ultraelectromagneticjam: a tribute

ULTRAELECTROMAGNETICJAM: THE MUSIC OF ERASERHEADS


my friend told me about this cd but i never knew it was out already until last saturday, when clem of O & L told me that yep, it was out and they did huwag kang matakot. cool! i went out and bought it as soon as i had the time. i wasn't disappointed! their version of my mom's fave song was done wonderfully! you can hear clem pluck a few keys of julie tearjerky in the adlib of huwag kang matakot, galeng!

Just so you know, the cd includes the following songs:

1. Alapaap - 6 Cycle Mind
2. Magasin - Paolo Santos
3. Spoliarium - Imago
4. Overdrive - Barbie Almalbis
5. With a Smile - South Border
6. Tikman - Sugarfree
7. Ligaya - Kitchie Nadal
8. Torpedo - Isha
9. Superproxy - Francis M.
10. Huwag Kang Matakot - Orange and Lemons
11. Pare Ko - Spongecola
12. Huwag Mo Nang Itanong - M.Y.M.P.
13. Hard to Believe - Cueshe
14. Alcohol - Radio Active Sago Project
15. Maling Akala - Brownman Revival
16. Ang Huling El Bimbo - Rico J. Puno
17. Para sa Masa - Various Artists

of all the songs in the album, i love:
a. huwag kang matakot - i love the song na kasi so when orange and lemons did their own version, i fell in love with the song all over again!
b. magasin - paolo santos' version still sounds a bit of the original but he puts his own style into this song making it one of my fave as well.
c. huwag mo nang itanong - what is mymp doing in an eraserheads album?? what they do best! revive a song! mejo tranquil ang dating ng revision nilang 'to, fab! swabe!
d. tikman - ewan ko ba, after seeing them perform live, i just love them. kaya siguro kahit anong kantahin nila, maganda para sa akin.
e. alcohol - i just love them! no other words to describe them. their version, double fab!!!
f. ligaya - in fairness to kitchie, kahit di daw mashado maganda ugali niya, maganda naman yung version nya ng song na 'to.
g. ang huling el bimbo - my gash! i dont know what this man is doing in this album as well, but he did a fantastic (and hilarious) job singing this eheads classic.
h. superproxy - francis m doing eheads?! you gotta hear this guys! he even did a rap part sa kanta, galeng!

as expected, sponge cola, cueshe and 6 cycle mind failed to meet my eheads standards. maybe because i already have a prejudice against their laos performances. newei, sinayang nila yung prestige of reviving eheads songs, hmpf. dapat sinama na lang ang parokya ni edgar, rivermaya, itchyworms, hale, bamboo, joey ayala and greyhounds even! to do their own more familiar and missed eheads songs like minsan, toyang, tindahan ni aling nena, kaliwete, maselang bahaghari, sembreak, maskara, julie tearjerky, harana, tuwing umuulan at kapiling ka! oh well...

south border and imago did a so-so rendition of with a smile and spoliarium. i didn't like barbie's overdrive at all! yuck. parang naligaw xa, the same goes for isha for reviving TORPEDO! hello?! a girl singing torpedo?!?

but overall, i love the cd. i'm a huge, huge eraserheads fan and i know hindi naman makakarating 'to, but i wanna thank all the artists for paying tribute to immortalize the 90s greatest band ever, eraserheads!

go graba a copy! get the original guys, please. iba pa rin ang orig! para sa eheads naman ito...