The Art of Amália Rodrigues

It's not my favorite album from the list(s), but the lack of some Fado is a clear gap in the original list, so it's an excellent pick. I'll give it 4 only because it's a bit long, and I'd prefer to listen to a proper album by Amália Rodrigues rather than a collection.

I've never really listened to fado outside of whatever I may have heard in movies/TV/etc. It's a nice style with some great guitar work and her vocals are really technically impressive. I can hear the emotion even if I can't understand the lyrics. Probably due to my inexperience, the songs do tend to sound a bit samey though.

For the first time in 1268 albums I couldn´t finish the album. Fado really isn´t for me..

Really long. I appreciate it for what it is, but what it is is something I hope to never listen to again. 1.5/5

Not super familiar with Fado and what it does. As a compilation that spans a fairly long career, this kind of runs into the same issue as some of the pre-60s albums, where there's different rules for how to best listen to it

Pretty, but did not do enough musically to get me past the language barrier

December 17, 2025

I'm not the most erudite when it comes to Portuguese music, but in Civilization V and VI I would honestly start games with Portugal and Brazil just for the music, so

You could say I'm enjoying this so far

What's not to like about this?

Pretty good. A lot of shouting that gets kinda tiring after a while.

Favorite songs: Uma Casa Portuguesa, Lisboa Antigua, Vou Dar De Beber A Dor, Nem as Paredes Confesso, Fado Portugues

Least favorite songs: Barco Negro (Mae Preta)

3/5

Bro. Don't bring compilations to this kind of thing. The fuck is wrong with you?

Beautiful

Good and different, could make room for this on the list. Just no idea what she’s singing about, but not sure you need to, to appreciate the music.