Eraserheads Reunion High-Quality Concert Videos and Part 2

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• Sep 2,2008 | 1,392 Readers
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You’ve probably heard of what happened to Ely Buendia last Saturday at the Eraserheads Reunion concert. People have long waited for such an event to happen, and when the news came that Ely was taken to the hospital after the first act, well, it seems like God has his plans. Now people are definitely waiting for Part 2, a continuation of Eraserheads music, one more final act that will cement the Eraserheads’ legacy in the musical hearts of every Filipino.

But while we’re waiting for that, and in case you missed the first part which happened last Saturday, August 30, here are three good videos of their songs from Inquirer.Net.

Eraserheads - Alapaap
Eraserheads - Sembreak
Eraserheads - Ligaya

Just click on the links and you’re good to go.

Someone from the Eraserheads YahooGroups give us a telling story of what happened during the concert, and what could/should have happened. I copied the story below, in block quotes.

Now it can be told.
Aug 31, ‘08 7:43 PM for everyone.

We were all supposed to dance the Huling El Bimbo with a fantastic fireworks display. It was going to be the perfect song to end a perfect concert.

I know because my sister said so. She was one of the band’s PAs (guess which one!) and was there during the production meetings. On Sunday morning, as we gathered for our family lunch, she told us what was supposed to go down during the Eheads concert.

The first set went exactly as planned, except of course for Ely’s collapse. To refresh your memory, these are the songs we heard:

1. Alapaap
2. Ligaya
3. Sembreak
4. Hey Jay
5. Harana
6. Fruitcake
7. Toyang
8. Kama Supra
9. Kailan
10. Wag Kang Matakot
11. Kaliwete
12. With A Smile
13. Shake Yer Head
14. Wag Mo Nang Itanong
15. Lightyears

During the second set, the band was to sing ten more songs, in this order:

1. Maskara
2. Poor Man’s Grave
3. Torpedo
4. Trip to Jerusalem
5. Back To Me
6. walang Nagbago
7. Maling Akala
8. Tikman
9. Spoliarium
10.Magasin

When Magasin was to be played, the screen behind them would have montages of various news and magazine clippings of them. It would flash alternately with shots of the band and audience until the song reached the coda where Ely sings “…ay centerfold ka naaaa…woo hoo-hoo, haaa-haaa” part of the song. Then there would be fire works and a fountain of sparks, going on til the last note of the song. Then the hydraulic stage would be lowered and the band would make a “fake ending”.

The lights would then go out.

My sister said the band would wait til the crowd chanted “more”. “It would take two beers’ worth of chanting “more” she said. Then in the darkness, a very dramatic keyboard solo would be heard, and it would be the opening chords of Para Sa Masa.

The hydraulic stage would rise again and there they would be.

After Para Sa Masa, they’d switch into Overdrive. With the crowd pumped within an inch of insanity they were to hit us with Pare Ko. And then we would slow down and reminisce with Minsan.

Finally, they would perform Huling El Bimbo. Again, after the last refrain, at the coda (la la la laaa…) the grand fireworks display would go off, fountains of light surrounding the stage. The next la-la-la parts would see fireworks from behind the general admissions section, and as the song ended there would be a burst of confetti all over the audience.

Then the hydraulic stage would be lowered for the final exit.

Those were the plans for the Ultraelectromagnetic night. It may not have happened as planned but at least we knew they were going to give us a show we would never forget!

We asked my sister if the band knew about all these plans and she said they did. In fact they were so excited about all the gimmicks and couldn’t wait to party with the audience. “Nag-usap pa nga sila kung may mga kailangang saluhin na kanta just in case (di na kaya ni Ely),” she said. “And Ely said, hindi, Kakanta ako!”

I’m putting out an order to the Universe that we all get to watch the second set!

from: Digging Tea Leaves

Let’ all hope Ely gets well, and do whatever it is he wants in life.

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