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Am I the only one that doesnt like Dick Dale?
Joined: Nov 02, 2006 Posts: 564 Virginia Beach |
Posted on Nov 03 2006 01:04 PM
First off let me say this is a great forum I stumbled upon! I know DD is a God when it comes to surf music and I understand and appreciate everything he's done for surf(or music in general), and he is the ultimate bad ass and all that; but I just don't dig his music. For one he is really sloppy, his tone is horrible, and his songs all sound the same. |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19298 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 01:28 PM
You need to listen to his early stuff, not the 90's stuff, to get a good perspective on his career and accomplishments. As for his tone, that is the one thing that is still awesome. It's still monsterous and huge...Dual Showmans and reverb baby! Have you ever seen him live? (Bring ear plugs). —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Joined: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 118 Baltimore, MD |
Posted on Nov 03 2006 02:00 PM
I dont know, I love his early stuff and his new stuff. I was actually listening to Calling up Spirits on my way to work today because I hadn't heard it in a while and wanted to give it an objective listen(a lot of people knock it-see reverb central review He seems to be asserting himself as an artist and individualist, which is great in a genre where so many other musicians play their own brand of surf and do it so well. Dick is Dick, some love him, some don't. For that reason, to me, he is more than 'that guy that played miserlou' or even the 'king of the surf guitar' he is a true individualist and artist working with what he has and doing what he wants. I'm with Bryan, see him live. Excellent experience for me at a young age, totally kicks ass! Tone is monsterous, you can feel and hear the air being moved by his cabinets! Seriously! |
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 02:19 PM
I have a profound respect for Dick Dale an all he has done for surf music/ and the evolution of Fender products. That being said I preffer listening to many surf groups over his. Also, everytime I hear Misorlou I want to cringe. I hate the fact that it is the one of the few main stream surf songs. |
Joined: Mar 16, 2006 Posts: 923
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 02:25 PM
Dick started a sound and vibe. He is bad ass. Anybody doing any fast (double, tremolo,whatever you want to call it) picking is doin Dicks thing. Back to Dick, he is a VERY nice guy, and deserves to be a bit full of himself. And I agree... a creative individual doin' it his way. Ya gotta see him live at LEAST once. Itâll probably alter your perception, specially if you have him sign something. Tom —THe NEpTuNeS |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 243
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 02:30 PM
Dick Dale's 60's instrumentals are great. He set a standard early on and a lot of the burgeoning bands and guitar players of that era emulated his sound and style. He's known for the heavy staccato picked stuff, but some of his other stuff like "Surfin Rebel" or "Tidal Wave" is just as big and powerful, IMO. I don't really dig his modern stuff and haven't seen him live since 93...so can't really comment on that. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 02:46 PM
I'm not a big Dick Dale fan. I've heard his earlier stuff. My gripe isn't with the tone, but the songs themselves. I like some stuff and I think some stuff is so so. I do love California Sun though, probably the only one on this board. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5305 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 03:50 PM
your are not alone, i really like california sun also...carol — |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 05:57 PM
I like the song & the sun... |
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Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 29 Lemont, IL
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 06:48 PM
The Wedge is one of my favorites... |
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 09:05 PM
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 09:20 PM
So what you are saying is I need to buy Microsoft Flight Simulator and rent a Bruce Lee movie and then I will be a god of surf rock? |
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 09:52 PM
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 10:27 PM
I respect DD for what he did early in his career & how he has managed to hang in there & even reinvent himself. He is a talented musician who plays other insturments besides the guitar. he doesnt smoke or do drugs. He is a savy business man and a doting father to his son Jimmy who is is obviously very proud of. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Nov 03 2006 10:49 PM
I wish I knew more about Dick's cancer. Being a survivor myself I am curious as to the course of his treatment, did he lose his hair, how many rounds, did the cancer metastasize anywhere else, et cetera. I didn't know about Dick's cancer until after I had my own. I actually probably found out about it around this time last year. I wish Dick would publicize it more like Lance Armstrong. There is nobody on earth I look up to more than Lance. I haven't updated in a long time... |
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 521
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Posted on Nov 04 2006 05:40 AM
Like the man said, there's no accounting for taste - and as far as personal listening preferences go mine tend not to run towards DD. I have the greatest respect for his abilities and innovations, but its not what I usually put in the CD player. |
Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Nov 04 2006 11:25 AM
Another vote here for seeing him live. It's a totally different experience than listening to a CD or LP. I think that's true for most bands, but for DD it's essential. —Don |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19298 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 04 2006 12:09 PM
Jake you should send an email to Dick about his cancer experience. He seems to answer every email he gets. I also wonder if it is talked about in the McParland biography? Back on topic: Miserlou, Hava Nagila, Night Rider, The Wedge, The Victor, Banzai Washout, Taco Wagon, Shake and Stomp, Let's Go Trippin', Esperanza, Mexico, Riders in the Sky, Nitro...need I say more? Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon |
Posted on Nov 04 2006 12:11 PM
At least on his records he doesn't go into his "toxic waves" diatribe. |
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Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 17 |
Posted on Nov 04 2006 12:48 PM
Come on now, you can't be serious.....or do you really believe that statement? I'm not trying to start anything, but that claim is simply absurd. I suppose Jimmy Bryant doesn't count...or Django Reinhart...or Eddie Lang...or Carl Kress and Dick McDonough....DD didn't invent "fast" picking...there were MANY players before him employing rapid alternate picking on the guitar....and doing it much cleaner than he'll ever hope to do....not to mention actually improvising strong melodic ideas over complex changes...IMO the melodic/harmonic content of DD's material is sorely lacking (but he definitely makes up for it with energy). Just to be clear - I love DD....but it's definitely not "His" thing. Nothing he has ever played has even come close to pushing the limits of existing guitar technique...TONE? For sure! But not technique. Josh |
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) Its got it's strong points as well as its possibly weaker points, but he does what he wants.....and good for him. 
no because you ain't dick dale nor am i. technological fakery will not get anyone to DD.s place. he is where and what he is because that is where he put himself. he is the real thing. justmy humble opinion.