surfneptune
Joined: Mar 16, 2006
Posts: 923
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 11:49 AM
Everybody has an opinion. Opinions are the result of life's experiences.
Phil has been listening and participating in music for a very long time. With that kind of depth you are bound to have broader sense of what you feel is successful within it's own genre, sub genre or sub-sub genre.
On top of that we all just have different taste. You don't have to respect someone else's taste, that's part and parcel with any creative media.
And I respect anybody who puts major effort into their passions.
Phil has been very good to our collective "scene" and goes out of the way (first by his radio show and now by the web) to supply information about new music and old to anyone nutty enough to enjoy this "off the radar" music. He likes bands who have passion, humor, and conviction, and is not influenced by geographical snobbishness.
I just wanted to say I think we are a whole lot better off with him as a part of our music, than without.
Tom Walzem
— THe NEpTuNeS
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25591
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 11:56 AM
Plus the world would be a boring place if everybody liked the same thing.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:15 PM
bigtikidude
Plus the world would be a boring place if everybody liked the same thing.
It'd be awesome if we all liked what I like. I could tease people for not liking things as much as I do and for jumping on the bandwagon.
And Phil is great for the community. He doesn't have to like everything. Sure, I think he has given a low rating to some of the stuff I like but you should see how some records I count amongst my favorite are rated elsewhere.
The only thing I strongly disagree with him about is the Dubceks review. It is a really really bad record. 3 stars?
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:21 PM
I agree!
I found surf music about two years ago by way of the Surf Coasters Live (Internet Archive edition). I had no idea this form of music was so historically deep, i'm only just starting put the pieces together now. I couldn't manage without Reverb Central.
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zak
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:28 PM
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JakeDobner
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Seattle
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:29 PM
Zak, start reviewing. And give us a 5 palm tree review! You can give the Dubceks a one flip-flop review.
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zak
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:30 PM
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JakeDobner
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Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:34 PM
I'll help you out.
I love this record from __. It has a really cool 60s (Surf/Hot Rod/Spaghetti Western) vibe. The playing is also top notch. Classic surf rock guitar that never gets old. My only issue with this record is the reverb, of which there is not enough! I hope we can see a lot more of . Try to see them live if you can when they are playing at __ in front of (5/10/15) people.
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5097
San Francisco
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:38 PM
JakeDobner
I'll help you out.
I love it Jake, MadLibs for surf reviews!
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp
My Blog- Euro Tour Blog
Pool Boys on Spotify
INSTAGRAM
Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB
Pollo Del Mar on FB
DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio
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zak
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:45 PM
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surfneptune
Joined: Mar 16, 2006
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:51 PM
It would be cool if more people did reviews, (good or bad) in the review section of sg101, but they do take a fair amount of time to write, and it puts one at risk for a major flaming.
As a musician in a band who has just released a new disk, it's ironic (but consistent with our current society) that "music" from dubceks has gotten the lions share of attention... just for being bad. 
— THe NEpTuNeS
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25591
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 12:53 PM
bad publicity is better than no publicity.
go figure.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5097
San Francisco
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 01:00 PM
Dirt is the first person to admit that his reviews are his opinions, they are not the last word. He likes what he likes, and writes about it. I certainly don't agree with all of his reviews, and think he missed out on some great third wave stuff, either through his dismissal of Lo-Fi, or by association. As a Bay Area guy, I truly miss his weekly show, and the whole scene suffers from his absence.
I think his web site was more accessible when he had his radio show, because he would play the music he reviewed, even if he didn't like it (and remember he once did a 3 hour special on Lo-Fi) so it was easier to formulate my own opinions. Now I read the reviews, and have to find the bands' music samples online- ugh, too much work! - to decide if it is something I want to buy. I have a box full of cassettes of his show dating back to 1993, which are still relevant today.
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp
My Blog- Euro Tour Blog
Pool Boys on Spotify
INSTAGRAM
Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB
Pollo Del Mar on FB
DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11057
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 01:15 PM
Lets all chip in and buy Ferenc one of these:
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5097
San Francisco
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 01:31 PM
DannySnyder
Lets all chip in and buy Ferenc one of these:
What is it? Cassette with a USB output?
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp
My Blog- Euro Tour Blog
Pool Boys on Spotify
INSTAGRAM
Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB
Pollo Del Mar on FB
DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 01:36 PM
Looks like it is supposed to go into the CD tower, no USB.
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brandonio
Joined: Jan 23, 2007
Posts: 885
Indianapolis, In
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 01:45 PM
zak
All I can say is that I wish there were other sites like reverbcentral.com presenting an alternate opinion. I'm glad Phil Dirt is around doing what he does with such devotion, what bothers me is that there are quite a few people out there who take his word as gospel simply because he's the only one out there with a surf-specific review site of such magnitude.
I couldn't agree you more.As much as I like the guy,I feel he sometimes just doesn't get it.He's gave some losey reviews I thought were great,and vice versa.
I know there's people here that could give a refreshing new outlook on the instro world as we now know it.
— Reverb, It's A Way Of Life!
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11057
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 02:13 PM
JakeDobner
Looks like it is supposed to go into the CD tower, no USB.
yes, though I just did a cursory search. I bet there are USB models too.
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19303
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 02:16 PM
Just run a line out from a tape deck into a line in on your sound card. No need for that thing.
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crumble
Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 06 2008 04:19 PM
I found this site ages ago but it never seems to work 
http://odeo.com/channels/2847
I guess these are some of his old radio shows?
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