By now the news is all over the Internet so I figure it’s time to start making predictions. (See here first if you live in a cave — with an internet connection — http://philmusic.com/main/content/view/165/1/)
To summarize:
It turns out that Marlboro’s plunking down approximately PhP10m in talent fees for the Eraserheads to do a single 45-minute set in the CCP open grounds at the end of August … which of course immediately set off alarms in my head. 45-minutes is barely enough to do 9 songs if they really rip through it. You’re definitely not going to hear the C-level tracks (like my personal favorite “Yoko”), and any jams are going to be pretty brief. So given that we’re only talking about 9 songs (maybe 10 if they do an encore), what do you think the set-list will look like? Here’re my thoughts:
1. “Huling El Bimbo”
Open strong with a really well-known (one would argue “overused”) classic. I’m ok with starting the concert off with this as there’s no way they can get away without doing it anyway, so it might as well be at the very beginning.
2. “Alapaap”
Another really overused classic. My fondest memory of this is when the boys played an extra long (15-minute?) jam during a big beauty pageant (was it Binibining Pilipinas 1996?). Ely was lip-syncing out of time on purpose.
3. “Torpedo” or “Overdrive”
I really like the Eraserheads’ elseworlds-version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” The more-likely choice is “Overdrive” though, coz that’s pretty much a must-sing.
4. “Magasin”
Possibly the best-written Eraserheads song ever; the punchline towards the end is second to none.
5. “Huwag Mo Nang Itanong”
My all-time favorite Eraserheads song. I still don’t quite know what this is about though.
6. “Superproxy”
Ely and Raimund stage a rap-off. In one alternate timeline, the concert will end with Ely suffering another heart-attack and Sandwich fans all shouting “SUGOD!” The eight Pupil fans in the audience look on, silently.
7. “Harana”
I love how this track came out of nowhere years after Cutterpillow and yet sounded like such a signature Eheads song. It’s likely that they won’t do this one, but I can always dream.
8. “With a Smile”
You know you can’t get away with not hearing this one again, right?
9. “Sembreak” or “Toyang”
These two songs are about equal in my mind. What we’re doing here is going back in time slowly to set the stage for the encore …
10. “Pare Ko”
I.E., the song that started it all. Crowd goes wild, lights go dim, Eraserheads cash their checks.
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