Light Peace Love
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Light Peace Love is the second album of the Filipino rock
band Bamboo
. The song "Hallelujah" was released some time before the actual release of the album, becoming an instant hit. It is the only Tagalog
track in the album, and with its "never give up" theme, the track became a fast favorite and rocked the daily radio
charts for several weeks.
Light Peace Love is different in style from Bamboo
's previous release, As The Music Plays
. The group experiments with several new styles that may please new listeners, at the risk of disappointing fans of the more conventional rock of their first album. In addition to rock, Bamboo
has incorporated elements of rap
or scat
-style singing, and a gospel music theme inhabits one track ("Alpha Beta Omega").
It is said that the production of Light Peace Love was rushed throughout the summer of 2005, resulting in the short track count and several reused lines on some songs. Despite this, many of the songs on the album are longer than average, resulting in an album clocking in at nearly forty-five minutes.
Pinoy rock
Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. It has become as diverse as the rock music genre itself, and bands adopting this style are now further classified under more specific genres or combinations of genres like alternative rock,...
band Bamboo
Bamboo (band)
Bamboo was a Filipino alternative rock supergroup founded in 2002 by Francisco "Bamboo" Mañalac, Ira Cruz, Nathan Azarcon and Vic Mercado.-Band origin:...
. The song "Hallelujah" was released some time before the actual release of the album, becoming an instant hit. It is the only Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
track in the album, and with its "never give up" theme, the track became a fast favorite and rocked the daily radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
charts for several weeks.
Light Peace Love is different in style from Bamboo
Bamboo (band)
Bamboo was a Filipino alternative rock supergroup founded in 2002 by Francisco "Bamboo" Mañalac, Ira Cruz, Nathan Azarcon and Vic Mercado.-Band origin:...
's previous release, As The Music Plays
As the Music Plays
As The Music Plays is the debut album released by Pinoy rock band Bamboo following the return of Bamboo Mañalac in the Philippine music scene after 5 years of hiatus in the USA. Bamboo immediately gained fame for the track "Noypi" which captivated the hearts of the youth and sparked patriotism in...
. The group experiments with several new styles that may please new listeners, at the risk of disappointing fans of the more conventional rock of their first album. In addition to rock, Bamboo
Bamboo (band)
Bamboo was a Filipino alternative rock supergroup founded in 2002 by Francisco "Bamboo" Mañalac, Ira Cruz, Nathan Azarcon and Vic Mercado.-Band origin:...
has incorporated elements of rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
or scat
Scat singing
In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.- Structure and syllable choice...
-style singing, and a gospel music theme inhabits one track ("Alpha Beta Omega").
It is said that the production of Light Peace Love was rushed throughout the summer of 2005, resulting in the short track count and several reused lines on some songs. Despite this, many of the songs on the album are longer than average, resulting in an album clocking in at nearly forty-five minutes.
Track listing
Personnel
- Bamboo Mañalac - vocals
- Nathan Azarcon - bass
- Ira Cruz - guitars
- Vic Mercado - drums
- Ria Osorio - piano