10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte

Infobox Album |
Name = 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte
Type = Album
Artist = José Cid


Released = 15/05/1978
Recorded = 1977-1978
Genre = Symphonic rock Progressive rock
Length = 39:09
Label = Orfeu
Producer = José Cid
Reviews = * [http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3537 Progarchives review (4.4/5)]
* [http://www.hippy.com/review-320.html Hippy review (4.5/5)]
Chronology = José Cid
Last album = "Vida (Sons do Quotidiano)" (1977)
This album = "10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte" (1978)
Next album = ""'Coisas Suas" (1979)

Portuguese keyboard player and composer José Cid is mostly known in progressive rock circles for his 1978 concept album 10.000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte. It is a spacey symphonic rock trip into outer space, dominated by Mellotron, string synth, and other synthesizers, with supporting use of guitars, bass, and drums.

Description

The 10,000 Anos... album is considered by Billboard magazine to be in the top 100 progressive albums, and by manywho to be one of the Mellotron masterpieces. Cid's style on the record is very similar to the French take on symphonic rock with lots of string synths, Mellotron and a very simple melodic style. The guitar work works well with the keyboards. Lyrics are sung in native Portuguese. Most of the songs, influenced by a sort of mix combining The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd psychedelia were composed by Cid, some of them with the help of guitar player Mike Sargent and drummer Ramon Galarza.

Other similar work by José Cid

Cid explored symphonic rock with Cantamos Pessoas Vivas (1974), Vida – Sons do Quotidiano (1976) and 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte (1978).

Another project from the 10,000 Anos... epoch and musicians was Cid's Vozes do Além, that explored the "Live after Death / Reincarnation" theme. Featured in the record are a poem by Natália Correia ("Creio") and two from Sofia de Mello Breyner ("Quando" and "Um Dia"). Presently, work on this album has resumed, with the original lineup and young musicians.

Tracks

# O Último Dia na Terra (José Cid) - 4:21
# O Caos (Manuel Lamas / Mike Sergeant) - 6:00
# Fuga para o Espaço (José Cid) - 8:10
# Mellotron, o Planeta Fantástico (José Cid) - 6:43
# 10000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus e Marte (José Cid - Zé Nabo) - 6:05
# A Partir do Zero (Ramon Galarza - José Cid) - 4:43
# Memos (José Cid) - 2:07

Line-up

* José Cid: piano, sintetizer, string ensemble, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, Vocals;
* Ramon Galarza: drums
* Zé Nabo: bass guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, classic guitar;
* Mike Sergeant: electric guitar, 12 string guitar (in track 2);