Who plays Mermen songs?

ldk

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San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on Jul 24 2019 11:45 PM

After working on Krill Slippin in another thread, I wondered how many of you play Mermen songs. Especially those who play out, I wonder what the audience reaction is to these songs. Links to performances would be cool.

I play an abbreviated version of Last Forever, but I just play for my own amusement.

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Jul 25 2019 12:52 AM

Outerwave in so cal does Curve from the Songs of the Cows EP

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ELZEB

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Posted on Jul 26 2019 04:27 AM

I played most of the "Food for other fish" album with the Tritones in Belgium in the mid 2000's. Lots of staring and head nodding, no dancing. Very few people knew the Mermen over here.

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simoncoil

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Posted on Jul 26 2019 09:57 AM

ELZEB wrote:

I played most of the "Food for other fish" album with the Tritones in Belgium in the mid 2000's.

Wow, I never would have guessed this based on your current music and the early Los Venturas! You are mastering quite an incredible range of styles!

I can play about 4 measures of "To be naked and French...", and that's about it, but my old band used to do a song, which drew heavily from the aesthetic of the Mermen, i.e. dreamy and more loose stuff bordering on soundscapes. And that was actually one of the audience favourites. We actually played two reunion concerts recently, and people were again asking about it or expressing their appreciation. (And nobody of these people ever heard of the Mermen, of course.)

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FwippaMan

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East Coast
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Posted on Jul 27 2019 11:08 AM

My band is looking to throw in some of the stuff from " Krill Slippin", as around here at least, it gets people dancing, and the musicians in the audience REALLY enjoy watching and listening to it... so I've been asking around here to see if anyone is familiar with it... I'm in upstate N.Y. & haven't been able to find a teacher as of yet who can teach this kind of thing... still looking

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montereyjack66

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Posted on Jul 27 2019 06:25 PM

I used to play with SandBlast and we did about a half dozen Mermen tunes. Lot's of fun!

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JCStilley

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Posted on Aug 19 2019 04:53 PM

I've always wanted to learn Scalp Salad.

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PolloGuitar

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Posted on Aug 22 2019 12:09 AM

One of the first songs Pollo Del Mar covered was "Ocean Beach". It got a lot of airplay on KUSF in San Francisco.

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insectsurfer

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Los Angeles
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Posted on Aug 22 2019 02:49 AM

San Diego's mighty 'The Surf Kings' usedta do a pretty great version of 'Pull Of The Moon'.... !

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ldk Joined: Nov 08, 2017 Posts: 367 San Francisco Bay Area	Posted on Jul 24 2019 11:45 PM After working on Krill Slippin in another thread, I wondered how many of you play Mermen songs. Especially those who play out, I wonder what the audience reaction is to these songs. Links to performances would be cool. I play an abbreviated version of Last Forever, but I just play for my own amusement. — If I'd stop buying old guitars to fix, I might actually learn to play. Bringing instruments back to life since 2013. Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25544 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jul 25 2019 12:52 AM Outerwave in so cal does Curve from the Songs of the Cows EP — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
ELZEB Joined: Aug 30, 2017 Posts: 52	Posted on Jul 26 2019 04:27 AM I played most of the "Food for other fish" album with the Tritones in Belgium in the mid 2000's. Lots of staring and head nodding, no dancing. Very few people knew the Mermen over here. — https://soundcloud.com/elzeb Top
simoncoil Joined: Sep 28, 2012 Posts: 914 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Jul 26 2019 09:57 AM ELZEB wrote: I played most of the "Food for other fish" album with the Tritones in Belgium in the mid 2000's. Wow, I never would have guessed this based on your current music and the early Los Venturas! You are mastering quite an incredible range of styles! I can play about 4 measures of "To be naked and French...", and that's about it, but my old band used to do a song, which drew heavily from the aesthetic of the Mermen, i.e. dreamy and more loose stuff bordering on soundscapes. And that was actually one of the audience favourites. We actually played two reunion concerts recently, and people were again asking about it or expressing their appreciation. (And nobody of these people ever heard of the Mermen, of course.) — 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
FwippaMan Joined: Jun 28, 2019 Posts: 14 East Coast	Posted on Jul 27 2019 11:08 AM My band is looking to throw in some of the stuff from " Krill Slippin", as around here at least, it gets people dancing, and the musicians in the audience REALLY enjoy watching and listening to it... so I've been asking around here to see if anyone is familiar with it... I'm in upstate N.Y. & haven't been able to find a teacher as of yet who can teach this kind of thing... still looking Top
montereyjack66 Joined: Jul 23, 2014 Posts: 637 LA -ish	Posted on Jul 27 2019 06:25 PM I used to play with SandBlast and we did about a half dozen Mermen tunes. Lot's of fun! — mj bent playing for benter results Do not attempt to adjust your TV set. https://www.facebook.com/Bass-VI-Explorers-Club-179437279151035/ https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Planet-Shamen-366987463657230/ Top
JCStilley Joined: Jan 28, 2016 Posts: 37 Omaha, NE.	Posted on Aug 19 2019 04:53 PM I've always wanted to learn Scalp Salad. Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5092 San Francisco	Posted on Aug 22 2019 12:09 AM One of the first songs Pollo Del Mar covered was "Ocean Beach". It got a lot of airplay on KUSF in San Francisco. — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
insectsurfer Joined: Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 363 Los Angeles	Posted on Aug 22 2019 02:49 AM San Diego's mighty 'The Surf Kings' usedta do a pretty great version of 'Pull Of The Moon'.... ! Top

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