Eraserheads: The Greatest Filipino Band Ever! (or not?)  

I'm an E-heads fan BUT (that's a big but) the greatest Pinoy Rock band ever is still Juan Dela Cruz Band. Wally Gonzales is the greatest Pinoy lead guitarist ever (the late Teddy Diaz, The Dawn's original guitarist, is the second and Perf De castro, Rivermaya's original shredder, is third). In a time when there wasn't much guitar FX gadgets around, Wally came up with killer shreds and unbelievable riffs. "Wally's Blues" is still the best lead guitar instrumental by a Pinoy rocker ever. Edmund Fortuno (the original drummer of Juan Dela Cruz) is still the best Pinoy drummer (not even Raimund Marasigan can come close to his brilliance). And Mike Hanopol and Joey "Pepe" Smith are great songwriters that are unmatched until now.

"Himig Natin" is such a seminal, untouchable, anthemic song that not even the best E-heads song can compare to it, or any other Pinoy song for that matter. Just compare the gadgets and equipments these guys had, including the shabby recording equipments available in the 70's. Compare those equipments to the ones available to the E-Heads during the 90's. Can you imagine how better Juan Dela Cruz would sound if they had those kinds of equipments? And yet even with all those handicaps, they still managed to put out timeless seminal classics. And that is a testament to the brilliance of that band.

Hi... I'm a big fan of EHEADS and I loved almost all of their songs because it touches every heart of the Filipino. Their songs are all original and as a fan, I admire them for not borrowing songs from the other writers. And about their musicality, I think they are very brilliant and flexible coz their songs did not stay on one tune compared to the other artist that the tune of their song is similar to the other songs. They also tries to mix things so that listeners will never get board while listening to them. And I'm agreed that they are the Greatest Filipino Band but... only on their era. We cannot compare the EHEADS to the Juan de la Cruz Band. Both bands plays different music and different ideology. But for me, EHEADS will always remain EHEADS as my no 1 band because they are the band of my era.

Yes they really are. No doubt. They are the beatles of the philippines. and why we doubt them? if you live in the eheads era, you'll all know how they dominate the OPM industry. Hit after hit, album after another successive album.

I was a crazy fan back then. I clearly remember Ely's voice in my head really.
Their songs still gives me the chills and some of their songs remind me of my high school crush
I like them so much and the industry seems to be not the same since then...not that other artists' songs are bad but they had a certain quality about the songs they dish out...

i grew up with Eraserheads, and i think that most Filipinos especially the youth.
their songs became a vital part of my teenage years. Eraserheads i think was the very first Filipino band that introduces the kind of genre of music that inspires the rest of the band here in the country.
"Minsan" is one of my favorite E-Heads song, together with "Huling El Bimbo", "With A Smile", "Elisi".
Even though Eraserheads is already disbanded, Eraserheads will always be the icon of world class Filipino band, that not only play good music but play to the hearts of the Filipino audience...ROCK ON!

I think Eraserheads is one of the greatest bands here in the Philippines. Their music has also played a vital role in my youth. It's just sad that they broke up. I didn't even get to see their reunion concert which is even more depressing.

My favorite Eraserheads songs are:

Ang Huling El Bimbo
Fruitcake
Poor Man's Grave
Minsan
With a Smile

I was one of those people who went gag over Eraserheads. I loved all their songs. I remember those days when me and my classmates were arguing what's the best song of Eheads and some said it's the Tindahan ni Aling nene while some went for Alapaap. Well, for me, they are all good songs.

their songs reflect my college days.For that, they are the best

Yeah I think too they are the best in the OPM band history that ever produce here in country thats why they have been compared to The Beetles of America. I become an avid fan of them too and collect their albums hit songs.

They're among the best. There are the likes of Yano, Teeth, Rivermaya, Introvoys, Afterimage and many others who made an impact during the 90's or 80's. Those are the bands that I grow up with so to speak. I think those are the times when OPM bands rule. But it was eraserheads who made the most impact, maybe because it came out with songs where most of the youth can relate. Maybe that's the reason that no matter how many bands Ely come up with, it just can't surpass the fame eraseheads had because it has become a name of itself which is greater than all eheads band members combined. Cheers!