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Klas Fjellgren wrote:
[talking about Dick Dale]
>Here are some "highlights" from the shows I've seen:
>
># A big part of the set consists of boring covers like for
>example "House Of The Rising Sun"
>
>
Agreed....zzzzzzzzzz
># Another big part of the set consists of his own more recent "heavy
>metal" songs
>
>
Agreed, but witnessing the sheer power of him and his band is kind of
cool, at least once or twice.
># Plays very few of his own 60's instros and when he do it's often
>short versions put together in a medley
>
>
Yes, yes, yes....! I was so upset he played only snippets and medleys of
his surfy past.
># Uncool guitar tone because of too much sustain which makes it sound
>more like heavy metal than surf
>
>
I strongly disagree here. I've only seen him once, but I thought he had
the tone and power of Thor. It was quite impressive.
># Many songs are over 5 minutes in length
>
>
This doesn't matter to me.
># Heavy metal sounding backing band
>
>
Nah...Dusty and Sam may be "told" how to play by Dick, but they
definitely didn't sound like Iron Maiden....
>Does this sound familiar? Or maybe he's only like that while playing
>in Europe...?
>
>And yes, I don't like heavy metal ;-)
>
>/ Klas
>
>
BN (who has been known to like Heavy Metal....)
