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== This needs serious editing. == |
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I've cleaned up the article but it might benefit from using some of the WikiProjects tools, like Album Infobox if images are available. ''] ]'', 09:43 ] ] (GMT). |
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I pulled this bit from the article. It looks like a direct copy/paste of something from a newspaper or magazine. ] ] ] 20:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC) |
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Chicosci: The Vampire Chronicles |
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By Cris Ramos Jr. |
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Inquirer |
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Last updated 05:17am (Mla time) 08/04/2006 |
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Living through the rise and fall of music trends, outliving many of their peers, worshipped by the “Vampire Social Club” -- you’d think Chicosci were immortal. But what’s this? They’re maturing! |
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I’m with Chicosci at this burger joint after a grueling three-hour radio station live gig/interview session. Talk veers toward the service crew as the latter recalls the musicians who frequent the burger joint and describes what a “Kamikazee burger” and what a “Rico Blanco burger” is. I playfully asked, “so what would a Chicosci burger be like?” |
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Guitarist Miguel Crisostomo “Mong” Alcaraz gamely responds, “three patties, with lots of chili peppers and lots of cheese too...because we’re cheesy!” |
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“Cheesy” has always been one of the words that extreme metal purists have in mind when they sneer and stereotype Chicosci’s music through the years. But cynics often neglect that this band was shoved to where they are now at a very young age. |
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The Chicosci story began when four high school buddies -- Mong, lead vocalist Miguel “Miggy” Chavez, bassist Carlos “Calde” Calderon and drummer Jose “Joel” Salvador decided to form a band that would profess their love of their favorite bands, most particularly the Deftones. Along the way, they met guitarist Sonny Baquisal and percussionist Eugene “Yug” Esquivias. |
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“Ang suwerte naming bata pa lang kami nagka-album deal na kami,” |
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Calde acknowledges. This lucky break came about when Virgin, an OPM sub-label established by then OctoArts EMI was enjoying wide success with Slapshock. The label manager of the original EMI OPM label then took it upon himself to look for another rap-metal act. The label manager eventually found Chicosci through Tanya Ilacad, whose father was then OctoArts EMI’s Radio Promotions Manager and was also a close acquaintance with the band. |
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“I still remember pagkakasabi ni Tanya nung tinawagan niya kami,” recalls Mong. “’Gusto niyong ma-sign? Parang Slapshock…’.” |
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“Looking back, you can say we were damn lucky and we’re like spoiled brats,” says Miggy. “Relatively there’s some sense of guilt in that, because there are a lot of struggling artists out there. Pero siyempre when the opportunity knocks at your own door, alangan namang tumanggi ka, ‘di ba? Siyempre hipokrito kung di ka aamin na you find a deal where you can record all the songs you’ve written and get the chance to bring it out to the world attractive….” |
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A deal was reached and Revenge of the Giant Robot was released. The album spawned the band’s initial breakthrough single, “Sink or Swim,” which was aided by a fantastic music video directed by Lyle Sacris. While the album showed tremendous promise, it was generally an album you can classify as, well, juvenile. |
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After about a year promoting their debut album, the band got down to business and recorded their follow-up, Method of Breathing, an album that branched out to other forms of modern rock other than rap-metal. In fact, Miggy didn’t even rap in this album. The album spawned the band’s biggest hit to date, “Paris,” which holds rock station NU107’s record for most number of weeks at number one. It established the band as major NU Rock Award winners for years to come, and cemented their status in the rock music firmament. |
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While Chicosci was still reeling from the success they had achieved, cynics lashed out -- that they were just bandwagon riders ditching rap-metal as emo became more popular. “Kung bandwagon riders kami, eh, ‘di sana nag-acoustic at nagnovelty kami,” says Miggy. “Quite simply it was just a matter of acquiring new influences. They say we’re emo -- pero ang definition lang nila ng emo yung nakikita nila sa MTV. Kaya they’re so quick to judge na we sound like My Chemical Romance or The Used, but have they heard of AFI, Bouncing Soul, the Misfits, Rise Against, etc.? It’s not like we only listen to emo, we listen to a lot of music. But just the same, if people think we’re emo, then we’re emo; I don’t find anything wrong with that…” |
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== Never emo, never The Boys == |
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Chicosci is not emo. How come everybody thinks they are? Oh come on, it's got to be the most trying hard emo I've ever seen. Trying hard to be something they aren't. Newsflash for the guys, though: act your age. Everyone's got you all figured out, except for those dudes who are too damn blind to see how you suck so badly. The music's okay, but the image just has to go. Why not try settling for music and image suitable for YOUR age, YOUR generation, and YOUR own ideas?? Quit the imitation. Please. You suck at that. |
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"IMITATION IS SUICIDE. BE YOUR EFFING SELF." |
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The entry was probably lifted from some magazine. I'd take this on if I still listened to current Filipino rock music. =] comment added by ] (] • ]) 20:30, 30 September 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Don't try to make any more videos if they can only cause disruption and distraction in the music scene. Some badass dude just signed you a contract, it doesn't mean you please everybody. Quit fooling around and get to real music and real work done by yourself. Stop all this b*ll craps. |
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For the person who took away my trivia addition to the site about this sucking band imitates Fall Out Boy, guess what? I had it back in for you. Don't anyone else try to take it out because you'll all be wasting your time because I'm going to put it back in as always, just so to let the message across the stupid fans or innocent people who try to view their worthless page. This page should be deleted. It's full of lies, except my contribution. |
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Don't take it out, because Wiki is in for the truth. I don't mean to offend anyone, although I know it is offensive. But I don't really care if you hate me or agree with me. I'd mostly want you to hate me. I feed on hate. Thankyouverymuch. |
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Should be re-written... full of marketing strategy <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 12:01, 23 July 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Love. |
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The entry was probably lifted from some magazine. I'd take this on if I still listened to current Filipino rock music. =
