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--- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> Soul Pilgrim is probably my least favorite in the SP catalog (too
> much R&B and organ in a few spots).
It's funny that Dano, Brian, and myself, the three people that ranked
the SPs recordings, all put that CD on the bottom of our list.
> Having said that, you have to
> get it for their great covers of Morpheus (The Toads)
Incredible track.
> and Steel Pier
> (The Lively Ones). Their Steel Pier track is really very surfy with
> lots of chunkin' and reverb.
I don't think that Steel Pier was ever covered by the Lively Ones -
are you maybe thinking of Shooting the Pier? Or am I forgetting it?
> And yes, the Scatter Shield cover is one of my favorites as well.
Awesome. Better than the Surfaris, they really let the track live up
to its full potential.
> However, it is a great CD all on its own. Being the weakest CD in
> the SP catalog still puts you head and shoulders above a lot of
> other stuff... :) I recommend it to everyone on the list.
I totally agree. My favorite originals on there are Haunted House of
Rock and Small Craft Advisory, both of which are really cool.
> BTW, I just noticed that Steel Pier was written by "W.M. Brown".
> Did the Lively Ones cover this one too? Who was this Mr. Brown?
Wayne Martin Brown, the lead steel guitar player for the Impacts (who
featured Merrell Fankhauser on lead guitar, later a big psychadelic
player). Steel Pier was first recorded by them, and later covered by
the Surf Teens and Bob Vaught and the Renegaids.
Ivan
