Xutos & Pontapés
Xutos & Pontapés is a Portuguese rock band that was founded in 1978 and is under contract at Universal.
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 Live albums
- 3.3 compilations
- 3.5 Singles
Career
The beginning
In 1978, the four punks Zé Pedro (José Pedro Reis ), Kalu ( Carlos Ferreira ), Tim ( António Santos) and Zé Leonel (José Leonel ) in Lisbon the band. They gave their first concert on 13 January 1979 together with Portugal Ur - punk band Faiscas that occurred on the night for the last time.
Four years after the Carnation Revolution and the end of the authoritarian Estado Novo, the economic and cultural opportunities in the country were still limited. However, already urged a movement of young bands gaining strength in the public, although full solidarity with the goals of the revolution and its songwriters, but already had a different language and wanted to play young rock music. The first records appeared, increasing sales and concert attendance gave rise to a market with UHF as the first successful Portuguese-speaking rock band. It came to do Rock Português boom of the early 80s. The Xutos were identified as a particularly subversive, but they could also next to names such as Rui Veloso, UHF, taxi or GNR their popularity increased considerably.
The singer Zé Leonel left the band in 1981 ( he founded the band ex- votos, 2001, he died ), bassist Tim took over the vocals, and Francis was new to the band ( guitar). It was followed by two singles and in 1982 the first album with photographs from your song material from inception in 1978 until 1982.
1983 Francis left the band, it came João Cabeleira (guitar) and Gui (saxophone ). The occupation continues to this day, and there are the songs and concerts this time ( particularly in the Lisbon skirt Rendez-Vous ) that gave rise to a special relationship between band and audience, which can be compared to today with any other band in Portugal. There were other recordings, which are again difficult to realize after the ebbing of the boom for the small independent label in the country.
Here the Xutos laid the foundation for their success in which they alongside their future trademark ( The "X " logo, the red bandanas worn different ) forced a functioning concert management, which enabled them tours of the country. This was unusual and not commonplace in the 80s in Portugal.
The success
Given the ever-increasing audience figures Portugal PolyGram took the band under contract. Sales of the following album " Circo de Feras " ran glaring ( silver status), but especially the then following EP " 7 ° Single" with the song " Minha casinha " ( a tongue in cheek version of the 1943 Milú in the popular movie " O Costa do Castelo " sung song ) surprised by very high sales figures (platinum status) and made the band is now a national phenomenon.
My triple- live album ( from " Sandinista " album inspired by The Clash ) 1988 was simply called "88" and was sold at a reasonable price. Published in November 1988, it reached within 20 days platinum status (in France, it was later published as " 90 "). They were now the most successful Portuguese band of all time. They played in 1989 at the annual Avante! Festival ( Festa do Avante! ) In front of 100,000 people and the media were now more present than any band before them. At this time they had the status of an independent band behind him, however, to make a change in appearance.
After the following, recorded in Brazil album " Gritos Mudos " broke the sales and audience numbers. A biography published in 1991, and the band members devoted themselves to other things ( Zé Pedro opened the concert Club " Johnny Guitar ", Tim founded the label " El Tatu " and participated in other projects).
The two following albums (one reached Silver status ) and successful concerts the band began a re- active phase. They played for 15.Bandjubiläum with ex-members and have now been dubbed as "the greatest rock band in Portugal "
They played propagated acoustic concerts, inspired by the "MTV Unplugged " projects of the time, which reached platinum status as recorded music and their audience further enlarged. They made film music and released " Best Of" compilations. For their 20th anniversary was released a tribute album, on the 2 CDs reinterpret the famous names of pop and rock songs of Xutos in Portugal, and the anniversary concert at Pavilhão Atlântico was quickly sold out. You are now on the undisputed most popular band in Portugal, and only 2001 600.000 people came to their concerts.
In 2004, she celebrated her 25th anniversary on stage in front of 28,000 people at two sold-out concerts in Pavilhão Atlântico again, and received the Order of Merit from the hand of President Jorge Sampaio. In 2005 they released the two concerts on DVD, which reached triple platinum quickly.
Today
The band is unbroken success. So their last album in 2009 immediately rose to # 1 on the sales charts and won a Gold status. , And in 2011, their concerts sold out even in the largest halls.
There have been repeated attempts to have success abroad. But even if they regularly played in Spain and France and concerts Macau gave to Canada, so Portugal stood outside until today nowhere comparable success one.
There have been repeated guest appearances and investments of the band members on other projects, in particular is the solo project of Tim to call with now four albums.
Reception
Today the Xutos continue to be the band with the widest public support in Portugal. There are successful Xutos cover-bands, in addition to countless Fanbloggs also Xutos factual information pages and fan clubs.
One of the reasons is their grip. Despite all (even economic ) success, they are never noticed with pop star airs or scandals, but to have preserved naturalness in appearance and language. Your Fannähe is legendary in Portugal, especially the Zé Pedro. Also, the unusually quiet and consistent commitment to the scene young, but also in social issues is well known. Here is the second reason follows on: the band never appeared overly provocative on, and -stretched but often at ( songs like " Semen " ( seeds) or " Ave Maria " were not initially played on the radio a few years after the Carnation Revolution was this censorship a political issue in Portugal). The Xutos accounted for their views on religion, social injustice and arbitrariness of the powerful never a secret. Did they also rarely offensively with these topics to so draw accordingly critical texts but consistently throughout their career to date. They occur frequently with the national flag in the stage or the jersey of the national team, especially singer Tim, and combine this with openness and a clear emancipatory and critical attitude towards conservative, right and radical free-market society groups ( in texts, announcements, etc.). This unassuming naturalness and consistency in the attitude is one of the crucial links between band and audience that never saw himself in love, self-centered rock star or sudden and raised celebrities over. For all the " law " character of the band today Xutos for their audience remain old friends with whom you share both an exciting past as well as an ongoing familiarity. This is seen as today rare, valuable commodity. Audience and band members can rely on each other, and so they reinforce each other on. A foreclosure against the rest of society does not take place; at all Xutos - own symbolism no offensive cult band with many codes and special slogans is maintained.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
- 2005: Ao Vivo no Pavilhão Atlântico
- 2006: Ai Minha Vida as a Puta (3- DVD Box)
- 2008: O Circo de Feras - Ao Vivo no Campo Pequeno
- 2009: Estádio do RESTELO (2- DVD)