Live at the Lava Lounge [Live]

Blue Hawaiians | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Pascal Records
• ASIN: B000005I32
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,393 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #51 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Easy Listening
  • #85 in Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro > Surf Rock

Track Listings

1. Wipe Out

2. Pipeline/Endless Sleep

3. Surfin' Tragedy

4. A Cheat

5. Latin'ia

6. Apache

7. Red Top

8. Jockey Full of Bourbon

9. Baja

10. Caravan

11. Theme for Young Lovers

12. Jet Black

13. Soul Surfer

14. Jack the Ripper

15. Slave Girl

16. The Jester

17. Dick Tracy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swingin' Surf Music....90s style!, July 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Live at the Lava Lounge (Audio CD)

Los Angeles based Blue Hawaiians melt your worries away with soothing sounds of 90s Exotica. Like those beofre them, legends like Dick Dale and Martin Denny, the Blue Hawaiians give the term "live" great justice. The bass and vocals by Mark Fontana, mixed together with Tom Maxwell (Drums), Bron Tieman (Guitar/Lap Steel), and Mark Sproull (Guitar) are so cool and smooth like the cocktail that is their name. Listening to them on this CD is one thing, but if you are in LA for the weekend, the hip place to go is the Lava Lounge....part Dunes hotel, part Don the Beachcomber. This is must for any fan of surf music, space age bachelor pad music, or just something to take away some of the pressure of stress. Their play list is a great mix of classics like Apache, Tom Waits' Jockey Full of Bourbon,Jack the Ripper. Mixed in are originals from their new album, SWAY. Grab yourself a cocktail and dig on the beat that is the Blue Hawaiians.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These Guys Are The Real Thing, February 3, 2003

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J. D Suggs (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at the Lava Lounge (Audio CD)

This is as good a surf band as there ever was, right here in our midst. The musicianship is impeccable, and they are charismatic performers with a genuine love and respect for the genre. They bring an original touch and a lot of wit to their music without any sign of the ever-present Gen-X smirk. In this show they have the guts to play a lot of dark and mid-tempo stuff like "Endless Sleep", which is genuinely scary (check it out!). They bring an original touch to the covers- "Dick Tracy" is a masterpiece- and the original stuff is every bit as good. The cheerful "Surfin' Tragedy" is a huge favorite with me.

Guys, if you're still out there- give us another one!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cocktail Surfing, March 14, 2006

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Riny J. Snyder "Pineapple Rancho" (San Diego, Ca, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at the Lava Lounge (Audio CD)

This is one of the best "new" surf music CD's even if it isn't the Blue Hawaiins most current. Putting words to the classic "Pipeline" that was originally played by the Chantays is great. The live atmosphere and the smooth music flow are outstanding. OUTSIDE!!!!!