Member Since: 24/06/2005
Band Website: www.thespeaks.com
Band Members: The five members are all from Virginia and Maryland. And though they are all American-born, they are very proud of their Filipino heritage. Raf Toledo (vocals), Jerry Delino (bass), and Archie Dela Cruz (guitars) are 100% full-blooded Pinoys, Sieg Fuster (guitars) is 50% Filipino and 50% Malaysian, while Johnny Abelende (drums) is 50% Filipino, 25% English, and 25% Irish.
Influences: Raf: anyone and everyone from Axl Rose to Stevie Wonder to Jimmy Hendrix to Prince ********** Jerry: Thelonious Monk, Mos Def, Bootsie Collins, John Coltrane ********** Johnny: Buddy Rich, Neil Peartt, Ju-Ju, Carter Beauford ********** Seig: Jimmy Hendrix, Nuno Bettencourt, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Johnson ********** Archie: Nirvana, Beatles, Hendrix, Page, Slash, Asin, Chris Cornell
Sounds Like: .. width="425" height="350"From pure adrenaline-driven rock, to soulful and piercing rock ballads, TheSpeaks will take you through a roller-coaster range of emotions, with their catchy, hook-filled, Generation-Y anthems making you jump out of your skin with insatiable joy one minute and bringing you near tears the next, with their heartfelt, introspective songs about self-loathing and lost loves and overcoming adversity/hardship against all odds. With strong vocals, catchy melody, powerful chord progressions, addictive guitar solos and purely adrenaline/emotion-driven music – TheSpeaks take the rock genre to another level. They are destined to move you both physically and mentally and prove to the world that Pinoys definitely ROCK!
Type of Label: Major