Legião Urbana

Legião Urbana was formed with the fermentation of youngsters tedium in the administrative centre of Brazil, Brasília, DF, through the overall economy and corruption from the ’80s. The ultimate way to cope with this picture was punk rock and roll, the initial automobile used by Renato Russo in his music group Aborto Unétrico, who give delivery to Legião Urbana. With Russo’s incandescent lyrics portraying the frustrations of the lost generation inside a pop/rock and roll design, Legião Urbana offered voice to a variety of eager people, and became a trend of recognition throughout Brazil. The music group was created in Brasília, DF, in 1982 by Renato Russo, vocals and acoustic guitar; Marcelo Bonfá, drums; and Dado Villa-Lobos, acoustic guitar. Guitarists Iko Ouro Preto and Eduardo Paraná had been also invited in to the group, however the 1st had a significant case of stage fright and the next was adept at acoustic guitar soloing, a elegance that had room within the band’s simple audio. In 1983, the music group opened up in Rio and São Paulo, using the support from the Paralamas perform Sucesso, who documented “Química” and “O que european union não disse” (tunes by Renato Russo) on the first album, Movie theater Mudo. At exactly the same time, a demonstration tape with “Geração Coca-Cola” and “Ainda é Cedo” started to become played around the Fluminense FM display The Maldita. Within their preliminary connections with EMI-Odeon, the group included bassist Renato Rocha, after Russo slit his wrists inside a suicide attempt. Legião Urbana documented their 1st LP in 1985, Legião Urbana, quickly before the Rock and roll in Rio event, which stressed its launch. After half a year, the recording became popular and offered 100,000 copies with “Será” (Renato Rocha), one of the primary hits of the entire year. Meanwhile, all the songs also became strikes. It was accompanied by the LPs Dois (1986) (which offered 800,000 copies numerous hits, specifically “Eduardo e Mônica”) and Que País é Este? (with “Faroeste Caboclo”) (1987), all three having inscribed the music group among the most important from the 10 years. Their concert events in Brasília often shared a troubling propensity for assault, regardless of the bandmembers’ wants. In Dec 1986, their present on the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium finished with a woman deceased and 20 people wounded, and in 1988, playing for 50,000 people, the music group had to perform after Rocha was bodily attacked by way of a man who climbed the stage. This is accompanied by a riot that created 60 arrests and 385 accidents. In 1988, in Rio, Legião Urbana performed for 20,000 people within the II Alternativa Nativa Celebration, also executing in the 3rd edition from the celebration in July of the same season. In 1989, Renato Rocha still left the band, plus they continued being a trio with Renato Russo acquiring bass. As quatro estaçõha sido, documented that season, contains re-recordings from the group’s tracks and marketed 450,000 copies. On July 7, 1990, they performed for 60,000 people in Rio’s Jockey Membership. Legião Urbana V (1991), the double-live record Música em fun??o de acampamentos (1992), Descobrimento perform Brasil (1993), along with a tempestade (1996) would continue the saga from the band. For the reason that season, Renato Russo passed away of AIDS as well as the band dissolved.