Sétima Legião
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Sétima Legião were a Portuguese rock band active from 1982 when it was formed by friends Pedro Oliveira, Rodrigo Leão
and Nuno Cruz until 2000. They named the band Sétima Legião after the Roman Seventh Legion
sento to Lusitânia in the first century.
The band was very successful mostly during the eighties and early nineties and one of the most innovative of the portuguese rock scene during its years active.
Mixing post-punk
influences from band as Joy Division
and Echo & The Bunnymen
with more convencional rock music, synthpop
and Portuguese folk
the band had a very distinctive sound that made them stand apart from other portuguese bands of it´s time.
Rodrigo Leão
Rodrigo Leão is a Portuguese musician and composer. He was born in Lisbon in 1964. He became known for his musical compositions and participation in Portuguese bands such as Madredeus and Sétima Legião....
and Nuno Cruz until 2000. They named the band Sétima Legião after the Roman Seventh Legion
Legio VII Gemina
Legio septima Gemina was a Roman legion; its full name was Legio VII Gemina Felix. VII Gemina dates back to the Year of the four emperors , when the governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, Galba, levied a legion to march on Rome...
sento to Lusitânia in the first century.
The band was very successful mostly during the eighties and early nineties and one of the most innovative of the portuguese rock scene during its years active.
Mixing post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
influences from band as Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
and Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
with more convencional rock music, synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
and Portuguese folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
the band had a very distinctive sound that made them stand apart from other portuguese bands of it´s time.
Studio albums
- A Um Deus DesconhecidoA Um Deus DesconhecidoA Um Deus Desconhecido is Sétima Legião debut album released in July 1984.Although it wasn't the most commercially successful album by the band, it is still regarded as one of the most important albums in the development of Portuguese rock.-Track listing:# Glória - 4:20# Partida - 5:11# Com O...
(1984) - Mar D'Outubro (1987)
- De Um Tempo Ausente (1989)
- O Fogo (1992)
- Sexto SentidoSexto SentidoSexto Sentido is the 29th album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 2002. It marked the first time that the singer collaborates with her daughter Noelia in the tracks "Te Vine A Buscar" and "La Luna"....
(1999)
Compilations
- A História da Sétima Legião: Canções 1983-2000 (2000)
- A História da Sétima Legião II: Músicas 1983-2003 (2003)
- Sete Mares - Colecção Caravelas (2004)
- Grandes ÊxitosGrandes ÉxitosGrandes Éxitos may refer to:Compilation albums:*Grandes Exitos , a 1991 album by Los Prisioneros*Grandes Éxitos , a 2005 album by Luis Miguel...
(2006)
- Grandes Êxitos
Biographies
- http://anos80.no.sapo.pt/setimalegiao.htm Música Portuguesa - Anos 80 (Portuguese)
- http://www.spirit-of-rock.com/groupe-groupe-Setima_Legiao-l-pt.html (Portuguese)
- http://cidadefm.clix.pt/musica/artistas/artista.aspx?id=2319 (Portuguese)