Tala - arawan : a review

I was a big fan of the eraserheads back then - every song has somehow can be related to my life (minsan pinipilit na lang) but there is something in their songs that people of my generation saw and kept in their hearts. it has been more than 10 years since their last hit, a lot of OPM bands have tried to follow their footsteps but failed. Until Sugarfree came about 4 years ago and everything was history.

Dont get me wrong - Sugarfree is not the next Eraserheads - they are the first Sugarfree. Pardon the comparison but Ebe (singer) have wrote songs the same way Ely captured the masses - they use words that you wont likely see on other songs. They merely talk about everyday experiences, love, family, and just about everything under the sun and turn it into a radio hit.

When i first bought their debut CD - it stayed on my playlist until their sophomore album. I practically have a playlist of both their albums and just play them randomly - now i have a new CD to add to the list. Below is a classic example of ebe's talent - it is a song of him writing to his older brother who left and tried his luck on the states.

Dear Kuya

Kumusta ka na dyan?
Anong balita? malamig ba dyan? dito mainit
pero kung bumagyo, para bang lahat ng tubig sa mundo ay nandito
Matagal na rin mula ng ikaw ay nagpasyang subukan and swerte
at abutin and iyong mga pangarap sa ibang bansa
kung saan ikaw ay laging magisa, kami tuloy dito - nagaalala

Nasan ka man ngayon, ano mang oras na
ika'y may kailangan, tawag ka lang sa amin
at parang nandito ka na rin

Oo nga pala, kung nasayo pa ang checkered na polo ko, sayo na yan
hanap ka na rin ng maraming mapaglilibangan - dahil balita ko ay mahal sine dyan
Dambuhala raw mga pagkain dyan, tataba ka malamang
Miss mo ba magtagalog? kaya pag may kumausap sayo galingan mong magingles
galingan mo kuya

hinahanap ka na rin ni mama at daddy, sulat ka palagi
miss ka namin, pati mga kapitbahay nagtatanong
san ka raw pumunta? nasan ka na kuya :(

a very simple song but they deliver it so great that you just cant feel but relate to it even if you do not have a brother in the states. My review will not do the album justice but here it goes - A+