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Ok, that splains everything, Chris.
Anyone out there who doesn't have "Pray for Surf" has a serious hole in their
collection and is missing out on not only the Paul Johnson story, but the surf
revival story in a big way. It was released almost simulteneously with "Surf
Beat '80", the Jon and the Nightriders album. These two albums were a major one
two punch that woke us up in 1980 to how great surf instro was. "Pray for Surf"
is only 8 songs and is essentially an E.P. but the melodies and guitar playing
style will floor you. It's available on an expanded CD at www.pjmoto.com
-Marty
P.S. The only thing Gospel about "Pray for Surf" is the title. The songs are all
old pre-bornagain P.J., Mr Moto, Tally Ho, Andel'e, Squad Car etc...
----- Original Message -----
From: kahunatikiman
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Paul Johnson: was Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
Anniversary Party
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Hey Chris,
>
> I see where you're coming from. Do you have Paul's album with the
Packards called "Pray for Surf"?
>
> -Marty
No - Is it good? I've heard a coupe snipets from it. The whole
gospel/surf angle has me wary, I don't really know why. I do have
a recent cd called "the surfaris - basic tracks" with Paul on it.
he plays some pretty cool covers on it.
Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kahunatikiman
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:59 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Paul Johnson: was Pictures from
Slacktone's 10th Anniversary Party
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > Whatdya mean "maybe you should be worshipping Paul Johnson
instead
> of Eddie"? There's no maybe about it, PJ is the greatest
songwriter
> in surf (he wrote Squad Car, Mr Moto, Kami Kazi, Vaminos among
> several other greats) and plays the most melodic of guitars in a
> very original style. Eddie was/is a demon of mediocrate playing
the
> standard overdone blooze rock guitar riffs through a distortion
box
> and has never topped Mr. Rebel and his cover verson of Squad
Car.
> > -Marty
>
>
> Yeah!!! What Marty said!!!
>
> All I meant was that Eddie Bertrand gets a lot of coverage
here,
> and Paul gets very little. It's Pauls turn to be the surf
hero. I
> think because Paul wasn't the "upfront" guy he is often
overlooked.
> He seems to be soft spoken, and doesn't do a lot of bragging
like
> some others. He also isn't as "showy" and lets his guitar do
the
> talking. His playing often is understated, and unless you are
> paying attention, his playing can slip by without notice. He
> really was the backbone of that sound the Belairs had.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kahunatikiman
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:10 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
> Anniversary Party
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Looks like a lot of fun! The clip of Paul Johnson was
great,
> > > playing it more like Eddie these days :)
> > >
> > > Man, I wish we could play a show in California.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill
> >
> > > Funny, I was thinking the same things Bill. Maybe we
should
> be
> > worshipping Paul Johnson instead of Eddie. It's Paul who's
> keeping
> > the Surf flame lit. He sure can play, can't he? He can
play
> like
> > all the old school guys. Eddie, Dick, himself. He has a
> distinct
> > sound that I'm beginning to be able to pick out.
> >
> > The video clips were great! It looks like everyone was
> having a
> > great time. How was the crowd?
> >
> > Sometimes I think I live in the wrong state. There have
> been
> > too many cool shows in the last month to count in CA.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
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