Hale resides in a small-but-fertile corner of the musical landscape. This land is populated by men and women who spent most of their youth in the rock scene, but who have recently discovered the simple beauty of a haunting melody and a few honest words. The music emanates a very sad undertone which the band describes as “melodrama”. The lyrical content of their songs are insightful, sad, angry, and earnest; producing music with substance and that explores the full range of human emotions.
HALE means SOUND IN BODY
BAND MEMBERS:
Champ, 23 - lead vocalist / guitarist
REAL NAME: Arthur Bernard Lui-Pio
SCHOOL & COURSE: College of St. Benilde, BS BA Human Resource Management
IF NOT MUSIC...: "I'd probably be teaching pre-school. Teaching ABC."
WHERE DO I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM: Friends, Family, Loved-ones. Life itself.
FAVORITE RECORD: All Coldplay albums
FAVORITE BOOK: "I'm not into books, but I'm a big comics fan"
GREATEST COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: Doing thesis
RANDOM FACT: "I easily get intimidated by women I like.
I'M CRUSHING IF... "I stutter and I can't look her in the eye."
Sheldon, 21 - bassist, vocals
NAME: Sheldon Gellada
SCHOOL & COURSE: Music major at UST
MUSIC HEROES: Dirk Lance of Incubus, Peanut of 311, and Victor Wooten. "Di ko kaya ginagawa nila -- sobrang bow ako sa kanila."
CHILDHOOD DREAM: To be an astronaut
LIFE-CHANGING MUSIC EXPERIENCE: " A friend introduced me to this guy and I saw him play the guitar. He was shredding, and I thought, 'Uy, kaya pala ng tao yun!'"
FIRST GUITAR PIECE: "Yung buong-buo? 'Nothing Else Matters.' Ha, ha, ha!"
IF NOT THE BASS, THEN WHAT: A pen
BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION: "We're always mistaken as a boy band. Hindi kami fabricated." RANDOM FACT: Just started eating vegetables a year ago. CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT: Toilet paper. "Right, Roll?"
Roll, 20 - guitarist, vocals
NAME: Roll Martinez
SCHOOL & COURSE: College of Music, UST
FAVORITE BOOK: The Leviathan
THINGS THAT KEEP ME GROUNDED: Family and bandmates. "Kami bumabalanse sa lahat. We look after each other. Pag wala na sa hulog, ibabalik sa hulog."
HAPPINESS: Being onstage. "When you see the people, at that moment, ang kanta namin, nagiging kanta rin nila. At that moment, kanila yung kantang yun."
INSPIRATION: Life itself.
WHEN INSPIRATION HITS: "I pick up a pillow. Hihiga muna ako."
MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE YOU'VE BEEN TO: Star Toll Way to Batangas. "Favorite place kong dinadaanan yun. I'm from Batangas kasi."
YOU ONLY HAVE P82 BUCKS. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT? I will buy 5 packs of Tictacs and the remainder, parang trust fund na yun."
RANDOM FACT: "Hindi ako marunong magbike at lumangoy!"
Omnie, 25 - drummer, percussion
NAME: Omnie Saroca
CHILDHOOD DREAM: To be a pilot.
FAVORITE TV CHANNEL: Now Channel. "Kaya lang tinanggal na sa cable namin eh, sayang."
MUSIC HEROES: The Eraserheads
FAVORITE TOY: Scooter
FAVORITE PAST-TIME: "I take out my helmet, my jacket, and ride my scooter all night!"
CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT: "My gear.Kahit walang gig, kailangan dala ko sila."
LAST MOVIE SEEN: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
BEST ADVICE RECEIVED: Garbage in, garbage out.
DAY JOB: Architect. "I was taking up architecture in school, so Iwas already accepting design jobs."
FASHION ICON: The Sex Pistols. "Si Sid Vicious syempre."
INFLUENCES Their musical influences include a diverse eclectic group of musicians. Champ -- Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Kurt Cobain Roll -- Damien Rice, Switchfoot, Nina Gordon, Vertical Horizon, Shades Apart, Feeder, Travis, Nine Days, Chris Carraba, and The Corrs Sheldon -- Sean Malone, P-Nut, Dirk Lance, Jaco Pastorius, John Myung, Bud Gough, Victor Wooten, Buddy Zabala, Aston Barret, and Stefan Lessard Omnie -- Muse, Dave Grohl, Soundgarden, James Iha
GOAL The bandâs goal is to reach out to the listening crowd and make them understand the value of the bandâs musical sincerity. And sincerity is where Hale excels: Champâs heart-on-sleeve vocals and the groupâs songwriting exude feeling and melody, much to the delight of melancholy teens in search of a like-minded voice. Itâs still a long way for Hale, but itâs obvious why so many people will take them to heart.
MAKING THE BAND: They were just seven months old when they passed their demos to different recording companies in the middle of 2004. Champ's dad finance their needs while doing the demos. EMI Philippines, a record company, loved their music so much that in NoveMber 2004 they were immediately signed.
Omnie, who is doing the drum duties for Hale, is the most experienced among the group. He did the rounds doing drum chores for reggae bands before finally hooking up with the rest of HALE. Omnie met Sheldon through a common friend. Sheldon and Roll are schoolmates, and Roll and Champ knew each other.
Because Hale is quite a new band - their presence was hardly felt on the gig circuit before their big debut -- a lot of critics regard them with more criticisms than most new artist.
They hated being labeled as a"fabricated bands" or "audition bands".
Sheldon - "Hindi kami ngsusulat ng kanta para sa girls. We are not an audition band."
They neither like to be coined as a "boy band" nor a "Pogi Band", but we have to admit that they are undeniably amongst the better-looking musicians in the industry. They would rather be recognized for their music than their looks.
