''Ao Vivo no Mosh'' (

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for ''Live at the Mosh'') is the debut album by Brazilian

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band Smack. Recorded live at the Estúdios Mosh in

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(albeit without an audience), it was released in

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Track listing

"Fora Daqui" and "Mediocridade Afinal" were later re-released in the

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'', released by

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in 2005.

Reception

''Ao Vivo no Mosh'' has been described as "a bouncingly vigorous slice of vinyl from Brazil's seldom exposed underground" by ''

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'' columnist Andrea Enthal. Although originally well received by rock audiences, the album is now considered an obscurity and a collector's item. The album has been compared to the eponymous debut album by

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, which was also released in 1985 and is considered a milestone in the Brazilian post-punk scene of the 1980s.

Personnel

* Sérgio "Pamps" Pamplona — vocals, guitar * Thomas Pappon — drums * Sandra Coutinho — bass * Edgard Scandurra — guitar

References

External links

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