Sunday, April 17, 2005

I just came home from a ‘concert’ slash jamming they called “iyak ng gitara”. There were not that much people but as have told Jocel, at times like that, the saying is “quality over quantity” – which is true, right? Plus, seven bands played but some performers played for more than one band. Haha, mix and match ampota. (excuse for the word)

I really do not have problems with very intimate gigs like that. We have a lot of that in school – wow, thanks to that so-called apathy of the Ateneans. :-p So I was kind of in a loner mode the whole time. Everyone from our batch is in Manila already. Dennis and Jim were supposed to watch the gig but since they found no wheels, they backed out last minute. Besides, I think they got tired after our picnic in Dipaculao [more about this later] Mark came really late, with two of his friends from school, whose names I wasn’t able to get but they were really nice.

So how do I find the gig? As I’ve mentioned, it was quite intimate. I do not think the organizers – members of Thorg, really did profit from the gig. Oh well, it is like holding an event not for the money but ‘for the love of it’. And in fairness to all the band performers, all of them played as if they were before a really cooperative audience although it was exactly the opposite. The audience preferred to sit at the back of the Sayans training center. (ha! Sitting – yeye is gonna hate this if she is here :p)

Girls who rock. The girl vocalists Madel and the other girl whose name I do not know (sorry..) were good. Yeah! Talk about girl power. Madell sure learned how to scream – quite in a girly way but hey, it still is a scream and that is cool :o while the girl who fronted for a band called Lipstick sang more cutesy, mainstream songs such as those by Kitchie, Imago and even Vanessa Carlton. She was cute onstage, though - very aspiring. She even did the sign of the cross before a song. Plus, she reminded me of Zyra and the way her band played – the ‘meeting’ effect, particularly, reminded me of our days then, hehe. God, I just realized how much I miss singing in front of a crowd. J

Goin’ Bulilit. What I really find cool was that group of little boys in black shirts who did their thing – a completely new generation slash breed of ‘rockers’. I would have to mention in particular Ambo’s cousin (? Basta, someone in blood relation with ambo, hehe), Tarsi who played the drums well –for his age. The vocalist read the lyrics in front of the people. Err.. that was not a very good idea but I just remember that someone from our generation did that style also. Let us just forget that, hehe.

No Screaming this time. Of course, my cousin’s band seemed over with the screaming thing. Ha, I knew it – it is just a phase that shall pass. I even told him before the gig that two years from now –they are going to be like the AJ Galban’s. Meaning, we are getting old, huhu. (hey, I do not in any way suggest that AJ is that old, the point is that he is just older than us, hehe) They decided to hit it instrumental – I guess for the time being only however. Besides, they do not have a vocalist here so practically, they had no other choice. I love their rendition of the Sassy Girl song! I really do not get it what Reno meant when he said that he was “sala-sala” because he was nervous up there, I love it still. Haha, biased answer. No, really.

Mr. Mario does the Screaming. Santino, one of the organizers if I am not mistaken, performed dressed like Mr. Mario but his performance was definitely not for kids – with all the screaming and the cursing. I am not familiar with their type of music –which is definitely not Sugarfree or Slapshock as they claimed to be- but the drums and the screaming really got me sort of high. I would like to call it pleasant noise – just ride with it; and you and your ears are fine.

Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice. It was my first time to watch Ginger perform - while I am sober, that is. Yeah, the last time I saw them play was in Mayric’s but I was too busy going to and fro the comfort room, I doubt if I could say I actually was able to watch them. Comment? Well, nothing much has changed with Alvin, the vocalist -except for the hair, I guess. He still performs with that insurmountable energy and with those dance steps I forever have been trying to imitate.J I like the idea also of having a ‘trumpet man’ – hehe, I really do not know whether that new band instrument is a trumpet – but anyway, I was reminded of Brownman Revival – I remember that band has lots of those.