The Eraserheads IV

[Battosai]

Welcome to the fourth thread of the greatest band in Philippine music history!

The thread banner/title commemorates the Eraserheads Final Set concert held last March 7, 2009.



Special thanks to Mr. Joel H. Garcia for the pics!



POST NA!

FINAL SET CD! FINAL SET DVD! ILABAS NA!

[lightyEars808]

WHAT IS THE ERASERHEADS?

• The Eraserheads, Eraserheads, or E-Heads was a prominent Filipino rock band of the 1990s,
formed by Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro. The band is one
of the most successful,critically-acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of Original
Pilipino Music, earningthem the accolade, "The Beatles of the Philippines. "The Eraserheads
are also credited for spearheading a second wave of Manila band invasions, paving the way
for a host of influential Philippine alternative rock bands.

HISTORY

• In 1989, two college bands from the University of the Philippines, Diliman were both in search
of new members for a new group. Curfew, which consisted of Buddy Zabala on bass, Raimund
Marasigan on drums and Marcus Adoro on guitars, met up with Sunday School, which consisted
of Ely Buendia on vocals and Raimund as sessionist drummer in December of the same year.
Ely's first two college bands (Bluidie Tryste and Sunday School) were too unstable, so he
decided to post an audition notice on a university message board. Only Raimund, Buddy, and
Marcus showed up (Raimund was first since he knew Ely and performed with him before, then
Buddy and Marcus were next). According to an interview with Myx, Raimund said he first
auditioned as bassist while Buddy as drummer. But they noticed that it did not sound right, the
two switched places, and the rest was history.

• The four decided to form a new group, calling themselves The Eraserheads. The band took
their name from the movie "Eraserhead" by surrealist director David Lynch, which they picked
up while reading a magazine. They did mostly covers, playing every gig in school they've
managed to get into. Eventually, they made the rounds of Manila's rock club circuit, achieving
little success.

• The band found that they weren't good at playing covers, so they concentrated on writing
their own material instead. "After all, if we committed a mistake, no one would recognize it since
they don't know the song, right?" Buendia explained. Their new, original songs, played live, soon
earned them a cult following in the university, which gradually spread outside the campus. One
of the songs, a pop song entitled, "Pare Ko," became very popular, partly because of lyrics that
included a few obscenities.

• The band recorded a nine-song demo tape in the garage of Marasigan's provincial home (in
Candelaria, Quezon) on January 6, 1991. They then shopped the demo cassette around record
labels, clubs and radio stations, hoping to have their songs reach the public. However, they were
rejected at every turn, with one recording label deeming that their demo was "not pop enough". In
May 1991, a professor-friend teaching Humanities, Robin Rivera, helped them re-record and mix
better versions of the demo songs on a four-track DAT recorder.The new demo was named Pop-U!,
an irreverent response to those who turned them down.

• Meanwhile, Buendia became employed as a student copywriter by BMG Records Pilipinas (now
part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment). He worked with BMG during the day and wrote songs with
the band during the night. Eventually, the songs of Buendia and the band caught the attention of
BMG A&R Director Vic Valenciano. Valenciano listened to the songs and then commented that they
were very raw technically, but that there was something promising in them. Subsequently, BMG
gave the Eraserheads' songs a try. In 1992, BMG signed up the Eraserheads for a three-year
record deal.





LINKS TO THREADS

• Eraserheads Reunion Concert 2008
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/...d.php?t=352967

• The Eraserheads II
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/...d.php?t=369111

• The Eraserheads III
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/...d.php?t=387181



BAND MEMBERS



• Background Information
*Birth name: Eleandre Basino Buendía
*Also known as: Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura
*Born: November 2, 1970 (age 38)
*Origin: Naga City, Philippines

• Genres:
Alternative rock/pop
Experimental
Pinoy rock
Shoegaze

• Instruments:
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer

• Labels:
Sony BMG Pilipinas

• Associated acts:
The Eraserheads
The Mongols
Pupil
Bluidie Tryste
Sunday School



• Background Information
*Birth name: Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan
*Also known as: Lemon, Sugar Raims
*Born: May 22, 1971 (age 37)
Philippines

• Genres:
Alternative rock/pop
Disco punk
Electronica
Experimental
Hip Hop
Pinoy rock
Rapcore

• Instruments:
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizers, Guitar, Vocals,
Keyboards

• Associated acts:
Cambio
Eraserheads
Pedicab
Planet Garapata
Sandwich
Squid 9
Sun Valley Crew
Project 1
The Curfew

[lightyEars808]

• Background Information
*Birth name: Marcus Antonius Corpuz Adoro
*Also known as: Makoy, Surfernando, Punk Zappa, Nito
*Born: December 31, 1971 (age 37)
Philippines

