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Thanks Bill! Cool that you're also getting into vocal surf as I
remember a post from you on the Bombora forums where you weren't so
hot about it ;-) We don't do any vocals in the Surfites but the
Trashmen are great and were a big inspiration for us in the Daytonas.
/ Klas
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> Klas,
>
> Welcome aboard! I recognized you from the bombora.net surf forum.
>
> Bill
> www.freewebs.com/reluctantaquanauts
> a garagey version of the Beach Boys, with a rougher lead voice
backed
> up by nice harmonies. Again, extremely authentic. But the thing
> about the Daytonas that really got to me is that you could FEEL
the
> incredibly intense love and longing for the early sixties
> California. These guys sounded like they were truly in PAIN that
> they couldn't live there! I've never heard any other band convey
> those emotions to such an extent. Look at some of the titles of
the
Ivan, thanks for the heads up. I'm going to have to check this
out. I've been getting into the Trashmen, and some other frat/surf
vocal groups lately. This sounds right up my alley.
Bill
>
>
> --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> <surfites@b...> wrote:
> >
> > Ivan, thanks for the very kind words on the Daytonas!
> >
> > We really tried to get as trad as we could, sometimes with more
> > success but other times we were quite disappointed with the
> result.
> > However, we think that in the process we sort of created our own
> > sound and style. Also, I think we were much better live than on
> any
> > of the albums although our last release, the double
> LP "Parabolica"
> > on the Australian Corduroy label (recorded in 1996, released in
> 2000)
> > was IMO our best effort on disc.
> >
> > There's an almost complete Daytonas discography at the
Instromania
> > website:
> >
> >
> >
> > "I Love California" was written by band leader Lars Kjellén after
> > that me and him visited California in the early 90's. We then
> > returned in 1996 with the rest of the band for a two week
> California
> > tour put together by Domenic Priore and we sure had a great time!
> >
> > Klas / The Surfites
> >
> >
> > --- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I noticed that Klas Fjellgren has started posting here. I just
> > > wanted to take the opportunity to welcome him. Most of you
> > probably
> > > don't know much about his mid-nineties surf band, the Daytonas,
> so
> > I
> > > thought I'd just tell you about them a bit, too.
> > >
> > > The Daytonas were a Swedish band that released several CDs in
> the
> > mid-
> > > nineties. I have their first two (I think), "Ready Set Go!"
> (1993)
> > > and "Quarter Mile" (1995). I seem to remember that they
> released
> > > something else, but I've never seen it. Anyway, these five
guys
> > (two
> > > guitars, including Klas on lead guitar, organ, bass, and Klas'
> > > brother on drums) produced some of the most authentic
> traditional
> > > surf music of the nineties. Their first album was 2/3rds
vocals
> > and
> > > the rest instros, while the second album was split half-half.
> The
> > > instros sound as pure as possible, no modern influences
> whatsoever
> > > (they did cover Jon & the Nightriders' "Geronimo" on their
first
> > > album, but that's a very trad song anyway, so it fit right
in).
> > The
> > > instros are mostly originals, with a couple of covers: Jim
> Messina
> > &
> > > the Jesters' "The Cossack" and "Hawaii Five-O". The vocals
were
> > like
> > > a garagey version of the Beach Boys, with a rougher lead voice
> > backed
> > > up by nice harmonies. Again, extremely authentic. But the
> thing
> > > about the Daytonas that really got to me is that you could FEEL
> the
> > > incredibly intense love and longing for the early sixties
> > > California. These guys sounded like they were truly in PAIN
> that
> > > they couldn't live there! I've never heard any other band
> convey
> > > those emotions to such an extent. Look at some of the titles
of
> > the
> > > vocals: "I Love California", "Baked Beans and Chicken", "Surf
> > > Spot", "Surf Fever", "Me and My Woodie", "The Whiteness of the
> > > Wave", "Wait For My Summer", "Go Where the Action Is", and so
> on -
> > > you get the idea. And they walked the talk, sporting vintage
> gear
> > > (Klas on a white Jag, a reverb unit, and a Dual Showman), and
> > > authentic looking outfits and haircuts. Now, it seems that
> > something
> > > like this being done by a bunch of Swedish guys would come off
> very
> > > much as a gimmick, but never with the Daytonas. I don't think
I
> > ever
> > > heard a more genuine trad surf band. These guys were the real
> > deal.
> > > And their music was REALLY good. They had an incredible sense
> of
> > > melody and the chops to play it all really well without ever
> > > overplaying. The song was god, and almost all of their 'gods'
> were
> > > worthy of worship! If you're still not sure what they sound
> like,
> > > imagine a better (sometimes MUCH better) version of the Untamed
> > > Youth - more melodic, lacking the beer obsessesion, but just as
> fun
> > > and with more surf and less garage sensibility.
> > >
> > > Even after owning these CDs for ten years now, I still listen
to
> > them
> > > quite often. Anytime I get in that romantic mood where I start
> > > idealizing early-sixties So-Cal, I have to put on either some
> first-
> > > wave stuff - or the Daytonas. I have no idea whether any of
> their
> > > CDs are still available, but if any of you trad-lovers can
track
> > them
> > > down, don't hesitate for a second to buy them. This is some of
> the
> > > best surf music of the nineties.
> > >
> > > Welcome Klas - I look forward to seeing more participation by
> you
> > on
> > > this list in the future.
> > >
> > > Ivan
> > >
> > > PS Here are the lyrics to "I Love California" - you'll see what
> I
> > > mean - and admit it, how many of us outside of SoCal feel like
> this
> > > anyway?:
> > >
> > > I took a trip to LA to California sun
> > > Me and my buddy went there to have some kind of fun
> > > After twelve hours flight the dream came true
> > > Forget about the past and what we're going through
> > >
> > > We rented a car and started driving around
> > > And soon we were California bound
> > > Huntington Beach with its beautiful pier
> > > And the waves full of surfers that got no fear
> > >
> > > I love California (repeat many times!)
> > >
> > > Dick Dale's guitar is twanging in my head
> > > And it's gonna be there to my dying day
> > > California USA you're so far away
> > > I think of you almost every day
> > >
> > > I love California (repeat even more times!)
