Customer Reviews

Surf Guitar Greats

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With this CD you get a little sampler of a few artisits, tackling covers with some nice originals, very cool, and very chill music, the kind that ends up in sountracks... yeah there's no dick dale, but if you like his stuff, you probrably already have a few of his CDs already, besides where else can one hear 2 Los Straightjackets songs plus a bunch of other amazing bands...

ONE great plus, even on first liten none of the songs sound the same... great job of arranging covers especially "Tico Tico." Ends w/Los Straitjackets "Pacifica" yup Drivin' music at its finest, definatly makes the long drives -into- short drives.

I'm not much for anthologies, but this is probably the best (and cheapest!) little surf anthology on the market. With three tunes by both Los Straitjackets and Laika and the Cosmonauts along with a couple from each of The Halibuts and Teisco Del Ray, the listener is in really good hands.

Everything that you think surf music should be is represented... a few Latin rhythms in Teisco Del Ray's "Seville" and the Tailgators' "Tico Tico", a bit of the Middle Eastern/Russian thing in The Halibuts' "Suicide Bay" and some hard-charging, tribal beat in Los Straitjackets' Tailspin" and Laika and the Cosmonauts' "Miserlou".

The cover does look a bit cheap, but the liner notes are actually useful with brief descriptions of each bands involved. Like surf? You can't afford not to have this one.

This seems more like a guitar instrumental alblum to me and less of a surf guitar alblum. None of the songs stand out at all even though they are all nicely arranged. There is quite a bit of difference between authentic 60's surf music and the nice sounding guitar music this CD presents. All in all the CD is worth buying. The 33 minutes of music are fun to listen to and there are no clunkers on the alblum.

I just wish it had more than the 12 selections, cuz I keep letting it just spin...great road music and twangin surf guitars. Give me more Laika and the Cosmonauts!

This set is well, well, chosen and every tune is worthy, with a lot of the more rocking and "mystic" style surf- minor keys, middle eastern melodies (a la Pulp Fiction) and trancy rides. Plus, "Tailspin" by Los Straightjackets- maybe the best ever flat out journey into the spiral ever captured........and the price cannot be beat.

This collection offers an excellent sampling of the 90's-style surf rock sound. At the price listed, it is a outstanding bargain. Eclectic mix of song styles, the CD is worth buying if only for the last track, the supremely styled Pacifica. Those who are unfamiliar with the newer bands listed will be able to follow their musical tastes more easily after listening to this CD.

What a great CD. The songs are fun and entertaining. They are bouncy, cool, and if you're tired, just blast it and you're ready for your roadtrip!

If you like fast, furious, (and sometimes funny) surf guitar, check out (1) Itchy Chicken, (2) Pier Pressure, and (3) Tailspin. My daughter likes (4) Mission Impossible. Actually, they're all good tracks -- those are just the ones that stand out (for me).

Where's Dave Wronski?? (Slacktone, Jon & the Nightriders)
How about Paul Johnson? Oh Yeah No Dick Dale either!
We love Los Straitjackets but they are Missing some Major Guitar Greats on these tracks.

While this includes many classic riffs, the music is new, refreshing and still pure surf. A real surprise to find these great artists putting new alt life into a fine old genre.