Joelho de Porco
Joelho de Porco is a Brazilian rock band formed in 1972 in São Paulo. They are known for their musical eclecticism and their role in pioneering punk in Brazil.
History
Context and formation
In 1965 the group The Skeletons was formed in São Paulo. Later, they changed their name to Os Abrasivos. Their line-up involved Fábio Gasparini and Eduardo Zocchi on the guitars and Próspero Albanese on the drums. They initially had no bassist and performed instrumental rock. Later, bassist Gerson Tatini joined them.Still in the 1960s, the band Mona is formed with Albanese, Gasparini and Tatini among its members. Other members included guitarist André Geraissati, brothers Albino and Pedro Infantozzi, João Paulo de Almeida and Conrado Ruiz.
In 1966 João Paulo de Almeida invited some of his former Mona mates for a show at a music festival at Rio Branco School in which he would perform a song of his. The performed under a line-up that included Almeida, Fabio Gasparini, Gerson Tatini, Prospero Albanese and Celso. The name "Joelho de Porco" was suggested by Gasparini, who had had some Eisbein in Brazil in a German restaurant and jokingly suggested they adopted the name, which was ultimately accepted.
In 1972 they established their classic line-up of Tico Terpins, Próspero Albanese, Gerson Tatini, Rodolfo Ayres Braga, Walter Baillot, Conrado Ruiz and Flavio Pimenta.
First single and ''São Paulo 1554/Hoje''
With this line-up, they recorded in 1973 the single "Se Você Vai de Xaxado, Eu Vou de Rock And Roll/Fly America", produced by ex-Mutantes members Arnaldo Baptista, who also performed minimoog on the song.Three years later, they released their first album São Paulo 1554/Hoje. Still lacking a decent amount of money, they rented Rogério Duprat's Vice-Versa studio in São Paulo, at night, when it was cheaper.
Arrival of Billy Bond and self-titled album
In 1976 vocalist Albanese left the band to pursue a career in law and was briefly replaced with Ricardo Petraglia, who only performed in a handful of shows. He was soon replaced with Italian-Argentine singer Billy Bond, who had led hard rock band Billy Bond y La Pesada del Rock and Roll and had produced artists such as Sui Generis, Pappo's Blues and Ney Matogrosso.In 1978 they recorded a self-titled album via Som Livre, which was promoted by Rede Globo. but they disbanded soon after.
Return in the 1980s
In 1983 Terpins, alongside Próspero Albanese and Zé Rodrix, reformed the band and recorded the double album Saqueando a Cidade, containing a rock version of "Funiculi, Funiculá".With singer and photographer David Drew Zingg, the band participated in the Festival dos Festivais of TV Globo, in 1985, with the song "A Última Voz do Brasil", qualifying for the finals and winning first prize in the lyrics category.
In 1988 they released the album 18 Anos Sem Sucesso, covering American pre-rock pop music.
End of the group
The group was semi-active until 1998, when Terpins died following a heart attack. In 2000, Drew also died due to multiple organ failure. In 2009, Rodrix died in São Paulo at 61.Discography
Studio albums
São Paulo 1554/Hoje Joelho de Porco Saqueando a Cidade- ''18 Anos Sem Sucesso''
Singles
- "Se Você Vai de Xaxado, Eu Vou de Rock'n'Roll"/"Fly America"
- "La lampara de Edison"/"Ruiseñor brasilero"/"Mexico lindo"/"Boeing 723897"
- "Outra Volta"/"O Rapé"
- "O Rapé"/"Feijão Com Arroz"
- "Supermen"/"Otravolta"