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--- In , Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...> wrote:
> I recorded Laika and the Cosmonauts one
> Tuesday night at KFJC back in 1994 just after their first performance
> at SXSW. Fine musicians - yes, very nice folks - yes, but not a power
> band. they were very tight and very consistent.
I will respectfully disagree, Phil - at least somewhat. Clearly, L&TC
are not Slacktone, but when they DO (or at least did) 'lay into it'
they were as powerful as any surf band I've ever seen. Just think of
their live versions of "Mission: Impossible" or "Ba-ha-re-bah!"
or "Psyko" or even "Fugitive". I've asked Dusty which of the modern
surf drummers he admires, and the first guy he said, without much
thinking about it, was Janne Haavisto, L&TC drummer. And rightly so -
he's an incredibly powerful drummer - when he wants to be. I also
love how he (purposefully) speeds up during some intense songs, to
drive the band to the absolute edge of their abilities and raise the
intensity to the breaking point. Of course, a much bigger part of the
L&TC sound, especially nowadays, is slower, more melodic and decidely
non-surf music, but that should not detract us from recognizing what
an amazing and, yes, even powerful, surf band they once were.
Ivan
You have more live experience with them than I (twice as much LOL), so
I will defer to your opinion. That being the case, then they really
laid back in the Pit. They were great fun, but a long way from
powerful.
Phil
--- ipongrac <> wrote:
> --- In , Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...>
> wrote:
> > I recorded Laika and the Cosmonauts one
> > Tuesday night at KFJC back in 1994 just after their first
> performance
> > at SXSW. Fine musicians - yes, very nice folks - yes, but not a
> power
> > band. they were very tight and very consistent.
>
> I will respectfully disagree, Phil - at least somewhat. Clearly,
> L&TC
> are not Slacktone, but when they DO (or at least did) 'lay into it'
> they were as powerful as any surf band I've ever seen. Just think of
>
> their live versions of "Mission: Impossible" or "Ba-ha-re-bah!"
> or "Psyko" or even "Fugitive". I've asked Dusty which of the modern
> surf drummers he admires, and the first guy he said, without much
> thinking about it, was Janne Haavisto, L&TC drummer. And rightly so
> -
> he's an incredibly powerful drummer - when he wants to be. I also
> love how he (purposefully) speeds up during some intense songs, to
> drive the band to the absolute edge of their abilities and raise the
> intensity to the breaking point. Of course, a much bigger part of
> the
> L&TC sound, especially nowadays, is slower, more melodic and decidely
>
> non-surf music, but that should not detract us from recognizing what
> an amazing and, yes, even powerful, surf band they once were.
>
> Ivan
Phil,
I guess that some days you're the string,
and other days you're the pick!
unlunf
--- In , Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...> wrote:
>
> You have more live experience with them than I (twice as much LOL),
> so I will defer to your opinion. That being the case, then they
> really laid back in the Pit. They were great fun, but a long way
> from powerful.
>
> Phil
it's just mine opinion,I saw them in Munich-Germany,along with John &
nightriders,I never saw them before and it was a big surprise,I came 4 surf
first,but after the first note(jazzmaster thru a vox ac 30,very used!),i
felt totally catched from their musical lines.
Melody,great melodies.
from that time I started listening with more attention to all lounges and
orchestrals-like-music.
they can do everything from surf to swing,and one important thing to say
they do it at the best,simply at the best.
I love them,one of the best concert I saw.
bye from Italy
bruno wet-tones----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Dirt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Laika & the Cosmonauts (Was: Who ain't
Surf??? )
> You have more live experience with them than I (twice as much LOL), so
> I will defer to your opinion. That being the case, then they really
> laid back in the Pit. They were great fun, but a long way from
> powerful.
>
> Phil
>
> --- ipongrac <> wrote:
>
>> --- In , Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...>
>> wrote:
>> > I recorded Laika and the Cosmonauts one
>> > Tuesday night at KFJC back in 1994 just after their first
>> performance
>> > at SXSW. Fine musicians - yes, very nice folks - yes, but not a
>> power
>> > band. they were very tight and very consistent.
>>
>> I will respectfully disagree, Phil - at least somewhat. Clearly,
>> L&TC
>> are not Slacktone, but when they DO (or at least did) 'lay into it'
>> they were as powerful as any surf band I've ever seen. Just think of
>>
>> their live versions of "Mission: Impossible" or "Ba-ha-re-bah!"
>> or "Psyko" or even "Fugitive". I've asked Dusty which of the modern
>> surf drummers he admires, and the first guy he said, without much
>> thinking about it, was Janne Haavisto, L&TC drummer. And rightly so
>> -
>> he's an incredibly powerful drummer - when he wants to be. I also
>> love how he (purposefully) speeds up during some intense songs, to
>> drive the band to the absolute edge of their abilities and raise the
>> intensity to the breaking point. Of course, a much bigger part of
>> the
>> L&TC sound, especially nowadays, is slower, more melodic and decidely
>>
>> non-surf music, but that should not detract us from recognizing what
>> an amazing and, yes, even powerful, surf band they once were.
>>
>> Ivan
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Ivan, opened for L&TC last year at Iota and Cafe Tattoo and they
still rip! They started out with their wonderfully melodic songs and
ended with the power, blinding speed and precision that you remember.
It was a jaw dropping set for sure
-Craig(Atomic Mosquitos)
--- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
wrote:
>
> --- In , Phil Dirt <phildirt@r...>
wrote:
> > I recorded Laika and the Cosmonauts one
> > Tuesday night at KFJC back in 1994 just after their first
performance
> > at SXSW. Fine musicians - yes, very nice folks - yes, but not a
power
> > band. they were very tight and very consistent.
>
> I will respectfully disagree, Phil - at least somewhat. Clearly,
L&TC
> are not Slacktone, but when they DO (or at least did) 'lay into
it'
> they were as powerful as any surf band I've ever seen. Just think
of
> their live versions of "Mission: Impossible" or "Ba-ha-re-bah!"
> or "Psyko" or even "Fugitive". I've asked Dusty which of the
modern
> surf drummers he admires, and the first guy he said, without much
> thinking about it, was Janne Haavisto, L&TC drummer. And rightly
so -
> he's an incredibly powerful drummer - when he wants to be. I also
> love how he (purposefully) speeds up during some intense songs, to
> drive the band to the absolute edge of their abilities and raise
the
> intensity to the breaking point. Of course, a much bigger part of
the
> L&TC sound, especially nowadays, is slower, more melodic and
decidely
> non-surf music, but that should not detract us from recognizing
what
> an amazing and, yes, even powerful, surf band they once were.
>
> Ivan
>
--- In , "killers_from_space"
<killers_from_space@y...> wrote:
>
> Ivan, opened for L&TC last year at Iota and Cafe Tattoo and they
> still rip! They started out with their wonderfully melodic songs and
> ended with the power, blinding speed and precision that you remember.
> It was a jaw dropping set for sure
> -Craig(Atomic Mosquitos)
That's great to hear, Craig! I was afraid they'd lost that part of
their 'personality'...
Ivan
