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I guess I was going for more the other styles point of view, but
didn't make that too clear with my last statement. I know there are
a million variations of surf but what is it, that may appeal more to
those who also listen to rockabilly then, say any other another style
of music.
--- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...> wrote:
>
> Whooops sorry my last post got gobbled up somehow.
>
> There are all kinds of surf crossover styles.
>
> Hawiian/exotica/lounge/spanish-spaghetti western/middleeastern/
> Psychedellic/Rockabilly/Metal/New Wave/Punk
>
> it's all good in my book,
>
> but some are a bit more hard core and don't dig that kind of stuff.
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
> --- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...>
wrote:
> >
> > --- In , "Eric Hutchinson"
> > <surfinseattle@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > For the past two nights I went and saw two Rockabilly shows
> (Dusty
> > > 45's/S.c.o.t.s. & Seattle Psychobilly Brawl). Both nights the
> > bands
> > > played a surf song or two, whether their own creation or
covers.
> > I'm
> > > surprised at how much of a connection there is between them and
I
> > was
> > > curious why that is. I see that several people on this list
also
> > > have mentioned interests in it. correct me if i'm wrong but I
> don't
> > > recall a lot of rockabilly "roots" bands, like chuck berry
doing
> a
> > > whole lot of reverb drenched tremolo picking. So why not the
> surf,
> > > new wave connection or the surf/metallica collaboration?
Thoughts?