Label- and management -mates, Sugarfree, are said to be big fans of Hale. Rap-metal group Slapshock has asked the band to open for them during club gigs. When Champ was told of this, he replies in a tone of admiration, "Ah, si Kuya Ebe. Label-mates kami ng Sugarfree. We look up to them." - Seventeen Mag, November 2005
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
WISHING
Landscapes in the wild Upon a shore of a sea open wide The great escape from yor wife She's the best mistake of your life
Always starts when you cry Never ends with a smile All you've said was a big, big lie
On the wings of love we falter A day with you a big disaster Soon forever will be over How i wish
Never has a sweet November All i had was a dark October For a while i wanted to die But i said why oh why
Muling lalapit ang liwanag sa paligid at ang tinig na sa akin nagsasabing
Hindi mapipigil ng mundo papatunayan ang pangako
Dahil kailangan kakailang ang pakita natin tayo'y iba at kahit pa hindi papapigil sa mundo at sa umagang darating lahat ay aking kakayanin at kahit ikaw lang at ako
Huwag mong isipin ang mga harang sa atin at ang ihip ng hangin ay darating
Bigla lang ang titigil ang mundo at ang lahat ay maglalaho
Dahil kailangan kakailang ang pakita natin tayo'y iba at kahit pahindi papapigil sa mundo at sa umagang darating lahat ay aking kakayanin at kahit ikaw lang at ako
Hindi ko man hawak ang panahon maging ang ikot ng buhay basta't ikaw at ikaw pa rin ikaw at ikaw parin
Dahil kailangan kakailang ang pakita natin tayo'y iba at kahit pa
hindi papapigil sa mundo at sa umagang darating lahat ay aking kakayanin at kahit ikaw lang at ako
At kahit pa ikaw lang at.. at kahit pa ikaw lang at.. at kahit pa ikaw lang at ako..
my conscience is hurting my ear but im happy as long as you are i hide if i can, i don't care where i stand as long as you are bent down
you never said what does it mean im speaking the same words again but i will if you have to fall im here if you want me at all just as long as you are bent down
she feels im laid out for everything here she keeps me away from this song of mine
i don't know why this won't stop cause maybe it just won't stop but it will if i hear you call though maybe you won't care at all but at least youre the one bent down
she feels im laid out for everything here she keeps me away from this song of mine
you could be here or you can be here as close as i can hold, together as it may all or we where the one's bent down
And now I concede On the night of this fifteenth song Of melancholy, of melancholy And in this next line I’ll say it all over again That I love you, I love you.
I don’t care what they say I don’t care what they do ‘Cause tonight I’ll leave my fears behind ‘Cause tonight I’ll be right at your side.
Lie down right next to me Lie down right next to me And I will never let go Will never let go.
The clock on the TV says 8:39 PM It’s the same, it’s the same And in this next line I’ll say it all over again That I love you, I love you.
I don’t care what they say I don’t care what they do ‘Cause tonight I’ll leave my fears behind ‘Cause tonight I’ll be right at your side.
Lie down right next to me Lie down right next to me And I will never let go Will never let go.
I’ll leave my fears behind ‘Cause tonight I’ll be right at your side.
Lie down right next to me Lie down right next to me And I will never let go Will never let go.
But still I see the tears from your eyes Maybe I’m just not the one for you.
the stars beneath the sky the stars beneath the sky they tell me you're a secret they tell me you're a secret and every time i wake up in the morning and every time rain is falling down on me i wake up in the morning I feel free rain is falling down on me
i feel free you caught me by surprise
I ask you to believe me you caught me by surprise without a lie I ask you to believe me we'll never have to say or feel we're sorry without a lie don't say we're sorry we'll never have to say or feel we're sorry soon you'll see don't say we're sorry
soon you'll see I'm learning
I'm learning you now I'm learning
I'm learning you now Stars fading
free falling into you stars fading
free falling into you this time I'm sure what I'm looking for
and that's what I want you to know this time I'm sure what I'm looking for And I won't ever let you go and that's what i want you to know
and I won't ever let you go Underneath the waves
I can feel you underneath the waves underneath the waves
I can feel you underneath the waves I'm learning
I'm learning you now It's all been said and done to me
i know it Stars fading just let ma have a chance to prove my cause falling into you and i don't know what lies ahead for us
in any road i'll let you come my way this time I'm sure what I'm looking for
and that's what I want you to know and i'm ready for you now And I won't ever let you go be ready for me now
show me love It's all been said and done to me
I know it
Just let me have a chance to prove my cause and i don't know what lies ahead for us in any road I'll let you come my way
And I'm ready for you now be ready for me now Show me love
[1] Take me as you are push me off the road the silence i need this time to be with you i'm freezing in the sun i'm burning in the rain the silence i'm screaming calling out your name
[refrain] and i do reside in your light put out the fire with me and find yeah you'll lose the side of your circles that's what i'll do if we say goodbye
[chorus] to be is all i gotta be and all that i see and all that i need this time to be the life you gave me the day you said goodnight
[2] the calmness in your face that i see through the night the warmth of the light is pressing unto us you didn't ask me why i never would have known oblivion is falling down
[refrain] and i do reside in your light put out the fire with me and find yeah you'll lose the side of your circles that's what i'll do if we say goodbye
[chorus] to be is all i gotta be and all that i see and all that i need this time to be the life you gave me the day you said goodnight
[bridge] if you could only know me like your prayers at night and everything between you and me will be alright
[chorus] to be is all i gotta be and all that i see and all that i need this time to be the life you gave me the day you said goodnight
she's already taken she's already taken she's already taken me she's already taken she's already taken she's already taken me the day you say goodnight