• Genres:
Alternative Rock/Pop
Blues
Experimental
Folk Rock
Pinoy rock
Stoner Rock
Surf Rock

Occupations:
Singer-Songwriter
Musician
Surfer

• Instruments: Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers

• Years active: 1989 – Present

• Associated acts:
Eraserheads
The Flaming Katols
Markus Highway
Surfernando
The Curfew



Buddy Zabala

• Background Information
*Birth name: Hector Avacena Zabala
*Also known as: Buddy, Budz, The Baker Boy
*Born: November 13, 1971 (age 37)

• Genres:
Alternative rock/pop
Experimental
Pinoy rock

• Instruments:
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers

• Associated acts:
Cambio
The Dawn
Eraserheads
Sun Valley Crew
Twisted Halo
The Curfew


DISCOGRAPHY



Studio Albums
• UltraElectroMagneticPop! (1993)
• Circus (1994)
• Cutterpillow (1995)
• Fruitcake (1996)
• Sticker Happy (1997)
• Natin '99 (1999)
• Carbon Stereoxide (2001)

EPs/Demos
• Pop U! (1991)
• Fruitcake EP (1996)
• Bananatype EP (1997)
• Please Tranpose EP (2003)

Compilations
• Aloha Milkyway (1998)
• Eraserheads: The Singles (2001)
• Eraserheads Anthology (2004)
• Eraserheads Anthology 2 (2006)

Live Albums
• Eraserheads: The Reunion Concert 08.30.08 (2008)
• Eraserheads: The Final Set (2009)

DVD
• The Reunion Concert - DVD (2009)
• The Reunion Concert - DVD (Special Edition, 2009)
• Eraserheads: The Final Set (2009)

Box Set/Package
• Eraserheads: The Final Set (2009) (2 music discs and 1 DVD)
• Eraserheads Box Set (TBA)

Tribute Albums
• Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music Of The Eraserheads (2005)


CURRENT BANDS



Pupil
• Ely Buendia -lead vocals, rythm guitar
• Yan Yuzon - lead guitar, back-up vocals
• Dok Sergio - bass, back-up vocals
• Wendell Garcia - drums

Sandwich
• Raimund Marasigan - lead vocals, guitar
• Myrene Academia - bass, back-up vocals
• Mong Alcaraz - guitar, back-up vocals, keyboard
• Diego Castillo - guitar, back-up vocals
• Mike Dizon - drums

The Dawn
• Jett Pangan - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Buddy Zabala - bass guitar, back-up vocals
• Francis Reyes - guitar, back-up vocals
• JB Leonor - drums

Markus Highway
• Marcus Adoro - lead vocals, guitar
• Earl - lead guitar
• BBoy - bass guitar
• Clark - drums
• Mike

[lightyEars808]

ayos! may bagong bahay na!

battosai, ganda ng banner mo!

[hrdnox_12]

excited na ko sa dvd.. hahahaha..

[Battosai]

At least the third thread ended in good news at may bagong album si Buddy and The Dawn!

Post na!

[forg]

to the new thread

Natapos yung Thread III nang hindi pa nailalabas yung DVD ng Final Set

[mv_123]

congrats sa bagong bahay!

[Battosai]

to the new thread

Natapos yung Thread III nang hindi pa nailalabas yung DVD ng Final Set

Forg nabasa mo yung rumor sa last 2 pages nung thread?

[zelai]

sino bang may alam na ways kung paanu ma-voice out yung concern natin? we need to stop this!

sigurado naman may mga taga-smart na nagpupunta dito sa pex noh, taetaetaetaena sila!!!!!

SMART doesn't OWN the rights to the entire Eraserheads catalogue!

nang-aangkin lang, bushet!

buti pa ang globe posible

TRULY!!!

[alsonvillareal]

haha congrats!! bagong bahay!!!!

badtrip lang talaga yung news sa last part ng thread 3

[holydevil]

patapak sa bagong bahay...




kung totoo man yung sa smart, sana man lang makonsensya sila...

[zsazsa]

yey!! may bagong bahay na tayo!! dapat may housewarming party!

solid raymEly!!!

[hrdnox_12]

yey sa wakas, bukas na ang bagong bahay... officially !!!



i'm still positive na magkakaroon ng DVD..

[dikya]

kick @$$ thread. ang galing galing!

[chickentired]

I love this thread...

DVD na!!! woohooo!!!

[lightyEars808]

THE ERASERHEADS III

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congrats kay holydevil
pasok ako sa no. 5

[lightyEars808]

Eraserheads - Final Set
March 16, 2009
















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[lightyEars808]

[lightyEars808]

galing pa to sa the eraserheads II thread...
pinag sama sama ko yung mga picz.