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ArtS wrote:

Finally, seeing Annette Funicello by the beach... well that clinched it; I was a surf guitarist for life.

In person? Yeah, that would do it!

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

It never fails to cheer me up, no matter what kind of shit is coming down. And it works pretty well when you're in a good mood, too. Reverb, the ultimate mood enhancer. Is this what they mean by a reverb junky?

I became interested in instrumental guitar rock back in '88 when I bought Joe Satriani's Surfing With The Alien.

After leaving that behind and playing typical covers in cover bands over the years, one gig our lead singer had to bail when his father passed away at the other side of the country. The rest of us struggled through but we did it - not great but passable. Other events have conspired against our lead singer performing since then and we started writing and covering surf and other instro tunes because the remaining 4 of us do not have the range, ability, charisma, or the stamina for fronting a band and singing 3 hours of various cover tunes.

Then an opening came up in the Hang-Ten Hangmen and it has only served to deepen my love and knowledge of surf music as well as the spirit of it all. I am thankful for this experience.

Even when I am trying my best to capture the spirit of Dick Dale - for example - I know and the audience knows that it is not a showboating for attention...it is all about the tune. Not many other instances when a guitarist can be front and centre, covering an amazing piece of music history and not be called out for being on an ego trip.

In my other regular cover band, we have one or two points in the night where we play surf/instro to give our lead singer a break. This past weekend, I introduced Misirlou and gave a 15 second history on Dick Dale before playing it. A chap in his 60s gave me a huge grin and huge thumbs up afterwards. It actually got half the bar on its feet. Thanks, Dick Dale...just tryin' to spread the "gospel".

Seeing happy people loving these tunes is a reward for me. People don't even know what to call it or how to define it but if the performer lets the music shine through, people love it.
A justification for hours spent practicing it and lumpin' all that gear around : )

Lorne
The Surf Shakers: https://www.facebook.com/TheSurfShakers
Vancouver BC Canada

I moved from Flamenco music to Surf.

Although the two have many things in similar, I find Surf to be more simple music form , turning it accessible to many people from different backgrounds and cultures.

In addition, I like the high dynamic of Surf songs. You start with some level and keep "surfing" it till the end of the song.

And last, I like the clean Surf sound, or at least slightly dirty. Never liked distortion. Surf melodies always seemed to be positive to me.

To sum it up:
Simple! Fast! Fun!

Cheers,
Mark.

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I play surf music because of the girls.

Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini
(www.surfmusic.net)

masochism naturally!

Jeremy

revhank wrote:

surferjoemusic wrote:

I play surf music because of the girls.

And the money.

Rev

And.....The Fame!

Cheers,
Jeff

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To grow the economy by hiring a full time chauffeur to park my caddie that I will purchase with all the filthy lucre that my adoring public will shower upon me like rose petals at a ticker tape parade.

Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

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"From the listeners point of view, yes it is better without lyrics I think because then I can feel and relax and not have to listen to someone else tell me a story. Also so much music now seems like jingles turned in to pop music, it has no real story, and you get a crap jingle tune stuck in your head that sucks. This just relaxes your mind and the drama of being a person goes away. I like the surf sounds too it adds story, but the story you want, not what someone else puts there. My idea in my head might be much different from someone else."

Wow Badger, that totally captures my feelings about surf--great that it came from a fairly neutral listener. Surf music gives the listener (or player) a sort of setting or prompt, then the mind does the rest.

I've never surfed (though I have spent a lot of time IN the surf), but I imagine the feeling of surfing is similar--driving, pure, with excitement and movement. Lots of atmosphere (you can't surf inside, you're going to see a pretty beautiful landscape wherever you surf) and few complications. Surf music provides lots of atmosphere, whether it's a fun sunny day at the beach or facing daunting waves as a storm moves in. Where surfing is just about the surfer, a board, and the sea, surf music is a guitar, some rhythm backing, and reverb!

Ghost Coast