This music isn’t about commercial success, so just about everybody’s in it for fun. So it feels kind of wrong to judge a band by how much fun it sounds like they’re having, but damn if these guys don’t sound like they’re having a little more fun than the rest.
For those that got into surf somewhere after the 80’s and before bandcamp, compilations were key for exposure to more surf groups. That’s slowed down significantly, with only a handful of notable ones in the past few years (off the top of my head Brave New Surf and Monsters of Surf). Reverb Nation serves a dual purpose of commemorating a great lineup at the Surfguitar 101 convention (the tracks are mostly in the same sequence of the performances) and as a surf compilation.
First time it’s a new thing, second time it’s getting official, third time it’s a ritual.
Los Kahunas - N.O.S. (7 Mares)
Surfin Beards - Berber Stomp (Fuel / Ocean 10")
Los Freneticos - Bamboo (el sonido que perdura)
Lost Acapulco - Burning Patrol (Los Obligados Racing Team)
the tormentos - Bapa Nui (Ejecutan el Macabro Plan)
The Spectrums - Topless (Wailin' in West Covina)
The teammates - nightfall (45)
The Strangers - Hill Stomp (45)
The Sherwoods - El Scorpion (45)
Les Cooper & the Soulrockers - Garbage Can (45)
Duane Eddy - Creamy Mashed Potatoes (dance with the guitar man)
Los Protones - Infiernillo (Misión:OA4)
Picked up a monstrous amount of music at Surfguitar 101. Nearly all of this show was from that.
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