synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4558
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on May 12 2025 09:05 PM
slash1 wrote:
Also this exists. It's a live album that seems to be out of print.
I just looked up the track list, and there ads some pretty familiar pieces on it: Peter Gunn, Movin’ and Groovin’, Rebel Rouser.
Any musician who hopes to make a living from music has to face one stark reality; they need to be selling whatever it is that the public is buying.
The music market has had many fads over the years. Perhaps the biggest of these was the effect of The Beatles. They had an effect on music, on fashions, and on society. For years afterward, bands sought to emulate The Beatles in one way or another, and music was marketed accordingly.
When Surf Music was at its apex, Surf imagery was used liberally in the marketing of music aimed at the youth market. The Beach Boys capitalized upon this, using the image of Surf culture, even though their music bore little resemblance to the Surf instrumentals we are fans of. Jan & Dean had a song called Linda, which wasn’t particularly surfish, but they named the album, Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfing. Call it whatever you want, or more correctly, whatever sells.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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raylinds
Joined: Jul 05, 2019
Posts: 154
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Posted on May 16 2025 10:09 AM
When describing my favorite music to people, I usually say early 60s guitar instrumentals. Surf is the most prominent category, but I am also very much into spaghetti western, spy, hot rod related music, both with and without vocals as well. Duane Eddy, Link Wray, The Ventures are also up there in my preferences.
I also love the Beach Boys, but mentally don't really connect it with surf or guitar oriented music of the period, and more like my affinity for the Beatles, Stones, chuck Berry, and other pop/rock music from the era.
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ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1406
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on May 16 2025 11:32 AM
Probably not true surf, but in reality his tone heavily influenced a lot of us surf guitarist. When I was in Reverb Galaxy we constantly added Rumble and I'm Branded to our larger shows.
OH MAN JUST RE-READ MY POST. IT'S ABOUT LINK WRAY, NOT DUANE. OOOPPPS!
— Surf.The most dangerous of genres...
Surfcat
MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus
THE JOURNEY HOME - Free download (2025) - Agent Octopus (Single)
BANDCAMP - Agent Octopus
YOUTUBE - Agent Octopus Surf
BANDCAMP - Reverb Galaxy
Last edited: May 16, 2025 14:01:10
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4558
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on May 16 2025 01:31 PM
raylinds wrote:
When describing my favorite music to people, I usually say early 60s guitar instrumentals. Surf is the most prominent category, but I am also very much into spaghetti western, spy, hot rod related music, both with and without vocals as well. Duane Eddy, Link Wray, The Ventures are also up there in my preferences.
I also love the Beach Boys, but mentally don't really connect it with surf or guitar oriented music of the period, and more like my affinity for the Beatles, Stones, chuck Berry, and other pop/rock music from the era.
As Surf players, we are a bit more discriminating with regard to our Surf Music tastes than the average man on the street. Most people, hearing the term Surf Music would probably think Beach Boys, and that was true back in the ‘60s, as well. But, the more, the merrier, and if The Beach Boys name opens doors, or starts conversations, at least we can get in a good word for the Surf Guitar we all love.
The Surf Guitar of the early ‘60s can thank Duane and Link as sources of inspiration, and for showing the world what an electric guitar is capable of, and for that matter I think that Country players with their twangy Telecaster sounds also helped to show the way.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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