ESTAÇÃO DA LUZ

Those who listen to this album must keep in mind not the early Mutantes, but the post-Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol (1974) Mutantes, when Arnaldo and Rita Lee were no longer with the group and Sérgio took over the band. His excellent guitar is still in shape, the vocals are correct and the band is sharp, as he goes back to the progressive hard rock that became characteristic of his music when he gained control over the Mutantes - the new elements are electronic interventions, but unfortunately, they sound so '80s, here. On Escravo da Revolução, Sérgio hits on contemporary problems and displays some irony in the lyrics. The good old rock'n'roll, so dear to him, appears on São Paulo (with a Fever citation) and on Araras, which brings a strong Jimi Hendrix reference through the use of the wah-wah.

La Femme Lourdina (a '50s-flavored rock, similar to early Mutantes rocks like Hey Boy) and 4Ever cool things down. There's a re-recording of Anjos do Sul (from the 1976 live album Mutantes Ao Vivo), with piano and acoustic guitar, ballads in English (Tower of Crystal, Le Mystére and Everywhere I Go) and an instrumental track, Sleepwalk (somewhat on the surf music side). Estação might not evoke the revolution envisioned by the guitarist, but it is ok for someone who has done so much for Brazilian rock.

(Silvio Essinger)