apparently the singers (Anita Celdran, Cherry Osmena) were partly responsible for reorganizing the reunion so there was an Assumption crowd and also Ateneans and Lasallites.
program for the night included bossanova versions of "rock with you" and "staying alive", a couple of covers from the dubious Starbucks compilation CD (forgot the titles), "like a lover" and "put a little love away" (S. Mendes).
opening number i think was "the chicken" which was recapped also, Return to Forever covers also with Harry Tambuatco sitting in on drums. couple of blues numbers to even out the material and also Louie Ocampo originals and a bluesier reworking of "si Aida o si Lorna o si Fe" to round out the lineup. yeah "Spain' (return to forever version) was the last song.
Louie O. and Colby dela Calzada. were quite at home on stage whilst, Joey Puyat and Koko B. and also Alvin C. were keeping tabs at the charts (Presumably Louie O's. areglo and also printouts)...
of course i was kinda hoping for some light fusion grooves or something but okay na...
i think Louie O. was using the stock sounds on the RD700 piano but hey he was doing blistering runs on weighted keys!! my question is what is the gadget he is using (metronome?) which i see always perched on the keyboard whenever I see him on TV, and how does he do patch changes when both hands are planted on the keyboard? (volume pedal with switches?) > nga pala electone champ siya so he really has fast fingers playing and pressing on those buttons sa keyboard...
oh and definitely keep an eye out for Koko Bermejo and Alvin C.
any errors or omissions please add na lang...
nga pala parang meron din mga bagets sa crowd... some of them reacted when one of the singers made a reference to one of the songs played at the Embassy....
spotted was Bobby Tylo (with philppine idol crew t-shirt), Vicki Belo, Paul Toledo etc. although the crowd thinned out later
great night, great musicianship...
