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54 total votes.
This poll ran from July 20, 2011 to August 03, 2011.
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This poll is inspired by this forum thread.
I forgot to add the SurfGuitar101 theme to the list...
Why can't I vote?
Comment on "Pipeline...altho' the Chantays are pictured w/Fender equipment on the rear cover of "Pipeline" LP (& in the 2 Fender catalogs)...Bob Spickard told me (mid-90's phone call/"interview" for "Next Set") "Pipeline" & "Move It" were recorded with (an) Airline & Kay guitars. I believe the lead (Bob) was on the Kay & and the glissado's & E-B-G-B (Brian) was on the Airline. When the record got some play (& they went from "Downey" to "Dot") that's when the Fender equipment "arrived" & they cut the album with it. Maybe this is common knowlege (for the afficianados), but I thought I'd post it anyway.
Even though I voted for "Baja"; which I think is the quintessential "Surf" tune, I can't quibble with "Pipeline". "Wipe Out"- as fuggettaboutit!
Aqualadius, see the link under the answers titled Vote?
Jon, I asked Bob Spickard about recording pipeline at the convention in '09. One thing he corrected me on was that the bass was recorded with a Fender P-bass and not the Harmony H-22 you often see the bass player pictured with. And while Brian Carmen's rhythm part was recorded with a Harmony (or Kay branded?), I believe I remember Bob Saying that he was still playing a Barth at the time.
And a quick google search brings up a thread on the Mosrite forum with Deke Dickerson saying just exactly that, and if I were I'd put a lot more stock in what he says.
http://www.mosriteforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1664
Two corrections: One, Brian's last name is spelled Carman. Two, Jon is right and his rhythm part was recorded on an Airline, according to Dalley's book.
I voted for "Wipe Out" because most of you are embarrassed by it.
Surfin' USA.
See this: http://www.nutsie.com/top100sradio/Top%20100%20Surf%20Rock%20Songs/2694835
I am struck by the boldness of its plagiarism. Still it surpasses the original--which is not surf. It's a guilty pleasure.
I know Misirlou. Is Miserlou the cheap knock-off?
i voted for 'pipeline' because it's the first surf tune i remember hearing, the tune that reminds me most of surfing and it's a tune i never tire of hearing. but......i've been listening to 'latina' (not sure of the spelling) and it for me is a close second.
Pipeline, with Miserlou a close second. I love the dark, melodic quality and the almost edgy, empty sound of the original mix.
Okay, of course Pipeline-Miserlou-Wipeout are the heavy hitters, but had to put a vote in for Let's Go Trippin' because it was so early on, is pure, and it is raw. Plus the song opening is among the best going, which Dick Dale ably demonstrates in this June 2007 video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsPUfbGsMRg