10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte:
Portuguese keyboard player and composer José Cid is mostly known in progressive rock circles for his 1978 concept album 10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte (10,000 Years Later Between Venus and Mars). It is a spacey symphonic rock trip into outer space, dominated by Mellotron, string synth, and other synthesizers, with supporting use of guitars, bass, and drums.
[edit] Description
The 10,000 Anos... album is considered by Billboard magazine to be in the top 100 progressive albums, and by many[who?] to be one of the Mellotron masterpieces. Cid's style on the record is very similar to the French take on symphonic rock with lots of string synths, Mellotron and a very simple melodic style. The guitar work works well with the keyboards. Lyrics are sung in native Portuguese. Most of the songs, influenced by a sort of mix combining The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd psychedelia were composed by Cid, some of them with the help of guitar player Mike Sargent and drummer Ramon Galarza.
[edit] Other similar work by José Cid
Cid explored symphonic rock with Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (1974), Vida – Sons do Quotidiano (1976) and 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte (1978).
Another project from the 10,000 Anos... epoch and musicians was Cid's Vozes do Além, that explored the "Live after Death / Reincarnation" theme. Featured in the record are a poem by Natália Correia ("Creio") and two from Sofia de Mello Breyner ("Quando" and "Um Dia"). Presently, work on this album has resumed, with the original lineup and young musicians.
[edit] Tracks
- O Último Dia na Terra (José Cid) - 4:21
- O Caos (Manuel Lamas / Mike Sergeant) - 6:00
- Fuga para o Espaço (José Cid) - 8:10
- Mellotron, o Planeta Fantástico (José Cid) - 6:43
- 10000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte (José Cid - Zé Nabo) - 6:05
- A Partir do Zero (Ramon Galarza - José Cid) - 4:43
- Memos (José Cid) - 2:07
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