''Bocas Ordinárias'' (

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for "''Ordinary Mouths''") is the fifth album by

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band

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, released in December 2002 through

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. Vocalist

Chorão Alexandre Magno Abrão (9 April 1970 – 6 March 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main lyri ...

described it as a "sequel of sorts" to ''

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'', in which it continues the heavy aggressiveness of its predecessor, and dedicated it to his friend, fellow singer Cássia Eller, who died the year prior. The album's title comes from a

popular expression; saying someone has a "boca ordinária" means that they are foulmouthed. Chorão got acquainted with the expression after reading a negative critic from a Portuguese newspaper after the band performed in Portugal in 2002 as part of their international tour, and decided it would be the name of their next album. Considered one of the band's finest albums by fans and critics alike, it spawned the

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s "Papo Reto (Prazer É Sexo, o Resto É Negócio)" and "Só por uma Noite", included in the soundtrack of the tenth season of long-running

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'' (2003–2004). Also notable are "Baader–Meinhof Blues", a cover of

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– the first

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recorded by Charlie Brown Jr. –, and "My Mini Ramp", the band's first song fully written in

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since the release of their self-titled demo tape in 1994. It sold over 500,000 copies, receiving a Gold certification by

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, and was also nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album in

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. In 2019, to celebrate its 17th anniversary,

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re-released ''Bocas Ordinárias'' in

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format.

Critical reception

Writing for Galeria Musical, Anderson Nascimento gave the album a positive review, rating it with 4 stars out of 5 and calling it a "cleaner" release with more "understandable" songs. Mauro Ferreira of '' ISTOÉ'', giving it 3 out of 4 stars, praised its "poetic rawness", while website Universo Musical called it the band's "heaviest and most mature release to date". Ricardo Schott of Central da Música considered it "Charlie Brown Jr.'s best album ever", and newspaper ''

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'' noticed the "confessional" tone of its songs. Website La Cumbuca included ''Bocas Ordinárias'' in 196th place in its list of the Top 200 Brazilian Albums of the

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Track listing

Personnel

; Charlie Brown Jr. *

– vocals *

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– bass guitar * Marcão – guitar *

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– drums ;Production * Jorge Davidson – A&R * Charlie Brown Jr. – arrangements *

Tadeu Patolla Luiz Antônio Tadeu Eliezer (born March 30, 1959), better known as Tadeu Patolla, is a Brazilian guitarist and Latin Grammy Award-winning record producer best known for discovering the then-relatively new alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr. i ...

– production * Tadeu Patolla, Paulo Anhaia, Lampadinha and Renato Patriarca – recording * Edgar, Pistão and Nilton Baloni – recording assistants * Tadeu Patolla and Paulo Anhaia – mixing * Rodrigo Castanho – mastering * Celso Costa – production assistant * Adrian Philippe – executive production

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bocas Ordinarias 2002 albums EMI Records albums Charlie Brown Jr. albums