Eveyr gig and crowd will be different, I tend to warm up after the 1st song and then I let loose and move around on stage and walk over to my 2nd guitar player and do some moves and walk off stage with my axe and play on the dance floor with our go go dancer and do some moves and then hop back up and I just move, I mean you don't want to just stand there and look at your shoe laces and floor all night it's all in the music as well I feed off of that and the mood, if your having fun on stage the crowd will too!!!!

-Kyle

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The Lively Ones got their name because they were maniacs on stage, and they are trad by definition.

wow, really? thats really cool. i wouldnt imagine them being crazy. i just got in this way of thinking because there is another surf band from my area called "marty and the mcflyers" that when they play they are nice and calm. i absolutely love watching them and have no problem with their attitude. completely opposite of us, were freaking crazy onstage.

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stage energy???? insect surfer dave............

with what she said.
someone once said that Dave spends more time in the air than on the stage.

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I love Dave.
He's insane!

He once walked up to High Noon's guitarist Sean Mencher and grabed his ass at a party!
When Sean spun around with a what the hell look on his face Dave says:
"oh sorry, I thought you were my Dad."

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personally ~ I think movement on stage is a plus. Swaying is good... knealing is good... steps are good... twisting is good... etc etc....

Conversely, I find jumping in place (or whatever it's called) the most idiotic stage move ever invented.

To me it looks like a musician who drank too much and didn't have enough sense to take a leak BEFORE he got on stage.

Other offending moves are rapid stutting, and back to back pushing (that's hair-band stuff).

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ok.....I think most of the energy on stage should be coming from JBL speakers

It's a hard line you have to track when doing onstage movements. I, for one, think there should always be some kind of motion onstage, even if you do have to do something like go-go dancers. You can play some great blazing surf music, but if you're standing still the whole time, it's just flat-out boring to watch. I have always been a huge fan of choreographed onstage moves.
The one time when you run into problems with that is when the stage movements seem unnatural, or forced. I've seen a few instances where bands have tried to get a little "over the top" with their presentation and the music suffers as a result. So I say, just do what feels natural, but remember - there are (hopefully) people watching, and if they just wanted to listen, they'd buy your CD and go to the comfort of their own home.

~B~

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I stand corrected......

And I will remain standing......playing my guitar.

Thank you Louie

i do the "sweatlikeapig" and then, the "hey, where is F#?" when i'm playing...that, and the "Townshend-pirouette" on the tippy-toes...and then i trip right offstage...

it all seems to work for me...

-dp

I'm against jumping around like an idiot. Jumping around and walking back in fourth is as much of a no no as hawaiian shirts! I think moves like the Straitjackets or the Shadows is more fun to watch.

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I'm against jumping around like an idiot. Jumping around and walking back in fourth is as much of a no no as hawaiian shirts! I think moves like the Straitjackets or the Shadows is more fun to watch.

I agree. Surf is more about 'cool" than "unleashed youthful energy".

One band that I really like in that way is Deadbolt. They are the owners of an ultra- cool stage presence with the addition of powertools on stage! It's a "dont F$%^ with us" kind of cool with a deep grinding surf sound. Def not the passive "trad" stance but still held-back, at ease yet intense.

Los Straightjackets are a joy to watch live. The fact that they groove-out in-sync adds to the spectacle and it's much more of a "performance" than if each individual were doing his own thing.

Maybe that's the thing about Surf compared to say, punk or even rockabilly. It's more about the group act rather than the individual " each in-his-own-world" kinda thing. The whole then becomes greater than the summ of it's parts, as it were.

Surf bands that just play standing still like lifeless mummies without any physical vibe or expression are boring to watch. Too many fine-sounding trad bands do this, maybe it's an age thing although I hope not (I'm 46). A littel attention to "stage presence" goes a long way in brining the music alive to those watching.

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