Images courtesy of Getty (j/k)! Tks. dude Ramir Lorich Araneta!
'Twas probably the only and the best Pinoy gig ever staged in Singapore. From start till the end, fantastic! The good mix of repertoire by all bands surely has given the crowd a great deal of satisfaction. And the crowd is wonderful, indeed a great experience performing. Our band, 'mesh potatoes,' provided rock tunes of Juan dela Cruz, Razorback, The Dawn, Black Crowes, Creed and Pearl Jam. Followed by the group 'Launchbox' rendered pop rock tunes of Eraserheads, Wolfgang, Cardigans, Barbie Almabis favourites. Next was the group 'Quiverpool' with incredible R&B and soul acoustic covers of the Mraz, also did a few originals. Last band was 'Mr. Brosnan,' oozing with college rock tunes of Live, Vertical Horizon, etc.
Mesh Potatoes Performance Vids:
Beep Beep
Balong Malalim
Giyang
Hard to Handle
Higher
Jeremy
Alive
Evenflow
Salamat
And was the surprise finale, all performing band members paid a tribute song 'Noypi' by Bamboo. We purposely started out the intro as U2's 'With or Without You" then segwayed into the song proper. At first the crowd was like"what the hell, a U2 song for encore? they must be kidding!". But as the transition intro goes and bamboo's song becomes apparent, suddenly everyone has gone wild up on their feet singing every line that goes "Hoy! Pinoy ako! Buo ang aking loob, may agimat ang dugo ko!" The gig was supposed to wrap up after that song but Anthony a.k.a 'Mr. Heartrock' (organizer) requested one more encore song and so for the last time, we did the 'Pinoy Ako'(Big Brother). This time was double the intensity. My videocam's battery went dead halfway to the 'Pinoy Ako'song. Will upload more links after a good rest, whew! this week's been physically draining for me (and for the group too), but sure was worth it.
Encore Pics (Pinoy Ako, Big Brother Song):
Encore_02
Encore_03
Encore_04
To all relatives and friends who supported, a big thank you from the bottom of our 'mesh potatoes' hearts!
Some related links:
Filunited (Pinoys in Singapore forum)
Pinoysg (Pinoys in Singapore forum)
Soft (Singapore Musicians forum)
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