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As the Music Plays

Bamboo · 2004

67 min · 19 tracks

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

75 /100
Treeline
Higher than 74% of albums we've rated

A strong, guitar-driven song set with a clear closing turn in “Hudas” and “Noypi”; the listed extras are not part of the original album’s pacing.

What we noticed

  • The original ten-track sequence closes with “Hudas” and “Noypi”; the repeated songs and alternate versions in this 19-track listing are appended material.
  • “Noypi” turns a clipped guitar figure into a chant-led finale, shifting the album from its mostly English opening stretch into a direct Filipino-language statement.
  • “Masaya” arrives midway through the sequence and returns in the appended tracks, while the original run moves from it through “War of Hearts and Minds” and “Light Years” before “Hudas.”
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Take Me Down 3:56
  • 2 As the Music Plays The Band 4:30
  • 3 Mr. Clay 3:57
  • 4 Pride And The Flame 4:49
  • 5 Masaya 3:45
  • 6 War Of Hearts And Minds 3:54
  • 7 Light Years 2:27
  • 8 These Days 4:10
  • 9 Hudas 3:05
  • 10 Noypi 7:00

Disc 2

  • 1 Noypi
  • 2 Mr. Clay
  • 3 Masaya

Disc 3

  • 1 Break On Through (PM) 4:52
  • 2 God Knows Hudas Not Pay 3:47
  • 3 Masaya 4:50
  • 4 The General 4:10
  • 5 I Don't Wanna Wait in Vain (For Your Love) 5:11
  • 6 Break On Through (Early AM) 3:31

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