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philjudd Joined: Dec 05, 2016 Posts: 151 Queensland	Posted on Jan 19 2017 07:19 AM Came across this video of Mick Ronson playing some Shadows in that classic rock style he lent to Bowie and Mott The Hoople...classic interpretations and passion.. Top
Reverbenator Joined: Jul 26, 2015 Posts: 257 San Diego, Ca	Posted on Jan 19 2017 07:44 PM I'm not sure that it was particularly unusual, but on his CD, 'Speed Of Sound', Ronnie Montrose did a somewhat take-no-prisoners rendition of the Joe Meek/Tornados tune 'Telstar'. Good stuff. — -Cheers, Clark- -Less Paul, more Reverb- Top
philjudd Joined: Dec 05, 2016 Posts: 151 Queensland	Posted on Jan 19 2017 08:58 PM Reverbenator wrote: I'm not sure that it was particularly unusual, but on his CD, 'Speed Of Sound', Ronnie Montrose did a somewhat take-no-prisoners rendition of the Joe Meek/Tornados tune 'Telstar'. Good stuff. That fits. I saw this great performance and wondered how many great guitarists, and other musicians on other instruments, played surf and instrumental stuff as an aside from their regular stuff. Eg I remember reading Eric Johnson spent a huge amount of time learning every part of Ventures songs as a kid. Last edited: Jan 19, 2017 21:00:39 Top
Reverbenator Joined: Jul 26, 2015 Posts: 257 San Diego, Ca	Posted on Jan 19 2017 09:27 PM Yep, Steve Morse, as well. Pretty much anyone who grew up listening to Instrumental Guitar music in the 60s. And on the other side of The Pond, Hank Marvin and The Shadows were influencing Jeff Beck, and well, anyone else who matters. You know Phil, at the bottom of the SG 101 Homepage, there is the box listing the various Sponors/Friends of this site. One of those is the Documentary (Reverbumentary?) 'Reverb Junkies'. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Not only is it a fun flick, but you will see interviews quite a few of our Surf/Instro friends. (I just thought I'd throw that out there.) — -Cheers, Clark- -Less Paul, more Reverb- Top
MrBackwards Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 86 On the Island of Hawaii	Posted on Feb 23 2017 08:20 PM does anybody have a link to a youtube compilation of versions of Pipline recorded by various bands/styles from all over the world? it was really great, but, I cannot find it! Aloha, Kim — "To do, is to be" Aristotle ~ "To be, is to do" Socrates ~ "Doobie, doobie- doo" Sinatra Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Feb 24 2017 05:21 AM Reverbenator wrote: And on the other side of The Pond, Hank Marvin and The Shadows were influencing Jeff Beck, and well, anyone else who matters. Sorry mate. There's something about the word influenced in this context that bugs me a little. Hank Marvin influencing youngsters to form a group and learn to play, then yes I agree with you. IMO there is no better way to learn your instrument than through instrumentals. But did Jeff Beck sound anything like Hank Marvin in the sixties? Nope. Take the British group The Applejacks for instance, They started out playing instrumental covers because they didn't have a singer, then they found a singer. But does "Tell Me When" sound anything like the Shadows? Nope. People forget how phenomenally quick pop music was evolving in the early 1960s, there was no time to be influenced by last week! Top
DonKiyote Joined: Aug 26, 2014 Posts: 138 Kent	Posted on Feb 24 2017 06:00 AM crumble wrote: Reverbenator wrote: And on the other side of The Pond, Hank Marvin and The Shadows were influencing Jeff Beck, and well, anyone else who matters. Sorry mate. There's something about the word influenced in this context that bugs me a little. Hank Marvin influencing youngsters to form a group and learn to play, then yes I agree with you. IMO there is no better way to learn your instrument than through instrumentals. But did Jeff Beck sound anything like Hank Marvin in the sixties? Nope. Take the British group The Applejacks for instance, They started out playing instrumental covers because they didn't have a singer, then they found a singer. But does "Tell Me When" sound anything like the Shadows? Nope. People forget how phenomenally quick pop music was evolving in the early 1960s, there was no time to be influenced by last week! Well.....apparently Jeff Beck said -“Hank is 80% of the reason I started playing guitar.” — Wherever you go, there you are http://rogerfowles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUsTNis44w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKauwombaC8 Top
simoncoil Joined: Sep 28, 2012 Posts: 897 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Feb 24 2017 06:29 AM I agree with crumble on this one: The reason to start playing is one thing, lasting influence another. You will get similar statements from people like Tony Iommi, but to call Hank Marvin a lasting influence on him, I would need some sort of musical similarity. And I really don't see it between Black Sabbath and the Shadows. But maybe that's just me? Actually I remember Jeff Beck himself explicitly saying something about the fast rate of change in 60s music in a documentary of his days with the Yardbirds, i.e. that all his experimentation came from the feeling that things were getting "old" very fast. — Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin) "Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms! "Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records! Top
DonKiyote Joined: Aug 26, 2014 Posts: 138 Kent	Posted on Feb 24 2017 06:57 AM simoncoil wrote: I agree with crumble on this one: The reason to start playing is one thing, lasting influence another. You will get similar statements from people like Tony Iommi, but to call Hank Marvin a lasting influence on him, I would need some sort of musical similarity. And I really don't see it between Black Sabbath and the Shadows. But maybe that's just me? Actually I remember Jeff Beck himself explicitly saying something about the fast rate of change in 60s music in a documentary of his days with the Yardbirds, i.e. that all his experimentation came from the feeling that things were getting "old" very fast. I'm not sure anyone said "lasting influence"? We'll have to agree to disagree as to what the word influence means..:-) — Wherever you go, there you are http://rogerfowles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKUsTNis44w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKauwombaC8 Top
Syndicateofsurf Joined: Oct 08, 2014 Posts: 1073 Northern Ohio	Posted on Feb 24 2017 07:49 AM DonKiyote wrote: simoncoil wrote: I agree with crumble on this one: The reason to start playing is one thing, lasting influence another. You will get similar statements from people like Tony Iommi, but to call Hank Marvin a lasting influence on him, I would need some sort of musical similarity. And I really don't see it between Black Sabbath and the Shadows. But maybe that's just me? Actually I remember Jeff Beck himself explicitly saying something about the fast rate of change in 60s music in a documentary of his days with the Yardbirds, i.e. that all his experimentation came from the feeling that things were getting "old" very fast. I'm not sure anyone said "lasting influence"? We'll have to agree to disagree as to what the word influence means..:-) Not sure if I agree or disagree or if I'm just under the influence. What what? — Da Vinci Flinglestein, The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/ http://sharawaji.com/ http://surfrockradio.com/ Top
simoncoil Joined: Sep 28, 2012 Posts: 897 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Feb 24 2017 08:09 AM As long as it's no influenza, I'm totally fine! — Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin) "Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms! "Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records! Top
Syndicateofsurf Joined: Oct 08, 2014 Posts: 1073 Northern Ohio	Posted on Feb 24 2017 08:10 AM simoncoil wrote: As long as it's no influenza, I'm totally fine! — Da Vinci Flinglestein, The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/ http://sharawaji.com/ http://surfrockradio.com/ Top

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