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https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jd-mcpherson-nite-owls-robert-plant-and-alison-krauss A good plug for the Surfy Bear Rev —Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Last edited: Jan 20, 2025 12:38:27 |
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JD's new album Nite Owls is loaded with surf! I get a whole Richie Allen thing from this track. —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
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JD is the real deal! Incredible guitar playing and guitar tones on all of his albums! Saw him live last year and he and his band were fantastic! |
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Thanks for the reminder to buy that Nite Owls album! He won me over with his Socks! Christmas album a few years ago. What a musician. Sonichris, I hear what you mean regarding Richie Allen in that track but to me there's more of a Jerry Cole sound to it. Maybe a mix of both. Whatever the inspirational content, the song is great! |
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Redfeather wrote:
I agree - maybe even more after my drive to work. Jerry Cole Surf Age song came on and I re-thought my previous comment. —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Last edited: Jan 20, 2025 13:11:40 |
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Correction on my earlier post. Definitely surfy. I think I was confusing him with someone else. He is relatively new to me. Thanks for the education. Will listen to more of JD Rev —Canadian Surf |
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revmike wrote:
I hope you don't think I was trying to be harsh, or correct you. I'm glad you brought it up. When I first heard JD's Nite Owls album, I was expecting Americana, not any surf sounds. I listened to it fairly passively at work, and immediately had to go back for a second listen. The surf sounds, along with a bunch of other influential sounds, make this one of my favorite albums in a very long time. I hear surf, Phil Spector, LInk Wray, Beach Boys, and a bunch of others. And I hear something new every time I listen. —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
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Here's the whole album. No excuses now! —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
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I think I am most excited by the use of the SurfyBear to get those 80s new wave tones. Brings me back! —http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
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Sonichris wrote:
No worries, I didn’t take it as being harsh, or nasty. I had only heard a vocal tune or two and thought that might be his sound. Glad it was pointed out to me. I have been enjoying the instro stuff immensely. —Canadian Surf |
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Thank you SG101 for the nudge!! I became aware of JD a few years ago. It was around the time Joel Patterson blew up with his phenomenal LP "Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar" and it seemed JD's Socks was getting around then too. I listened to the first couple tracks of that album then, but admittedly, I was so smitten with Joel's work, I never gave JD an honest chance in hind sight - not Socks nor his earlier work. Suffice it to say, Nite Owls is AMAZING. Real good the first time through and just keeps getting better. SOOOO Good! And, I could not agree more with Chris/Sonichris... "The surf sounds, along with a bunch of other influential sounds, make this one of my favorite albums in a very long time. I hear surf, Phil Spector, LInk Wray, Beach Boys, and a bunch of others." Anyhow, thanks for the 411, Rev / SG101!!
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Hey the guy who did the art for Night Owls happens to be in a surf band. The Cormans. Budget surf? Fun band. Not sure if they follow all of the surf music rule book. But they are a fun cool band. Yeah the cover art made me give JD a second try as well. Watch his Premier guitar rig rundown. Neat little episode, surf adjacent to me. |
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I saw him play last Saturday at Goezot in’t Hofke in Belgium. It was a great show! Unfortunately the weather didn't play nice, so we ended up soaking wet. Apart from his name I didn't really know him before. The other highlight for me at the same festival was The Whodads from Ghent, especially their big band sets. —Sunburn.surf The Malbehavers |
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@ ikspeeldebas Cheers, https://m.facebook.com/TheArousals Last edited: Jun 14, 2025 09:35:01 |