GNR

Pioneering the Portuguese rock and roll scene in the very beginning of the ’80s and selecting to keep up a route towards leanest seems of pop/rock and roll, GNR slowly became among the senior musical sources with this small European country. Their deliverance of uncommonly poetic lyrics, backed by eccentric pop rhythms, finished up getting them an ever-growing group of fans. It all started in 1979, when guitarist Alexandre Soares, bassist Vítor Rua, and drummer Toli César Machado produced their 1st rehearsals in Oporto. Twelve months after developing, the band documented their first solitary, which ended up being a true track icon in Portugal, “Portugal na CEE” (“Portugal around the EEC”). The solitary distinguished the music group through its politics message, and at exactly the same time provided fresh gateways towards the newborn Portuguese rock and roll. In 1981 vocalist Rui Reininho joined up with the group, and a 12 months later on, Independança, the band’s first recording, hit record shops, having poor outcomes. Following a group of issues, Rua remaining the music group and attemptedto get a hang on its name for quite some time, trying also to effect a result of its end. For the reason that same 12 months, Jorge Romão became GNR’s bass participant. Defeitos Especiais arrived in 1984 as their second full-length record, once again having a humble performance for the graphs. A season later, following to a keen live concert in Spain, Operating-system Homens Não se Querem Bonitos arrived as their third recording. The record was successful, mostly because of the solitary “Dunas.” The street to fame appeared to be the path for the Portuguese squad, and in 1986, Psicopátria experienced a huge achievement, managing to provide away another anthem, the solitary “Efectivamente.” Soares remaining the group in 1987, becoming substituted at that time by Zeze Garcia, carrying out on GNR’s 1st American shows towards the Portuguese community in NJ. GNR — In Vivo, released in 1990, was the band’s 1st live record, taking the thrilling looks at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios nearly a 12 months before. Rock and roll in Rio Douro, released in 1992, ended up being their major discovery, staying together with Portuguese national graphs for a lot more than nine weeks. It was for the reason that same 12 months that this Oporto crew were able to be among the just Portuguese groups to market out a stadium, when a lot more than 40,000 went to their concert in Lisbon’s Estádio de Alvalade. 2 yrs later on, Sob Escuta managed the group’s research, aswell as 1998’s Mosquito and 2000’s Popless.