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I really dig french horns in surf music! A great example is the
Astronauts "Main Title From: Ride The Wild Surf". Anyone who haven't
heard it can check it out below:
Klas / The Surfites
--- In , Ran Mosessco <burnman@n...>
wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Neal" <brian@s...>
>
>
> > >
> > I agree it sounds like a much different song, very organic, unlike
> > anything he ever did back then. I'm not sure I can get past the
horns,
> > but I'll give it a few more tries. It is a very unique song with
that
> > arrangement.
>
>
>
> I listened to it a few times, and I have mixed feelings about the
horns. I
> think when used with long sustaining notes, the horns sound good,
but at the
> parts where they're used for rythmic effect (short rythmic bursts)
it sounds
> pretty cheesy. The "rythmic" style works for balkan/gypsy type
music, giving
> it a little comical effect, but in this song it detracts from
the "drama".
> I think this applies in general to use of brass in instrumental
music (of
> "our" type) - long sustaining notes are a good addition to a
> spy/crime/spaghetti western type of tune, and could work in "Middle
Eastern"
> surf. Trumpet melody can be trickier, because it instantly puts a
marciachi
> (sp?) feel to the songs, which can be good or bad depending on the
context.
> As for rythmic use - I say leave it to drums, bass and guitar,
unless you
> strive for chessy-ness (is that even a word?) .
>
> Just my 2 agorot.
>
> Ran
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> I really dig french horns in surf music! A great example is the
> Astronauts "Main Title From: Ride The Wild Surf". Anyone who
haven't
> heard it can check it out below:
I dig the the horns in the song too. Since I've started listening
to more surf the past year I've really come to appreciate the use of
the saxaphone in early rock 'n roll. I' d love to see more modern
surf bands use the combination which many of the early bands did
with 1 or 2 horns. But it's REALLY tough to find a sax player,
today, who isn't a jazz jobber.
Bill
Be sure to check out old Joel Willenburg on the Lively Ones
"Surf Rider"...pure sax magic!
dp
--- supertwangreverb <> wrote:
>
>
> > I really dig french horns in surf music! A great
> example is the
> > Astronauts "Main Title From: Ride The Wild Surf".
> Anyone who
> haven't
> > heard it can check it out below:
>
> I dig the the horns in the song too. Since I've started
> listening
> to more surf the past year I've really come to appreciate
> the use of
> the saxaphone in early rock 'n roll. I' d love to see
> more modern
> surf bands use the combination which many of the early
> bands did
> with 1 or 2 horns. But it's REALLY tough to find a sax
> player,
> today, who isn't a jazz jobber.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
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