Cerco - Album

Xutos & Pontapés Are A Portuguese Rock Band Which Got Together In 1978 In Almada Portugal Four Years After The Carnation Revolution Returned Democracy To Portugal. They Started Off In The Local Punk Rock Scene And Set The Trend Singing Rock Tunes In Portuguese. After Three Decades Of Studio And Live Albums Xutos & Pontapés Continue To Be Considered Portugal's Top Rock Band Still Influencing New Generations Of Portuguese Bands. In 2004 Then Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio Granted The Band A State Decoration For 25 Years Of Career Achievements In The Music Industry. On 26 September 2009 They Played In Lisbon To A Packed Football Stadium Estádio Do Restelo To Commemorate Their 30th Anniversary. They Played For Three Hours – Each Hour Marking A Decade Of Their Steadily Successful Career. It Was The First Time Seven Screens Were Used On Stage In Portugal. Current Members Are Most Of The Original Line Up Tim Bass/ Vocals João Cabeleira Guitar – Since 1983 Kalú Drums/ Backing Vocals And Gui Sax/ Backing Vocals . Fans Refer To The Band As Xutos And Xutos Is Pronounced 'shootoosh'. Both 'xutos' And 'pontapés' Are Words In Reference To Types Of Kicks But With A Twist Because The First Word When Spelled "Chutos" Is Referred For Kick On A Ball Or Object But Here Used As "'xutos" Slang For Heroin Injection While 'pontapés' For Kicks Mainly On People. Founding Member And Guitarist Zé Pedro Died On 30 November 2017. Discography
78/82 1982 Cerco 1985 Circo De Feras 1987 88 1988 Ao Vivo 1988 Gritos Mudos 1990 Dizer Não De Vez 1992 Direito Ao Deserto 1993 Ao Vivo Na Antena 3 1995 Dados Viciados 1997 Tentação Movie Soundtrack 1998 Vida Malvada 2000 1º De Agosto No Rock Rendez-Vous 2000 XIII 2001 Sei Onde Tu Estás – Ao Vivo 2001 2002 Nesta Cidade 2003 Mundo Ao Contrário 2004 Ao Vivo No Pavilhão Atlântico 2005 DVD And Double Album O Cerco Continua 2007 Xutos & Pontapés 2009 Puro 2014 Se Me Amas 2016 Duro 2019 read less