His admiration of the Beatles further strengthened his musical resolve. He was one of the Filipino acts who opened for the Jconcert of the Beatles at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines. In 1994, he survived a car accident that damaged his signature jaw. His band, during their peak, only toured the United Kingdom, East Asia (and later, Australia), but not the U.S. It's his dream to visit America, he says. The album was released simultaneously with the Juan Dela Cruz's three-CD collection from the rival Vicor Records.ĭespite having an American father, he has never set foot in the USA. The 14-track album was three-years in the making the recording project had started in 2002. Released in 2005 his very first solo album entitled Idiosyncrasies, on Alpha Records. After his release for lack of evidence, Smith held a concert at the jail for the inmates.Īt the age of 11 he had his first band, consisting of his friends and neighbors from the Kamuning district, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. His constant jail visitor in the Quezon City Jail was Apa Ongpin. He was jailed for six months for alleged drug trafficking in 1993. His band, the Surfer, was contacted to play for American soldiers. He spent six months in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Smith was also a member of the Japanese rock trio, Speed, Glue & Shinki, an interest in amphetamines being the attribution for the "Speed" moniker in the name of the band. The trio has always been credited of spearheading the Pinoy Rock genre in the Philippine music industry. The Juan dela Cruz Band initiated the rock music revolution in the Philippines, veering away from covers of foreign hit songs and focusing on original songwriting. "Juan dela Cruz" is the recognized term for the "everyman" in Philippine society. Smith was a member of the nationalistic and the seminal Philippine rock group, the Juan dela Cruz Band along with fellow musicians, Wally Gonzales and Mike Hanopol.
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums Occupations Musician, songwriter, guitarist More commonly known alternately as Joey Smith and Pepe Smith, he is an icon of original Filipino rock music, or "Pinoy Rock".īirth name Joseph William Feliciano Smith Joseph William Feliciano Smith is a Filipino singer-songwriter, drummer, and guitarist. For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic 4:26 Hit the Lights - Skip School, Start Fights HIM - And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! Hawthorne Heights - The Silence in Black and White Harvey Danger - Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
Girls Aloud - The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits George Gershwin - George Gershwin (includes Rhapsody in Blue) Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandĬhristina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of HitsĬobra Starship - Wihle the City Sleeps, We Rule the StreetsĬounting Crows - August & Everything AfterĬute Is What We Aim For - The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touchĭanger Is My Middle Name - Revenge On the Radioĭavid Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy StardustĮlvis Presley - The Essential Elvis PresleyĮric Clapton - Journeyman (I deleted the first track for some reason, though)įall Out Boy - Evening Out with Your Girlfriendįall Out Boy - My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongueįamily Force 5 - Business Up Front, Party in the Backįirst Class Fever - Pew! Pew! Lazer Gunz!įly Upright Kite - Every Breathing Moment EPįorever the Sicket Kids - Underdog Alma Materįorgive Durden - When You're Alone, You're Not Aloneįranz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinandįrom First to Last - Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount Fast Times at Barrington HighĪrctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst NightmareĪrctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not If you want anything (including an individual song from one of the albums), just let me know what it is you want, where I should upload it (megaupload, sharespace, mediafire, etc), and if it's you're requesting an album, whether you prefer.
:) It's pretty diverse, since I've been told I have "weird taste" in music. It took me about 3 hours to type up (I tried using generators but they didn't work very well), so I hope someone requests something.
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