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Yes! They were the most intense and exciting of all the bands there (at
least as represented by the recordings. Milton Soong (guitar) used to
live in San Jose some 15 years ago. I lost track of him. Milton said
they did not record.
Phil
--- Klas Fjellgren <> wrote:
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Yeah, The Spiedels! (I assume your talking about their "Waikiki Surf
Battle" live recording or was there also a studio version?) I totally
dig the machine-gun, palm-muted (!), odd rhythmic double-picking
teenage mayhem of the lead guitar!! And the 10,000 in the crowd going
wild makes it even more exciting!!!
/ Klas
--- In , Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...> wrote:
> Because of the huge number of covers, I tend to be more interested
in
> very original arrangements, impossibly precise playing, or utterly
> intense energy. With that in mind, and in no particular order:
>
> Slacktone (the version on Gnarly Reef RIPS insanely!)
> Tiki Tiki Bamboooos
> The Surf Coasters
> Agent Orange
> Buck-O-Nine
> Gallon Drunk
> The Space Agency
> The Spiedels
>
> Lots of very competent versions, among which I very much like:
>
> Dead Men Don't Surf
> The Surfaris
> The Roemans
> Drew Weaver and the Alvarados (vocal)
>
> And of course, the Dick Dale and his Del-tones single.
>
> Phil
>
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