That performance brought invitations to do new shows and after some gigs in alternative venues in Porto Alegre and a series along Rio Grande do Sul ' s country region, the Engenheiros do Hawaii recorded their first solo album: Longe Demais das Capitais ( Too Far Away from the Capitals ) in 1986 (the first recording was a compilation with several local bands, called "Rock Grande do Sul" in 1986).
All Brazilian Music/Clique Music has a good entry.Three architecture college students from UFRGS, Humberto Gessinger (vocal and guitar), Carlos Maltz (drums) and Marcelo Pitz (bass) decided to form a band for a show in a college festival.Also includes a small, hardbound booklet with some info on the band and their albums. That would be lyricist bassist-singer Humberto Gessinger, guitarist Augusto Licks and drummer Carlos Maltz, the core of the band at the time of this lineup.Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Filmes De Guerra, Cancoes De Amor" (BMG-Ariola, 1993)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Simples Do Coracao" (BMG-Ariola, 1996)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Minuano" (BMG-Ariola, 1997)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Tchau Radar" (Universal, 1999)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "10,000 Destinos: Ao Vivo" (Universal, 2000)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Surfando Karmas & DNA" (Universal, 2001)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "10,001 Destinos: Ao Vivo" (Universal, 2002)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Dancando No Campo Minado" (Universal, 2003)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Acustico MTV" (Universal, 2004)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Acustico Novos Horizontes" (Universal, 2007)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Serie Sem Limite" (Universal, 2006)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Infinita Highway" (BMG-Ariola, 1998)Īn 8-CD, metal-clad box set, including the albums Longe Demais Das Capitais (1986), A Revolta Dos Dandis (1987), Ouca O Que Eu Digo: Nao Ouca Ninguem (1988), Alivio Imediato (1989), O Papa E Pop (1990), Varias Variaveis (1991), Gessinger, Licks & Maltz (1992), Filmes De Guerra, Cancoes De Amor (1993), Simples Do Coracao (1996) and Minuano (1997). Sounds very 1983.Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Varias Variaveis" (BMG-Ariola, 1991)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Gessinger, Licks & Maltz" (BMG-Ariola, 1992) Even with the then-typical Brazilian pop-culture time-lag, it's kind of surprising such a pedestrian rock record came out this late in the game.
Note: The band had a new lineup on this disc: guitarist Augusto Licks came on board for this album, replacing bassist Marcelo Pitz (with singer Humberto Gessinger pulling a Paul McCartney by taking over on bass.)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Ouca O Que Eu Digo: Nao Ouca Ninguem" (BMG-Ariola, 1988)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Alivio Imediato" (BMG-Ariola, 1989)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "O Papa E Pop" (BMG-Ariola, 1990)īland, plodding mainstream rock, with New Wave-ish tendencies. And I mean that to be a charitable comparison. When they do pick up the tempo in the second half, they sound a bit like Oingo Boingo. But overall, it feels clumsy and forced - obviously there's a lot of wordplay and passion invested in the lyrics, but the musical end doesn't really hold up. I can see why: they emulate a lot of elements of then-contemporary American and British pop, including the plodding, heartfelt, semi-acoustic ballad. Here are some of their records.Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "Longe Demais Das Capitais" (RCA-BMG, 1986)Įngenheiros Do Hawaii "A Revolta Dos Dandis" (BMG-Ariola, 1987)Īpparently, this was the band's commercial breakout album, bringing them national fame and standing as one of the primary bands in Porto Allegre's modern rock scene. Sort of like a Portuguese-language Hootie and The Blowfish or Smashing Pumpkins, I suppose. Engenheiros Do Hawaii Discography - Slipcue.Com Brazilian Music GuideĮngenheiros Do Hawaii were one of the most popular Brazilian rock bands of the 1980s and '90s, playing in a fairly mainstream "alternative rock" mode.
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