Eraserheads - Anthology (2 CD) - Philippine Music CD

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• ASIN: B0009X24YI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEATLES OF THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, December 16, 2005

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B. harlan "Music junkie" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eraserheads - Anthology (2 CD) - Philippine Music CD (Audio CD)

Ok....I know what your thinking, if you read this: good Lord, he's really comparing them to the fab four!!???!?! and the answer is yes. I will explain as we progress......

My wife is Pinay (for those of you that dont know that means Filipino), and after we got married, she let me listen to a compilation of Filipino artists; some R and B; some acoustic soul and then halfway through the CD, over the phone one night (before we were even married) she puts this one song on called "with a smile". she told me "this one's in english and ya might like it".

I LOVED IT and though WHO THE FU** ARE THESE GUYS AND WHY ARENT THEY SELLING MILLIONS OF RECORDS!!?!?!?!??!
that was only the beginning...

The Eraserheads, take their weird name from an even weirder mid 70s' David Lynch film of the same name. legend has it, that one day one of the band members opened up a magazene and saw that movie in some ad and it struck him as very original; so they took the name. I believe they all met in college and were all top of the class music students.........

soon after we married, I ordered the 2 disc set straight from the Philippines and was HOOKED! which is nuts because I dont speak fluent Tagalog but this band was the shining example of MUSIC BEING A UNIVERSAL; EVEN IF YA DONT SPEAK/UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE, good music is good music, period!!

what I found as I delved deeper into the two cds was one of the greatest bands EVER. from their emotional depth of their lyrics in EITHER language to the pop laden hooks, to their funky styling' and their heart, this band ROCKS, folks.

out of the 30 some odd songs, only 3 or 4 are in english but they are well worth the price. "with a smile" is one of the sweetest pop ballads ever written. "Julie tearjerky" has a nice 60's pop beat pattern and humourous lyrics. "Fruitcake" is a song EVERYBODY IN EVERY COUNTRY SHOULD LISTEN TOO. its take on so-called "Merry Christmas" makes ya wanna laugh and cry at the same time. ...."its the season for being happy....but the reason is dead and gone.."

the first time I heard that I couldnt believe it.....its sadly very true in these United States for many people.

but back to the point; the CD glides through from song to song some of my favorite Tagalog language songs have to be the opener, "Ligaya", which means joy/happiness, off of their first album. you can tell from listening, this band was going to be big, ushering in the new 90's generation of Pinoy rock. They effortlessly sing straight from the heart and add their own brand of humor for good measure.

"Minsan" is pretty good too; I like how it starts off in the intro slow; then picking up to a nice medium rock pace while the lead singer gives a passionate performance. "Masehag bahaghari" (emotional rainbow),is VERY NICE SONG. no one that Ive let listen to it has disagreed. its a very emotional song, up there with Crowded House in its music and lyrics.

as with all best of's there are a few clunkers; "Police Woman" is a weak foray into Reggae off of the "Run Barbie Run" movie soundtrack; the band ,I think, even appeared in the movie; it wasnt that good and it wasnt one of the bands' finer moments.
and another song called "Hokbu batchi?" that sounds very jazz/lounge-like with flutes. they just repeat the songs' title WAY TOO MANY TIMES. lol

for the most part I believe the two Cd's are chronilogical so you can listen and hear how the band was progressing...unfortunately towards its demise. Arguments within the band over musical direction and "where to go next" led to the lead singer, Ely, bailing on the band; then they replaced him with a chick singer which didnt make it any better (in my opinion) before the band, as it was, finally broke up for good.



but all in all, Eraserheads left a truly great legacy of music, for generations to come. DEFINATELY check this band out! its very worth it. you dont have to know the language, to love the music. and coming from a person/musician that cant usually get into music in a language I dont know, that says alot!
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!



also, check out RiverMaya, Bamboo, Sugarfree, Parokya ni Edgar to name a few......

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pinoy alternative music pioneers, June 4, 2006

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lsm (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eraserheads - Anthology (2 CD) - Philippine Music CD (Audio CD)

I give cheers and honors to the best Filipino band I knew since the early 90s! The E-heads are just magnificent in both terms: music & lyrics. This anthology is not really everything I expected, I wish that they added a couple more songs on disc 1 because I was a great fan from their earlier works. "Cutterpillow" & "Fruitcake" were the last albums that I had from this great band. I recommend this CD to all Pinoy music enthusiasts/collectors!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Pinoy Alt-Rock Band, October 11, 2005

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kissy-kissy/goo-goo (los angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eraserheads - Anthology (2 CD) - Philippine Music CD (Audio CD)

3 words to describe E-heads' lyrics: HONEST, SIMPLE, & POETIC.