A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado () is the third album by the Brazilian rock band Os Mutantes. The album was originally released in 1970 and reissued in 1999 on Omplatten Records and again in 2006 by Omplatten's (and Polydor's) parent company, Universal Records. The second track features the band imitating California accents. The album as a whole is characterized by a mix of psychedelic and religious imagery.
It's also the first album by the band to break away from the Tropicália aesthetic, and move towards more of a pure rock sound. Except for a tongue-in-cheek version of the ballad "Chão de Estrelas", the record shows little Brazilian music influence. This shift in direction is speculated to be because their helpers and influences, Tropicalismo stars Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were exiled by the Brazilian military dictatorship.
The album cover reflects a similar illustration by Gustav Doré from Dante's Divine Comedy.
It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil at #22 in the list of 100 best Brazilian albums in history. The magazine also elected the title song "Ando Meio Desligado" as the 50th greatest Brazilian song.
Track listing
Personnel Os Mutantes Arnaldo Baptista: vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards and bass Rita Lee: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), percussion, theremin, autoharp, recorder Sérgio Dias: vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), guitars, bass (track 5)
with: Rogério Duprat: orchestral arrangements Liminha: bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7) Dinho Leme: drums Raphael Villardi: acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8) and vocals (track 3) Naná Vasconcelos: percussion (tracks 1, 4), congas
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