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I'm a major Beatles fan, Michael, I just like to call them the Beat-less 'cause
it's fun.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael S Springer
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Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Beatles and Surf Music....
...Another factor is the rhythm...
it struck me as odd that one of you call
them the "Beat-less"...
now, that may seem true compared to what has come
since, but compared to a lot of 50's stuff,
they had a very driving beat...
it may not have been loud, but it moved right along, and
even the slower stuff had a more discernible beat to it.
There is this kind of rhythm in big band and a lot of 50's
stuff that is rhythmically sooooooooooo subtle...
it's kind of like you pretend it's not there.
It has this legato, ambling quality.
Anyway, the Beatles totally changed that...
And yeah, the point someone made about them being singers
is valid too...
teenage girls had swooned over Bing Crosby, Frankie Valli, Frank Sinatra,
and Elvis,
why would the next generation be immune to the Beatles?
I think it goes back to the medieval troubadour tradition...
there is a lot of that for example in mariachi music...
you know, where the guy plays the guitar outside his
beloved's window?
BTW, I think the Beatles "Day Tripper" has a surfy flavor
in the guitar intro,
and would make a great "surf" instrumental-
just add reverb!
Now I'll have to go look at that link to
see if I agree...
Michael
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