ERASERHEADS TRIBUTE---ULTRAELECTROMAGNETICJAM

[DHated]

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CUeshe raman na saag ani!!!

ok ra ang Spongecola theyre better compare sa cueshe nga perti bayota og style..

Rico J is a legend na sa OPM so nothing against with him..

Southborder has also proven ther style of music, ok ra sad..


ang cueshe ra ng dala og ATAY sa album..

[bisdako]

wala nasaag si rico puno sa album. i have my dad's albums of rico puno and his music dili layo sa eheads, only ballad lang kang rico puno. again i present my thesis - take out all the rock elements of eheads' songs, you will be left with songs very like those of the APO HIKING SOCIETY and all those dekada 70 legends, especially the slow songs of eheads.

ang cueshet lang gyud nakabayot aning albuma. ataya gyud oy.

[indie]

nindut ni kay wa gi-rehash ang RunBarbieRun

[LanCe]

cueshe?!>>......who?!

[huslabiatch]

hahahahaah

[BaiLeY]

Klaro kaayu ABS-CBN na sad ni murag naa ni sila strategy arun mawagtang ang rock music scene arun mga choy choy ra ang mga angay mokanta og mag release ug album.

The album is a brainchild of Jam 88.3 and not ABS-CBN.

As you're all probably aware, Ultraelectromagneticjam is a collection of covers of various Eraserheads classics. As with any tribute album, it's unlikely that any loyal Eheads fan will enjoy these songs quite as much as the originals, but you can't fault these guys for trying I guess.

I'll go over the really terrible tracks really quickly:

1. MYMP - Huwag Mo Nang Itanong
2. Barbie Almalbis - Overdrive
3. Spongecola - Pare Ko
4. Kitchie Nadal - Ligaya
5. Cueshe - Hard to Believe
6. Isha - Torpedo

As you'd probably expect, the MYMP, Spongecola and Cueshe covers are all awful, but for different reasons, i.e., MYMP is a show band, Spongecola needs to stay in high school and Cueshe needs to break up (No pun intended). Meanwhile, the three female vocalists, Kitchie, Barbie and Isha, demonstrate how little they understand the songs that they selected and each produce a track that is in-line with their respective sounds, but are totally out-of-line with what the songs are actually about. I actually like Barbie a lot, but people need to realize that Overdrive can never be covered by a female. Not only is the vocal range totally different, but the theme is too totally "lower-class, early-20's, blue-collar male" that it's an awkward fit for any female vocalist. As for Kitchie, I just think there was just too much effects used on her voice.

The ok tracks are as follows:

1. South Border - With a Smile
2. Orange and Lemons - Huwag Kang Matakot
3. 6 Cycle Mind - Alapaap
4. Paolo Santos - Magasin

These "ok" tracks are mostly ok because the songs were a good fit for the people covering them. 6-Cycle Mind's "Alapaap" was pretty cute. I should probably mention that the Orange & Lemons cover is really bland, but I guess that might just be a matter of personal taste. These guys try to get creative and insert a riff from Julie Tearjerky towards the end of the song; I guess they've gotten pretty good at borrowing riffs from other songs (hehe).

And finally, the good stuff:

1. Radioactive Sago Project - Alcohol
2. Brownman Revival - Maling Akala
3. Sugarfree - Tikman
4. Francis M - Superproxy 2K6
5. Rico J. Puno - Ang Huling El Bimbo
6. Imago - Spoliarium

Radioactive Sago Project, being the Cake of the Philippines, can cover any friggin' thing and hide behind spoken-delivery, a 3-piece horn-section and a bluesy wah guitar. "Alcohol" is fairly average RSP fare, but it's a freshening change of pace in this context. Brownman Revival is probably the only band on this collection that was able to develop their song at their leisure (the "Maling Akala" single came out months before this collection), so it's easily the tightest track of the bunch. Meanwhile, Sugarfree's "Tikman" is compelling in that they didn't try to do anything fancy with the song; they recognized that it was perfect the way it was and didn't try to re-work it in any way.

I was surprisingly enamored with the Rico J Puno cover of "El Bimbo"; he fit this song's cheesy, retro-feel to a tee I think. Also Francis M's "Superproxy 2K6" with Ely doing some of the rap parts. And IMAGO did a nice rendition of "spoliarium", and Aia De Leon prolly was the best among the female vocalists who covered an EHeads song. She pulled it through.

Which brings me, in a roundabout way, to the point of this review. Ultraelectromagneticjam is not so much a tribute as it is a reminder of just how good the Eraserheads were; none of the tracks here come close to supplanting the originals, just as none of the current crop of bands come close to the level set by the 'heads all those years ago.

The tribute album was good. Not THAT GOOD but just Good. There could have been more that can be done to make the tribute album REALLY WORTH IT.

People would always have their own opinions regarding the songs and how the bands played them. And after a good 3 to 4 days of continuous listening to the album, I can really say that still some of the bands on the album missed the essential of making the songs "sound better" --- it's a tribute, remember?!

Ah, if not contented, you can always go back and play the originals, then you'd be happy again.

I'm a huge EHeads fan, but this is not the tribute album that I have been expecting. Maybe there can be more than can be done --- that's what I think.

[thisbe.ara]

comments:

1.) the best is Francism's rendition of Superproxy.
2.) there are a lot of songs i was looking forward they will give tribute to: toyang; poorman's grave, etc.
3.) rico j. puno rocks!
4.) in fairness to cueshe, okay lang man ang hard to believe compared to south border's rendition of with a smile. give 'em credit pud oi

it's eheads so buy dayon kow. nice.

[tolstoi]

naa na diay ni sa mga record bars..how much per cd??

[LanCe]

tag 250php!.. :mrgreen:

[keyser_soze]

the sponge cola cover of pare ko sucked, na wala ang barkada song feel niya...