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'''Surf rock''' is a style of music that originated in the USA that mixes elements of [[surf music]] and [[rock music]]. While in the 1960s surf music and [[rock and roll]] were distinct styles, associated with competing dance styles and representing distinct and competing [[youth culture]]s, the development of rock music since then has built upon both styles. Many authorities now retrospectively classify all surf bands as rock bands, and surf music therefore as a subgenre of rock music. |
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A typical surf amplifier setup consists of a Fender Reverb spring reverberation unit used with a Fender blackface Twin Reverb amplifier. For a guitar, a Fender Jazzmaster, Mosrite, Teisco, or Danelectro are standard choices. Fender, Danelectro, Mosrite bass guitars are common as well. Surf drum kits tend to be Rogers, Ludwig, or Slingerland. |
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[[Duane Eddy]]'s instrumental "Movin' and Groovin" is thought by many to be the main contender for laying the groundwork as the first surf rock record, while others claim the genre was invented by [[Dick Dale]] on "Let's Go Trippin'", an instrumental which became a hit throughout [[California]]. |
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Dale's influence on the surf genre was profound. He was a surfer himself and sought to transfer the excitement and adrenaline of the sport through his guitar playing. He often drew on his [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] heritage, incorporating [[Musical mode|modal]] tonalities and instruments such as [[finger cymbal]]s and [[reed (music)|reed]]s. Many surf bands that followed him incorporated Eastern influences, as well as Dale's generous use of reverb. His fast staccato playing was also very influential and an important part of the early surf sound, perhaps even more so than the reverb, which was only introduced years after Dale had already released his first albums. In Australia, which has always had a strong beach culture, the genre was strongly embraced in the 1960's, although Australian surf rock bands such as [[The Atlantics]] took their influences more from the famed British instrumental band [[The Shadows]]. |
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Instrumental rock band [[The Ventures]] also had a number of surf hits, their most widely known being "Walk Don't Run". [[The Chantays]] recorded a top single with "Pipeline". Probably the most widely known surf melody, however, is from a song "Wipe Out" by [[The Surfaris]]. |
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During the mid- to late [[1990s]], surf rock experienced a revival in the works of such artists as [[The Blue Stingrays]], [[Bomboras]], [[Man... or Astro-Man?]], and [[The Aqua Velvets]]. The popularity of the movie "Pulp Fiction" which featured surf music fuelled the revival well into this century. |
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While known as a genre that developed on the west coast of the United States, the recent revival has sparked an insurgance of East Coast Surf bands. Some of these include [http://www.howlinthurstons.com/ The Howlin' Thurstons] and [http://www.strangebutsurf.com Strange But Surf] based on NY's Long Island. Which is also the home of a growing surfing scene. |
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For an exhaustive website reviewing surf music past and present, see http://www.reverbcentral.com |
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===Subgenres=== |
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Spy Rock is a subgenre of surf rock featuring similarly complex melodies, usually set in minor keys, evocative of [[film noir]]. Examples include the bands Double Naught Spy Car and the Twenty-Twos. |
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Surfabilly is a subgenre often featuring traditional surf melodies played over [[rockabilly]] chord structures. Examples include the bands The [[Red Elvises]], [[Southern Culture on the Skids]], and [[The Young Werewolves]]. |
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Hot Rod Rock (also called Drag Rock) is also a subgenre of surf rock. Traditional surf rock sounds are applied to lyrics about the also rising hot rod culture. For a few years it gained mass popularity. The Rip-Chords, Ronny and the Daytonas, and The Hondells are good examples of this subgenre. The Beach Boys and Dick Dale produced songs in this subgenre such as "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Mag Wheels". |
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Space Rock is a subgenre of surf rock. It contains many of the characteristics of the "true" surf rock sound, but it also contains many elements from pop and rockabilly. The lyrics also deal instead of surf with the space race. The album ''The Ventures in Space'' is a good example. |
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Surf Punk is a highly inclusive subgenre of surf rock that incorporates many of the styles and attitudes of punk music with traditional vocal and instrumental surf. The Ramones experimented with surf and numerous small bands of the midwest currently perform this style. Aggressive drumming, distortion coupled with reverb, fast chord changes, and intense vocal stylings are the trademark. [[The Amino Acids]] of Detroit, Michigan and [[The Deformities]] of Omaha, Nebraska, and others like [[Estrume'n'tal]], build on this genre, while bringing in other influences such as heavy metal and/or psychobilly. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Surf music]]. |
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* [[Surf pop]]. |
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==Example surf rock artists and groups== |
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:''See also [[list of surf rock musicians]]'' |
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*[[The 9th Wave]] |
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*[[Agent Orange (band)|Agent Orange]] |
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*[[WWW.The Amino Acids.COM]] Black Sabbath meets Surf |
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*[[The Aquamarines]] |
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*[[The Aquasonics]] |
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*[[The Aqua Velvets]] |
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*[[Davie Allan & The Arrows]] |
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*[[The Astroglides]] |
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*[[The Astronauts]] |
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*[[The Atlantics]] |
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*[[The Bambi Molesters]] |
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*[[The Beach Boys]] (in 1962-63) |
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*[[The Bel Airs]] |
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*[[The Beloved Invaders]] |
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*[[The Berzerkers]] |
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*[[The Bitch Boys]] |
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*[[The Blue Hawaiians]] |
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*[[The Blue Stingrays]] |
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*[[Bobby Fuller (Our Favorite Martian)]] |
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*[[The Bomboras]] |
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*[[The Born Losers]] |
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*[[The Boss Martians]] |
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*[[The Breakers (Band)|The Breakers]] |
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*[[Bruce & Terry]] |
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*[[Al Casey]] |
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*[[Jackie & The Cedrics]] |
