15 MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 The Mindanao Daily Mirror ENTERTAINMENT info@mindanaodailymirror.ph facebook.com/mindanaomirror www.mindanaodailymirror.ph “Dapat magkasama kami, kaso sabi nila drummer daw ako eh,” Arespacochaga said in jest. “Well, my schedule didn’t allow me to fly to the Philippines.” He went on to introduce the next segment, wherein each per- former did their own compositions as solo performers. Artadi did “Last Goodbye,” the song he composed after watching the documentary, “Give Up To- morrow.” “When I first decided writ- ing music on my own, I realized I should have a message, to educate people in the process,” Artadi said before singing it. “It’s about a kid back in the 1990s, accused of a crime. For no reason at all, he was forced to live his life in prison. The government said all you have to do is admit you’re guilty and we’ll let you out. He refuses to admit he’s guilty. He said he’d rather die than admit something he didn’t do. He’s still in prison up to these days.” It was an emotional song that earned resounding applause. The seriousness of Artadi’s rock ballad tempered by the next performer. If Artadi’s opus was inspired by the sad fate of a young man in prison, Pangan’s recent master- piece was inspired by a very pretty and popular young woman named Liza Soberano. “Lipad” was the song he re- corded in 2018 for Star Music. In an earlier interview, he said, “When I heard plans for Liza, naging inspiration ‘yun, na para siyang isang unattainable na tao.” Incidentally, in the latter part of 2019 “Lipad” became the of- ficial soundtrack of “Code Name: Terrius,” a Korean sci-fi comedy drama TV series that was aired on ABS-CBN primetime, dubbed in Tagalog. But we can’t blame Pangan for being inspired by Soberano, who millions regard as one of the most beautiful faces in the world. Soberano’s fans like us can relate to Pangan when he sang the lines, “Sa panaginip kong lumilipad ako kasama ka/ Nakikipaglaro ang bu- wan at araw sa’ting dalawa/Ang sabi ng langit, sa isang saglit/Ang puso ko’y sinagip mo sa dilim.” Before singing his ode to So- berano, the legendary vocalist of The Dawn said, “Nagpapasalamat ako sa Star Music at nakapagsulat ako ng kanta as a solo artist. Sala- mat din sa The Dawn, pinapayagan nila akong ginagawa ng solo pro- ject.” “Sa lahat ng nag iibigan, don’t forget to wear your face masks,” he added in jest. After Pangan’s number, now the shirtless Abay re-emerged from backstage and got a louder cheers. Some audience members were unaware how well-tattooed Abay has been. More so, he has no beer belly. A lady seatmate told her husband beside her, “Talo ka ni Dong Abay, wala syang t’yan.” The pot-bellied husband holding his beer only smiled and nodded in agreement. As if answering for the hus- band, Abay then performed “Per- pekto,” a song about one’s imper- fections and people’s tendency to judge. Oh yes, the line goes: “Ano ba ang epekto kung meron kang de- pekto? Wala naman, wala namang perpektong tao.” Abay went down from the stage and sang to the crowd going up and down the stairs in the au- dience area. It’s as if he’s telling a tale and everyone could related to this modern shaman. Cornejo came in next explain- ing how performers get energy from the audience. “The more energy thrown at us, the more energy we give back to you. Napakarami nam- ing frontmen ng ‘90s at ako ‘yung pinakamahilig sa love song at eto ‘yung kanta ng pinakanagustuhan ng mga tao,” he said before singing “Hanggang.” Like in the 1990s, when Cor- nejo sings, there’d be lots of seg- ueways and side comments. If there’s a contest of being the most engaging, talkative rock vocalist, Cornejo would give Chito Miranda of Parokya Ni Edgar a run for his money. What was usually a three- minute song would stretch to 10 to 15 minutes. Punchlines are delivered in rapid fire motion, in between singing a few lines of a particular song. “Teka mali ang lyrics mo,” Cor- nejo would tell a female audience member on the front row. How in the world he heard the woman’s voice while he’s singing is a mys- tery. He’d request the audience members to clap in unison so as to keep the tempo before he proceed to the next stanza of a song. Not for a few seconds but a stretch of around five minutes. “Kailangan may makita akong dumudugong kamay,” he’d say be- fore telling them to stop clapping. But he’d follow it up with another request. “OK palakpakan niyo ang mga