Have they ever come out West, or have they mostly done shows in the Boston/East Coast area?
And why do Mass surf bands kick so much ass?
—I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo.
Last edited: Nov 10, 2011 22:46:55
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Posted on Nov 10 2011 10:44 PM
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Posted on Nov 10 2011 10:45 PM
I'd love to have them come out here and play. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Nov 10 2011 10:50 PM
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Posted on Nov 10 2011 10:51 PM
bigtikidude wrote:
I wasn't really feelin' that third album. It was good, but the previous albums had a different dynamic. It was like Pepsi Free. I want Coke Classic. —I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo. |
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Posted on Nov 10 2011 10:57 PM
yeah, to me, the 3rd cd felt like a 3rd rate Shadows/LSJ's cover band. —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Nov 10 2011 11:08 PM
What was the name of Frankie's other project? —I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo. |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 07:44 AM
bigtikidude wrote:
That's kind of harsh Jeff! While it definitely had more of a Shadows feel than the heavily reverbed, surfy first two albums, there was nothing 3rd rate about it! It sill had some great guitar playing and songwriting. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 07:45 AM
BenPerkins wrote:
I think he had a few. One of them was the Cranktones. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 09:00 AM
bigtikidude wrote:
I strongly disagree. There are some fantastic songs on this record. —Buy Endless Drummer @ Bandcamp |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 09:24 AM
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 09:36 AM
I agree with Ferenc. It's not dripping with reverb like the first two, which is why I believe some folks didn't like it as much, but it has some great instrumental arrangements! Jeff, I certainly wouldn't call it 3rd rate. Listen to it again. PolloGuitar wrote: — "Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 11:35 AM
3rd cd = pipe & slippers - i'm too young to listen to it! Last edited: Nov 11, 2011 11:36:07 |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 03:30 PM
Ok, I busted out the CD, listening to it now. I need a quick review. As I recall, not trad surf, but there are some fantastic arrangements. Some do sound like they're in the vein of the Shadows and/or Los Straitjackets. Track 4 has a very spaghetti feel to it. A few years back, somewhere on this site, Ivan and I did separate reviews of Fathom This. —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 04:00 PM
Tikitena wrote:
Here it is: http://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/4043/ Sorry about the goofy characters; something got messed up in the conversion from SG101 0.1 to SG101 1.0. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Nov 11 2011 04:04 PM
Thanks Brian. Ivan's review is far more thorough than mine! —"Turn the knob to 10 and break it off!" -Baja Marty |
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Posted on Nov 13 2011 09:56 PM
Fathomless is one of the best surf albums of the 90's! Dacho |
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Posted on Nov 14 2011 11:24 AM
PolloGuitar wrote:
Sorry, Jeff(bigtikidude) Last edited: Nov 14, 2011 11:46:24 |
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Posted on Nov 14 2011 07:52 PM
Fathomless on vinyl: I think not, based mainly on http://www.instromania.net/D2/ART/ART_F/FATHOMS%20The.php Not even easy to find as a CD these days. In fact, not even available currently as a download, I think. (OK, I only looked on Amazon and iTunes.) http://www.amazon.com/Fathomless-Fathoms/dp/B000006JLZ/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_2 Used good $35 on up to Used like new $200. All CDs as far as I can tell. I finally got one of the $35 or so versions a while back. Still happy with getting it period. I agree that Fathom This (the CD) is not quite what you expect stumbling in after Fathomless and Overboard, but the title song itself is certainly in that spirit. I agree with those who say Fathom This is just different not worse. Yeah, sort of Shadowsy, but a lot of it would also fit nicely on other bands' more recent surf albums. Maybe not on recollections of Fathomless filtered through a 15 years. On the other hand, would Cruisin' The Zone or Rockabilly Surfer seem to fit in the earlier work if we were looking at them on Fathom This? Blandino has always been pretty eclectic. You know, if some variant of Blandino & Co. still play now and then it would be worth going to Massachusetts to hear them and some other bands from the area if they could all play about the same time (but not at exactly the same time). Last edited: Nov 14, 2011 19:56:57 |
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Posted on Nov 14 2011 07:55 PM
Stumbled across this 1997 Double Crown interview with Frankie and Dave - interesting to see that he mentions a new as-yet-unnamed country/roots band with Jerry Miller and Allan Scheinfeld - this is The Spurs, who are kinda still around, though not really playing much: http://www.dblcrown.com/fathoms.html Incidentally, Jerry Miller and Johnny Sciasa are in the Eilen Jewell band now - she tours internationally and is pretty much the reason for the demise of The Cranktones (Johnny), The Spurs (Johnny and Jerry) and one of the later versions of the Fathoms that had Jerry on guitar. I also didn't know their first show was opening for LSJ. —Last edited: Nov 14, 2011 19:59:20 |
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Posted on Nov 23 2011 01:25 PM
And they live ! Just saw a notice for a Cranktones show tonight at the Midway in Jamaica Plain, MA — |
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