Capital Inicial

Capital Inicial

Infobox musical artist
Name = Capital Inicial


Img_capt = Capital Inicial vocalist, Dinho Ouro Preto (left), with Jota Quest frontman Rogério Flausino
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Associated acts =
Genre = Pop rock
New wave
Post punk
Years_active = 1982 – present
Label = Sony BMG
Associated acts =
URL = [http://www.capitalinicial.com.br/ www.capitalinicial.com.br]
Current_members = Dinho Ouro Preto
Flávio Lemos
Fê Lemos
Yves Passarel
Past_members = Loro Jones
Bozo Barretti
Murilo Lima

Capital Inicial is a Brazilian rock band that flourished in the 1980s, saw a resurgence in the late '90s, and extended into the 2000s.

History

Capital Inicial is a post-punk/new wave band who had considerable success, having recorded seven albums from 1982 to 1996. They were a huge success in the early and mid 2000s, being one of the most popular bands in Brazil with the albums Acústico MTV, Rosas e Vinho Tinto, Gigante, and . The album Eu Nunca Disse Adeus was expected to be released in early 2007.

Former members of Renato Russo's pioneering post-punk band Aborto Elétrico teamed up to form the Capital Inicial, continuing to perform the same type of music. Brothers Felipe Lemos (drums) and Flávio Lemos (bass) joined guitarist Loro Jones (former Blitz 64) and vocalist Dinho Ouro Preto. All of them are based in Brasília, a city that, with its particular situation as Brazil's capital, revolves around politicians who abandon it on the weekends. The city's coldness was a choice culture for the fermentation of the aggressiveness of dispossessed youngsters, creating an ideal situation for the arousal of punk bands. With similar songs as Aborto Elétrico's repertoire, the Capital Inicial followed in their path. The first time that Capital (and their sister band, Legião Urbana, also erected upon the ashes of Aborto Elétrico) played in Rio was on July 23, 1983, opening a Lobão show at the Circo Voador. In 1984, they released their first single, "Descendo o Rio Nilo" ("Going Down the Nile") and "Leve Desespero" ("Slight Despair") (Epic), with good repercussions. The latter song was included in the film Areias Escaldantes. In April 1985, Capital Inicial succeeded in having their "Descendo o Rio Nilo" included on the compilation Os Intocáveis (CBS). In the next year, the group recorded their first LP, "Capital Inicial" (Polygram), which had the hits "Psicopata" ("Psychopath"), "Música Urbana" ("Urban Music") and "Fátima" selling 200,000 copies. This was followed by a period of many live shows.

In 1987, keyboardist Bozo Barretti, who had participated in the album, joined the band, who recorded a second LP, "Independência" ("Independence"). With a pop-based sonority, the album sold half as much as the first. In November, the band opened for Sting at a packed Maracanã.

In December 1988, the group released their third LP, "Você Não Precisa Entender" ("You Don't Need to Understand"), which was assaulted by commercialism. The album sold only 50,000 copies. Understanding that they were losing their punk rock fans and weren't gaining pop fans, in their fourth album, "Todos os Lados" ("All Sides") (1990), they replaced standardized keyboards with aggressive guitars. But the change of direction came too late. The album sold a little more than 30,000 copies, and their fifth LP, "Eletricidade" ("Electricity") (1991), barely sold 20,000 copies. This crisis provoked the departure of Barretti and Preto (who formed the band Vertigo) and the acquisition of a new vocalist, Murilo Lima, with whom their sixth LP, the independent Rua 47, was recorded in 1994. In 1996, they recorded the live album Ao Vivo (Rede Brasil), and in 1998, Lima left the band. [ Alvaro Neder, All Music Guide]

In the late 1990s, the band made a comeback releasing an unplugged album recorded at a Brazilian MTV live concert. This album became a tremendous hit in Brazil. As of 2006, the band does regular concerts in major Brazilian cities, enjoying great success with older Aborto Elétrico songs as well as newly-recorded material.

Discography

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* 1986 "Capital Inicial"
* 1987 "Independência"
* 1989 "Você Não Precisa Entender"
* 1990 "Todos os Lados"
* 1991 "Eletricidade"
* 1995 "Rua 47" ("47th Street")
* 1998 "Atrás dos Olhos" ("Behind the Eyes")
* 2002 "Rosas e Vinho Tinto" ("Roses and Red Wine")
* 2004 "Gigante" ("Giant")
* 2007 "Eu Nunca Disse Adeus" ("I Never Said Goodbye")

Live albums

* 1996 ""
* 2000 "Acústico MTV"
* 2005 ""
* 2008 "" ("Multishow ao vivo: Capital inicial")

Compilations

* 1994 "O Melhor do Capital Inicial"
* 1998 "Remixes"
* 1999 "Millennium"
* 2002 ""
* 2002 ""
* 2003 "Arquivo Essencial"
* 2005 "Novo Millennium"
* 2005 "Maxximum"

EPs

* 1985 "Descendo o Rio Nilo" (EP)

DVDs

* 2000 "Acústico MTV"
* 2005 ""
* 2008 ""

References

External links

* [http://www.uol.com.br/capitalinicial/ Official website]


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