sarili niyo kung hindi pa ma- sakit mga kamay nyo.” The rest of the night had the four frontmen of the ‘90s apoca- lypse doing their signature songs. There was Artadi with “Halik Ni Hudas,” Abay with “Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo,” Cornejo’s “Next In Line” and Pangan’s “Salamat.” In other segments when they had several costume changes, it’s just but expected Cornejo would sing “Habang May Buhay,” Abay with “Es-Em,” “Senti” and “Tsine- las,” Pangan with “Enveloped Ide- as,” “Iisang Bangka” and “Talaga Naman,” and Artadi with “Center of The Sun.” We won’t divulge much of what happened next but for sure, “90s Frontmen” was more than nostalgia rock. It’s what kids now- adays should experience, if only their titos and titas would bring them the next time these ageless rock musicians would regroup again. Cornejo, the co-producer, told ABS-CBN News they are will- ing to partner with local produc- ers and sponsors in the provinces and abroad to bring the gang, the whole enchilada. He said he might even add a “frontwoman” like his good friend Cookie Chua of Color It Red, or Myra Ruaro of Put3ska, or both. But we have to mention the most-talked about twist of the two-night shows. They performed, rather, embraced what was con- sidered in the ‘90s alternative rock scene as sacrilege. A few days ago, it was revealed by Cornejo and Abay in their of- ficial social media accounts that it was Artadi who brought up the brilliant idea of doing this boy- band number. No wonder, it was Artadi who seemed to be most comfortable at the middle of the stage. His body language was also a give-away, reminding and giving instructions to the other three of their cues, or where they have to position them- selves in the dance sequence. At the Music Museum, one of the encores was their version of “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys. There were suggestions of doing another ‘90s hit from a dif- ferent boyband. Something milder and tamer wherein they didn’t have to kneel and sway their hips. The “90s Frontmen” soon in the provinces? Cornejo and the gang definitely want it that way. Totel V. de Jesus/ABS CBN News Basti Artadi during the '90s Frontmen (Acousticized)' concert at the Music Museum. GIAN CARLO VIZCARRA
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“Dapat magkasama kami, kaso sabi nila drummer daw ako eh,” Arespacochaga said in jest. “Well, my schedule didn’t allow me to fly to the Philippines.”
He went on to introduce the next segment, wherein each per-former did their own compositions as solo performers.
Artadi did “Last Goodbye,” the song he composed after watching the documentary, “Give Up To-morrow.”
“When I first decided writ-ing music on my own, I realized I should have a message, to educate people in the process,” Artadi said before singing it.
“It’s about a kid back in the 1990s, accused of a crime. For no reason at all, he was forced to live his life in prison. The government said all you have to do is admit you’re guilty and we’ll let you out. He refuses to admit he’s guilty. He said he’d rather die than admit something he didn’t do. He’s still in prison up to these days.”
It was an emotional song that earned resounding applause. The seriousness of Artadi’s rock ballad tempered by the next performer.
If Artadi’s opus was inspired by the sad fate of a young man in prison, Pangan’s recent master-piece was inspired by a very pretty and popular young woman named Liza Soberano.
“Lipad” was the song he re-corded in 2018 for Star Music. In an earlier interview, he said, “When I heard plans for Liza, naging inspiration ‘yun, na para siyang isang unattainable na tao.”
Incidentally, in the latter part of 2019 “Lipad” became the of-ficial soundtrack of “Code Name: Terrius,” a Korean sci-fi comedy drama TV series that was aired on ABS-CBN primetime, dubbed in Tagalog.
But we can’t blame Pangan for being inspired by Soberano, who millions regard as one of the most beautiful faces in the world. Soberano’s fans like us can relate to Pangan when he sang the lines, “Sa panaginip kong lumilipad ako kasama ka/ Nakikipaglaro ang bu-wan at araw sa’ting dalawa/Ang sabi ng langit, sa isang saglit/Ang puso ko’y sinagip mo sa dilim.”
Before singing his ode to So-berano, the legendary vocalist of The Dawn said, “Nagpapasalamat ako sa Star Music at nakapagsulat ako ng kanta as a solo artist. Sala-mat din sa The Dawn, pinapayagan nila akong ginagawa ng solo pro-ject.”
