Parokya ni Edgar The Legacy

Parokya ni Edgar (English translation: Parish of Edgar) is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of Ateneo de Manila High School students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of famous songs. The band has since transcended musical genres, varying styles from one song to another - alternative rock to pop rock, funk to rapcore, and so on - while providing comic relief to their listeners.

History
Before Parokya ni Edgar
Naming themselves Comic Relief, the band originally consisted of three vocalists - Alfonso "Chito" Miranda, Jr., Jeric Estaco, Francis Vincent "Vinci" Montaner, and two guitarists, Miko Yap and Gabriel Ignatius "Gab" Chee Kee. They honed their musical skills through after-school jamming, before performing an opening number for an Eraserheads concert. This break prompted the band to add a drummer and a bassist - Dindin Moreno and Buhawi Meneses. The same performance also marked the change of the band's name to Parokya ni Edgar. After high school, Miko and Jerick, left the band to pursue other interests. As a replacement, the remaining band members invited to their fold guitarist Darius Sema?a (lead guitarist).

Parokya ni Edgar
Parokya Ni Edgar came from a joke answer Jeric Estaco gave during Philippine History class, when the teacher asked him where the father of Jose Rizal's fictional hero, Crisostomo Ibarra, was educated.

The band soon started playing at the legendary local band hub, Club Dredd. Coming out during the height of the Pinoy rock explosion, with the Filipino rock community giving in to the influence of especially grunge acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Parokya ni Edgar played like no other. Their jokes, silly antics, and outrageous performances paved the way to the popularity that they currently enjoy.

Eventually, the late managing director of Universal Records, Bella Dy Tan, signed them as contract artists after witnessing one of their performances at Club Dredd. Soon their initial recordings such as Buloy, Trip and Lutong Bahay were heard across the nation. Their first album, Khangkhungkherrnitz became a triple platinum hit in the Philippines having sold 120,000 units. The other 3 albums include Buruguduystunstugudunstuy (triple platinum), Jingle Balls Silent Night Holy Cow (gold), and Gulong Itlog Gulong (platinum).



Songs

Buloy	1996	Khangkhungkherrnitz
Sorry Na	2002	Edgar Edgar Musikahan
Harana	1997	Buruguduystunstugudunstuy
Kaleidoscope World	2004	Inuman Sessions, Volume 1
Halaga	1999	Gulong Itlog Gulong
Gitara	2005	Halina Sa Parokya
One and Only	2003	Bigotilyo
The Yes Yes Show	2003	Bigotilyo
Wag Mo Na Sana	1999	Gulong Itlog Gulong
Para Sayo	2005	Halina Sa Parokya
OK Lang Ako	2010	Middle-Aged Juvenile Novelty Pop Rockers
Muli	2005	Halina Sa Parokya
Alumni Homecoming	2003	Bigotilyo
Silvertoes	1997	Buruguduystunstugudunstuy
Akala	2007	Solid

Musical legacy
Since their inception, Parokya ni Edgar has enjoyed unmatched staying power in the recording scene of the Philippines. Chito Miranda has served as the band's frontman, filtering the band's output to the taste of its audience.