I really like both groups but if I had to choose I would go for the Surfaris although not because of Wipe Out (cool song but probably wouldn't qualify in my surf instro top 50) but rather because of all their great vocals in addition to their instros.
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2310 Stockholm, Sweden 
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 11:10 AM
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 11:21 AM
although I agree with you that the Surfaris had some great vocals and instros. I would have to go for sheer intensity factor as to why I like the Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 11:40 AM
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 01:00 PM
Original Surfaris - Gum Dipped Slicks, Torchula, Moment Of Truth...... |
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 01:06 PM
Counting instros only, there shouldn't be any significant difference in output as the Original Surfaris actually recorded over 30 instros. For the Surfaris instro output, I don't think their first album should be counted besides the Wipe Out track (only instro on it performed by them). BTW, can someone tell the person who run the Original Surfaris MySpace, that he is using a photo of the other Surfaris |
Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 03:15 PM
haha, yeah, i was going to message them about it, but you can't message them right now for some reason. SURFARIS!!! i haven't really gotten much into the original surfaris because every song i've heard from them besides Surfari i don't really like. — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 03:43 PM
I surprised myself a bit with this one, and picked the Surfaris. Though Bombora is better by far than anything the Surfaris have, the rest of the stuff by the Original Surfaris is just OK. Failsafe is good, Surfari is OK, the original Moment of Truth is good. But the Surfaris have a LOT of great tracks: Point Panic And more! So, for me, the Surfaris have it! Ivan |
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 03:54 PM
I love the surfaris, but love the few original surfaris songs I've heard —I am super sweet |
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 04:44 PM
I can't really compare the two, sorry. But I saw the Surfari's at Coach House last week and WOW, they really smoked the house! Maybe it was a little loud for the more trad crew (?) but that's what I like. Excellent jam all the way around. Dusty sat in on a few and so did Bob Welsh, plus Ron's son on sax. Drummer is an excellent singer. What a great show, they should play more often. I couldn't understand why there was no mention on sg101 (?). class? anyone? — |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25694 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 26 2007 07:40 PM
Linda of the Surfing Museum went to that show at the coach house. But there was 3 other shows in So. Cal that night. and Secret Samurai , The Allnighters (from Bellingham Wa.) and Daikaju from Alabama in San Diego at the Zombie Lounge. I try to see all the small guys shows, I only go see Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Sep 27 2007 01:06 AM
There's not a whole lot of Surfaris material that does it for me aside from "Similau," "Point Panic," "Burnin' Rubber" and "Big Surge." Maybe "Waikiki Run" too, depending on what day of the week it is. For me their vocals range from a few I don't mind to a lot that I really do. (That version of "Hound Dog" needs to be taken out back and put out of its misery.) "Surfari" and "Bombora" alone win my vote. "Moment of Truth," "Failsafe" and the rippin' version of "Exotic" don't hurt matters, either. And technically don't the Original Surfaris win this one because they didn't record "Punkline?" -Warren —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
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Posted on Sep 27 2007 07:08 AM
Warren, you don't like Scatter Shield??? Murphy the Surfie? Storm Surf? Punkline is pretty cool, I think. Ivan —Ivan |
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Posted on Sep 27 2007 10:40 AM
Storm Surf is an amazing song. —I am super sweet |
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Posted on Sep 27 2007 10:59 AM
Love them both, but gotta go with the Surfaris for these reasons: http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
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Posted on Sep 27 2007 12:40 PM
Ron Wilson has always been one of my favorite surf drummers. Paul |
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Posted on Sep 27 2007 06:50 PM
In order - it's okay, not really (way prefer the Joy Boys' version) and interesting 12-string sound but can't get into it.
-Warren —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
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Posted on Sep 28 2007 03:10 PM
I recently complained to Amazon about their complete conflation of the two groups. It did have the virtue of eliminating this difficult choice. I think I prefer the Original Surfaris for
However, this is a pretty close choice, and I'm not very familiar with the full range of the Surfaris' material. I kind of hate to line up behind the "wrong" Wipe Out, even though I like both of them. (Still, I know which one is the right one.) For some reason the Original Surfaris and Impacts sounds more like bands from north of L.A. Not sure I know enough to say that, however, and I'm not sure why I think it, other than the choice of material. What are they playing in Steel Pier? One instrument almost sounds like a viola pizzicato. |
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Posted on Sep 28 2007 03:15 PM
Yeah, I'm not sure it's a natural comparison, if it weren't for the names. The Centurions or Impacts and the Original Surfaris strikes me as more likely, or the Surfaris and ...? |
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Posted on Sep 28 2007 03:53 PM
Original Surfaris were from Orange County, 40 miles south of LA.
They had a steel guitarist - I forget if it's lap steel or pedal steel, though. -Warren —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
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Posted on Sep 29 2007 02:04 PM
The lap steel player was Martin somethingorother. He was with them in the 60s and again when they reunited. I bought a CD from Merrell Fankhauser a few years ago and he sent a copy with autographs of all the (then) current band members from the Impacts. Martin had recently passed away and Merrell still had one copy with the signatures, which was pretty cool of him to send. —Shawn Martin |
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