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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!)
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!)
> 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
Klas,
Welcome aboard! I recognized you from the bombora.net surf forum.
Bill
www.freewebs.com/reluctantaquanauts
--- 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!)
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!)
Klas,
I'll have to check your stuff out now!
Thanks,
Bill
BTW I think I was saying the vocal style music shouldn't be
catogorized with instro-surf.
--- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
<surfites@b...> wrote:
>
> 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!)
