Parokya ni Edgar's Matira Matibay, Greatest Hits Concert

I didn't actually watched this concert live, I only watched it on tv on Myx Presents program last Dec. 25, 2007. The concert was really impressive. The stage set up is really different among any other band's concert. The stage is full of props like a sari-sari store with lots of tambays whose been drinking and smoking. It was all just like a normal "kanto" scene set up in stage together with all the band members performing. A typical scene that the band always have whenever they have their solo concert shows. I guess it was all the band's idea to have something like that to closely represents what their music is really all about. Or maybe, they just enjoy playing on stage with all their friends up there on their side. I really can't tell, but its really cool and I find it very unique. It's a signatory concept that Parokya ni Edgar started.
Anyway, with all the people up there in the stage, they're really not that distracting at all. It was all about the band's perfomances that all the audiences wanted to see. Thousands of fans went to this concert to see and watch Parokya performs all their Greatest Hits songs from their very first successful album up to their latest. I almost lost count of all the hits songs that they played. They also have Gloc 9 as their guest performer for their Bagsakan song. Even though Francis M. ( The Master Rapper ) isn't there, they still managed to do well and all the crowd liked it.
One thing I'd noticed about Parokya is that they are really approacable to all their fans, specially their vocalists, Chito Miranda. He always go closer to their fans and even make himself available to everyone. Good thing is, he doesn't saty on one side of the stage. He always go from one side to another. All the fans took the chance to get picture and took video of Chito while singing. I also had that kind of experience on Chito on our company's Christmas party since I'm on the very front side of the stage. It's really fun to have a close encounter like that to someone whose in a band so I know what those people felt by the time they got close to Chito.
Even though I'm not actuallly an avid fan of Parokya, I really enjoyed the concert. No wonder, they're considered to be one of the best pinoy band here in the Philippines. All their greatest hits and top single that ruled over the chart even before all the other OPM band rise to mainstream, Parokya was already ruling over and making great over the local music scene. They reamained strong and the band still consists of all their original members unlike any other famous bands here.
Another thing I like about them is that they have this wholesome image. They're really funny and are quite jokers. It's not hard to tell since all their music videos are really funny but good. I hope that they would continue to be the same coz it really suites them. It's something that they're really good at. Making cool songs, staying funny but very appealing and entertaining to others and remaining to be one of the country's best and leading band.