Capital Inicial is a post-punk/new wave band who had considera… Read Full Bio ↴Story
Capital Inicial is a post-punk/new wave band who had considerable success, having recorded seven albums from 1982 to 1996.
Former members of Renato Russo's pioneering post-punk band Aborto Elétrico teamed up to form Capital Inicial, continuing to perform the same type of music. Brothers Felipe Lemos (drums) and Flávio Lemos (bass) joined guitarist Loro Jones (former Blitz 64) and vocalist Dinho Ouro Preto, all of them based in Brasília, a city which, with its particular situation as Brazil's capital, revolves around politicians who abandon it in the weekends. The city's coldness was a choice culture for the fermentation of the aggressiveness of dispossessed youngsters, creating an ideal situation for the arousal of punk bands. With similar songs as Aborto Elétrico's repertoire, the Capital Inicial followed in their path. The first time that Capital (and their sister band, Legião Urbana, also erected upon the ashes of Aborto Elétrico), played in Rio was on July 23, 1983, opening a Lobão show at the Circo Voador. In 1984, they released their first single, "Descendo o Rio Nilo" and "Leve Desespero" (Epic), with good repercussions. The latter song was included in the film Areias Escaldantes. In April 1985, the Capital Inicial succeeded in having their "Descendo o Rio Nilo" included on the compilation Os Intocáveis (CBS). In the next year, the group recorded their first LP, Capital Inicial (Polygram), which had the hits "Psicopata[/tracl]", "Música Urbana," and "Fátima", selling 200,000 copies. This was followed by a period of many live shows.
In 1987, keyboardist Bozo Barretti, who had participated in the album, joined the band, who recorded a second LP, "Independência". With a pop-based sonority, the album sold half as much as the first. In November, the band opened for Sting at a packed Maracanã.
In December 1988, the group released their third LP, Você Não Precisa Entender, which was assaulted by commercialism. The album sold only 50,000 copies. Understanding that they were losing their punk rock fans and weren't gaining pop fans, in the fourth album, Todos os Lados (1990), they replaced standardized keyboards with aggressive guitars. But the change of direction came too late. The album sold a little more than 30,000 copies, and their fifth LP, Eletricidade (1991), barely sold 20,000 copies. This crisis provoked the departure of Barretti and Preto (who formed the band Vertigo) and the acquisition of a new vocalist, Murilo Lima, with whom their sixth LP, the independent Rua 47, was recorded in 1994. In 1996, they recorded the live album Capital Inicial oo Vivo (Rede Brasil), and in 1998, Lima left the band.
In the late 1990s, the band made a comeback releasing an unplugged album recorded at a Brazilian MTV live concert. This album became a tremendous hit in Brazil, and in 1998 Preto rejoined the band. As of 2006, the band does regular concerts in major Brazilian cities, enjoying great success with older Aborto Elétrico songs as well as newly-recorded material.
Discography
Studio/Live Albums
* 1985 Descendo o Rio Nilo (EP)
* 1986 Capital Inicial
* 1987 Independência
* 1989 Você Não Precisa Entender
* 1989 Todos os Lados
* 1991 Eletricidade
* 1995 Rua 47
* 1996 Capital Inicial ao Vivo
* 1998 Remixes
* 1998 Atrás dos Olhos
* 2000 Acústico MTV
* 2002 Rosas e Vinho Tinto
* 2004 Gigante
* 2005 Aborto Elétrico
* 2007 Eu Nunca Disse Adeus
Recompilations
* 1994 O melhor do Capital Inicial
* 1999 Millennium
* 2002 Série Gold
* 2003 Arquivo Essencial
* 2005 Novo Millennium
* 2005 Maxximum
Fantasmas
Capital Inicial Lyrics
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Nenhuma droga te atrai
Você está sempre com calma
Você tem calma demais
Nós somos muito vivos
Não procuramos amigos
Lutando em outros conflitos
Mas não fiquem aflitos
Você não quebrará
A corrente que te prende a tua ilusão
A liberdade que você sente é acomodação
The lyrics to Capital Inicial's song Fantasmas highlight the theme of detachment from societal norms and expectations. The lines, "O sexo não te faz falta // Nenhuma droga te atrai // Você está sempre com calma // Você tem calma demais," address the singer's apathy towards physical and emotional pleasures, which commonly define the human experience. The second stanza reinforces this idea by stating, "Nós somos muito vivos // Não procuramos amigos // Nossos amigos já morreram // Lutando em outros conflitos // Mas não fiquem aflitos," where the singer dismisses the idea of having social connections and acknowledges the loss of people whom they trusted.
The final statement of the song, "A liberdade que você sente é acomodação," implies that the character's detachment from societal expectations is not genuine liberation, but instead a way to maintain comfort and complacency. Rather than pursuing true individuality, the character is instead trapped in a realization of isolation and loneliness that stem from their detachment.
Overall, this song offers a critique of societal expectations and the potential for comfort to be a false equivalent of true liberation.
Line by Line Meaning
O sexo não te faz falta
You don't crave sex
Nenhuma droga te atrai
You're not attracted to any drugs
Você está sempre com calma
You're always calm
Você tem calma demais
You have too much calmness
Nós somos muito vivos
We're very alive
Não procuramos amigos
We don't look for friends
Nossos amigos já morreram
Our friends have already died
Lutando em outros conflitos
Fighting in other conflicts
Mas não fiquem aflitos
But don't be distressed
Você não quebrará
You won't break
A corrente que te prende a tua ilusão
The chain that holds you in your illusion
A liberdade que você sente é acomodação
The freedom you feel is accommodation
Contributed by Sarah C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MrVictorAlves
Na minha opinião, essa foi, de forma disparada, a melhor época da banda.
@oneideguimaraes8189
Capital sendo capital sensacional
@lazinhobh1
Loro Jones e Bozzo Barretti eram a alma dessa formação clássica!!!
@up7763
Essa é uma das chamadas músicas FUNKEADAS da qual o Dinho se referia nas entrevistas no começo da carreira do Capital... SENSACIONAL ESSE ARRANJO!
@joelsonmoura4774
Que saudades do capital dessa época
@izabel12pires48
🙋♀️eu tbm 🎸🎶🎶🔊👍🤟
@AraujoMendoncadam
você não quebrará a corrente que te prende a tua ilusão
@MrCelso68
Excelente música
@bobomaster9234
o Capital Inicial dos anos 80,
tocava suas músicas de forma divertida do que o dos anos 2000, onde passaram a tocar de forma enjoativa.
bem que eles podiam fazer um disco acústico ou ao vivo, só dos anos 80 e início de 90.
@AraujoMendoncadam
nãoa dianta perderam o feeling haha, mas não devemos julgar cada um tem sua história