The band is considered one of the main groups in Brazilian rock. Like most groups from the 1960s, Os Mutantes were heavily influenced by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Sly & the Family Stone. However, Brazilian musicians were also immersed in their local culture, exercising their own creativity in the use of feedback, distortion and studio tricks of all kinds, just as was done by the Liverpool quartet and the group The Beach Boys. In this sense, Mutantes were pioneers in mixing rock and roll with Brazilian musical and thematic elements. Another characteristic of the group was irreverence. Like Os Mutantes, there began to be a kind of mixture of foreign and Brazilian music and the addition of new ideas, with doses of experimentalism, thus opening the way for musical hybridism.
Os Mutantes began their activities in 1966, as a trio, when they performed on the program O Pequeno Mundo de Ronnie Von on TV Record. On the eve of the program's premiere, the trio had the name "Os Bruxos", but neither Rita Lee nor the Dias Baptista brothers (Arnaldo and Sérgio) were satisfied with that name and wanted to change it. According to Carlos Calado,[2] the idea for the name "Os Mutantes" came from an ironic joke between Alberto Helena Júnior, the program's producer, and Ronnie Von, who, at the time, was reading O Império dos Mutantes, by Stefan Wul, and did not talk about any other subject. "Are you guys still looking for a name for the boys ensemble? Why not The Mutants?" Ronnie Von liked Alberto Helena's idea and took it to the group, who approved it immediately.
The group soon became one of the main exponents of the new MPB, influenced by Tropicália, until it dissolved in 1978. Over these twelve years, nine albums were recorded, two of which - O A e o Z and Tecnicolor - were only released on 1990s, when the group began to be recognized, on the national and international rock scene, as one of the most creative, dynamic, radical and talented of the psychedelic era and the history of world rock. In 2006, the band reunited, without Rita Lee or Liminha, but with the presence of Arnaldo Baptista and Zélia Duncan on vocals. The following year, Arnaldo and Zélia left the band, which was recomposed with other musicians and continues to perform under the leadership of Sérgio Dias, the only remaining member of the original lineup.
'A' e o 'Z'
Os Mutantes Lyrics
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Sou o Fim
Sou o A e o Z
Eu sou o começo
Sou o Fim
Sou o A e o Z
Tudo bem, pelos séculos amém, amém
Sou o começo
Sou o Fim
Sou o A e o Z
Sou o começo
Sou o Fim
Sou o A e o Z
Sou o A e o Z
e o A e o Z
Sou o A e o Z
e o A e o Z
Sou o A e o Z
e o A e o Z
Sou o A e o Z
e o A e o Z
Sou o A e o Z
e o A e o Z
e o A
Numa Pessoa
Numa Pessoa
Numa Pessoa
Só
The song "A e o Z" by Os Mutantes is a philosophical song that speaks to the concept of oneness and identity. The lyrics "Eu sou o começo, sou o Fim, Sou o A e o Z" translate to "I am the beginning, I am the end, I am A and Z." The repeated refrain of "Sou o A e o Z" emphasizes this idea of being everything and nothing all at once, the alpha and omega of existence. This can be interpreted as a spiritual or existential view of life, wherein everything and everyone is interconnected and has some part of the other within them.
The second stanza of the song is more grounded in reality with the lyrics "Meu bem, ouça o meu Rock n' Roll, Tudo bem, pelos séculos amém, amém" which means "My darling, listen to my Rock n' Roll, all is good, for centuries amen, amen." This can be interpreted as a call to enjoy life and embrace the oneness of everything, despite its inherent difficulties and dangers.
Overall, the song is a celebration of the interconnectedness of existence and encourages listeners to embrace their identity as a part of something greater.
Line by Line Meaning
Eu sou o começo
I am the beginning
Sou o Fim
I am the end
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Meu bem, ouça o meu Rock n' Roll
My love, listen to my Rock n' Roll
Tudo bem, pelos séculos amém, amém
All's well, for centuries amen, amen
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A e o Z
I am the A and the Z
Sou o A
I am the A
Numa Pessoa
In one person
Numa Pessoa
In one person
Numa Pessoa
In one person
Só
Alone
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ronaldo Poliseli Leme, Arnolpho Lima Filho, Sergio Dias Baptista, Arnaldo Dias Baptista
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Brazilian Psychedelic Music
Esse disco vira tua cabeça em muitas dimensões, quem experimentou sabe do que estou falando. Sorri ,chorei, tive medo e ❤️
Felipe Castro
the best demonstration of a true first class prog band!
Marcos Castilho
ta falando em inglês pq ô cabeção
Guilherme Ferreira
fala em português, cara, haha pra que isso?
Rodrigo Alves
Senti uma forte vibe do Yes principalmente no Baixo que lembra bastante o do Chris Squire! Enfim os mutantes nos mostra que brasileiro pode ser tão talentoso para o rock quanto os gringos!
Nana fromano br
Essa musica 'e boaaa demaissss, Pink Floyd e Mutantes com a mesma vibe.
matheus maddia
O pessoal dos Mutantes realmente eram ótimos instrumentistas, tem partes que lembram Yours Is No Disgrace do Yes e alguns teclados e tempos malucos do Tarkus do ELP. 😁
Fabrício Assis MG
Mesmo Rita Lee já fora da banda, aqui o bicho pegou!
A veia de Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Triumvirat entrou de cabeça nos Mutantes!
Muito foda!
josé augusto de oliveira amorim
gênios!
Élio Soares Cordeiro
Prog brazuca de primeira. Obrigado Mutantes !!!