What about RiverMaya¿?¿

[Genevieve]

since the lead singer of the group Bamboo left, do you think that RiverMaya became a better band? Before I really hate this band I feel that they're not competent enough. But since Bamboo left their music changed and they emerged from "Baduy" to better. Like their new song "Rodeo" grabe it's damn good. So what do u think??

[porkchop]

when i first heard their new songs, akala ko foreign band...rivermaya is definitely better sans bamboo, puro kabaduyan lang kase dati ang ginagawa nila with him.

[glass house]

Their music is definitely better now. What was that song? Shattered (I think)? That was good. I also thought foreign band sila.

[RiDeR]

well for me, para namang walang pinagbago eh. his voice is nice though. he and rico blanco make a good tandem. pero i think the heart and soul of rivermaya is really rico blanco. take him out and rivermaya is nothing. with his talent, this band would have a very long career. i really admire his music-writing.

[wolverine]

the new rivermaya sure sounds different from the old one. their sound is more electronic now, veering away from the acoustic sound that they used to have.
... i heard a copy of their latest cd from a friend, and i must admit, their music sounded quite well. but they still have yet to come up with their "own sound". one of the cuts from the cd sounded like a "duran duran song" and another song was obviously inspired by "sting".

[Xiaoyu]

I've always liked RiverMaya, even with Bamboo. Their 1st album was really good. It had great songs like 214, 20 Million, Ulan, Awit ng Kabataan, etc. It's true that Rico Blanco is the heart & soul of the band, but I hardly think that Bamboo was a liability when he was still with them. I bet he also made a lot of contributions to the band.
Nevertheless, kudos to RiverMaya for bouncing back. Great new album by the way :)

[This message has been edited by Xiaoyu (edited 09-25-1999).]

[bokyo]

rivermaya has improved. if they were cheesy then, they're less cheesy now.

[JonBoy d Bomb]

RIVERMAYA's best album has got to be their first one!!!
the one with 214, bring me down, ulan, 20 million years.... sobra cool!
take note *you hearing this from a guy who doesn't like rock*

[myke]

yeah...i think rivermaya definitely improved... i like them better now...

i agree with porkchop :) abt the 'rodeo' song: when i first heard it over the radio, i also thought it was done by a foreign group.

[CaRaMBa]

Don't know much about them, but the songs that I know, I really like.

[Cala]

watch out for their new album - coming soon. [used to be called The Return of the Bikini Inspector -- but word is, they're thinking of others now]

u can also check out their website: www.rivermaya.net (http://www.rivermaya.net) - it's still under construction, but there are lots of stuff to go through already. drummer mark escueta handles most of the webmaster tasks.

[This message has been edited by Cala (edited 07-10-2000).]

[bLaCk]

they still rock :)

[BabyFATS]

Shattered Like is a really good song (probably the best in the latest album), but most of their songs are, even when Bamboo was around.

I especially liked the 2nd album, esp. that song Out of Reach. I think it's pretty cool! :)

[ronn]

i liked rivermaya from the start when "ulan" came out. tapos ganda pa nung 214, awit ng kabataan, and bring me down. tapos sheesh... yung kisap-mata (mas nagalingan ako sa arrangement ng music ng rivermaya kaysa erahserheads sa song na 'to!)
ngayon, nde ko na masyadong trip yung band. i have to admit na i like the vocals of rico more than bamboo pero parang nawala yung musical edge nila... musical edge? hehehe, wala ako maisip na term e...
you know what i mean!

[m_i_c_o_y]

they still rock

are they?

[Meiji]

I like their songs too.

[crybabymaki]

i need to admit that the rivermaya with bamboo manalac as lead spawned the best songs from the band such as 214, 20 Million, Flowers, If, and Ulan, but "its not easy being green", with rico blanco, came up with some good songs too, like shattered like, rodeo, and my personal fave, homecoming.

[charcoal]

I really like rivermaya(with or without Bamboo). for me kase nagustuhan ko yung banda kase kahit na magkulang sila ng member they still continue what they are started kaya nga hanggang ngayon rivermaya pa rin sila unlike sa kung ibang banda yan pag nawala yung isa maghahanap na ng iba tapos magdidisband na....iba talaga yung rivermaya...di naman sila baduy na katulad ng sinasabi ng iba with or without bamboo parehas pa rin yun although may pagkakaiba sa boses ang mahalaga nakasurvive pa rin sila as rivermaya...kase kung baduy sila siguro matagal na silang nawala....for me rivermaya is the most talented and best pinoy band that i ever had...and to rivermaya sana tuloy-tuloy na yung pagtatagumpay ninyo sa larangan ng musika....and to rivermaya fans hope to continue supporting rivermaya and your loyalty to this band will still remain. Am I Real...

