Tirso ripoll biography of abraham

Hebigat Sounds Volume One was ultimately unleashed, symbolic of a band that, after a long, grueling climb, has finally reached the mountaintop and planted this flag of theirs for all the world--or at least Philippine listeners--to behold. Of course, as with any ascent, Razorback was not without bruises, damages, or at least changes. For one thing, before Hebigat even got out, Jose Mari had decided to ditch the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and consequently the band.

Soon after Kevin Roy took on the howling chores, Miguel the pounder split in March of '96 as well, opting to take a different musical direction. Razorback regained composure once Brian Velasco took over the skins, his background conform-ing with the other members' pre-Razorback live experience: as in none. The ensuing years have also seen Tirso going from bemoustached and bearded to horribly beardless and back, Kevin having his head sides shaved for a fuck-it, cooler-than-Butt-head look, David and Louie having their own tresses surprisingly shortened, and moreover, the whole band coming out of its classic-rock shell by digging what other wealth the world of music has to offer.

Their penchant for epic, can-you-keep-up-with-us performances found a handy outlet in their succeeding album, the more ambitious album Beggar's Moon. Clearly more confident than ever, the quake-inducing quintet were steadily showcasing their musical and lyrical strengths to the hilt, as well as manifesting a willingness to loosen up their minds and hands.

The result was an array of tunes--Payaso, Munting Paraiso, Ikot ng Mundo, Of Hobbits and Pipeweed, and Goldenthroat: The Electric Mistress, among them--that conjure enough visuals to make Beggar's Moon sound like the soundtrack to some long-lost movie. As the songs kept coming so did the gigs, which by then had taken the band not just all over Metro Manila but all over the country.

Everywhere they played, the gang managed to compel viewers to headbang to their heavy grooves, not to mention get viewers excited enough to pellet the band with a wild array of injurious elements. But while gigging comes naturally with promoting albums and songs, Razorback keep sweating it out onstage as frequently as possible since a lull in playing would result in rusty hands.

It was a topic I wanted to avoid, his death being a deep loss not just to his family and his band brothers, but also to everyone who cared about the Philippine rock scene. Pulumbarit, Ripoll, and Roy recall the previous times they had to talk him off the ledge. I called you. You went there. The first time. Yeah, yeah. I had to trick him. It was so bad, but I had to do it.

Tirso ripoll biography of abraham

Yeah, [It was] the only way I knew how to save him. Got him there. Stay there for a few months. Yeah, he had some stories about that place, though. Hard to remember these things, I mean. We had been asked, are you still going to continue and whatever. And, you know, Brian wrote us a note. And it was clear that he would have wanted us to keep going.

None of us felt like doing that Like, you know. I guess it helped; [continuing the band] helped to work through it, you know? Then he would ban the band from his place but reneged later on because Razorback was good business. At their recent 33rd anniversary gig, a lot of lumang tao people from way back showed up: Dennis Lagdameo, who used to do their sets; King Alburo, who was their roadie and event PA; and Jamie Wilson, friend and their other stage manager apart from me.

And not just that. They also have a wicked sense of humor. On their 10th or 11th anniversary — back when I met them for the first time — they decided to do a concert at the Music Museum. Since their true anniversary came so close to Halloween, they thought that playing in costume would be fun. I was like a ghoul wearing a Santa Rosa uniform. David was Darth Maul in Poveda.

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