A “trip” to the past…

With Maré de Agosto at its best, influences arrived to the island from all corners of the world. In the 80′s, Extreme, among others, brought us some spectacular “views” of Rock world. Being one of the smallest islands in the Azores, the spirit of Santa Maria, has always been an attraction for foreign influences. In the “era” of Stormwind, Asvero, Orthodox, Multisom, Gente Nova, and more, having our own band was a dream! From the keyboard, as a Jean Michel Jarre’s fan, “The Lonely”, I became a drummer and vocalist, Jorge was the lead guitarist and back vocals. Márcio had barely laid his hands on a guitar, and in less than a few months was playing it. Davide, who never touched strings before, became a great bass player. Only those working with us, know how we came from zero, carrying our junk from one spot to another, as we had no fixed place. In less than four years we created 11 original songs and Lenda Viva was a dream that came true. 1991 was the beginning and unfortunately, 1994 was the end of it, but with work, help from friends as the former Orthodox, our good friend Jose Fontes, our families, the Aparelhagem da Câmara, a 16 channel Peavy amp mixer, if I’m not wrong, a cassette recorder, we turned the first floor of Forte de São Brás, into a homebrew studio, and were able to record our first and only demo of originals, just before it all ended. Out of several tapes, thanks to Davide, who kept the only copy that “survived”, I managed save these tracks, and after a few months I got the best possible audio, out of an 8 year old cassette. For the ones who remember the gear, and of course the out of tune instruments, the bad timing, gaps, lyric improvises and all the rest, that was perfectly normal for such a “green” band, I think we did a hell of a good job! The only thing I regret is that we had to follow our lives and abandon this project.

March 25, 2011 | Filed Under Yellowside 

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2 Responses to “A “trip” to the past…”

  1. nuno Rodrigues on July 25th, 2011 18:02

    sim sr ricardo a isto e que eu chamo uma viagem ao passado…

    parabens por estes sons abraço :)

  2. rchaves on August 18th, 2011 10:26

    Boas Nuno, obrigado, são uma relíquia, graças ao Davide que tinha a ultima cassete sobrevivente, talvez quando tiver-mos de bengala ainda possamos dar uns toques juntos outra vez lol!

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