Artist.......: Fingertips
Album........: Live Act
Label........: Musica a Metro / Iplay
Genre........: Rock
Catnr........: AM-30001
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jul-18-2008
str.date.....: Jun-16-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.thefingertips.com
track title time
01. how do you know me 05:12
02. outsider n║12 05:18
03. stop to see 05:10
04. but... i can 06:04
05. cause to love you 06:39
06. you're gone (everybody knows that) 05:08
07. pictures of my own 06:59
08. rock you for free 06:35
09. melancholic ballad (for the leftovers) 07:14
10. move faster 06:17
11. something has broken (piano version) 04:31
Runtime 65:07 min
Size 88,3 MB
Release Notes:
Everything happened towards the end of 2003 when a
debut album from a new Portuguese band hit the
stores. The Album was called ôAll Bout Smoke
NÆMirrorsö and the band Fingertips.
The band made up of ZΘ on vocals, Rui Saraiva on
Bass, Domingos Alves on Piano, Alexis Dias on
Guitar and Jorge Oliveira on Drums started out
trying to make their way through the modern
Portuguese music scene singing in English. The band
worked hard to get in the limelight and nothing was
left to chance as their intention was to win over
the hearts of the Portuguese public and beyond.
All the lyrics on All ôBout Smoke NÆMirrorsö were
written by ZΘ who at the time was 16 years of age
but already showed a poetic maturity which mixed
his melodramatic, nostalgic, ironic and dreamer
side of his personality. The music was composed by
Rui Saraiva and H. Matos with the exception of
ôLost In My Sleepö which was by Alexandre Almeida.
All æBout Smoke NÆMirrorsö was one of the biggest
success stories of 2003 with both of its Singles
topping Portuguese radio playlists ôMellancholic
Ballad (For The Leftovers)ö and ôHow Do You Know
Meö.
ItÆs not just about the music with Fingertips.
Their image also plays an important factor and the
band used this to their advantage in photos and
with the use of a stylist for their ôMellancholic
Ballad (For The Leftovers) and ôHow Do You Know Meö
videos. The video directed by Joπo Menezes was
selected for International Festivals in Torrelavega
(Spain), Leicester & London (UK) and Clermont
Ferrand (France).
ôMellancholic Ballad (For The Leftovers) was
responsible for the huge buzz created across
Portuguese radio and television in 2004. The song
reached number one in the Airplay Charts and the
band won Best Nacional Artist award on Radio. On TV
the song was chosen for the soap Celebridade and
nominated for two golden globe awards in the
category of best song and best band. 2004 wasnÆt
just the year for ôMellancholic Ballad (For The
Leftovers) as the Single ôPicture Of My Ownö was
also chosen by a major Portuguese brand of beer for
their marketing campaign.
In 2004 the band also supported The Corrs at the
Municipal in Braga and the main stage at the Vilar
de Mouros festival. To finish the year off they
also supported Nelly Furtado on new years eve.
Throughout the entire year the band also presented
intimate NÆOutros Lugares acoustic sets.
In January of 2005 soon after supporting Queen and
Paul Rodgers the band recorded their first live
performance for DVD based on an acoustic set
recorded at the nightclub ACT in Porto. They
started recording songs for their second album
release in March 2006 entitled ôCatharsisö (a Greek
word meaning explosion of emotions).
The 27th March was the date chosen by Fingertips to
showcase to Portugal what they had been up to
during the months locked away in the studio. The
result was ôCatharsisö being the best disco pop
Portuguese albums of 2006!
To follow up on the success of their debut album
All ôBout Smoke ÆN Mirrorsö was always going to be
difficult but the second album affirmed that the
Fingertips were here to stay. Proof of this can be
seen by the success of their Single ôCause To Love
Youö which is a ballad well suited to the
Fingertips style of being mellancholic, passionate,
intense and captive. Never before had the
instrumental capabilities of the band been so in
touch with the unmistakable voice of ZΘ Manuel. The
way the vocals integrate with the instrumental
phrasing in always complementing and building to a
crescendo is only seen by the millimetre perfection
of bigger international bands. Simplicity at its
best.
In October of 2006 after a hot summer full of
performances Fingertips released another single
entitled ôMove Fasterö a song that promises to warm
our souls. ôMove Fasterö makes us travel through
time. The melody takes us back to the huge riffs of
the 80Æs with strong guitars, drum sounds and to
finish off a riff that guides you to a memorable
chorus.
ôMove Fasterö is one of those songs that you
already sing and dance to on its second play. The
ethereal keyboard sound and raw guitar sound is
what will make this a song of reference coming soon
to a quality dance floor near you. Without losing
any further time Fingertips invited DJ Nuno Nobre
aka Hydro, (Mau Mau, Quando Quando, Triplex and
ACT) to remix ôMove Fasterö to make a connection
between the 80Æs sound with the sound of todayÆs
dance scene. Nuno worked the song into a
Rock/Electro/Dance remix with notable influences
and it previewed at the Portugal Fashion Party at
ACT in Porto.
Enjoy it and remember ... if you like it, buy it !