Customer Reviews

Nomad

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
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If you're into reverb, surfing, or just like playing around with an electric guitar, you'll really like this CD. This is not grandfather's Dick Dale/Ventures surf guitar sound, but rather a much cooler, smoother reverb style. Very innovative, cool and very reverb.

Being a long time instrumental surf music fan (Dick Dale, Ventures, Shadows), I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. This album not only stays true to the genre but takes it further than just a revival approach. Compositions and guitar of Miles Corbin is very melodic and lyrical. I would recommend it to any surf music fans out there, take a chance and you will also be delighted.

This is one of the best albums of any type of music that I have ever heard. I could listen to this all day. The first time I played it I thought, this is pretty good, but each time I played it I liked it more and more. This is great in the car, as background music or through the headphones. This music is clean, the instruments are distinct and the melody line is interesting. Overall the album is on the mellow side but this ain't lite-FM this is surf guitar.

I first heard this group while listening to an internet radio station that was playing the track "Surf Nouveau". When I first heard that song I was blown away buy the sound and feel of the music. It made me feel like getting up and moving around. When I finally tracked down the CD and bought it, I was equally impressed by all of the tracks especially the one titled "Return to Paia". This track made me say "Whoa", this one makes you wish you were on a warm beach somewhere drinking somthing with one of those little umbrellas sticking out of it as you watch a beautiful island sunset. If you close your eyes and listen to this music it makes you feel really good.

All I can say is you can't go wrong with this CD if you like modern surf inspired music. This is not straight Dick Dale or Ventures stuff for those of you who are only looking for that kind of music though.

If you like the sound of reverb guitar, you'll like this cd. These guys drag Dick Dale style surf guitar into the 21st century, and they do it with a cool style.

Everybody's saying how great this is. To me, it doesn't sound like a real band is playing at all. It sounds like some really intelligent musician used a piano/midi/computer and composed nine cool tunes. #10 sounds like something on a Windham Hill sampler and #11 sounds like a Steve Tibetts piece-Hey I like WH and ST but this is supposed to be Aqua Velvets. There's no vocals and 2-3 seconds between each tune---sort of like a demo sent by some musician. Three stars because the music sounds cool; but after #10 and #11 I couldn't get into #12. I'm not buying anymore of this stuff.***COUGH**COUGH**

Along with the Mermen, the Aqua Velvets are simply one of the two best neo-surf combos going today. This disc is a masterpiece of dynamics as the songs effortlessly evoke a gentle sea breeze one moment and the thrill of riding a 20 foot wave the next. Forget lame outfits like Man or Astroman and buy yourself a disc from a band that is expanding the genre rather than merely recreating the past.

This the essential Aqua Velvets release. A little bit of Surf, The Ventures and Spaghetti Western combined is the best way I can describe this awesome set of guitar tracks. This is a great CD to pop in when your stuck in the beach house during a rain storm or while you're driving across the desert at dusk. Absolutely stunning set. I am listening to it as I write this, trying to find a negative, but I'm at a loss. The CD runs the gamut from surf rave ups like "Holly Tiki" and odd time signature pieces like "Snorkle Mask Replica, to shimmering guitar pop on "Summer at Dreampoint" and nods to Ennio Morricone on "Return to Paia". What a great album!

I have a large collection of Surf, and Nomad is the centerpiece. This is one talented band!

Surf music has always had two sides: the raw, fuzzy raveups heard in live Dick Dale or in recent bands like the Mermen, & a cooler, cleaner, more "classical" sound descended from the Ventures. The latter, which includes the Aqua Velvets, has always flirted with lounge moods, but that's OK. It's beautiful music, well-played, often dreamy or mildly latinized. Get out those plastic cocktail glasses shaped like fish, mix yourself Tiki Terror & relax. The Aqua Velvets are at the top of this form.

Bob Rixon, WFMU-FM