[nuss]

Rivermaya's identity could be summarized by what my friend said, "Buti ngayon with Rico Blanco, may goal na sila."

Well said. Bow ako sa yo, Rico.

[ronn]

rivermaya's good na naman even before.

hu wud ever forget 214, ulan, or kisap-mata?
i don't think they're baduy songs.

[the_FLY]

Well their music changed alot when bamboo left...and they sounded more alternative than pop. this goes to show that Rico Blanco is really the backbone of the group and not Bamboo. Rico is the talented frontman of rivermaya responsible for all of the band's hits and also co-produces for them. and did you guys know na pinsan ni Rico Blanco si Kitchie Nadal ng Mojofly.
:smokin:

[wax]

i really think rico blanco is one of the best songwriters among the young generation today (and that includes ely buendia, barbie a., etc) i just love the song "kisapmita", coz of its beautiful yet simple arrangement. i also like some of their songs in "it's not easy being green" album especially "shattered like" which i thought was a foreign song before.

[charcoal]

rico blanco is a very good singer and composer of rivermaya no questions about that...pero mas maganda rin sana kung nandoon si bamboo as a vocalist..sabihin na nating mas maganda ang boses ni rico kaysa kay bamboo at sabihin na rin nating si rico ang heart and soul ng rivermaya at sabihin na nating pagnawala si rico mawawala na rin ang rivermaya, pero si bamboo pa rin yung unang vocalist nila nung time na sumikat yung mga kanta nila at pati na rin ang bandang rivermaya ...kaya sana bumalik ulit yung tandem nilang dalawa ang ganda kase ng combination nilang dalawa...kaya nga ang ganda ng "Rodeo" kase dalawa sila yung kumanta nun....at least parang di parin nawala si bamboo sa "green" album nila....

[sobe]

Nasaan na ba si Bamboo ngayon? Ano na kaya ang ginagawa niya ngayon? Kalbo pa rin kaya siya?

Pinaka-gusto kong album ng Rivermaya ay yung TRIP. Pinaka-gusto kong kanta from this album ay "Himala".

"Kasalanan ba ang humingi ako sa langit ng isang himala?"

Ingat!

[Subway]

Originally posted by sobe
Nasaan na ba si Bamboo ngayon? Ano na kaya ang ginagawa niya ngayon? Kalbo pa rin kaya siya?


Nakita ko siya sa newpaper, a year ago, He's back with his long hair.

[charcoal]

ano yung nabasa mo sa newspaper may balak pa ba siyang bumalik sa rivermaya? sana naman!!1

[sobe]

Originally posted by Subway
Originally posted by sobe
Nasaan na ba si Bamboo ngayon? Ano na kaya ang ginagawa niya ngayon? Kalbo pa rin kaya siya?


Nakita ko siya sa newpaper, a year ago, He's back with his long hair.

Anong newspaper? Gaano kahaba ang buhok niya ngayon?

[ishikawa]

I like Rivermaya. I think Rico Blanco is a God! I love their new sound...Rodeo definitely sounded cool!! :smokin:

[igutz]

sa mga merong album na "free"...you'll know how they improved since their "bamboo" days...

[Subway]

Originally posted by sobe
Anong newspaper? Gaano kahaba ang buhok niya ngayon?

Philippine Daily Inquirer - Same length, same color, but shinier.

[nuss]

Originally posted by igutz
sa mga merong album na "free"...you'll know how they improved since their "bamboo" days...

Amen pare...

[|ostsou|]

i liked them when bamboo was still the lead singer but i still like them with rico blanco as their lead. :) i like their songs... may depth.

[twisted2]

oist! mahal ko si bamboo no! :D:D:D
i luv rivermaya with bamboo...
pero galeng pa rin rico, mark & nathan :love:
rico's songwriting is superb...

like sun & fire
like dream & sleep
like dark bird's flight
through a forest deep.
two streams we die
in the open sea
like destiny.
like destiny.

:love:

[sobe]

Pinapakinggan ko yung FREE album ng Rivermaya sa kotse for the past few days.

3 songs na gusto ko from FREE album:

Ambulansya
Tulog
Steady

Unique yung "Ambulansya" song.

[sobe]

So ano na ang balita sa Rivermaya? Naubusan na ba ng mga ideas si Rico?

[overdrive]

watch out for their new album - coming soon. [used to be called The Return of the Bikini Inspector -- but word is, they're thinking of others now]


pareng sobe yan ang latest ngayon sa kanila...and about Rico Blanco...and his band they are one of the most energetic and fun to watch bands in live act...Rico loves to play with the crowd always and he knows how to appproach the every male jologz who dances like freaks...

all in all they are a hell of a band...