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*[[The Centurions]] |
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*[[The Challengers]] |
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*[[The Chandeliers]] |
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*[[The Chantays]] |
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*[[Chum]] |
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*[[The Clams]] |
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*[[Clee-Shays]] |
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*[[The Coffin Daggers]] |
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*[[Jerry Cole & His Spacemen]] |
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*[[The Crossfires]] |
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*[[The Deformities]] http://www.myspace.com/thedeformities |
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*[[The Deoras]] |
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*[[The Detonators]] |
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*[[Dick Dale]] |
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*[[Duane Eddy]] |
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*[[The Duotones]] |
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*[[The Dynotones]] |
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*[[The Electric Manta Rays]] |
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*[[Eddie & the Showmen]] |
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*[[The Eliminators]] |
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*[[Estrume'n'tal]] |
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*[[The Evasions]] |
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*[[The Fantastic Baggys]] |
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*[[They're Gonna Get You]] |
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*[[Tom Starr & The Galaxies]] |
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*[[Gein & The Graverobbers]] |
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*[[The Ghastly Ones]] |
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*[[The Halibuts]] |
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*[[The Hollywoods]] |
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*[[The Honeys]] |
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*[[The Howlin' Thurstons]] |
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*[[The Impacts (Merrell Fankhauser)]] |
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*[[The Insect Surfers]] |
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*[[Jan & Dean]] |
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*[[Jetpack]] |
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*[[Jim Messina & The Jesters]] |
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*[[Bruce Johnston]] |
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*[[Jon & The Nightriders]] |
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*[[The Kilaueas]] |
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*[[Laika & The Cosmonauts]] |
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*[[Langhorns]] |
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*[[The Lava Rats]] |
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*[[Lightning War]] |
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*[[The Lively Ones]] |
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*[[Longboard Ranch]] |
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*[[Lost Acapulco]] |
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*[[The Madeira]] |
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*[[Malibooz]] |
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*[[Man... or Astro-Man?]] |
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*[[David Marx & The Marksmen]] |
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*[[The Mel-Tones]] |
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*[[The Mermen]] |
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*[[Monsters from Mars]] |
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*[[The Nebulas]] |
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*[[The Neptunas]] |
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*[[Ninth Wave]] |
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*[[The Nocturnes]] |
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*[[The Penetrators]] |
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*[[Phono-Comb]] |
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*[[The Fabulous Planktones]] |
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*[[Pollo Del Mar]] |
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*[[The Pyramids]] |
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*[[The Reluctant Aquanauts]] |
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*[[Bob Vaught & The Renegades]] |
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*[[The Reventlos]] |
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*[[The Revels]] |
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*[[The Rip-Chords]] |
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*[[The Royal Fingers]] |
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*[[Satellites of Robot World]] |
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*[[The Sandals]] |
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*[[The Sentinals]] |
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*[[The Shadows]] |
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*[[Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet]] |
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*[[The Side Effects]] |
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*[[Slacktone]] |
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*[http://www.sonodrom.tk Sonodrom Express] |
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*[[The Space Cossacks]] |
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*[[Super Stereo Surf]] |
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*[[Los Straitjackets]] |
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*[[The Surfalicious Dudes]] |
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*[[The Surfaris]] |
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*[[The Surf Coasters]] |
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*[[The Surf Kings]] |
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*[[Surf Punks]] |
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*[[The Surf Raiders]] |
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*[[Surf Report]] |
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*[[Dave Myers & The Surftones]] |
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*[[Tape Man and the Tape Men]] |
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*[[The Thurston Lava Tube]] |
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*[[Tiki Tiki Bamboooos]] |
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*[[The Tornadoes]] |
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*[[The Torquays]] |
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*[[The Trashmen]] |
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*[[The Treble Spankers]] |
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*[[Gary Usher]] |
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*[[The Ventures]] |
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*[[The 'Verb]] |
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*[[The Vivisectors]] |
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*[[The Wedge]] |
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*[[The Wipeouters]] |
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*[[The Woodies]] |
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*[[The Young Werewolves]] |
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*[[The Ziggens]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.strangebutsurf.com Strange But Surf] |
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