Why do you play Surf Music?

Surfbones

Joined: Nov 16, 2011
Posts: 106
Illinois
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 11:38 AM

I do because I'm old, and this is one genre I hadn't tried before.

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killbabykill34

Joined: Apr 03, 2010
Posts: 3201
Jacksonville, AL
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 11:49 AM

I do because age has made all the angst go away, therefore I have nothing of value to say that anyone would be interested in.

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deepeddy

Joined: May 19, 2009
Posts: 1263
Austin, Tejas
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Posted on Jun 21 2012 12:03 PM

We couldn't find a singer...

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Las_Barracudas

Joined: Apr 24, 2011
Posts: 1087
Surf City, NC
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 12:23 PM

Well it sure ain't for the $$$ !

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Zonker

Joined: Feb 19, 2010
Posts: 43

Posted on Jun 21 2012 12:33 PM

It's cheaper than buying a surfboard and moving to California!

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FritzCat

Joined: Sep 11, 2007
Posts: 685
Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Jun 21 2012 01:58 PM

There's no silly words or singing to get in the way.

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Surfabilly

Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 852
Connersville, Indiana, USA
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Posted on Jun 21 2012 02:24 PM

I can play guitar. I can sing. I can't do both at the same time.

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caddady

Joined: Feb 14, 2010
Posts: 802
N.E. Ohio
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 02:24 PM

"I do because age has made (ALMOST) all the angst go away, therefore I have nothing of value to say that anyone would be interested in."

Had to add (ALMOST. A Link Wray tune is still an outlet for aggression.

Walk Dont Run was first song I was able to play in 1968, and I still enjoy it.

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morphball

Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 02:25 PM

Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock.

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Surfbones

Joined: Nov 16, 2011
Posts: 106
Illinois
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:08 PM

I also do it because I am so drawn to the gear. Reverb tanks, Jaguars, Jazzmasters - never paid any attention to them in the past. Now thats all I look at in music stores. I've played many music genres - 60's melodic hits, hard rock, wedding band music, rockabilly, Trad. instrumental and vocal Irish music. I want to simplify things - no vocals - no harmonies to work out. Not sure what I'll do when this runs it's course.

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killbabykill34

Joined: Apr 03, 2010
Posts: 3201
Jacksonville, AL
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:11 PM

morphball wrote:

Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock.

Come on? The word ALWAYS needs more white guys playing blues-rock. There is nothing better than listening to white people problems.

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Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:16 PM

As of right now, all of the above reasons. I find this amusing.

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Admiral_Fishwich

Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 118
surfin' Lake Ontario
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Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:44 PM

Because it is about the music and not the ego of some singer...

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OzReverb

Joined: Apr 28, 2009
Posts: 460
Victoria
Australia

Posted on Jun 21 2012 05:30 PM

Outwardly: Pretty much all of the above and I also at times like being the underdog when playing on bills with non-surf acts or trying to convince venues to give it a shot
Inwardly: It's really the only style I've learnt close enough to say I'm starting to get it and have a long way to go. I love doing something different to other people. Cover bands bore me most of the time (I'm in one as well as The Volcaniks and while it has its moments....well....) and also when an audience or individuals hear us for the first time, seeing their faces change and they feel compulsed to get off their a$$ and dance around with a bit sh!t eating grin on their face and really get into it

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Rob_J

Joined: Sep 29, 2007
Posts: 500
Sacto, CA
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 05:39 PM

Because a satisfying, loud, ripping glissando just doesn't work when playing blues (or pretty much any other style, for that matter).

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WetBandit

Joined: Feb 01, 2010
Posts: 106
MA
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:41 PM

morphball wrote:

Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock.

Hahaha so true. It's like the old George Carlin joke about white guys singing the blues, "Whatsa' matter? Banana Republic run outta' khakis?"

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josheboy

Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2367
Twin Cities, MN
United States

Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:49 PM

I play surf guitar for all the wealth and fame! And all the chicks!

Oh, and because I like it and it's fun. But those reasons are secondary to the above reasons

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surfaholic

Joined: Aug 18, 2011
Posts: 158
The sun kissed beeches of Nottingham, UK.
United Kingdom

Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:50 PM

Because I couldn't get away with in previous bands (as much as I tried), and I have a lot of flowery shirts.

More than anything, I just want to play music that is inherently fun, both for the band and the audience.

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Perry_Rhodan_SMUS

Joined: Jun 11, 2012
Posts: 17
Luxembourg, Europe

Posted on Jun 22 2012 07:42 AM

I play Surf Music because the sound is sooooo magic and it never let me go again after the first time I heard the "splish-splash" of a fully cranked reverb. And it is damn sexy too...my ex used to say: "this guitar KNOWS the way from the beach right into my bedroom...!" Need I say more?

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morphball

Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
United States

Posted on Jun 22 2012 08:18 AM

killbabykill34 wrote:

morphball wrote:

Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock.

Come on? The word ALWAYS needs more white guys playing blues-rock. There is nothing better than listening to white people problems.

