Bamboo: LightPeaceLove [my review hehe]

[tingkagol]

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This album is beautiful.

I must commend them. "LightPeaceLove", a very ambitious album, has to be one of the better albums by a pinoy artist that I've heard in a long time. It isn't a conventional rock album. This time around they've chosen a more smoother sound. Great lounge music.

I personally prefer "Dinner at 6", "Much Has Been Said...", "Alpha Beta Omega", and "Children of the Sun". The album also carries the single "Hallelujah". The mediocre tracks are located in the early parts of the album (namely "I-You", "F.U."), but the rest of the tracks are great.

What I really like about Bamboo's lyrics is the way he portrays it through positivity. Although he mumbles or somewhat "raps" in some of the songs, he still has that soaring vocal. He is indeed one of the few singers/songwriters in the Filipino rock scene with genuine talent.

Vic Mercado is an incredible drummer. He has total control of his off-beat antics. Although he tends to overdo his technique sometimes, it doesn't really go to the extent that it affects the song. In fact, his drumming spices up any song that could have been dull. Truly his drumming is where the band gets its edge.

Both Ira and Azarcon work nicely here.. although I feel the bass needs more volume in some songs. Also, the guitar seems to be drowned by the backing instruments (sax, keys) in some songs. But nonetheless, they've kept their playing laid back throughout the course of the album- believing in "less is more", and I think they pulled it off nicely.

The backing instruments/singers greatly contribute to the feel of the album. Nicely done indeed. I personally love the backing choir in the song "Alpha Beta Omega".

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[level42]

di ko ganahan sa ila guitarista, hugaw mo guitar sayang maayo unta ang ilang bass player,.........

kanus - a kaha mag reunion ang original nga lineup sa rivermaya, si bamboo ang mokanta unya ibalik ang ilang original nga guitarista kay ngilngig kaayo to siya, imagine si steve vai man siguro kundi si satriani ang mag concert unta sa manila pero wa lang madayon, ang lead guitarist unta sa river maya ang ipa front act nila.....

sa tinooray lang metal ang iyang axe playing, sa early days sa rivermaya nindot ang ilang kombinasyon sa bass player og ang guitar player together with rico blanco.........

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

They will be in LAS VEGAS on AUG 6, 2005 at the SRO CLUB . I will check them out ..... hgopefully hehehe .

[tingkagol]

di ko ganahan sa ila guitarista, hugaw mo guitar sayang maayo unta ang ilang bass player,.........

Murag dili kau siya kamao mu branch-out sa iyang technique. Wah ra gyud siya kutob. Naay plucking gamay pero not that good.

By the way, I must also say that this new album is produced well. All instruments sound clean, generally nice mixing. They made great use of the guest musicians cept in the song "F.U.". The strings in that song seem to be forced. Distracts you IMHO. Forced filler. Seems like they were trying to do the same thing Silverchair did with their string orchestra in their 3rd album, Neon Ballroom, and I think they only left a rather bland track.

Guest musician highlights are in the following tracks:
1) The piano-drum battle in the song "Dinner at 6"
2) Keys in "Much has been said..." and "Truth"
3) Choir and horns in "Alpha Beta Omega"
4) Djembe in "Children of the Sun"

[tingkagol]

Eh, I heard they'll be playing in USC Girl's High for "Student's Night Out". Is this true?

[robearthFX]

which band is better?? rivemaya of rico blanco??
or bamboo's new band..........

[level42]

which band is better?? rivemaya of rico blanco??
or bamboo's new band..........

musically rivermaya, rico blanco is a genius, but for popularity bamboo. its just my opinion, no offense to bamboo fans, hey I admire bamboos voice, difinitely better than rico blanco.........

[alviperz]

cool music na btaw cla karon .....nindot sa dunggan!!!! "MUCH has BEEn sAid" bugnaw kau...