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Aww Gavin, it's okay to admit that you're just an old
punker at heart...I can tell 'cause it takes one to know
one...Nothing wrong with
good-old-teen-angst-inspired-garage-rock...Hey, I'm still
listning to The Ramones, The Minutemen, early Who and even
good old Neil Young with Crazy Horse...dang...now that's
some way old punk music!
by the way, I heard that old Neil Young started playing way
back when in a surf band...anyone else ever hear that one?
Any info on the name of Neil's surf band? Did they ever
record? Do you think we could get good old Neil to join our
list?
keep the commentary flowin'
Dave P
--- Gavin Ehringer <> wrote:
>
>
> Although it was bizarre and non-apropos, I felt the
> discussion of Hendrix inspired me to
> do some ruminatin' on music, artistry, and the raw
> emotion rock music sometimes
> inspires.
>
> As players, we often confuse technical proficiency with
> artistry and talent. Oftentimes,
> though, the better player is not the one who moves me.
> For instance, I remain a devout fan
> of Link Wray and of Dick Dale, although I don't think
> either is a particularly proficient
> guitarist (particularly Wray). Lately, I've been really
> listening to a lot of Nirvana, and
> frankly, I don't give a damn that Kurt Cobain's skills
> were rudimentary. He wrote inspired
> and inspiring music with really great pop hooks and
> fascinating, if often cryptic and weird
> and confusing, lyrics.
>
> I often find myself going back to the earliest surf
> recordings for inspiration in my own
> playing because, no insult intended, a lot of the current
> surf music is a little too good. The
> musicianship is there, but the raw character of the
> teenage surf bands is part of the
> genre's appeal for me. Sometimes, our modern surf bands
> play a little too well for my
> taste.
>
> It's difficult to articulate what I am saying here, but I
> will be curious to see if it stimulates
> some discussion.
>
> Gavin
>
>
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