Favorite Surf Tune

[Don't Back Down]

So I've been listening to "Let's Go Trippin" by Dick Dale a lot recently, and it's now my favorite surf tune.

What is your favorite surf tune? Can be Beach Boys, non-Beach Boys, instrumental, lyrical whatever.

By the way, who does the sax on "Let's Go Trippin", is it Steve Douglas? or did Dick Dale have his own sax player for his own records?

[donald]

Don't know who does the sax.  I have the original Dick Dale Vinyl Lp, so maybe I can find it on there and get back to you.

I like Pipeline a lot.  Have you heard the live version with Dick Dale and Stevie Ray Vaughn?

[Don't Back Down]

I'd appreciate you looking that up man. I've heard "Pipeline" from Bruce Johnston's "Going Public" I believe? I enjoy it, I haven't heard Dick Dale's version though.

[donald]

Pipeline is an old Surf instrumental by the Chantays.  I have a vinyl of  Going Public but I confess I haven't picked it up in years.  Proof that Bruce NEEDED the Beach Boys (or Barry Manilow) to flesh out his tunes. I don't recall Bruce covering Pipeline on the album.

I've got the Dick Dale up on a wall in one of those album frames.  I'll get it down and look this evening if I can remember.

[Ron]

My favorite is also Pipeline by the Chantays.  = Magic

[Ebb and Flow]

Anything by The Chantays, Link Wray or The Lively Ones is good in my book.  And all of the surf music that Tarantino's used in his movies is great.

And also the soundtrack to "The Endless Summer" by the Sandals is awesome.  Especially the theme.

[punkinhead]

miserlou

[Malc]

Hey guys - I know I've plugged my own website on here before, but any queries about surf & hot-rod stuff (including Dick Dale's sax players) check out www.pipeline.moonfruit.com. It's what the summer was made for !
 

[Rocker]

Pipeline rules ! My fav surf-song.
Great site Malc btw

[carlydenise]

I am going Surf City on this one Jan and Dean with a twist of Brian Wilson

[Aegir]

Let's Go Trippin' by Dick Dale
Perfidia, Walk Don't Run, Batman theme, Green Hornet theme, Hawaii 5-0 theme by the Ventures
Stoked by the Beach Boys

[mikee]

Outside of the Beach Boys
with vocals:
"Secret Surfing Spot" by Dick Dale
"Ride The Wild Surf" by Jan and Dean
"Gremmie Out Of Control" (cover of Gary Usher, Chuck Girard,  Dick Burns as the Silly Surfers ) by Pearl Jam  (I have never heard the original Silly Surfers version)

[Rocker]

Hm, but Jan&Dean weren't really surf-music.... It was like much of the Beach Boys(though they had a little of that surfing sound) just music with lyrics about surfing. Like Brian said, Beat music....

[carlydenise]

Oh!  SURF music.....o.k.....then definitely Miserlou

[mikee]

Hm, but Jan&Dean weren't really surf-music.... It was like much of the Beach Boys(though they had a little of that surfing sound) just music with lyrics about surfing.

Well then, what is your definition of surf music?  An instrumental number with a lot of reverb on the guitar?   

[Rocker]

Hm, but Jan&Dean weren't really surf-music.... It was like much of the Beach Boys(though they had a little of that surfing sound) just music with lyrics about surfing.

Well then, what is your definition of surf music?  An instrumental number with a lot of reverb on the guitar?   

For example. Dick Dale is surf-music. And Jan&Dean didn't do anything in that direction except for "Wipe out". The other stuff is pop- or beatmusic.

[Rocker]

BTW here's a nice article: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=67073

As you can imagine, I don't agree with all of it, but it's a nice one I think.

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If anyone is in the Northern California area this June 23,  Dick Dale is going to be the opening act for the Beach Boys at the Konocti Harbor theater in Kelseyville (Clear Lake).  It's just the one gig, not a tour.  I mean, if you're going to see Mike's Beach Boys, you might as well get some extra value for your money.  Dick does an excellent show, at least he did when I saw him several years ago.

[SG7]

Summer Means Fun or Ride The Wild Surf

[Aegir]

If anyone is in the Northern California area this June 23,  Dick Dale is going to be the opening act for the Beach Boys at the Konocti Harbor theater in Kelseyville (Clear Lake).  It's just the one gig, not a tour.  I mean, if you're going to see Mike's Beach Boys, you might as well get some extra value for your money.  Dick does an excellent show, at least he did when I saw him several years ago.

Dick Dale opening for the Beach Boys?

How the tables have turned.

[Ebb and Flow]

Note for attending a Dick Dale concert...Bring earplugs.  He plays fucking loud!!!  I guess he can't hear that well anymore.     It was an indoor venue in a small club though, so that probably didn't help much.  But man can he play.

[mikee]

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Hm, but Jan&Dean weren't really surf-music.... It was like much of the Beach Boys(though they had a little of that surfing sound) just music with lyrics about surfing.

Well then, what is your definition of surf music?  An instrumental number with a lot of reverb on the guitar?   

For example. Dick Dale is surf-music. And Jan&Dean didn't do anything in that direction except for "Wipe out". The other stuff is pop- or beatmusic

OK  but again my question is what is your definition of surf music?   
 

[Aegir]

My ears were ringing for two or three days after seeing Dick Dale..

This was this really elderly woman (in her 60s or 70s) standing right in front of the stage, directly inbetween two speaks, the entire time. Dick Dale even said to her, "Darling, I hope you brought earplugs."

[Sheriff John Stone]

Dick Dale's "Miserlou" is great, but there's something cool about the sound of The Beach Boys' version of that song also...

[Ebb and Flow]

The lack of production on The Beach Boys' version sounds way more garage and real than the production quality on Dale's.  Also the fact that the Dale version has been played so much between "Pulp Fiction" and TV commercials, that the BB version will always seem more fresh.