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By Perry Gil S. Mallari, Reporter
IF the jam-packed Araneta Coliseum of Friday
night is any indication, then America’s preeminent power pop band
The Click Five has won the hearts of Pinoys.
The Click Five, composed of members Kyle
Patrick, Ethan Mentzer, Ben Romans, Joey Zehr and Joe Guese has
stirred the Philippine teendom in full force filling the place up to
the bleachers with their hit songs such as “Catch Your Wave,”
“Just the Girl,” “Jenny,” “Happy Birthday” and
“Empty.” Dental braces gleaming in the concert lights,
teenyboppers dance their heart outs with occasional shrieks of “I
love The Click Five!”
All The Click Five members were known as dapper
dressers and the band as a whole carries a clean image. They named
The Beatles as among their foremost influences and readily admitted
that the music video of their first single “Just the Girl,” is a
tribute to the Fabulous Four’s “A Hard Day’s Night.” The
members of the band all attended the prestigious Berklee College of
Music in Boston hence explaining their prowess in musical
instrumentation.
Though criticized at times for churning out
songs that nearly borders on the saccharine, The Click Five is
definitely no boy band. The groups’ debut album Greetings from
Imrie House had the guest appearances of such rock and roll icons as
Paul Stanley of Kiss and Elliot Easton of the Cars. The boys can
definitely play loud, but still, their concert is a kind of gig
where you can safely bring along mom and dad with.
The success of the band’s three-day pocket
promo concerts in October last year has prompted a bigger comeback
performance on a larger venue.
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