 It was around that time when they signed a deal with EMI Brasil to record their first album "Cinema Mudo" (later defined by Herbert as "manipulated by the record company people"), which achieved moderate success.In 1984, they released their second album, "O Passo do Lui".It spanned the hits "Óculos", "Me Liga", "Meu Erro", "Romance Ideal", and "Ska", leading the band to perform at the first edition of Rock in Rio, in which Paralamas' concert was considered one of the best.