Yeah, I've got the paid-foreign-prices-for-a-domestic-beer blues...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/affluent-white-man-enjoys-causes-the-blues,1511/

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Surfbones Joined: Nov 16, 2011 Posts: 106 Illinois	Posted on Jun 21 2012 11:38 AM I do because I'm old, and this is one genre I hadn't tried before. — How's your digestion now? Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Jun 21 2012 11:49 AM I do because age has made all the angst go away, therefore I have nothing of value to say that anyone would be interested in. — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
deepeddy Joined: May 19, 2009 Posts: 1263 Austin, Tejas	Posted on Jun 21 2012 12:03 PM We couldn't find a singer... — Ted James Deep Eddy Records http://www.deepeddy.net The Nematoads http://www.nematoads.com Top
Las_Barracudas Joined: Apr 24, 2011 Posts: 1087 Surf City, NC	Posted on Jun 21 2012 12:23 PM Well it sure ain't for the $$$ ! — METEOR IV on reverbnation Top
Zonker Joined: Feb 19, 2010 Posts: 43	Posted on Jun 21 2012 12:33 PM It's cheaper than buying a surfboard and moving to California! — I am but one dude~ Zonker Harris Top
FritzCat Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 685 Sonoma, CA	Posted on Jun 21 2012 01:58 PM There's no silly words or singing to get in the way. Top
Surfabilly Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA	Posted on Jun 21 2012 02:24 PM I can play guitar. I can sing. I can't do both at the same time. — Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Jun 21 2012 02:24 PM "I do because age has made (ALMOST) all the angst go away, therefore I have nothing of value to say that anyone would be interested in." Had to add (ALMOST. A Link Wray tune is still an outlet for aggression. Walk Dont Run was first song I was able to play in 1968, and I still enjoy it. — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jun 21 2012 02:25 PM Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
Surfbones Joined: Nov 16, 2011 Posts: 106 Illinois	Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:08 PM I also do it because I am so drawn to the gear. Reverb tanks, Jaguars, Jazzmasters - never paid any attention to them in the past. Now thats all I look at in music stores. I've played many music genres - 60's melodic hits, hard rock, wedding band music, rockabilly, Trad. instrumental and vocal Irish music. I want to simplify things - no vocals - no harmonies to work out. Not sure what I'll do when this runs it's course. — How's your digestion now? Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:11 PM morphball wrote: Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock. Come on? The word ALWAYS needs more white guys playing blues-rock. There is nothing better than listening to white people problems. — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:16 PM As of right now, all of the above reasons. I find this amusing. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
Admiral_Fishwich Joined: Nov 21, 2010 Posts: 118 surfin' Lake Ontario	Posted on Jun 21 2012 04:44 PM Because it is about the music and not the ego of some singer... — the Undead Bureaucrats http://www.facebook.com/TheUndeadBureaucrats The Rum Sweats Top
OzReverb Joined: Apr 28, 2009 Posts: 460 Victoria	Posted on Jun 21 2012 05:30 PM Outwardly: Pretty much all of the above and I also at times like being the underdog when playing on bills with non-surf acts or trying to convince venues to give it a shot Inwardly: It's really the only style I've learnt close enough to say I'm starting to get it and have a long way to go. I love doing something different to other people. Cover bands bore me most of the time (I'm in one as well as The Volcaniks and while it has its moments....well....) and also when an audience or individuals hear us for the first time, seeing their faces change and they feel compulsed to get off their a$$ and dance around with a bit sh!t eating grin on their face and really get into it — https://www.facebook.com/lostremoleros/ Top
Rob_J Joined: Sep 29, 2007 Posts: 500 Sacto, CA	Posted on Jun 21 2012 05:39 PM Because a satisfying, loud, ripping glissando just doesn't work when playing blues (or pretty much any other style, for that matter). Top
WetBandit Joined: Feb 01, 2010 Posts: 106 MA	Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:41 PM morphball wrote: Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock. Hahaha so true. It's like the old George Carlin joke about white guys singing the blues, "Whatsa' matter? Banana Republic run outta' khakis?" Top
josheboy Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN	Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:49 PM I play surf guitar for all the wealth and fame! And all the chicks! Oh, and because I like it and it's fun. But those reasons are secondary to the above reasons Top
surfaholic Joined: Aug 18, 2011 Posts: 158 The sun kissed beeches of Nottingham, UK.	Posted on Jun 21 2012 06:50 PM Because I couldn't get away with in previous bands (as much as I tried), and I have a lot of flowery shirts. More than anything, I just want to play music that is inherently fun, both for the band and the audience. Top
Perry_Rhodan_SMUS Joined: Jun 11, 2012 Posts: 17 Luxembourg, Europe	Posted on Jun 22 2012 07:42 AM I play Surf Music because the sound is sooooo magic and it never let me go again after the first time I heard the "splish-splash" of a fully cranked reverb. And it is damn sexy too...my ex used to say: "this guitar KNOWS the way from the beach right into my bedroom...!" Need I say more? Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jun 22 2012 08:18 AM killbabykill34 wrote: morphball wrote: Because it's awesome, and the world doesn't need yet another white guy playing blues-rock. Come on? The word ALWAYS needs more white guys playing blues-rock. There is nothing better than listening to white people problems. Yeah, I've got the paid-foreign-prices-for-a-domestic-beer blues... http://www.theonion.com/articles/affluent-white-man-enjoys-causes-the-blues,1511/ — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top

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