DannySnyder
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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Dec 31 2011 05:22 PM
Sure Dick Dale invented surf music, including the exotic influences. But he's all about the guitar, this song highlights the real power in surf - the drums. Talk about drama, this song is the definition of playing with dramatics. I can hear this song over and over and never tire of it.
— Danny Snyder
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Last edited: Dec 31, 2011 17:28:18
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
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San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Dec 31 2011 06:18 PM
Good call, Danny. Sandy Nelson and Richie Podolor really nailed it with "Casbah"! That's as great a surf song/performance as I've ever heard. It would certainly be a contender for the top of my list. I never tire of it.
Bob
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JakeDobner
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Seattle
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Posted on Dec 31 2011 08:19 PM
Fine stuff! I haven't heard this song in some time, thanks!
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Matt22
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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Dec 31 2011 08:23 PM
Excellent song! Thanks for posting! I believe I have the LP this is on.
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Ariel
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Israel
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Posted on Jan 01 2012 01:49 PM
I love those busy drums so much! The natural compression, the mono, the drive! Wonderful sounds.
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WoodyJ
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Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Jan 01 2012 05:08 PM
Casbah is one of my all-time favorites.
Great post, Danny!
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DaveF
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Green Valley, AZ
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Posted on Jan 01 2012 07:34 PM
Outer Wave does a really good version of Casbah in their live shows.
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Fady
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North Carolina
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 06:18 AM
+1 in the fanboy camp for Casbah/Sandy & Co., and great point about the drums Danny. I think I am going to watch Pounding Surf! (again) today.
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Richard
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Georgia
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 07:03 AM
Huge thumbs up. We do this tune and it's always a blast.
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bamboozer
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Delaware
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 09:33 AM
Don't remember this one but it's great and so very surfy.
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Ariel
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Israel
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 10:59 AM
What LP was it on, or was it released just as a single?
What's the origin of the tune?
Besides the awesomeness of the drums, what guitar/amp was used here in your opinion? I just love this kind of crunch. Is it mostly the mic/preamp+tape distorting?
Sorry for getting so technical... 
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Matt22
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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 11:50 AM
I went to look for my Sandy Nelson albums and can't find them. I moved back in 2007 and my albums got all jumbled up. I can't remember if I have an album with this on it or if it was on another comp. I'll do some searching through the mounds of records...ugh. 
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Matt22
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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 01:08 PM
Started going through my records. Found 2 Sandy Nelson albums, but not the one I'm thinking of. Also found all kinds of neato stuff I haven't seen or heard in years. Greatest find so far: Love's Da Coda. MMM MM good.
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drumuitar
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 813
Boise, ID
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 01:20 PM
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ErnestHernandez
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The Alamo City, TX
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 01:26 PM
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
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San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 01:56 PM
A while back I was looking at my Richie Allen (Podolor) records to try to find Casbah, only to realize that it was released under Sandy Nelson's name. I've got it on the this great Ace (UK) compilation:
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=611
I need to pick up some Sandy Nelson's stuff. I never got any of his records (other than on compilations).
Bob
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 02:03 PM
Listen to Robbie! Toes on the Nose is an incredible compilation that everyone here should have.
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Noel
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Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 02:47 PM
I'm ordering Toes on the Nose immediately along with Birth of Surf 2. Thanks for the tip. And by the way, IMO the drummer takes Casbah to another level, just like on As the Dark Wave Swells and anything by The Deadbeats.
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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southern Michigan
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 03:56 PM
Toes on the Nose is indeed a phenomenal comp, one of the best ever of '60s surf music! A must-have for any true surf music fan, I'd say.
And Casbah is truly an incredible track! Funny that it's been covered by such a variety of bands, from the most trad to most prog (the Mermen). I guess it says something about the track.
I've always wondered if there was anything else like it, another collaboration between Podolor and Nelson that sounds anywhere close to this. It seems odd that it would be a complete one-off, but so far it seems to be.
Anyway, love those drums! And Podolor is always fantastic, but especially so on this one. Just brilliant.
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drumuitar
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Boise, ID
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Posted on Jan 02 2012 06:46 PM
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