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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.
>
[...]
>
>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.
>
>
This isn't quite true for me....I don't think you can play too
well....you can definitely overplay things, but playing well also means
knowing when to show restraint. A prime example is Richie Podolor, whose
fingers could fly like Steve Vai, but most of the time he played simply
and delicately. Playing well does not mean you have to sound perfect or
sterile.
>It's difficult to articulate what I am saying here, but I will be curious to
see if it stimulates
>some discussion.
>
>Gavin
>
>
Good post Gavin.
The aspects of surf that always appealed to me are:
apparently simple to get into
interesting melodies throughout the whole song played on guitars
powerful drumming, rolling toms
using interesting and exotic melodies (Arabic, Latin, etc)
its a very emotional music, capable of a wide range of emotions, from
fear, from joy, to aggression, it's all there...
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