SILENT is a new AOR sensation from Brazil. Their debut CD 'The bright side' is very impressive and will leave fans of STYX, PREVIEW, JOURNEY.. but also DEF LEPPARD lovers impressed. I had a little chat with the band, check it out...
Please introduce us
your band, when did you form SILENT and did any of you played in
bands before SILENT?
Gustavo Andriewiski - Vocal and Guitar
Federico Martin - Vocal and Bass
Alexandre França - Guitar
Luiz Alexandre - Drums
In January 1991
after the 2nd Rock in Rio the band begin with guys that already
been played together. I will only tell the bands that we have in
comon.
Gustavo and Luiz Alexandre - VERTIGEM
Luiz Alexandre and Alexandre França - BAD DOLLS
Gustavo and Federico - RISE 'N'FALL
Can you tell us all
about your fantastic debut CD 'The bright side'?
The Bright Side - Tt's an old dream of the band that took a
little time to came true; because from the begining of the band
til the recording took five years. And more five years til the
release. In this cd are our best musics.
We produced the album by ourselves.
I believe the album
has also been released in a portuguese version, for the Brasilian
market??
No, only in English. The Band have 30 musics in portuguese and
more 30 ( different) in English.
We separet the portuguese work from the English.
Your music is 80s
AOR/Melodic Rock, which bands influenced you?
The major influences are: Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Journey, Queen
and the producer Robert John "Mutt"Lange
How's the scene
like in Brazil for AOR music and are you popular in your area?
No, we are not popular, and the AOR music it's not the kind of
music that people like here, so there is few bands, but not
popular ones.
Your AOR is from a
very high level, do you have any contacts with record labels from
abroad?
No, we don't have any contacts with record Label. We made
everything by ourselves, thats why the distribuition its
"poor". If you Know some record Label that it interest
let us Know.
What are the plans
for the next coming months?
We have two new songs finished, and probably we are going to
release a single, maybe in March - 2002.
Finally, do you
have anything to add to our readers?
If someone have interest to know more about the band, visit our
site www.bandasilent.cjb.net The cd is available in Aor Heaven (www.aorheaven.com) or in the band site.