6. THE REBEL – The Cruncher [1:55]
(Mike Curb)
HERBERT HOOKE: lead guitar * KLAUS BRUNNER: rhythm guitar * NORBERT HAUKE: organ, sax * WOLFGANG PETERS: bass * HARALD ZEIDLER: percussion
Produced by HERBERT HOOKE & KLAUS BRUNNER
From the album Jupiter „C,“ NPR [Germany] #7308 (1989).
During the 1960s, there were only a few bands in foreign countries playing surf music (Australia had a particularly active scene led by bands such as The Atlantics, The Denvermen, and The Joy Boys). In the last few years, many vocal and instrumental bands from all major industrialized countries have aligned themselves with the vintage sound and style of surf music. One of the earliest of these bands was The Cruncher, formed in Germany in 1987.
Lead guitarist and producer Herbert Hooke was intrigued by the sound of reverbed surf instrumentals, such as „Baja“ by The Astronauts.
„The Rebel“ (written by former California Lt. Governor Mike Curb when he was involved in the music business during the late ’60s) is taken from The Cruncher’s second self-produced album, released in 1988. The track was recorded in Hooke’s home studio without using the typical Fender Reverb Unit. Yet the artificially produced surf sound is quite effective. This nicely recorded track benefits from the use of an electric 12-string guitar on each of the tune’s bridges.
http://www.akai-rock-n-roll-oldies.de/freunde1.htm
http://www.thecruncher-reverb.de/
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