“Sa lahat ng nag iibigan, don’t forget to wear your face masks,” he added in jest.
After Pangan’s number, now the shirtless Abay re-emerged from backstage and got a louder cheers. Some audience members were unaware how well-tattooed Abay has been. More so, he has no beer belly. A lady seatmate told her husband beside her, “Talo ka ni Dong Abay, wala syang t’yan.” The pot-bellied husband holding his beer only smiled and nodded in agreement.
As if answering for the hus-band, Abay then performed “Per-pekto,” a song about one’s imper-fections and people’s tendency to judge. Oh yes, the line goes: “Ano ba ang epekto kung meron kang de-pekto? Wala naman, wala namang perpektong tao.”
Abay went down from the stage and sang to the crowd going up and down the stairs in the au-dience area. It’s as if he’s telling a tale and everyone could related to this modern shaman.
Cornejo came in next explain-ing how performers get energy from the audience.
“The more energy thrown at us, the more energy we give back to you. Napakarami nam-
ing frontmen ng ‘90s at ako ‘yung pinakamahilig sa love song at eto ‘yung kanta ng pinakanagustuhan ng mga tao,” he said before singing “Hanggang.”
Like in the 1990s, when Cor-nejo sings, there’d be lots of seg-ueways and side comments. If there’s a contest of being the most engaging, talkative rock vocalist, Cornejo would give Chito Miranda of Parokya Ni Edgar a run for his money. What was usually a three-minute song would stretch to 10 to 15 minutes. Punchlines are delivered in rapid fire motion, in between singing a few lines of a particular song.
“Teka mali ang lyrics mo,” Cor-nejo would tell a female audience member on the front row. How in the world he heard the woman’s voice while he’s singing is a mys-tery.
He’d request the audience members to clap in unison so as to keep the tempo before he proceed to the next stanza of a song. Not for a few seconds but a stretch of around five minutes.
“Kailangan may makita akong dumudugong kamay,” he’d say be-fore telling them to stop clapping. But he’d follow it up with another request. “OK palakpakan niyo ang mga sarili niyo kung hindi pa ma-sakit mga kamay nyo.”
The rest of the night had the four frontmen of the ‘90s apoca-lypse doing their signature songs. There was Artadi with “Halik Ni Hudas,” Abay with “Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo,” Cornejo’s “Next In Line” and Pangan’s “Salamat.”
In other segments when they had several costume changes, it’s just but expected Cornejo would sing “Habang May Buhay,” Abay with “Es-Em,” “Senti” and “Tsine-las,” Pangan with “Enveloped Ide-as,” “Iisang Bangka” and “Talaga Naman,” and Artadi with “Center of The Sun.”
We won’t divulge much of what happened next but for sure, “90s Frontmen” was more than nostalgia rock. It’s what kids now-adays should experience, if only their titos and titas would bring them the next time these ageless rock musicians would regroup again.
Cornejo, the co-producer, told ABS-CBN News they are will-ing to partner with local produc-ers and sponsors in the provinces and abroad to bring the gang, the whole enchilada. He said he might even add a “frontwoman” like his good friend Cookie Chua of Color It Red, or Myra Ruaro of Put3ska, or both.
But we have to mention the most-talked about twist of the two-night shows. They performed, rather, embraced what was con-sidered in the ‘90s alternative rock scene as sacrilege.
A few days ago, it was revealed by Cornejo and Abay in their of-ficial social media accounts that it was Artadi who brought up the brilliant idea of doing this boy-band number.
No wonder, it was Artadi who seemed to be most comfortable at the middle of the stage. His body language was also a give-away, reminding and giving instructions to the other three of their cues, or where they have to position them-selves in the dance sequence.
At the Music Museum, one of the encores was their version of “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys. There were suggestions of doing another ‘90s hit from a dif-ferent boyband. Something milder and tamer wherein they didn’t have to kneel and sway their hips.
The “90s Frontmen” soon in the provinces? Cornejo and the gang definitely want it that way. Totel V. de Jesus/ABS CBN News
Basti Artadi during the '90s Frontmen (Acousticized)' concert at the Music Museum. GIAN CARLO VIZCARRA
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