Surf Music Unplugged

The Duo-Tones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Heyday
• ASIN: B00004ZEIG
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,127 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Crystal-T

2. Mr. Moto

3. Baja

4. Apache

5. Walk, Don't Run

6. Baja Nights

7. Hide Away

8. Outside

9. Scratchy

10. Last Date

11. Kamikaze

12. California Dreamin'

13. Pipeline

14. Song for My Father

15. Beach City Bop

16. The Lonely Bull

17. The Wedge

18. More Love, More Power

19. Last Night in Waikiki

Editorial Reviews

Two Rock-Instrumental Virtuosos play nineteen classic tunes! No amps, no drums, no bass... just acoustic guitars. Pure essential surf music like you've never heard it before!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not surf music........ but great stuff!!, September 9, 2003

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Dick K (Centreville, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surf Music Unplugged (Audio CD)

I didn't believe anyone could do a decent version "Walk Don't Run" with just 2 _acoustic_ guitars. I was wrong--and glad of it, because while its very cool, that's not even the best of the tracks here.

Yep, this CD is wonderful--but mislabeled! You simply can't have surf music without electric guitars dripping with reverb! Now as much as I love that stuff, this CD is fantastic. Okay, so it's not surf but it is excellent stuff. Listening to these two guys enjoying themselves is almost as much fun as sounds like they had making the CD. Both artists are world-class electric guitarists and although they're "merely" excellent on acoustic, that doesn't hurt the things in the slightest.

What's it sound like? Two guitarists who really know these tunes, really know the other one's style and who enjoy playing this music together. The interplay of the two guys as they seamlessly trade lead/rhythm roles back and forth is impressive to say the least. The music is fairly laid-back but will repay a careful listen. Its a CD you can put on for the backyard BBQ -- I really can't see anyone objecting to this stuff, no not even gran'ma!

Worth every penny and then some.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Guitar -- a must buy!, September 3, 2004

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S. Goodheart (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surf Music Unplugged (Audio CD)

This is without a doubt one of my best music purchases of the past year. As other reviewers have noted, you don't have to like surf music (acoustic, or not) to love this album. I also highly recommend a follow-up album called "Plugged In & Live" which is just awesome (this live album has the amps and reverb, which one reviewer here said makes music "real" surf music! :) It's fabulous too. Steve

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even People Who Don't Like Surf Genre Will Love This, July 1, 2004

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"645546" (phoenix, az United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surf Music Unplugged (Audio CD)

I don't particulary care for Surf music. One day I heard a couple of tracks from this album and I liked it so much I had to have it. "Unplugging" this type of music really allows the depth, complexity, and beauty of the music to shine through. This CD contains phenominal guitar performances and is one of the best qualility and "listenable" accoustical guitar recordings I've come across. Many of the songs on this album evoked complex Flamenco and/or Classical flavors for me-- and every now and again I find myself recognizing one of the classic Surfer pieces, I'm taken by suprise finding myself saying, "I didn't think THAT song could sound so wonderful!".