''Cão!'' was the first studio album by Portuguese rock band

Ornatos Violeta Ornatos Violeta are a Portuguese rock band from Porto. The band, often referred to simply as Ornatos, consists of vocalist Manel Cruz, bassist Nuno Prata, guitarist Peixe and drummer Kinörm, with Elísio Donas at the keyboard. Their main period ...

, released on 15 September 1997 by

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. Three singles were released from this album: "Punk Moda Funk", "A Dama do Sinal" and "Mata-me Outra Vez".

Reception

In 2009, ''Cão!'' was named by '' Blitz'' as the 5th best album released by a Portuguese band in the 90's. The album was also included in the same publication's list of the best albums recorded by bands from the city of

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, along works by artists such as GNR,

Rui Veloso Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso ComIH (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: ''O pai do rock português''), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portugues ...

and

Blind Zero Blind Zero are a Portuguese rock band from the city of Porto. They won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act. History Blind Zero started out 1994 releasing their first EP, ''Recognize'' (1995), which sold out in nine days, ...

Track listing

References

External links

Lyrics for ''Cão!''
1997 debut albums Ornatos Violeta albums Portuguese-language albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub