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If crooning his way through "House of the Rising Sun," "Fever" and "Smoke on
the Water" isn't trying to please the crowd, I don't know what is. I hope
that's not ego driving that song selection, but who knows. I'd be happy if
he played Miserlou true to the versions of the Nissan/Dominos/Montain Dew
commercials (ie, the originals). Even those companies want the '62 version,
not a mocked up, current studio cut of the wank version he currently plays
live. But hey, you can't play a Deltones set every night to please the one
or two surf purists in the audeince and expect to book repeat gigs year ater
year at the same reputable clubs, although the hits he made 40+ years ago
(and their subsequent popular resurgence) are the reason he's able to book
shows (and fund his eventual retirement) in the first place. I just hope
his extremely talented son doesn't turn out to be an egotistical dick with
ears. He should have learned from Dusty (during his tenure) that you can be
both extremely talented and a cool dude at the same time.
tfj
----- Original Message -----
From: "bruce d" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: DD Q & A, shit that went down on Sat at Jim
Pash benefit
DD has continued to perform his classics in a less original form, which is
frustratingly dissatisfying to his long-term fans.
>
> Is it possible his ego has outgrown his motivation to please the crowd?
If so, he loses a degree of entitlement to claim ownership of songs he no
longer performs as the audiences want him to, IMHO.
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> Bruce D
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> spskins <> wrote:
> Sorry for bringing back a dead thread, but I never weighed in while it
> was going on. I was definitely in the "disappointed" category of DD
> fand since the first time we played with him back in 94. Even though
> Pulp Fiction and Miserlou were HUGE at the time, he just included it
> in the medley as usaual w/o really giving it the treatment it deserved
> and the psuedo heavy-rock trio thing really bummed me out. There
> wasn't a surf beat to be had during the whole 2 hours. Of course, I
> wanted the Del-Tones sound and it just bummed me out.
> Anyway, this morning I was leafing through my Surfin' Guitars by Bob
> Dalley and decided to read the DD chapter again. I had forgotten so
> much about all the shit he went through, especially the rectal cancer
> and surgeries that put him out of commission from 65-71. We all know
> that 1971 was a lot different than 1965, but he decided to keep trying
> to make it as a musician, which meant adapting to give people what
> they wanted. We've all seen the semi-nude pic from the Playgirl Club
> gig, etc..and along with his massive ego, this had to be tough for him.
> The point I'm getting at is that I'm not so hard on him anymore. After
> playing with Dick, Link Wray, the Ventures, and the Wailers, there is
> always some level of disappointment compared to what I hold so great
> about their original records (though I'd say the Ventures and Wailers
> had more moments where I was transported back in time and was hearing
> what I wanted to hear). But, for them, they've been making a living
> doing this for some 40 years that also happened to be the most
> radically changing period in rock n' roll.
> Most of us on this list do it as a hobby, it's something we love. We
> have the luxury of retro-hindsight and doing what we want, while
> they've got a whole infrastructure to support and make their decisons
> based on that. After what they've been through, playing through the
> decades, it is no wonder they are the way they are and look at us like
> spoiled brats when we ask them why they don't play like they did in
> the early 60s.
> Ted Pilgrim
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