HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Dec 13 2013 11:52 AM
Hi,
in Oct. the 26th of this year I had the big luck to play together with Curlee Wurlee (my 2nd band, which I left meanwhile…) at the Vollanalog Festival in Maastricht, Netherlands. Another band on the bill this evening was the faaaaaaaantastic FIFTY FOOT COMBO! Whoooohhooooooo!!!!
This was a great evening! I was more than happy!
I remembered there are a lot of people here at SG101 who like them also a lot and would love to see them live. So I did a few videos for you.
Here is the first. ( I have 4 more, very good!)
….ah, I dont remember the title of the song. I know it, yes… bit I can t remember… I am sure people here know the title. Let me know so I can put the title into the description.
Have fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZZdSJ0Csck&feature=youtu.be
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Dec 13 2013 11:56 AM
HallmarkSweptWinger wrote:
Have fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZZdSJ0Csck&feature=youtu.be
Watching now. Having lots of fun. Thanks! Very much!
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Dec 13 2013 12:54 PM
Great! I think the track is called Buzzz.
Last edited: Dec 13, 2013 12:54:47
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ElMonstroPorFavor
Joined: Sep 01, 2006
Posts: 2736
New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Dec 13 2013 02:10 PM
Yep, Crumble's right and it's a cover of Buzzz by Jimmy Gordon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxrBnuT84Ws
I had no idea Fifty Foot Combo did a show this year! I would have killed to see that
— Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Dec 14 2013 11:31 AM
Thanks guys!
Yes, it was "Buzz"! I remember!
Here is he next one. It is "Italian Fuzz".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guxRBatDxoc&feature=youtu.be
You can see there was a huge crowd! Very good! More and more people came for dancing, drinking and shaking. More and more nice girls everywhere, especially in front of the stage. The Fifty Foot Combo played a good variety of several albums. Good setlist with groovy organ surf songs, hard surf songs, their unique exotica style, the cool Bongo player. Cool stage action! It is always hard to display the real energy of a band in a crappy video. And the Fifty Foot Combo had a LOT of this genius live intensity!
…more videos soon
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Dec 14 2013 11:31 AM
Neither song on YouTube from this show is very surfy, but they sound very good and it's really nice to know they're still playing on occasion! May this lead to more activity in the future. (I'm attaching the two videos below.)
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Dec 14 2013 11:40 AM
Haha! Hi Ivan!
We were posting at exactly the same minute! Mine a few seconds earlier.
Yes for sure they were and are not typical surf as you mentioned. And this is definitely no trad surf. But a must for every surf music fan.
The last song they played was a very cool vocal. "Alligator". Very good intensive song!!! Video soon!
cheers!!!!
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Dec 15 2013 06:52 AM
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Dec 18 2013 12:00 PM
Alright, and here you get 10 minutes of Fifty Foot Combo live magic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Y9PQCEpvY&feature=youtu.be
3 songs
The dancing girl on stage in the last minute is not a professional 50 foot girl, she was from the audience.
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19309
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Dec 18 2013 07:02 PM
Thanks Ralf! It must have been incredible to be there in person for that!
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Dec 26 2013 08:44 AM
and here is the last video I shot on this gig.
It is "Alligator" and this was the last song.
Nice way to leave the stage.
No surf instrumental but, wow! What an energy!
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sVh_MTfBP8&feature=youtu.be
In reality the sound was real good and HUGE!
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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tubeswell
Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
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Posted on Jan 03 2014 08:45 AM
I love this band. Mondo Bandito is a killer tune.
— He who dies with the most tubes... wins
Surf Daddies
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ElMonstroPorFavor
Joined: Sep 01, 2006
Posts: 2736
New Orleans, LA
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Posted on May 22 2014 08:08 AM
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3816
North Atlantic
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Posted on May 22 2014 09:38 AM
Fantastic news about the new record. Looking forward to it. Such a strong band.
Rev
— Canadian Surf
http://www.urbansurfkings.com/
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