Quarteto 1111

Quarteto 1111 was a Portuguese progressive rock and psychedelic rock band founded in Estoril in 1967. Originally it was formed by Miguel Artur da Silveira (drums), José Cid (vocals and keyboard), António Moniz Pereira (guitar) and Jorge Moniz Pereira (bass). Later members included Tozé Brito, Mike Sergeant and Mário Rui Terra. It was one of the most influential rock bands in the country.[citation needed] It was one of the many musical groups inspired by The Shadows. Originally called Conjunto Mistério (lit. "mystery group"), the name later changed to Quarteto 1111 ("1111 quartet"). The name was inspired by the phone number of the band's rehearsal place, at the drummer's house. José Cid was the band leader, composer, keyboard player and lead singer. The rest of the band had a classic formation influenced by the usual Beatles line-up, but with a sound and song structure reminiscent of the early Moody Blues. Quarteto 1111 was the first symphonic rock band in Portugal. Since 1968-69 they got media attention through a hit single, "El Rei D. Sebastião", actually with lyrics about the theme of the lost Portuguese king, who supposedly died in the fields of Morocco during the battle of Alcácer-Quibir (a loss that would eventually lead to Portugal losing its independence to Spain). All the myths related with the return of King Sebastian — a quite anchored Portuguese myth — were fairly treated in this song. The harpsichord made its first appearance in Portuguese rock music. A single with the English version of the song was published in Great Britain. The following works continued in the same vein, combining melodic songs with newly progressive instruments, namely the Mellotron. Later on the band evolved to a pop sound, with José Cid and Tozé Brito pursuing solo careers. At the same time the pop oriented parallel project "Green Windows" also occupied Cid and some of the band members. The band (with Michel, Tozé Brito and Mike Seargeant) briefly reunited on 24 November 2007, during a José Cid show, where the rest of the band joined him onstage and played four songs from their work. Source: 1967 - A Lenda de El-Rei D.Sebastião 1967 - Balada para D. Inês 1968 - Dona Vitória 1970 - Domingo Em Bidonville 1968 - Meu Irmão / Ababilah 1969 - Nas Terras do Fim do Mundo 1969 - Génese / Os Monstros Sagrados 1970 - Todo o Mundo e Ninguém / É Tempo de Pensar em Termos de Futuro 1970 - Back to the Country / Everybody Needs Love, Peace and Food 1971 - Ode to the Beatles / 1111 1972 - Sabor a Povo / Uma Nova Maneira de Encarar o Mundo 1976 - Lisboa À Noite / Canção do Mar 1977 - O Que Custar 1987 - Memo / Os Rios Nasceram Nossos 1970 - Quarteto 1111 1973 - Bruma Azul do Desejado (com Frei Hermano da Câmara) 1974 - Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas - Obra-Ensaio de José Cid 1981 - Antologia da Música Popular Portuguesa 1993 - A Lenda Do Quarteto 1111 1996 - A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastião - Colecção Caravela 2005 - Singles and EP 2014 - Essential "Quarteto 1111 – Quarteto 1111 (1998, CD)". Discogs. 1998. "Quarteto 1111". Discogs. Quarteto 1111 - Retrospective Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese) (Retrieved 2011-09-06) Discography