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HADDAD



 

Haddad are:
Gustavo Haddad: Vocals, Keyboards, Sequencer programming
Leandro (Leo) Haddad: Acoustic guitar
Eric Carvalho: Drums
Paulo Pelissari: Electric- and acoustic guitar
Rubens Oliveira: Contrabass
Zezito Haddad: Sax

Guest musician:
Wilson Richa Jr.: Guitar solo on "Recordacões De Outro Mundo"

Tracklist:
1. Metatron (1:50)
2. Recordacões De Outro Mundo (4:44)
3. Pedra Do Lagarto (2:54)
4. Se O Céu Não Tem Almas Para Nos Dar (8:05)
5. Arcanjo Gabriel (2:00)
6. O Eu Dividido (3:50)
7. O Vazio O Abencõa, Axxel (2:58)
8. Vidacidente Feliz (2:40)
9. Everglades (1:55)
10. O Archaeopteryx: A Verdade Sobre As Gôndolas De Marte (8:30)


If you ignore the extremely ugly front cover to the CD-booklet, you'll find beautiful symphonic rock coming out of your speakers.

If I saw this album in the record store, I would never ever think about buying it. The reason is that it is showing an ugly beast like man both on the front cover, the back cover as well as under the CD-tray. To me it looks more like a bad heavy metal album from the 80's than a symphonic rock album.

Fortunately the music is the opposite of the horrible booklet pictures. Haddad is playing dreamy, floating and beautiful symphonic rock with many lengthy instrumental passages. It isn't hard to understand where they got the band name Haddad from, as three of the member's last name is Haddad.

A very good Brazilian band!

Relaesed by LONG LIVE ROCK RECORDS

Contact information:

Rock Symphony
Caixa Postal 100.367
Niterói - RJ - Brasil - 24001-970
Tel/Fax: 55 21 621 6814
email: leonahoum@iname.com
Website: http://www.rocksymphony.com/
Contact Haddad by fax: (027) 325-8306

-Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist-

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