Hey all,
wondering if there are any Mel-Tone fans here? I've got their 2 CD's and i think they are great. These guys are from my home town of Montreal.
what do you guys think of them?
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Joined: Apr 01, 2013 Posts: 147 Vancouver BC |
Hey all, wondering if there are any Mel-Tone fans here? I've got their 2 CD's and i think they are great. These guys are from my home town of Montreal. what do you guys think of them? |
Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2226 North Carolina |
Yep, yep! Fan here. I think Surf Sensation is a combo of the 2 individual albums. Lots of classic surf sounds/tones and fun songs there - and readily available in physical format too for those who dig that kinda thing. You are likely aware Mel (guitar in the Mel-Tones) was also in the Mach IV and active with his current gig, Meshugga Beach Party. You'll find plenty of fans of those works here too. —Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation |
Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Los Mel is a fave musician of mine and a real Mensch! —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2460 Venice, CA |
Ditto all around! Also, don't forget his work with The Alvarados! Really great stuff! Hmmmmm...time to give that stuff a spin again. —Insect Surfers |
Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 499 |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25301 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Onslow_Beach wrote:
The Surf Sensation cd has 4 bonus songs Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up. |
I have yet to hear Mel play anything I didn't like a lot. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO |
The Mel-o-Tron was alive and well and playing with Meshugga Beach Party last weekend. I like all his stuff, even The Alvarados from his salad days. |
Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 369 Orange County, CA |
I loaned them some gear when they played the HB Surfing museum years ago! What a great band. —Craig Skelly Little Kahuna |
Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 591 Encinitas, Ca |
I've always dug the Mel-Tones too. In fact Superwave covers "Mission to Mazatlan" and we got to play this for Mel one time when we shared a gig with Meshugga Beach Party. He was genuinely verklempt. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5080 San Francisco |
Don't forget the completely engaging Surf! Spy! Space! album, my favorite of the Meltones era. —Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 203 |
Anybody remember this? Last edited: May 25, 2013 14:42:43 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25301 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Wow!!! Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY |
PolloGuitar wrote:
Agreed! I haven't heard much discussion about this album, which is a shame. Maybe it was just an unassuming release - nothing too flashy, but it's really just a damn good album full of really great songs. Good one on Mel. |
Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 645 |
Wow, thanks everyone! I've been incredibly lucky through the years to play with some really talented musicians who helped make the material I wrote sound even better than I had envisioned, and I've received great encouragement from members of the surf music community whose support and enthusiasm has kept me loving surf guitar for 20 years. So, thank YOU. None of this would have happened without you. |
Joined: Apr 01, 2013 Posts: 147 Vancouver BC |
Listening to Surf, Spy, Space in the car this week... great record! |
Joined: Aug 01, 2008 Posts: 404 North Carolina |
Oh, yeah! Surf Sensation was actually the first surf cd I ever bought and did a lot to get me into playing surf. —Ralph Be at one with the universe. If you can't do that, at least be at one with your guitar. |
Joined: Mar 09, 2011 Posts: 273 Melbourne FL USA |
I remember "Powerwagon" & actually still have my copy. I was working at a "Top 40" radio station in FL (WA1A) at the time it was released & Mel (then in New England) sent a copy to our station. The "P.D." at our station ("fendermandan" on this forum) & I played it in the office & REALLY got a kick out of it. We then aired "Saturn V" on our Sunday night "alternative show" quite a few times and after a few weeks, started to get requests for it. Mel "remembered it" when I mentioned it to him & got a kick out of it ! (If I was not involved in radio though, I may have missed it). |
Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 576 Marlboro, New Jersey |
also big fan here too. Is there anyplace where I can get Los Mel-Tones and MACH IV cd's? Are they still available? |
Joined: Apr 01, 2013 Posts: 147 Vancouver BC |
DNAdude wrote:
lol same here! if you don't count Ventures and Shadows, Surf Sensation was my first CD and got me hooked on Surf music |