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Blue Hawaiians | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 4, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pascal Records
• ASIN: B000006DSL
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last Days of Summer

2. Searchin' for da Cat

3. Banzai Pipeline

4. Casino

5. Deadman's

6. Quiet Surf

7. Martini Five-O

8. Swingin' Hula Girl

9. Drop the Hammer, Max!

10. Sharkskin Saddle

11. Charade

12. Tortolla

13. Drunk Man Noodle

14. Da Cat (Reprise)

15. Element 86

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surf Music Is Back In True Form, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sway (Audio CD)

Jimi Hendrix once sang that you would never hear surf music again. Wrong! It's back, riding the undertow of swing and lounge. All told, the Blue Hawaiians are the best of this scene that encompasses some good bands (e.g., Phantom Surfers, Aquavelvets, King of Hawaii and Bomboras). This is a more mellow version of surf music -- think moonlit beaches and enjoying cocktails rather than Wipeout. For those looking for a more upbeat surf sound, check out the Bomboras.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Hawaiians hit their stride, August 29, 2001

By 

Elwood Conway "elwoodc" (Frankfort, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sway (Audio CD)

This may be their best CD (possible exception is the Christmas CD). The playing is inspired, the arrangements are pure 60s surfdom. Great fidelity to boot. The bonus track should only be listened to STRAIGHT (or you risk years of therapy).

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best album, February 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sway (Audio CD)

This is the Hawaiians' best album by far. There's not a bad song on it and all of the band's talents are highlighted. This is not rave-up surf--it's mostly more mellow and jazzy. And it's not all instrumental--there are some (all good) vocals.