IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Apr 20 2024 06:36 PM
20 years ago The Madeira played for the first time. I remember that first practice very well, and it was immediately obvious that the chemistry between us was not only there, but off the charts. I am intensely proud of everything we've accomplished in these 20 years, I think we've created a pretty nice legacy! To celebrate our anniversary, I was able to dig out my post on the old SurfGuitar101 Yahoo group introducing the band to the (surf music) world. Enjoy, and help us celebrate!
https://surfguitar101.com/ygroup/post/5882/
— Ivan
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2263
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Apr 21 2024 04:13 AM
Oh, that’s a legacy to be proud of! Unfortunately that’s one of your bands I have never seen live (but was lucky to see the other two!)
I still listen to this stuff often and consider Ancient Winds to be one of the best surf albums ever made and other albums not really less cool and enjoyable.
Congratulations to all of you!
— Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine
https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki
Lost Diver
https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin
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Ariel
Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1556
Israel
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Posted on Apr 21 2024 01:14 PM
Amazing legacy. My favorite band of all time, of any genre.
Superb control and deep understanding of the 1st wave, topped with unbound creativity and melodic sense, contrast in all dimensions, while retaining insane energy and vision. Each studio album (perfectly produced) has it's own theme - that's fun, every tune tells a story, who needs lyrics!
I hope to hear more from Patrick, and that you'll collaborate in the future. After all, he wrote "Ancient Winds", the best song ever written. Dane too, what a beast! I'm not simply fawning, you really move me deeply. Your latest project is of course a display of excellence as well, but this post is about the past, and it's glorious. Your love and dedication to Surf music shines, and is always inspiring. Thank you.
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woodz-dog
Joined: Feb 27, 2008
Posts: 84
Henrico, Va., USA, 3rd rock
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Posted on Apr 21 2024 02:56 PM
Ariel, you said it all.
Wow Ivan! I was just a kid of 53 when The Madeira began. Sure doesn't seem like it's been two decades. Adjusting to The Madeira took a bit of time for me (you know the story) but definitely became one of my favorites. Right there with my treasured Space Cossacks.
Congratulations on a career of making and performing great music for surf fans. Here's hoping you continue for many decades.
— Woody D
S3 #148
Henrico Va
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el_pablo
Joined: Apr 16, 2012
Posts: 94
Biot
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Posted on Apr 21 2024 02:56 PM
Congrats Ivan! 20 years doing anything is an accomplishment but playing in the same band, pushing surf in new directions and constantly being creative should be celebrated 
— Paul
The Dead Planet Surfers
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2134
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Posted on Apr 21 2024 06:45 PM
As things come and go in life, 20 years is quite a number no matter what the subject. I lasted 20 years as a drag racer but that was just me, not a group of people trying to go the same direction. Ivan, you have many accomplishments to be proud of. I don't think you're done , yet. 
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WoodyJ
Joined: Apr 05, 2006
Posts: 1545
Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Apr 23 2024 04:20 PM
Congrats to you and your musicians, Ivan!
— Jack Booth
(aka WoodyJ)
The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005)
The Hula Hounds (1996-current)
The X-Rays (1997-2004)
The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012)
Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990)
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19315
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Apr 24 2024 07:04 AM
It's incredible to me it's been 20 years. What a great ride it has been! Thanks for all the amazing music!
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
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"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3819
North Atlantic
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Posted on Apr 24 2024 07:38 AM
20 Years! Congratulations on the run and all the great music. I count myself lucky to see the band once (Surfer Joe in Calafuria)
Rev
— Canadian Surf
http://www.urbansurfkings.com/
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SurferBill
Joined: Dec 20, 2009
Posts: 611
Jax, FL
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Posted on Apr 26 2024 07:44 PM
Beautiful music. Congratulations on 20 years!
— Shoot the Pier on Bandcamp
Shoot the Pier on Reverb Nation
Shoot The Pier on Facebook
We are on Instagram under "@shootthepiersurfband"
My Country EP ... Florida Dirt Fire
https://floridadirtfire.bandcamp.com/album/florida-dirt-fire
My French Love Songs ... I really needed a change...
www.lonelyrose.bandcamp.com
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25621
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Apr 26 2024 10:15 PM
Honored to have had them play at SG101 a few times!
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Apr 28 2024 05:16 PM
Wow, I'm absolutely blown away by all the amazingly kind and generous comments here!! (Please forgive my lateness responding, it's the end of the semester and things have been getting a bit overwhelming.)
Thank you ALL so very deeply for all the congratulations as well as the comments. Woody, I'm 54 now, so I've caught up to you!  I'm so glad you did eventually start to "get" the Madeira, too! And your "you know the story" comment is quite apropos, since my memory for the fist year or two of the Madeira is that most people either had no interest in whatever I did that wasn't with the Cossacks or seemed pretty dismissive of the idea that it could ever measure up. Well, I personally think that it most certainly DID measure up - and even exceeded it on some occasions! (Funny enough, I do sense a bit of the same thing with Lords of Atlantis now - not a lot, just a bit, but people can't help but compare the two bands, just as they did with the Madeira and the Cossacks. And for me it's about doing something NEW with each band, something I didn't get to do before, just "ride the chemistry", so to speak, in each band and see what happens. But in each case I'm always super proud of what we had done - or I wouldn't let it come out!)
