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SurfGuitar101 Forums » Surf Music General Discussion »
Do you prefer your surf music urbane and clever, or wild and ferocious?
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Joined: Jan 13, 2019 Posts: 11 |
Posted on Jan 16 2019 09:49 AM
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Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass 
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 10:03 AM
Wild and ferocious. Play it loud, fast, and dirty. |
Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2672 New Orleans, LA 
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 10:10 AM
Put me down as wild and ferocious, but the best songs do it all. — |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio 
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 10:37 AM
Continuing a conversation I had with Ivan today, it should be scary! The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
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Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2672 New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 10:45 AM
stratdancer wrote:
I've found after writing a billing reviews that I end up using the words "Mystery" and "Danger" a lot so I think I agree. — |
Joined: Jul 23, 2014 Posts: 637 LA -ish
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 10:50 AM
Yes! —mj
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 10:54 AM
If you as a performer aren't raising peoples adrenaline levels or causing concern for their own safety you aren't doing your job! The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25309 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 11:04 AM
I like both, but as I get older sometimes I like the mellower stuff. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Jun 21, 2017 Posts: 12 Bristol,CT
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 11:05 AM
Wild and ferocious. People who don't really know surf music are usually blown away when the hear how powerful it can be. |
Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1340 New Orleans
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 11:22 AM
Either fast and furious, or sugary sweet with almost nothing in between! I prefer completely clean, zero distortion. But when played with ferocity it becomes quite noisy. Fast and furious has been my preference since I discovered surf, but lately I’ve been kinda getting into slower stuff that has a great tone. Like that Wilsey fellow’s stuff, that godlike tone would be somewhat lost in a flurry of tremolo picking. I do not like any distortion. It makes it sound bluesy or like some shit 90s rock. Distortion also masks too much of the guitar tone for me. —Daniel Deathtide |
Joined: Jun 13, 2009 Posts: 75 Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 11:54 AM
Wet, especially when the temperature here is 105+ degrees three days in row. Peter http://www.youtube.com/user/jenipete |
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 11:55 AM
I like both kinds of music, Country and Western. The great thing about surf is that it is all good. A good, well rounded cuisine of various surf styles makes my life better! —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 511 Ontario 
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 02:29 PM
Wild and ferocious! I am not obsolete, I am RETRO.... |
Joined: Jun 14, 2012 Posts: 462 Ohio!
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 03:04 PM
We went down the traditional road early on but caught ourselves and the crowd yawning too much when we played. It didn't take us long to figure out that we prefer our sets when they are on the edge of the wheels coming off, faster and louder with a heavy serving of grit! |
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Jan 16 2019 03:44 PM
If we are talking playing surf to a crowd, I prefer a relentless attack. Maybe two slower songs in 2 hours of music. I want them to go home exhausted. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL
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Posted on Jan 17 2019 11:54 AM
I just prefer it to be good and not completely derivative. I lean towards more aggressive fare. But, in the end, I just love a good song and a good performance. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 592 The Alamo City, TX
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Posted on Jan 17 2019 06:28 PM
Got to have both...charmers and burners. — |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4124 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Jan 17 2019 09:19 PM
I like to play Surf strong, but not to the point of ferociousness. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2675 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Jan 18 2019 06:03 PM
Wild and ferocious sure makes a good show. |
Joined: Apr 07, 2012 Posts: 114 East Lancashire 
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Posted on Jan 19 2019 03:22 AM
LIVE: Wild & furious |
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