Alle diese Songs also aus der tollen Cowabunga- Box! Die lohnt wahrlich.
Set 4: New Waves (1977-1995)
Throughout the ’70s, ’80s, and now in the ’90s, there have been numerous attempts to recreate the sound, style, or attitude of the music that was identified so strongly with surfing in the early 1960s. Surf music „revivalists“ are an interesting lot. Some are successful, others aren’t; some are wildly creative, others remain strictly adherent to the classic sound and style; some take an indulgent avant-garde approach to the genre, others practice restrained minimalism. As a result, surf revival recordings in the last two and a half decades have varied widely in style and originality.
There have been two major revivals of interest in surf music since 1965. The first occurred roughly from 1980 to about 1984. The other began slowly during the early ’90s and, as this collection is issued, is becoming even more widespread.
In 1980, a surprisingly large number of surf bands appeared in major cities across the country, and overseas. However, most of the action was smack dab in Southern California. The music was like the early 1960s, but the bands were older, musically more mature, and weren’t out to make a career for themselves as musicians; this time it was strictly for fun. The bands still recorded and released their own singles or used small, independent labels. Audiences included fans of all ages.
Out of this revival of interest, Dick Dale returned from self-imposed retirement. The Ventures started performing in the U.S. again, and some original bands like The Chantays and The Surfaris regrouped for revival concerts.
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Harold Bronson, one of the owners of Rhino Records, loved surf music, even backing the A-side of a 1975 Mogan David & His Winos single with a newly composed instrumental, „Savage Surf.“ In a more concerted effort, he collected a group of local musicians with the goal of refining the surf instrumental sound by taking advantage of modern recording techniques and contemporizing the sound with a taste of heavy metal. Dick Dale’s influence was acknowledged with a choice of the band name: The Wedge was the name of a dangerous surfing spot at the tip of Balboa Peninsula, immortalized by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones in their powerhouse instrumental of the same name.
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