Perf de Castro resurfaces as he shares to us his own rendition of the Rivermaya song Gravity from the debut album of Rivermaya, where Perf served as the band's lead guitarist in his only album with the band. Perf left the band due to reported "musical differences" which paved the way for Rico Blanco to take over the lead guitar chores (apart from playing keyboards). It was said that Rico had an On the Job Training in learning how to play lead guitars due to the huge void that Perf left behind. According to Perf, Gravity was one of two songs in the Rivermaya debut album that was done as a collective effort of the group. The linear notes credits Perf and Rico for the song. Two years ago, over at Radio Republic PH, Perf would reveal the real reason why he left Rivermaya. Check out the Radio Republic PH interview video below.
It would have been very interesting to know what Rivermaya would have sound like if Perf never left the band. But still, history as we know it, Rivermaya is still one of the most successful bands in the 90's band explosion era (and my favorite among the bands).
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