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"I HAVE also come up with my own recommendation notes on some of my (or Pinas') favorite Filipino music albums and/or songs, but limited only to those that found their way into my library. I do intend to compile this into a future book, when my library can be said to have already included everybody who deserves to be reviewed this way, and it's not yet at that state.
"May I make a hasty apology, though? For many among my peers (and some artists in this initial list themselves) would regard me as baduy (a tramp) for having the sense to do these reviews cum list at all. After all, many of us (artists included) look up to West-residing idols, and only regard fellows hereabouts as second-rate personas of the music world.
"I myself admit to a preference for US-, UK-, Aussie-, or European-recorded 'sounds' when being particular about English lyrics and/or money spent for studio time for more sound creations. This, set within the existing fact that many Pinoy acts pride themselves (admittedly or not) with being exact replicas of their Western references, e.g. Slapshock or Dicta License for being the Rage Against the Machine cum Deftones of the Philippines, Cynthia Alexander as sometimes the Sarah McLachlan of the Philippines (intentional? not?), Hagibis of the '80s as the Village People of the Philippines, and so forth and so on.
"But while there are certainly fans who applaud faithful replications of foreign acts (Gary Valenciano's Michael Jacksonisms onstage are still quite popular among female yuppies, as are Slapshock's or Dicta License's RATM/&c apings among its younger rock crowd), I also believe there are still local recordings and/or songs (by even the 'apes' themselves) that address other facets of music life that I cannot find or expect to find in foreign produce or in the act of aping. One of these recordings' unique achievements would of course be in the setting of the Filipino/Tagalog language into music, whether the music is West-borrowed or not. Another special factor in them would be in their referencing issues or concerns particular to Philippine geography or history, concerns that we can only expect, say, Yano to sing about and not expect Rage Against The Machine to heed for now. Even as there might be an Enya out there who wouldn't mind singing about Cebu." --- VIV III (jojo soria de veyra)
So, click now please on the linked album/song titles below for Jojo's valuations of the selections. Only remember however that numerous entries to this list have yet to be included by the author, making this page likewise still under construction.
12 Songs ("Alaala"; "Anak"; "Bayan Ko";
"Buhay"; "Buhay Nga Naman ng Tao"; "Bulag,
Pipi, at Bingi"; "Higit Sa Lahat, Tao";
"Ina"; "Kinabukasan"; "Magbago Ka";
"Problema"; "Pulubi")-------------
Buhay Ko"; "Balita"; "Gising na Kaibigan";
"Hangin"; "Himig ng Pag-Ibig"; "Itanong Mo Sa
Mga Bata"; "Magnanakaw"; "Masdan Mo Ang
Kapaligiran"; "Pagbabalik"; "Tuldok"; "Usok")-------------
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"Laki Sa Layaw"; "Mister Kengkoy";
"Paikot-Ikot"; "Sa Bayan Ni Juan"; "Tulungan
Natin")-------------
"Project")
STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
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CYNTHIA ALEXANDER & JOEY AYALA
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BANYUHAY NI HEBER
Mga Pinoy"; "Ayaw Ko Na Kay Santa Claus")-------------
BARBIE'S CRADLE
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BATTERY
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THE BROWNBEAT ALL-STARS
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NOEL CABANGON
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CORITHA
Madre")-------------
ERASERHEADS
Pilipinas)-------------
FLORANTE
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BONG GABRIEL
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HOTDOG
Nga"; "Bongga Ka, Day"; "Manila")-------------
HUNGRY YOUNG POETS
Warner Music)-------------
THE ITCHYWORMS
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JR. KILAT
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LABUYO
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MAJESTY
Tumao")-------------
MARIA CAFRA
"Kumusta, Mga Kaibigan"; "Pangako")-------------
MOJOFLY
luKas Music)
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ORANGE AND LEMONS
(2006, Universal Records) ("Hanggang Kailan [Umuwi
Ka Na Baby]"; "Pabango ng 'Yong Mata";
"Lihim"; "Pinoy Ako"; "Abot-Kamay")-------------
PAROKYA NI EDGAR
"Mang Jose")-------------
CHICKOY PURA
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RADIOACTIVE SAGO PROJECT
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BO RAZON
(Vicente Rubi-L. Celerio)-------------
RAZORBACK
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RIVERMAYA
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SAMPAGUITA
Pag-ibig"; "Laguna"; "Nosi Ba Lasi"; "Paraiso
[Tao]"; "Sa Diyos Lamang"; "Sayawan")-------------
TROPICAL DEPRESSION
Suarez-L. Celerio)
Bartolome)-------------
LENDRINO & CESAR VERDEFLOR
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WOLFGANG
Ivory Records)-------------
YANO
TAKING FOREVER, STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION ! ! !
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