BIG thanks to Vitaly (Samurai) for all your extremely nice words, too, in particular that you consider Ancient Winds one of the best surf albums ever! Wow! That truly means a lot to me, since there are few people out there that love and know surf music as well as you do, Vitaly! THANK YOU!
I must give my greatest thanks to Ariel for all his remarkable comments, though. Your favorite band of all time of any genre???  Holy cow, Ariel. I had no idea, but am deeply, deeply flattered and humbled. Thank you so so very much! And your full description of the band and our albums is dead on, of course, you truly get us. Finally, I will agree with you on Ancient Winds that it's our best single track, Patrick delivered an insanely beautiful piece of music with that one! I do think it's likely to be the one by us that's remembered the longest - I hope so, anyway.
Again, thank you all immensely, I'm truly touched. (Oh, and BIG thanks to Jeff for hosting us at the SG101 conventions three times, I think - 2008, the very first one - kinda, I guess, since we played the same venue that evening, but I think the convention was officially finished by then); 2012, and then 2017, which gave birth to our "Center of the Surf" live CD, of which I'm insanely proud!)
Here's a fun and rare photo of us, I think this is from '05!
— Ivan
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Apr 28 2024 06:24 PM
I almost forgot!
Brian wrote:
It's incredible to me it's been 20 years. What a great ride it has been! Thanks for all the amazing music!
Thank you so very much for your unceasing cheerleading and support of the Madeira, Brian! Having you in our corner has meant a great deal to us over the past 20 years! And I'm so very grateful that you came all the way from Iowa to Indy to be there for our first show - and even shoot videos of it! It's very special to have those.
Thank you for everything, Brian, you've been absolutely awesome! 
— Ivan
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1413
Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 28 2024 10:50 PM
I can't believe it's been 20 years. Honestly, Ivan is one of the best guitar players this forum has ever seen. In all the videos I have ever watched of his, the man seems to never mess up or hit a wrong note. Congrats on 20 years, I really hope to see you play live one day.
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website.
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25621
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Apr 29 2024 01:05 PM
Ivan yes I was thinking about the first one. Technically not, but in reality it was. So cool to have the Lords booked for this year.
All we need now is the Los Relampagos tribute band.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Diggey
Joined: Sep 23, 2007
Posts: 568
State College
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Posted on May 26 2024 11:02 AM
Absolutely one of my favorite bands. Ivan- your playing is so inspiring. Thanks for the first 20!
— Peace to you, not on you
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on May 27 2024 04:22 PM
SixStringSurfer and Diggey, thank you so VERY MUCH for your super kind and generous words, I deeply appreciate them! Hearing that other surf guitarists find my playing inspiring is without a doubt the greatest compliment I can possibly imagine. Thank you both for making my day! 
Jeff, I cannot wait to have the Lords play the SG101 FEST in just two months! Thank you for all the invitations through the years, it's ALWAYS been an unforgettable time! (Though, don't hold your breath on that Los Relampagos tribute!  )
— Ivan
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Richard
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1683
Georgia
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Posted on May 29 2024 09:22 AM
I have had this thread open for a few days now with the intention of writing a proper response, but I'll just shortcut it and say congrats to Ivan and the guys. I have seen a lot of surf/instrumental bands, and I appreciate different things about all of them. What I can honestly say about The Madeira is that in addition to the songwriting and playing (about which much has already been said, all well-deserved), no band combined power and volume with clear delineation of sound/musicality in their live performances. My favorite Madeira performance was The Hukilau some years back, which was in a BIG room. The only other time I remember getting that hammered with big sound was seeing Dick Dale in a large theater in the late 90's. My bandmate Jamie describes it best, I think, as power surf. I'm REALLY hoping I get to see The Lords of Atlantis sooner rather than later.
— The Mystery Men?
El Capitan and The Reluctant Sadists
SSS Agent #31
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Jun 05 2024 10:03 AM
Wow, such wonderful compliments, Richard, thank you so very, very much! I had no idea our Hukilau show made such an impression on you! Amazing to hear that. I'm deeply grateful for all your generous comments, they mean a lot, my friend. 
— Ivan
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10331
southern Michigan
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Posted on Jun 05 2024 10:11 AM
OTD In 2004, the Madeira played our first show, with The Volcanos and the Troubadours - and the first of many, many, many times that we played "Sandstorm" live! Huge thanks to our dear friend Brian Neal who traveled all the way from Iowa and shot this video, such a treat to be able to revisit it! Really hard to believe it's been 20 years... (On bass was Scott Waddell, who was with us for about the first year, Todd joining us in the spring of 2005.)
I'm also attaching the second video shot by Brian at that show, of us playing "Planet of the Apes" by the Space Cossacks. In the beginning our setlist did have a few Cossacks tracks since the band broke up a few years earlier. It was fun seeing how different the tracks ended up sounding with the different musicians!
Enjoy!
(BTW, we've got a show lined up for next month - and with the Volcanos again, no less! It'll be on Saturday, July 13th, at Tip Top Deluxe in Grand Rapids, MI, and we'll also be joined by Kitten and the Tonics as well as the Chris Casello Trio. Hope to see some of you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1123016342307776
— Ivan
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The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube
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