Utopia (Brazilian band)
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Utopia was a rock
band from Brazil
, formed in Guarulhos
, São Paulo
in 1989, formed by members of the future group Mamonas Assassinas
.
," the group Guns N' Roses
. His performance funny Dinho secured the post of lead singer of Utopia and Marcio Cardoso was invited by Sergio Reoli who was his friend, to play keyboard and enter the Utopia, but I prefer to stay only as a friend of the band. Dinho, later, brought the fifth member, keyboardist Julio Rasec.
In 1992 the band recorded their first and only independent record called "A Fórmula do Fenômeno", with the songs "Fento Frio", "Knee", "Funk White", "Horizonte Infinito", "Utopia 2" and "Mina" ( embryo of the song in Pelados em Santos
). The album was a huge commercial flop, selling just over 100 copies.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, formed in Guarulhos
Guarulhos
Guarulhos is the second largest city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo and a suburb of São Paulo city itself. In the last few years it has outgrown Campinas. The population in 2006 is 1,283,253, the density is 4,035.26 inh./km² and the area is 318 km²...
, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in 1989, formed by members of the future group Mamonas Assassinas
Mamonas Assassinas
Mamonas Assassinas was a satirical Brazilian rock band. Their lyrics, music and live performances were as famous as their tragical end: on March 2, 1996, the plane in which they were crashed into the Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo, killing all band members.The band's name carries a...
.
Formation
Formed in 1989, the band featured guitarist Bento Hinoto and brothers Samuel and Sergio Reoli, bass and drums, respectively. During a show, a guy who was in the audience, vocalist Dinho, offered to sing "Sweet Child o' MineSweet Child O' Mine
"Sweet Child o' Mine" is the third single by American rock band Guns N' Roses, and the third from their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Released on August 17, 1988, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first and only number-one single in the U.S...
," the group Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
. His performance funny Dinho secured the post of lead singer of Utopia and Marcio Cardoso was invited by Sergio Reoli who was his friend, to play keyboard and enter the Utopia, but I prefer to stay only as a friend of the band. Dinho, later, brought the fifth member, keyboardist Julio Rasec.
In 1992 the band recorded their first and only independent record called "A Fórmula do Fenômeno", with the songs "Fento Frio", "Knee", "Funk White", "Horizonte Infinito", "Utopia 2" and "Mina" ( embryo of the song in Pelados em Santos
Pelados em Santos
The Brazilian rock group Titãs covered this song in 1999, in their cover album As Dez Mais.-Music video:The music video of the song shows each member of the band offering a wide range of fictional products of the brand "Titãs" in a Bombril commercials-like studio , with...
). The album was a huge commercial flop, selling just over 100 copies.
Members
- Dinho - Vocals, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
- Bento Hinoto - GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound... - Samuel Reoli - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Júlio Rasec - KeyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
, backing vocals - Sérgio Reoli - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Discography
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | A Fórmula do Fenômeno
|