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Holy Moses - that's awesome!
Thank you so much for posting the review - I was in the local book store
today and they've still got the March issue!
Meshugga Mel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Neal" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 3:52 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Meshugga Beach Party Reviewed in Guitar Player!
> A big high five to Mel! Check out the April 2006 Guitar Player (Derek
> Trucks on the cover). Guitar player has really been on a roll
> lately...with just about every month having something surf or surf
> related in it. Deke's 2nd Guitar Freak column is also inside.
>
> Meshugga Beach Party
> Twenty Songs of the Chosen Surfers
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> Exotic melodies are as big a part of surf's oeuvre as clangorous
> reverb and Fender guitars. So it's no surprise that guitarist Mel
> Waldorf's paean to his Jewish heritage works so effortlessly. See,
> after making the connection between the parting of the Red Sea and the
> curl of the Banzai Pipeline (it's a joke folks, his, not mine),
> Waldorf got to work arranging traditional Jewish folk songs such as
> "Hava Nagila," "Driedel, Driedel," and "At the Rabbi's Table" for a
> rather snappy surf record. Tackling all of the instruments but the
> drums, Waldorf's arrangements, on first listen, seem fairly standard,
> sporting equal parts twangy, yet furious double-picking, and splashy,
> 'verbed-out melodies. But consecutive spins reveals Waldorf's clever
> use of baritone guitar textures, as well as strategic overdubs to
> highlight the tune's melody. A fun record -- even for goys like me!
>
> -- Darrin Fox
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