YEARS ACTIVE: 1979 – PRESENT
90’S GROUP ROSTER (KNOWN
MEMBERS): CHIKOY PURA, NITO ADRIANO
90’S HITS: RAGE, SAYAW SA
BUBONG*, REKLAMO NG REKLAMO*, TAMBOL*, MAD MATHEMATICAL WORLD*, AND HE SAYS*
(*from their Jerks Live album)
The Jerks is a rock band from the Philippines, formed in
1979 and is perhaps the original alternative rock and blues band in the
Philippines. The band has undergone a lot of member changes and notably a lot
of the previous members of the band are now certified icons themselves in the
music scene. Members like Chickoy Pura, Nitoy Adriano, Jun Lupito, Angelo Villegas,
and others have carved names in their respective niches. Other performers who
have played with the Jerks is former Put3ska drummer Brutus Lacano as a session
musician, and drummer Benjie Santos.
Despite having been formed in 1979, they only released their
debut record in 1994 entitled The Jerks Live, released under Gary Granada's
Backdoor Records. It was recorded live at the legendary Mayric's bar and
showcases the raw, passionate musicality of the band never before put into
record. The Jerks also released a self-titled album in the late '90s.
By 1997, Star Records managed to convince the band to record
a major label album called Haligi Ng Maynila, produced by ABS-CBN's Gabby
Lopez, which gave the band the opportunity to reach a wider audience. This
paved the way to the band winning the 1998 NU Rock Award for Best Album and the
1998 Katha Award for Best Rock Song, "Reklamo ng Reklamo".
THE JERKS LIVE (1994)
THE JERKS (HALIGI NG MAYNILA 1997)
