U2's Fire

After a friend showed me his expansive U2 collection, I had the urge to listen to their early albums again.

I can't help but compare U2's "Boy" album with The Police's "Zenyatta Mondatta" album. Both being from 1980, the year when "punk rock" and "new wave" exploded in the Philippines (Devo, B-52's, XTC, Ultravox, OMD).

I still prefer The Police's album coz that was the first tape I bought in Grade School 😊. I also like the overproduction and tight playing of the trio. Who would have known how big The Police would have become, had they not disbanded?

Favorite early U2 track: "40"
Favorite U2 "new wavish" track: "The Unforgettable Fire" (okay, U2 is not a new wave hand, get over it 😄)

What's your fave?

Edie Brickell and The Beatnik Generation

The surprise "Modern Rock" hit of 1988. Folk rock music inspired by the 60's. Yes, they do seem late by two decades.

I used to love this album. Lounging around during hot summer breaks. 

Self loathing never sounded so good with "Circle" and "I Do". The anthemic "What I Am", with its "anti-everything" stance. 

"Shove me in the shallow water before I get too deep" - deep into philosophy and religion?

Daydreaming and The EBTG Road.

"The road is very long".

I was riding public transport yesterday and the song "The Road" from the EBTG album "The Language Of Life" suddenly played on my ipod, which was on shuffle play mode. Listening to MP3 files on my earphones is what I really enjoy while commuting, despite the poor public transport here in Manila, Philippines. I can relax, ignore the crazy drivers and daydream while looking at people going about their busy lives.

"The Road" is one of my favorite sentimental or melancholic songs. The line "I'll keep a good thought for you" really got stuck in my head. I dedicate this song for lost loves and dear loved ones that have passed on. 

"The Language of Life" is also my favorite album from EBTG. Polished production of "jazzy" pop tunes. I'm not heavily into their bossa nova-like early works, or the supposedly new wave phase in the "Love Not Money" album.

So try to listen to this album. Sit back, relax and daydream...

Life, Loss and Seona Dancing

LIFE, LOSS AND SEONA DANCING

It's been 3 years since I posted anything in this blog of mine.

I had set aside this blog to focus on some other endeavors. The death of a loved one really messed me up and made me think about my priorities in life, I guess this blog was not one of them. Anyway, I will try to add some stuff here when time and my mood to write is in sync.

Not to sound too depressing, but that famous song from Seona Dancing said: we still have "More To Lose" eh? Melancholic lyrics and that soaring synth-pop sound never sounded so good together!

When radio station 99.5RT  introduced More To Lose to Filipino listeners in 1985, they named the track as "Fade" by Medium or "Medium" by Fade, to confuse the other stations so that they can't get a copy of this great new wave/synth-pop track to play. Thus, 99.5 RT has exclusivity for more than a year as I recall.

Here are the photos of a Seona Dancing CD I have in my collection. A nice picture disc CD that contains all official versions of their limited discography.  Grab a copy if you can.