[sobe]

Originally posted by overdrive
watch out for their new album - coming soon. [used to be called The Return of the Bikini Inspector -- but word is, they're thinking of others now]


pareng sobe yan ang latest ngayon sa kanila...and about Rico Blanco...and his band they are one of the most energetic and fun to watch bands in live act...Rico loves to play with the crowd always and he knows how to appproach the every male jologz who dances like freaks...

all in all they are a hell of a band...



Pareng Overdrive, di ba matagal na ang Bikini project na yan. Project ba ng Rivermaya yan o si Rico lang?

[nuss]

actually... FREE ang pangalan ng bago nilang album... and it's for... free... so wala sa record bars niyan.

Anyway, saw them in Clapton/Santana. Kahit na alanganin kay Rico or for the band to play Eric's or Carlos' songs, cool pa rin ang kinalabasan nila.

[acquiesce]

what i liked about rivermaya was the first album...when the second album came out it was ok too but when bamboo left the band i felt they really sucked pero later on i realized that they were a totally different band na...medyo iba na kasi yung style and all...kudos to them!

[the_FLY]

once bamboo left...their music matured and had more depth...when bamboo left, their pop, post pubescent themed songs also went along with him...they became more alternative...by the way, where did you get their new album?

:evilgrin:

[Triglyceride]

.....ever since their "Ulan" days, I was hooked. Bamboo or NO Bamboo, I'm still a River Maya fan. So they have a new album out? Wow, this will their 4rth one right? Oh wait a sec, 5th if you count their.....hmmmm....I don't know what kind of album is that, it's all their hit songs only...it was 'house music'...I know..no..I don't have that one.

[1 2 0 2]

hehe. nakasabay ko nun si bamboo sa immigration ofice sa sfo. hehe. maikli na yung buhok

[charcoal]

may bagong album ba na ilalabas ang rivermaya this year? wala na ako masyadong naririnig sa airwaves na latest nila puro na lang sa cd ko napapakinggan...pero mga dati na nilang kanta....sayang dati kasi kahit saan ako pumunta naririnig ko yung mga songs nila ngayon hindi....sana bumalik ulit si bamboo sa rivermaya....

[sobe]

Ano na ang balita kay Nathan Azarcon? Nag-quit na ba talaga siya?

[issa]

hi guys!

i'm also a rivermaya fanatics...
with or without bamboo...
i think they're great... *okay*

me tanong lang ako...
where can i get the FREE album of rm?
i'm not in the philippines... :bigcry:
so i can't go to their live gigs kung
saan sila nagpapamigay ng FREE album nila...
sad to say na wala pa'yon sa napster... :evil_lol:
do you guys know of any sites where in
i can download the songs?
please... i'm dying to have one... :~(

[Emma]

I love Rivermaya...always did. Bamboo's abroad studying, now there's an issue with Nathan. I know Rivermaya will see it through...I'll get damn disappointed otherwise.

I have a coupla mp3s of Rivermaya na I got from Napster. I guess it's a matter of timing. Their site www.rivermaya.net offers videos for download. Visit it because it's good :)

I love "Awit ng Kabataan" :)

[Subway]

News...

They're now with Viva...and they will have a CD single to be released daw. Watch ASAP nalang (kahit sila lang).

[acquiesce]

Originally posted by Subway
News...

They're now with Viva...and they will have a CD single to be released daw. Watch ASAP nalang (kahit sila lang).

i think u're referring to their single for the robin padilla movie...i saw the trailer and obvious na obvious na rivermaya. yung song dun. anways, i heard they are (baka were na kasi baka tapos na ito...) with nathan. i heard somewhere na he hooked up with karl roy na and rivermaya. is looking for a bassist and another guitarist na rin (papalitan na rin ata nila yung current sessionist nila eh).

there's an article about rivermaya. and nathan on http://www.philmusic.com check it out na lang.

[omic]

i've just heard ambulansya on the radio and it blew me away. wow, talk about ingenuity. i've also heard na this song is on their FREE album, meron pa kayang pinamimigay nun? i think it is not available commercially, does anybody know how i could get my hands on one?

[sobe]

Si Bamboo pala ay taga-Burbank, California. Nakalaro siya ng kapatid ko sa basketball kahapon. Sabi ng kapatid ko tahimik lang daw si Bamboo. Yung buhok daw niya ngayon ay parang yung buhok ng bida sa Dragonball Z.

[anghel]

Originally posted by sobe
Ano na ang balita kay Nathan Azarcon? Nag-quit na ba talaga siya?

I read from pulp magazine that nathan will be brought to a rehab. He needs it na daw dahil he even forgets his bass lines when performing. Too bad. Hoping that after his affair with the rehab, he will still come back sa band.

:angel:

[charcoal]

sino nakakaalam ng lyrics ng alab ng puso? paki post naman....thanks....