UHF (music group)
| UHF | |
|---|---|
 Singer António Manuel Ribeiro (2009) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 1977 |
| Website | www.uhfrock.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Antonio Manuel Ribeiro | |
| Antonio Côrte-Real | |
| Fernando Rodrigues | |
| Ivan Cristiano | |
| former members | |
guitar |
Renato Gomes |
bass |
Carlos Peres |
Drums |
Zé Carvalho |
| Renato Júnior | |
| Rui Rodrigues | |
| Xana-Sin | |
| Nuno Espirito Santo | |
UHF is a Portuguese rock band .
history
Founded in Almada in 1977 under the name Á Flor da Pele (German roughly: Getting under the skin , also bare nerves ), they gave their first concert on November 20, 1978 under the name UHF, together with the bands Aqui d'el Rock , Minas e Armadilhas and Os Faíscas in the Lisbon Bar É . In 1979 her first 7 ″, the 3-song EP Jorge Morreu (German: Jorge has died) was released. Together with Rui Veloso , they became a major engine of the emerging rock music boom in Portugal. They played with numerous foreign bands, especially in the greater Lisbon area, for example in 1979 as the opening act for concerts by Elvis Costello or Dr. Feelgood , or 1980 as the opening act for the Ramones , and with The Skids , The Tourists , Original Mirrors and 999 at the 1st Rock Festival in Cascais , before appearing in 1981 with Téléphone and the Dexys Midnight Runners . UHF were important for the founding of the band Xutos & Pontapés by lending them instruments, rehearsing with them and giving them further assistance.
The 1980 single Cavalos de Corrida (Eng .: race horses) reached first place in the Portuguese single charts, and the following album Á Flor da Pele achieved gold status . In 1982 the band toured France and Germany, and again in late 1987.
While the band was mainly influenced by punk and power pop at the time of their greatest popularity in the early 1980s, rock and hard rock increasingly became the most obvious influence of the band. From 1988 the popularity of the band grew again, and they also played on a larger scale, such as the 1st Rock do Benfica Festival in 1988, together with Bonnie Tyler , Saxon and Bryan Adams . The singer and head of the band also expressed his support for the football club Benfica Lisbon with a single dedicated to the club and two albums of the same kind, one of which made it into the charts in 2005. In 1994 UHF participated in the Filhos da Madrugada (Eng .: Children of the Dawn) tribute project for José Afonso , and they have released a number of records since then. The last two albums Porquê? (German: Why?) and Ao Norte Unplugged (German: to the north unplugged) reached the charts.
The band, which has sung mainly in Portuguese since its founding , dealt with a wide range of topics in their mostly critical and sometimes poetic lyrics, mostly written by singer Ribeiro, such as the dangers of drug abuse, the false promises of a materialistic society, and the multiple human weaknesses. UHF are now considered to be one of the most influential groups in rock music history in Portugal.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 PT
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| 1982 | Persona non grata |
PT27 (1 week) PT |
Chart entry in PT only in 2018
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| 1983 | Ares e Bares de Fronteira |
PT24 (1 week) PT |
Chart entry in PT only in 2012
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| 2010 | Porquê? |
PT19 (2 weeks) PT |
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| 2012 | Ao norte unplugged |
PT21 (3 weeks) PT |
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| 2013 | A minha geração |
PT14 (1 week) PT |
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| 2017 | A herança do andarilho |
PT18 (4 weeks) PT |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
- 1981: À Flor da Pele
- 1982: Estou de Passem
- 1988: Noites Negras de Azul (re-released in 2008)
- 1988: Em Lugares Incertos (re-released in 2008)
- 1990: Este Films - Amélia Recruta
- 1991: Comédia Humana
- 1993: Santa Loucura
- 1996: 69 Stereo
- 1998: Rock É! Dançando Na Noite
- 2003: La Pop End Rock
- 2005: Há Rock no Cais
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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PT
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| 1985 | No Jogo da Noite - Ao Vivo em Almada |
PT28 (1 week) PT |
Chart entry in PT only in 2018
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More live albums
- 1990: Julho, 13
- 2009: Absolutamente Ao Vivo (also as DVD)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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PT
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| 2015 | O Melhor De 300 Canções |
PT7 (2 weeks) PT |
More compilations
- 1995: Cheio
- 1995: Back To Back
- 1996: Cavalos de Corrida - Projecto Caravela
- 1996: Sarajevo - Bósnia (for the Portuguese Balkan military contingent)
- 1999: Eternaments
- 2001: À Beira do Tejo
- 2003: Harley Jack (only at motorcycle club meetings and online)
- 2003: Sou Benfica - As Canções da Águia ( dedicated to Benfica Lisbon )
- 2004 Voltei a Porto Moniz (non-commercial mini-album for the Câmara Municipal of Porto Moniz )
- 2006: UHF - Grandes Êxitos
- 2007: Canções Prometidas - Raridades Vol.1
- 2007: Canções Prometidas - Raridades Vol.2
- 2009: Eu Sou Benfica (dedicated to Benfica Lisbon)
- 2008: UHF - Os Anos Valentim de Carvalho
- 2009: Caloira Bonita
Singles and EPs
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bibliography
- Nuno Martins: UHF - Assombro e Descoberta. Fonte da Palavra, 2011, ISBN 978-989-6670-35-1 .
- António Ribeiro: Cavalos de Corrida - Poética dos UHF. Sete Caminhos, 2005, ISBN 978-989-6020-73-6 (texts).
- Pedro Brito: UHF. Tugaland, 2011, ISBN 978-989-8508-03-4 (CD + comic from the BD Pop + Rock Português series).
swell
- ^ Ana Cristina Ferrão: Conta-me Histórias - Xutos & Pontapés. 1st edition, Assírio & Alvim, Lisbon 1991, pages 61 + 64.
- ↑ www.acharts.us , accessed on October 5, 2012.
- ↑ ditto
- ↑ www.sapo.pt ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 5, 2012.
- ^ Salwa Castelo-Branco: Enciclopédia da música em Portugal no século XX, PZ. 1st edition, Temas e Debates, Lisbon 2010, page 1297f, ISBN 978-989-644-114-2 .
- ↑ www.tugamusica.com ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 5, 2012.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: PT
Web links
- Official website
- UHF on MusicBrainz (English)
- UHF at Discogs (English)
- UHF at Allmusic (English)