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Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia 
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 05:21 AM
Name: Ralf Kilauea Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:22 AM
Top Ten Personal Classic Surf Favorites Noel 1 “Journey to the Stars” by The Ventures This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:37 AM
Name: Jeff Senn
Chosen by their influence upon me. I know there's some Eleki in there but I tend to approach my appreciation for this music with less genre specific confines. http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:43 AM
I am sort of surprised by those who picked Bombora. It seems like more of you prefer the cover of that song by the Original Surfaris than you do the original version by the Atlantics. Later, |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:45 AM
It's not a cover - it's a totally different song with the same title. —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:54 AM
I'm rooting for the Fender IV. They're making a strong case for themselves. |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:55 AM
I see someone listed Ghost Hop by the Surfmen. I really like that song. You don't hear it mentioned often. Glad it made someone's list. I don't think I saw Caterpillar Crawl by the Strangers. It was pre-Surf (done around 1959). I thought that song was good enough to make someone's list. At first glance, it seems like most of the very good songs made comeone's list. Among us, we seemed to have hit nearly all, with the exception, perhaps, of the Spotnicks and the Ozzie surf bands. Later, Last edited: Nov 04, 2013 08:55:52 |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 10:37 AM
The two Bomboras are completely different songs, they just happen to have the same name. I dunno, the Spotnicks (while incredibly awesome) were not a surf band. Neither were the Eleki bands mentioned. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 12:39 PM
Peter
Peter http://www.youtube.com/user/jenipete |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 02:15 PM
Ryan |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 02:34 PM
Name:RonC57 I am still working on my revival list. |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 03:27 PM
1.Pipeline- Chantays The TakeOffs |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 03:29 PM
Oops. 2 different Bomboras. I probably knew that some time ago. Write it off as a senior moment. Does anyone else hear some of Shake and Stomp in the Original Surfaris' Bombora? Later, |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 03:31 PM
Someone finally listed Apache by the Shadows. I never thought of Apache as surf. However, I do think it is one of (if not the) greatest guitar instrumentals of all time. Hank Marvin finally got included. Thanks Ron. Later, |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 03:35 PM
Brian wrote:
I beg to differ with you, Brian. When Dick Dale plays Hava Nagila most consider that surf. So why not when the Spotnicks play it. I consider the Spotnicks (with their funky space costumes) to be the first new wave surf band. They would fit right in with many newer surf band. Just a few decades ahead of their time. Later, |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19316 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 03:49 PM
I generally go by the definition in John Blair's discography of surf music. The Spotniks started in 1961 in Sweden, the same time surf music was just getting started in the States. I don't think they were even aware of surf music until years later. They are more of a "Euro-Instro" Shadows influenced band. They used echo instead of reverb, there are no Dick Dale style glissandos in their music (at least early stuff), etc. Lots of instrumental guitar driven bands played folk songs, that was never an exclusive to surf music. I think it is important that when picking the classic surf songs from the sixties we actually pick surf music selections. My two cents of course. I knew some interesting discussion would arise from making these lists. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 04:48 PM
Not in the Brian's/ John Blair's definition of surf music. 1.Pancho Villa: Link Wray |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19316 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 06:44 PM
Frelonvert wrote:
Please keep posting your lists, uncensored. Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:02 PM
Brian wrote:
I did not intend to influence anyone's lists. Seeing what each person's favorites is very interesting. So, we are having some side discussions. I agree with Brian, in that you should freely post your favorites, no matter what you consider classic surf to be. That is part of what makes this exercise so interesting (determining how each of us defines surf). Keep the lists coming. Later, |
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Posted on Nov 04 2013 08:13 PM
Brian wrote:
I always felt Hank Marvin was an influence on surf. A lot of surf players are rather fond of Apache. No reverb in that, strictly echo. Remember not everyone used reverb. There were two schools of thought, the wet (reverb) and the dry. In 1961, not too many folks called this stuff surf yet. That name took a bit to become wide spread. Here in the Midwest, we were doing covers of Let's Go Trippin and Mr. Moto right along with Walk Don't Run. I don't recall hearing that music called surf (around here) until more like 63. Later, |
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Call me crazy. That largely means American bands, mainly from California, from 1961-1965, maybe 1996. Sure there were surf bands from other parts of America, and Australians were lucky enough to hear both the Shadows Euro-Instros and American surf music. That's why you got the mind-blowing Atlantics, who seemed to borrow from both the Shadows and American surf.