This Is How It Feels...

last night was one of the most memorable BUZZ NIGHTS i ever had. a few hours before gig time, two bands backed-out giving me the idea that it would again turn out to be another "allan montero night" because three of the bands that were to perform was fronted by me - eventhough two of which are girl fronted. it worried me a bit because some of my detractors might show up and laugh at the idea of me going up the stage three times commiting the grave sin of over-kill, over-exposure and of course being over-weight. fuck them all to hell and beyond. i really feel sorry for these people. palibhasa d nyo kaya yung nagawa, ginagawa at magagawa ko. before you criticize me for doing the things i do with regards to buzz nights or any other gig for that matter, look at yourself and ask if you can do even just 10% of what i can do. mga chong wala pa kayo sa kalingkingan ko. its a good thing that none of these shitheads showed up last night.

going back to what happened last night, the gig started out late dew to the rain. i was expecting a really heavy turn-out based on text messages i received, most of which were anonymous texters but maybe most of them might've thought that españa was already flooded. still the turn-out was quite good. new faces galore!!!

5 minutes to 11 and the first band to play was superminty. a band which i front. based on the response from the crowd - none of whom were our friends, and the way we felt on stage, i can say the we played very well. i saw some people on the brink of dancing during our set. who could ever argue, when a band plays 5 yet-to-be-heard originals with which at its early state can already be called "classics". next to go up stage was a new band called blue stellar. so new that it was obviuos that this band don't have the slightest idea of what to sound like. their first song did hint of an almost decent indiepop tune that could've sent spring boutique to do an early re-union gig just to re-establinsh themselves at the forefront of that tired genre. after that song, it was all downhill for them. i like the keyboardist, i hope i could get her to play for one of my bands. hehehe. the singer on the other hand should try to capture the proper voice that would fit whatever genre they would later decide to push through with. some of my friends commented that she's like a singer of a showband when she moves on stage, to me okey lang kasi bagay naman at hindi overdone. the guitarist on the otherhand shows a lot of promise if they were to choose the indie genre but there are times that he'd dish out cliche' stuff. the drummer and the bassist compliment each other quite well. candyaudioline (another one of my bands) followed... do i need to say more... okey, as usual another great set for us. what made this set far more better was the fact that we were complete again and we did two songs which we haven't played for quite a long time now. we even gave in to a request from a foreigner who wanted to know what my bloody valentine sound like because he liked the "city girl" song by kevin shields off that "lost in translation" movie. we were all in high spirits that night that we forgot to talk about ayn's future with candyaudioline. how i'd wish she could've chosen another course that would still allow her ample time to be in a band. tether followed they played a great set. very tight indeed. the songs grow on you. every member save for the singer is an ace. the twin guitar attack reminded me of an early 90's shoegaze band called curve and sometimes helmet. heavy talaga pero it doesn't rock in a rock and roll way. think of yatsura or beatnik filmstars na mas accessible tapos girl yung singer. the bassist and the drummer is as tight as it can get. yung drummer punung-puno ng attitude pag pumapalo. wala ginagaya. the vocalist is quite a good singer but she has to step up to her bandmates' growing desire for volume. sabi ng girlfriend ko "paganda sya ng paganda yung singer ng tether" ang sabi ko naman "oonga eg. pati na rin yung tugtugan nila. that's tether for you, habang tumatagal, paganda ng paganda... Buzz Night poster boys, and self proclaimed maniacs popular days followed next. jaw-dropping-awesome was the best way to describe their set... they were so relaxed that night that they seemed to take control of the whole venue. even the waiters were put to a standstill. special mention goes to bogsy who has really improved on his drumming skills. all of their songs came out splendid thanks to his steadiness. popular days has already found their own sound, sings with their own voice, uses their own beats. the only thing that they've yet to achieve is to get the respect from their own scene. sadly, this is a scene dominated by people who admire bands which sounds-like other foreign bands they admire... yuck!!! tapos galit pa sila sa mga showbands, ang kakapal talaga ng mukha!!! soft pillow kisses - another band of mine - came next. the crowd was about to leave while we were setting up. good thing that it rained hard that time so they had no choice but to stay and go through our set. to my surprise, we did give them the best set of the night... on stage it was like magic. everything was falling into its proper places. it was like year 2001 again but this time it was far better. the guitars glided like swans over a shallow lake, the bass was like a happy unicorn bouncing up and down everywhere, the drums was like a heart beating frantically at the thought of a new found love for the same sex... i even dedicated the last song to all the people who stayed who stayed during our entire set... after several months of questiong myself as to the real condition of ths band, i can truly say that soft pillow kisses is back!!! the last band to play was weedisneys. inspite of my being exhausted already i was able to notice that they weren't really up to it. but still they carried on, one member was absent which somehow compromised their sound. still i admire them for being there no matter what. hindi sila namimili ng situation. theyr'e willing to play kahit wala nang tao or kahit sobrang aga pa... that's a band who truly deserves respect...

so why was it memorable then? maybe because it truly was an "all montero night" after all...