Bem Grande pra Você)"	2:30
4.	"Depois do Começo"	3:13
5.	"Química"	2:20
6.	"Eu Sei"	3:07
7.	"Faroeste Caboclo"	9:03
8.	"Angra dos Reis"	4:58
9.	"Mais do Mesmo"	3:20

Covers

• Brazilian bands Pato Fu, 14 Bis and Boca Livre have made cover versions of "Eu Sei".
• Metal band Viper have covered "Mais do Mesmo" on their album Tem pra Todo Mundo.
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso and Titãs have both covered the title track; the first in their 1999 live album Acústico MTV, and the latter during a live Legião Urbana tribute by various artists.

Personnel

• Dado Villa-Lobos — lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Marcelo Bonfá — drums and percussion
• Renato Rocha — bass
• Renato Russo — vocals, classical guitar, keyboard

Album certification

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Brazil (ABPD)[4]	Diamond	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone

See also

• Faroeste Caboclo, a 2013 film loosely based on the lyrics of the eponymous song.

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Legião Urbana: Que País É Este > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
2. Legião Urbana at ABPD (Portuguese)
3. Azevedo, Zeca (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Que País É Este?"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
4. "Brazilian album certifications – Legião Urbana – Que País é Este?" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.