One of
Milton Nascimento's most experimental albums,
Milagre Dos Peixes was originally released in 1974. Accompanied by the
Som Imaginário,
Nascimento presented this album in a theater show in Rio and São Paulo, with orchestra, and the result live recorded and released on a double album called
Milagre Dos Peixes Ao Vivo. In one of the worst periods of military dictatorship, all lyrics were systematically censored, the reason why the album is instrumental. Not entirely, to be sure. He can be heard crying "Eu Tô Cansado" (I Am Tired), and he also sings the lyrics of "Sacramento," having the boy
Nico Borges delivering "Pablo" with that mixture, so dear to
Nascimento, of a poor boy's ingenuity filled with a religious aura. It can be said that this album was especially suited for the talents of
Naná Vasconcellos, who adds so much life to it. A must-have classic. ~ Alvaro Neder