The albums of Eraserheads.
- UltraElectroMagneticPop! (1993)
- CiRcuS (1994)
- Cutterpillow (1995)
- Fruitcake (1996)
- Sticker Happy (1997)
- Natin99 (1999)
- Carbon Stereoxide (2001)
The first album Ultraelectromagnetic pop was a huge success
which turned sextuple platinum. Its hit songs were Pare Ko which was very controversial because of the chorus “Di ba’tang ina”. Several groups tried to
ban this song with no avail. However they sanitized it to a Walang Hiyang Pare Ko which transformed
the chorus to “Di ba walang hiya”.
Other songs that became popular was Ligaya
which was a very catchy song and Toyang.
This marked the new era of band songs. They saved the OPM band era which
was losing its popularity. The instant fame of Eraserheads brought new hope to
the OPM band which started to grow in numbers again. From that moment the
Eheads were honored to be called the Philippine Fab Four.
The second album was called CiRcuS and as expected was
smashingly popular. The songs in the album was more on the life of the Eheads
after they made their successful debut. Because their songs were alternative
and melodic they were able to even top the OPM Ballads at that time. Fans of
OPM Ballad songs turned to the Eheads songs which contributed more their
success. The band established its name as good songwriters and musicians. The
songs Alapaap, With a Smile, Magasin,
and Kailan were the top songs in the album. Alapaap was the most
controversial because of the lyrics of the song which tends to be viewed as the
effects of using drugs. However, the songwriter contradicted this allegations
and explained that the songs message was for freedom and not drug use.
The most successful of all albums which also has the most
famous Eheads song with it was “Cutterpillow”. It sold millions of copies even
before hitting the record stores. The most phenomenal album in the Philippine
music history. The song Ang Huling El
Bimbo has placed its name as one of the most popular songs in the
Philippines. At that time, Eraserheads has reached the top of its popularity.
Eraserheadmania was the thing.
Fruitcake was released as Christmas album which most of its song are for Christmas.
Natin99 was the sixth album. It didn't catch much of the attention because what the listeners can hear is each individuals song and not as a band.
Carbon Stereoxide was the last album with Ely with them. The feature song in this album was Maskara. The band disbanded in 2002.
An album called Aloha Milkyway was released in 1998 as an Asian-wide Region release which contains the Eheads famous songs like "Ang Huling El Bimbo" and "With A Smile". It gained recognition in Asia and the single Julie Tearjerky reached the top charts in Indonesia.
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