Barra da Tijuca (album)

Barra da Tijuca
Studio album by Matthias Röhr
Publication (s)	October 26, 2007
admission	March - May 2007
Label (s)	Gonzomusic Record Co.
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	Hard rock
Title (number)	12
running time	55:38
production	Matt Roehr
Studio (s)	AR Studios, Rio de Janeiro Criteria Studios, Miami
chronology - Barra da Tijuca Out of the Great Depression (2010)
Single release Hasta un Cualquier Dia

Barra da Tijuca (named after the district of Rio de Janeiro ) is the debut album by Matt Roehr , the guitarist of the Böhsen Onkelz . It was released on October 26, 2007 on his own label Gonzomusic Record Co and is distributed by Intergroove .

Content and production

The album belongs to the hard rock genre, but it also contains elements of various musical styles such as jazz , blues and funk .

Matt Roehr produced Barra da Tijuca and wrote the lyrics himself. The album was recorded from March to May 2007 at AR Studios in Rio de Janeiro and Criteria Studios in Miami . He was supported by the musicians Charlie Huhn (vocals, including Gary Moore , Ted Nugent , Victory), Glaucio Ayala (drums, including Engenheiros do Hawaii, Linox), Marcelo Linhares (bass) and Stephan Weiler (guest player on the keyboard of Böhsen Onkelz) .

Cover design

The album cover shows a painted, brown guitar neck in the lower right part. In the left part of the picture you can see purple and dark green splashes of color. In the center of the picture is the black lettering Matt Roehr and the title Barra da Tijuca in red. The background is in orange tones.

Track list

#	title	length
1	Just Be Yourself	4:27
2	Best Day of My Life	4:31
3	Sarcastic Gutter Blues	3:55
4th	I ain't around no more	4:53
5	Garbage man	4:10
6th	Made to Last	4:27
7th	Master of Destruction	4:43
8th	Pawn shop	4:25
9	Come Back (Another Time)	5:00
10	Hasta un Cualquier Dia	3:28
11	Wheel of Fortune	5:23
12	Barra da Tijuca	6:16

Chart success and single

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Barra da Tijuca   DE 54 11/09/2007 (1 week)

Barra da Tijuca entered the German charts at number 54 on November 9, 2007 and left the top 100 the following week.

As a single the song Hasta un Cualquier Dia was released, which could not place in the charts.

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
Metal hammer
metalnews.de
rocktimes.de

• The portal metalnews.de rated the album with five out of seven possible points:

“Here we rock away from the liver in a very cheeky and free way and completely without blinkers. So bluesy, jazzy, funky, Latin American folklore and and and are burned up that can make you dizzy. [...] “Barra Da Tijuca” is not a new ONKELZ album, but nobody expected that from the man who has been promoting for over two years that he doesn't want to do that. It's just a cool, cosmopolitan rock album [with a strong American list], which is ideal for sipping cocktails in beach bars or lounges or simply as relaxed background music without any hint of melancholy! "

- Extract from the review by metalnews.de

• The portal powermetal.de received Barra da Tijuca , a positive:

“Roehr limits himself to casual mainstream rock with a strong tendency towards classic American radio sound. Cool guitars, small excursions in the direction of jazz and blues and an incredibly relaxed sound create astonishment, and sometimes astonishment. The guitarist sprays a real firework of snappy melodies. [...] "Barra Da Tijuca" is developing more and more into a typical guitar album full of variations and ideas, without becoming the protagonist's personal ego trip. Roehr shines with seemingly spontaneous play, cheeky riffs, cool licks and interesting Latin American influences. "

- Extract from the review by powermetal.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Barra da Tijuca at discogs
2. ↑ album cover
3. ↑ Charts DE
4. ↑ Chart tracking Barra da Tijuca on officialcharts.de
5. ↑ Rating: Metal Hammer
6. ↑ Rating: metalnews.de
7. ↑ Rating: rocktimes.de
8. ↑ metalnews.de: Review of the sound carrier
9. ^ Powermetal.de: Review of the sound carrier