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I just got around to getting the Wet Tones "Mucho Reverbo" and this
has to be one of the best, if not the best, surf cd I've bought in the
last year. The guitar tones and the tunes are absolutely awesome.
Does anyone know anything about these guys and if there is anything
else out there of them?
Shawn Martin
Life is short. Play for the music. Wear your heart on your sleeve.
So I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to
keep me in constant touch with my limitations -Apostle Paul
--- In , "Shawn Martin" <drumuitar@...>
wrote:
>
> I just got around to getting the Wet Tones "Mucho Reverbo" and this
> has to be one of the best, if not the best, surf cd I've bought in the
> last year. The guitar tones and the tunes are absolutely awesome.
> Does anyone know anything about these guys and if there is anything
> else out there of them?
Shawn...I really like this CD also. This CD came to my attention when
had that best of 2004 poll. It got no votes, but I checked it out
anyway. More people should be aware of it. Its chock full of good
tones, lots of great reverb and cool melodies. They are from Italy,
and Bruno posts here occasionally. (Hi Bruno!)
BN
--- In , "Brian Neal" <bgneal@...> wrote:
> Shawn...I really like this CD also. This CD came to my attention when
> had that best of 2004 poll. It got no votes, but I checked it out
> anyway. More people should be aware of it. Its chock full of good
> tones, lots of great reverb and cool melodies. They are from Italy,
> and Bruno posts here occasionally. (Hi Bruno!)
There are a few cds that had been on my list that I only recently got,
most of which were very good. The Wet Tones is my fav but the
Concaves "Warning Heavy Surf Advisory" is great. Not your typical
surf sound guitar-wise, with a lot of overdrive and sustain.
Shawn Martin
Life is short. Play for the music. Wear your heart on your sleeve.
So I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to
keep me in constant touch with my limitations -Apostle Paul
--- In , "Shawn Martin" <drumuitar@...>
wrote:
>
> I just got around to getting the Wet Tones "Mucho Reverbo" and this
> has to be one of the best, if not the best, surf cd I've bought in
the
> last year. The guitar tones and the tunes are absolutely awesome.
> Does anyone know anything about these guys and if there is anything
> else out there of them?
Ah, Shawn, Shawn, Shawn... If you only read my reviews I post on
here and take them to heart, you could have known about this CD a
year and a half ago! ;) Here's the review of it I posted back then:
The Wet-Tones: Mucho Reverbo (2004)
(Originally posted on Surf Guitar 101, July 13, 2004)
Another band I've been digging hugely for the last couple of months
is Italy's the Wet-Tones. These guys get NO recognition in the USA,
but their debut CD "Mucho Reverbo" is REALLY good! Not quite
reaching the lofty heights of the Bambi Molesters' "Dumb Loud Hollow
Twang", but definitely one of the best surf CDs I've heard this
year. Another very trad 4-piece band, with a very appropriate CD
title. The Wet-Tones will especially appeal to the fans of Satan's
Pilgrims, the Nebulas and the Penetrators. Ten original songs and
one cover (an instro surf version of the horrendously annoying and
corny folk standard "If I Had a Hammer" - however, they manage to
make it sound listenable! No mean feat, I might add...). The
originals are consistently very good, combining great tones, a range
of moods, often great melodies and imaginative arrangements. The
highlights for me are: "The 7th Wave", an ultra-energetic, exoticly-
tinged DD-like rocker that features a pretty spanish-guitar intro
and the second verse with the acoustic guitar in the forefront,
which was really cool - haven't heard anything like that in a long
time. "Playa Piranha" sounds like it just escaped from a Penetrators
album, all happy and playful with a big dose of reverb! "Lightning
Strike" starts off sounding like the Fathoms or the Boss Martians,
moving into a HEAVY DD-like part, and then back to heavily muted
lead and rhythm, again followed by some intense double-picking. What
a great way to combine both the DD and Astronauts schools of the
surf sound. "Bonecrasher" reminds me a bit of some Space Cossacks
stuff (if I may say so) with a beautiful double-picked melody that's
not overly aggressive. "Surfin' the Casbah" starts off with a
familiar melody, but then moves into some really aggressive and
heavily reverbed double-picking that's just a pleasure to wallow in.
The album comes to an untimely end (the whole thing is less than
half an hour long) with a gorgeous ballad "Mucho Reverbo" that
sounds a lot like the Bambi Molesters, or maybe some of Satan's
Pilgrims quieter moments. Again, featuring an achingly beautiful and
evocative minor-key melody, it's as good a ballad as it gets,
especially as it shifts to a major key and adds a big dose of
acoustic rhythm guitar at the end to bring the album to a close.
Nicely recorded, with the authentic surf sound (mostly Jazzmasters
with an occasional Jag, Twin amps, I think?). Great artwork, too.
I'm really impressed with this album and this band. I've been in
contact with one of their guitarists, Bruno, for many years, and he
is a really humble guy, always telling me that they're not that
good. What a crock! From what I heard here, I'd say that these guys
are among the top ten surf bands in the world today. I haven't heard
any other Italian surf band that I liked nearly as much as these
guys. They're the real thing. If you want to get a copy, you should
probably just email Bruno:
brunobrnr@l...
Well, finally done! After hearing these two CDs, and hearing some
live Surf Coasters stuff from their recent US tour, I'm becoming
more optimistic about the future of surf music again. I hope all of
you support these great, great bands and buy these albums. I
guarantee you won't be sorry.
hi Brian,glad to hear ..you, thanx 4 putting wet-tones stuff on the air in
the lovely California!
ciao Bruno Original Message -----
From: "Brian Neal" <>
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Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 3:34 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: the Wet Tones: holy moly!
> --- In , "Shawn Martin" <drumuitar@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> I just got around to getting the Wet Tones "Mucho Reverbo" and this
>> has to be one of the best, if not the best, surf cd I've bought in the
>> last year. The guitar tones and the tunes are absolutely awesome.
>> Does anyone know anything about these guys and if there is anything
>> else out there of them?
>
> Shawn...I really like this CD also. This CD came to my attention when
> had that best of 2004 poll. It got no votes, but I checked it out
> anyway. More people should be aware of it. Its chock full of good
> tones, lots of great reverb and cool melodies. They are from Italy,
> and Bruno posts here occasionally. (Hi Bruno!)
>
> BN
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On 2/17/06, Bruno <> wrote:
> hi Brian,glad to hear ..you, thanx 4 putting wet-tones stuff on the air in
> the lovely California!
Hi Bruno...you may be confusing me with Clint Beachwood...I don't have
a radio show in California!
Wet Tones Rock!
BN
oops!!
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From: "Brian Neal" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: the Wet Tones: holy moly!
> On 2/17/06, Bruno <> wrote:
>> hi Brian,glad to hear ..you, thanx 4 putting wet-tones stuff on the air
>> in
>> the lovely California!
>
> Hi Bruno...you may be confusing me with Clint Beachwood...I don't have
> a radio show in California!
>
> Wet Tones Rock!
>
> BN
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