random fact: guilty pleasure

I'm a fan. For 7 years now, i have been a fan of this local RnB artist. I don't voluntarily give away this information until i become comfortable with someone or a group coz it may sound really gay to some people. Haha. Kahit sa blog post na 'to di ko sya directly babanggitin. Lols.

Anyway, when I first heard this Tagalog track on the airwaves back in my hometown, I fell in love with it right away. In a time where i have very little knowledge about the 21st century Pinoy music scene, this song suddenly comes out. Naalala ko pinagtyagaan kong magsurf sa lahat ng radio stations para ma-timing-an lang yung kanta. Hehe.

This is the song that catapulted this artist on a different level in a genre na halos wala pang nagdedare magproduce. This is also the same song that gave this artist an MTV Moonman, nanalo kasi ng International Viewers Choice for SEA sa VMA.

It's very rare for us to hear a Pinoy RnB song on the radio or on our local music channel kaya kahit pa na pop/mainstream ang genre na 'to, mahirap sya ibenta sa local audience. Faaaaar different from the ballads we hear na mas trip ng karamihang Pinoy.

Nanginginig nginig pako nung una kong binili ang album nya. Lupit nung mga tracks lalo na yung mga sinulat ni Jamir Garcia (of Slapshock). Third album nya 'to pero hanggang ngayon, eto pa rin ang pinakapaborito ko sa lahat.

Kakalabas lang ng 8th album nya. So if you happen to figure out who this is, grab a copy of the new album. Hehehe. I'm glad that the old sound is beginning to come back with 9 original tracks to boot! Nirevive nya yung How Deep Is Your Love dito sa new album at ginawang RnB. LUPEEEET! Hahahaha! Mejo disappointed kasi ako sa previous albums kasi nakisakay ang record label sa "revival album" bandwagon. Nawalan sya ng identity for awhile IMO.

Recently, pumunta ako sa concert niya at ng isa pang artist. Mas konti yung kanta nya kesa dun sa isa pero damn, solid yung isang jazz song na kinanta nya --- How High The Moon by Ella Fitzgerald. 7 minutes of scatting to that one helluva jazz song. The audience gave a standing ovation right after. Billy Crawford was the first one who stood up and applauded the performance. SOLID talaga syet. Mahal ko na sya! Hahahaha!

Pumipila pako dati nung college sa mga mall shows nya para lang mapa-autograph ko lang ang album. Pinagpapawisan ako nang malagkit pag pumipila ako kasi dyahe pag may makakitang schoolmate. Baka sabihan pako ng, "eww jc, why are you making pila? You're so jologs ha." LOL.

Ok ok, jologs na kung jologs pero hanga talaga ako sa kanya. Haha! Bili kayo album ha? Say no to piracy. Support OPM! Not Ching.


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