Совершенно случайно попался диск этой Бразильской команды.
На диске представлен своеобразный и практически ни на кого не похожий арт рок,
с обилием клавишных.
Поют на испанском(или какой там язык в Бразилии?)
Некоторые ассоциации возникают с Marillion, Camel, или Pink Floyd.
В составе группы совершенно древний дедушка(на вид лет 80, не меньше) играющий на саксофоне,
который используется довольно таки редко, но именно там, где нужно. То есть этот
дедушка своим саксом совершенно не грузит.
Оказывается это довольно таки старая команда, и представленный диск является шестым по счёту.
Предыдущие диски я не слышал, но буду искать.
вот полная дискография группы: 
В целом диск не плохой, для любителей не навороченной, мелодичной и красивой музыки.
Оценка 9 из 12 баллов.

Далее ревюшка на этот диск скопированная  с сайта Прогрессор(Виталий Меньшиков)
Haddad (Brazil) - 2004 - "Ars Longa Vita Brevis" 
(45 min, Rock Symphony & Musea) 
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                            raiting *****


TRACK LIST:

1.  Ars Longa Vita Brevis 5:09
2.  Roma Atomica 8:59
3.  Pinky's Boogie 3:11
4.  Reddish Bonfire 3:39
5.  Sierra Maestra 1:58
6.  Saara 5:07
7.  Trianon 3:12
8.  San Francisco Bay 2:04
9.  Ismalia 3:02
10. Danca das Aguas 8:33

All tracks: by G Haddad, except
7 & 9: L Haddad, 3: Pelissari.

LINE-UP:

Gustavo Haddad - vocals; keyboards
Leandro Haddad - guitars; vocals
Paulo Pelissari - lead guitars
Sergio Melo - drums
Rubinho - bass
With:
Zezito - sax (on a few tracks)

Arranged & produced by G & L Haddad.
Engineered by K. Miranda.


Prolusion. HADDAD has become part of the contemporary progressive scene long before 
I got an opportunity to listen to their music. This Brazilian band existed since 
1992, and "Ars Longa Vita Brevis" is their sixth album already. 
(Well, its title sounds too familiar, but I doubt the guys have 
even heard of the 'ancient' album of the same name by The Nice.) 
For more info on the band and its discography, please use a link 
to their website below the review. 

Synopsis. Although Haddad's music isn't very complex from a 'classic' 
progressive standpoint, it has nothing to do with Neo, and what's most 
important, it is very well thought-out and is free of any influences. 
In other words, the band's sound doesn't remind me of anyone's, 
and it's always good to any upholder of originality like myself. 
The album contains four songs and six instrumental compositions, 
one of which is strikingly distinguished from all of the others. 
This is Pinky's Boogie (3), a very emotional piece consisting of 
fast and highly virtuosi solos and passages of acoustic guitar. 
Brilliant stuff! While there are two guitarists in the band's lineup, 
various keyboards, including a string ensemble, predominate almost 
everywhere on the album, and most compositions have a lush, 
pronounced symphonic sound. A dramatic Art-Rock with elements 
of classical music blended with what I would define as just a 
classically influenced Symphonic Art-Rock is the style of the 
longest four tracks here: the songs Ars Longa Vita Brevis and 
Roma Atomica (1 & 2) and the instrumental pieces Saara and 
Danca das Aguas (6 & 10). There also are the bits of Jazz-Fusion 
on the first two and the latter of them, which is exclusively due 
to the contributions that a guest saxophonist made to them. 
The rich orchestral arrangements in general and the sounds of 
various chamber instruments in particular are typical for each 
of the said tracks. Gustavo Haddad is an excellent keyboard player, 
though most of all, I am impressed with his classically inspired, 
highly masterful playing piano. The music on each of the remaining 
five tracks is more accessible than that on the longer compositions, 
but is still original, beautiful, and very artistic. Reddish Bonfire 
and Ismalia (4 & 9) represent Symphonic Art-Rock in pure form, and 
Sierra Maestra, Trianon, and San Francisco Bay (5, 7, & 8) with some 
elements of Jazz-Fusion provided by the solos sounding not unlike 
those of vibraphone. The latter three are instrumental pieces, 
and they are a bit more to my taste than the songs, both of which 
are vocal heavy and contain quite a few repetitions. 

Conclusion. Haddad's "Ars Longa Vita Brevis" is an album where special 
emphasis is laid on composition. So if you expect a hard-edged and 
intricate Prog, you should look elsewhere. While those looking for 
a warm, heartfelt, and picturesque music, can bravely check it out 
and put on the headphones. 

VM: April 22, 2004 



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