April Buzz

hello everyone...

salamat nga pala sa mga naligaw sa buzz night last wednesday... we had a good sized crowd and quite a very enjoyable atmosphere that night...

hmmmm... i liked Slavedrum's set, they somewhat relaxed my tensed nerves. the beats, the guitars, the bass, the sampled loops and vocals where all in their proper places... i guess these guys really know what thet're doing. A very rare thing in the local music scene...

next was tether. this one was a reunion of sorts (all original members intact)... save for the out of tune instruments, they were very impressive and powerful... on a sour note however, according to one member, they are thinking of not continuing with the band anymore... well, i tried convincing him not to but... oh well, some people just don't know...

skies of ember followed... they are still one of the really great bands that have yet to be given a chance to be heard by more people. although i was a bit disappointed at their choice of song to covers...

soft pillow kisses followed. our first song was great but during the second and third songs we were beginning to look like a bunch of morons on a field trip courtesy of charles' brand "GRETCHS" new guitar... i guess we were able to redeem ourselves during the fifth and sixth song. eloha's voice was way up this time around and according to friends, she sang in tune, well it could've been better if it weren't for the stupid accent... i would like to thank Lara (Ex-Pillow bassist) for filling in for our current bassist William who at that time was scheduled for crucifixtion at a local "senakulo" event that he himself organized...

after pillow, candyaudioline took the stage... well the two straight practice sessions did the band good save for me and mavi's occassional out of tune singing - feeling ko, sobrang lakas ng monitors to a point na nakaka-conscious... we played mostly obscure candyaudioline songs, the high point for us was during "waste my time" and "light a candle". actually, that was the very first time that we (current line-up) played those songs live. the last time that those songs were played was when me and selena started dating more than two years ago... by the way, selena was present that night... there was supposed to be a coup of sorts but the other ex-candyaudioline members (Ayn, Ralph and Roel) did not show up...

kings and pawns followed... by this time i was a bit exhausted so i just listened to their set from outside... i think they did two new songs which were really good...

last band up sa my science project... sayang itong banda na ito... they have a really great keyboardist, great melodies and have become a tighter unit during their past few buzz night appearances. but... they have two flaws... one is that they lack guitar lines that could compliment the keyboards. puro nalang kasi keyboards yung nagdadala eh pero minor flaw lang yan... and pinakamalalang flaw ng bandang ito is the vocalist... i'd rather go for a vocalist who sings out-of-tune that one like him... nakakasira sya sa banda... dapat sa iyo dennis mag-weezer ka nalang... i've told him already at every opportunity that their songs should be delivered in twee-est fashion - meaning malambot, malambing at relaxed... may mga tao talagang marunong lang makinig... hanggang dun lang...