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Welcome! This is a great list, and you'll learn a lot from the cats
who frequent it. I did. Didn't even play guitar 15 months ago, now I
play badly in my own band.
Here's a NorCal band I am really groovin' on lately: The Mermen. Check
out their early album "Food for Other Fish." Definately a new wave in
surf, kinda like The Ventures meet Pink Floyd and King Crimson in an
afterhours club.
I didn't known Kahuna Kawentzman was in The Looney Tunes! I love their
cut "Desert Bound" on the Rhino Surf Box Set. I learn something new
and amazing every day on this site.
There really are some great players here.
Gavin
--- In , "mournblade1066" <vfrank@f...>
wrote:
> Hey kids!
>
> I'm new to this list. A little bit about me:
> I grew up listening to 50s rock and roll, as that's
> what my parents listened to as teens. Hence, I listened
> to Elvis (of course), Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Little
> Richards, et al. But the one that I could never get out
> of my head was Duane Eddy.
>
> Anyhoo, to make a long story short, this led to my
> fascination with rock instrumentals, and this in turn
> led to my interest in surf music in particular.
>
> Although I'm sure I'm not nearly as well-versed in surf
> as many of you on this list are, I'd like to give a nod
> to the bands in the surf/rockabilly genre that I've been
> listening to as of late:
>
> -Dick Dale
> -The Bomboras
> -The Reverend Horton Heat
> -The Fathoms (holy shit! FATHOMIZED is ****ing incredible!)
> -The Aquavelvets
> -The Cramps
> -Southern Culture on the Skids
> -The Ventures
>
> I myself compose music. Although I grew up listening to
> 50s rock 'n' roll, I also have a passion for electronic music
> (yeah--synthesizer music to all you "wire choir" afficianados).
> So, I've attempted to combine the two: surf/rockabilly with
> electronic/gothic/industrial. I call it "Gothabilly." A
> local dj described it as "Duane Eddy meets Gary Numan in a
> dark alley."
>
> My problem is this: I can't play guitar to save myself.
> Any surf/rockabilly guitarists from central Pennsylvania
> (i.e., Altoona/Johnstown/State College area) willing to
> record some studio tracks?
>
> Later!
>
> Vincent Pall
