UHF (rock band)

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UHF is a Portuguese rock band formed in the late 1970s in Almada by António Manuel Ribeiro (vocals, guitar and keyboard), Renato Gomes (guitar), Carlos Peres (bass) and Zé Carvalho (drums).

They were the driving force behind the Portuguese rock boom of the early 1980s. At this time very few rock bands had success singing in Portuguese.

UHF already had released their first single, "Jorge morreu" ("George died"), about a death by Overdose, when Rui Veloso, considered by many people as "the father of Portuguese rock", released his monumental first album Ar de rock ("Rocky looks", a pun on "Hard Rock", which is how it sounds in Portuguese). After Veloso's success, a second single, "Cavalos de corrida" ("Racing horses"), was released, followed by three very successful albums in Portugal: À flor da pele, Estou de passagem, and Persona non grata.

[edit] Discography

Albums:

  • 1981 – À Flor da Pele
  • 1982 – Estou de passagem
  • 1982 – Persona non grata
  • 1983 - Ares e Bares de Fronteira
  • 1985 – Ao Vivo em Almada (No Jogo da Noite)
  • 1988 - Noites Negras de Azul
  • 1988 - Em Lugares Incertos
  • 1990 - Este Filme / Amélia Recruta
  • 1990 - Julho, 13
  • 1991 - Comédia Humana
  • 1993 - Santa Loucura
  • 1996 - 69 Stereo
  • 1996 - Cavalos de Corrida - Colecção Caravela (Compilação, EMI)
  • 1998 - Rock É! (dançando na noite)
  • 1999 – Eternamente (colectânea)
  • 2003 – Sou Benfica - As Canções da Águia
  • 2003 – À Beira do Tejo (Compilação, Am.Ra, 2001)
  • 2003 - Harley Jack (CD, Am.Ra, 2003)
  • 2003 - La Pop End Rock
  • 2004 - Voltei a Porto Moniz (Am.Ra, 2004)
  • 2004 - Podia Ser Natal (Am.Ra, 2004)
  • 2005 - Há Rock no Cais

Singles:

  • Jorge Morreu (EP, Metro-Som, 1979).
  • Cavalos de Corrida/Palavras (Single, EMI, 1980).
  • Rua do Carmo/(Vivo) Na Fronteira (Single, EMI, 1981)
  • Noite Dentro/Quem Irá Beber Comigo? (Desfigurado) (Single, EMI, 1981).
  • Modelo Fotográfico/Quem Irá Beber Comigo? (Desfigurado) (Single, EMI, 1981)
  • Um Mau Rapaz/Amigos Até Logo (Single, RT, 1982)
  • Voo Para A Venezuela/Dança de Canibais (Single, RT, 1982)
  • De Carrocel/Chris (Single, Orfeu/RT, 1983)
  • Puseste O Diabo Em Mim/De Um Homem Só (Single, Orfeu/RT, 1984).
  • Na Tua Cama/Nove Anos (Single, Edisom, 1988)
  • Em Violência/Completamente Infiel (Single, Edisom, 1988).
  • Hesitar (Máxi, Edisom, 1989).
  • Brincar No Fogo/De Segunda Até Sexta (Single, BMG, 1991) -
  • Um Copo Contigo (Maxi, BMG,1993)
  • Menina Estás À Janela (Máxi, BMG, 1993)
  • 4 Rave Songs (EP, BMG, 1993)
  • Sarajevo (versão eléctrica)/Sarajevo (versão acústica) (Single, BMG, 1993)
  • Um Tiro Na Solidão/O Homem da Meia Noite (Single, BMG, 1994)
  • Cavalos De Corrida (Single, BMG, 1995)
  • Toca-Me (Single, BMG, 1995)
  • Por Ti e Por Nós Dois* (Single, BMG, 1996)
  • Foge Comigo Maria (Single, BMG, 1996)
  • O Povo Do Mundo (Single, BMG, 1997)
  • Quando (Dentro de Ti) (Single, Am.Ra, 1998)
  • Guantanamera (Single, Am.Ra, 1998)
  • Ao Fim de Tanto Tempo (Single, Am.Ra, 1998)
  • Sou Benfica (Single, Am.Ra, 1999).
  • Uma Palavra Tua (Single, Am.Ra, 1999)
  • Dança Comigo (até o Sol nascer) (Single, Road, 1999)
  • Angie (Single, Road, 1999)
  • Uma Palavra Tua (radio edit)(Single, Road, 2000)
  • Meninos Angolanos (Single, Am.Ra, 2001)
  • (Fogo) Tanto me Atrais (Single, Road, 2001)
  • A Lágrima Caiu (Single, EMI, 2003)
  • Matas-me com o Teu Olhar (Single, Am.Ra, 2005)
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