# Surf rock **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651 "2020-01-19T04:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/41 "2020-01-20T17:50:54Z")
There is a radio show from the local college that has been going on for a while and it is all about instrumental surf rock. It’s called “Storm Surge of Reverb” and the DJ is the most spazzy guy ever. It is every Monday (so today!) from 4-6pm Central time. > **[Stream WTUL - WTUL New Orleans 91.5FM](https://www.wtulneworleans.com/stream-wtul)** > > Listen to WTUL streaming live! Check it out this afternoon! ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/42 "2020-01-20T17:59:25Z")
I have no knowledge on this subject but I did enjoy a recent podcast quiz/episode that featured a surf rock quiz: [Go Fact Yourself, Ep. 46](https://maximumfun.org/episodes/go-fact-yourself/ep-46-go-fact-yourself-with-quinn-cummings-greg-behrendt/) and starting at about minute 45 they bounce around a bit and then get to the surf rock quiz- and a special guest expert for any surf rock fans. It’s an enjoyable quiz and chat podcast FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/43 "2020-01-20T19:16:52Z")
For a deep dive into the old school stuff, you can’t do much better than Rhino’s [Cowabunga box set](https://www.amazon.com/Cowabunga-Surf-Box-Various-Artists/dp/B0000033S4). 3 disks dedicated to 60s material, and a 4th disk covering the late-70s to mid-90s revival. It would be interesting to see an updated version that covers more recent stuff (the set was released in 1996). ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/44 "2020-01-21T08:05:16Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Ooooooo! My favorite genre of instrumental music! I’ll throw a few in no one has mentioned: > > The Belairs - [Squad Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5lS5hxZd8) > The Hollywood Persuaders - [Drums A Go Go](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2qduK4LqoI) > The Bomboras - [Third Star To The Left](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP0wHht9JmU) > The Centurians - [Bullwinkle Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuTyvah8xxk), [Comanche](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBzDDGD3z8) and [Intoxica](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYNncKzykA) - That record rules. Every track sounds great, and it’s so loose I have no doubt that the whole thing is recorded live, even if I doubt the claim it is done on UCLA’s campus. > The Vice Barons - [Fuzzy 'n Wild](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dewGhekA5bc) > The Mummies - [The Fly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rkqLGTg0rE) (most dynamic organ player, with some bad words at the end) > One band that’s like the Pixies - not really a surf rock band, but there’s a hell of a lot of surf rock in them - is The Oh Sees - [Tidal Wave](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USYFbICi8Z4). However, they’re as likely to veer off into stoner rock or their own particular melding of new wave, surf rock, stoner rock, and actual metal. They’ve got around 21 albums out as of this writing, so you could just listen to them for a few days without repeating. This post, and this WHOLE THREAD, is full of win. That Mummies performance had me smiling from ear to ear. The Centurians songs were familiar, so I looked and found they were in Tarantino movies, done by someone else - but not done better. I’m still working my way through your list, so I may find more gems yet. Was poking through this thread yesterday and youtube suggestions took me on a tour of psychobilly that I also enjoyed. Great thread, or GREATEST thread? You could make a playlist from this thread and play it in the background while working your way through Fallout 4’s storyline. It would make a better radio station than the in-game one, and it works thematically. Especially the Red Elvis songs, if you’ve ever seen [Six-String Samarai.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwUJUuefjoE) ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/45 "2020-01-21T13:09:00Z")
Here are a few that hopefully have not been mentioned yet: Jon & The Nightriders [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=Jon+%26+The+Nightriders](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jon+%26+The+Nightriders) Slacktone - Coffin Closer [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=Slacktone+-+Coffin+Closer](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Slacktone+-+Coffin+Closer) Surf Coasters - Last Train [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=Surf+Coasters+-+Last+Train](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Surf+Coasters+-+Last+Train) The Belairs -Baggies [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=The+Belairs\_+Baggies](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Belairs_+Baggies) The Blazers - Bangalore [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=The+Blazers+-+Bangalore](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Blazers+-+Bangalore) The Pharos - Pintor [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=THE+PHAROS+-+Pintor](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THE+PHAROS+-+Pintor) The Run-A-Bouts - Wild Fire [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=the+run+a+bouts+-+wild+fire](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+run+a+bouts+-+wild+fire) The Shadows - The Rise And Fall of Flingel Bunt [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=the+shadows+-+the+rise+and+fall+of+flingel+bunt](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+shadows+-+the+rise+and+fall+of+flingel+bunt) The Surf Raiders - Tsunami [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=The+Surf+Raiders+-+Tsunami](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Surf+Raiders+-+Tsunami) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/46 "2020-01-21T16:16:01Z")
Junior Brown’s “Surf Medley” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bHWhbu_mbk) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/47 "2020-01-21T21:38:42Z")
How about The Shut Downs? “[Beach Buggy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwmEKasXStc)” “[Four in the Floor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShP441AtUmc)” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/48 "2020-01-21T22:49:48Z")
> [@scoots](#): > > The Surfaris - Wipe Out Clearly, Youtube has been keeping track of my searches, as [this showed up in my recommended list](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGtJ1dj3a2I). It’s Bob Berryhill telling the story of “Wipeout.” I found it quite enjoyable. I didn’t realize it was just pretty much composed and recorded on the spot as a B-side to “Surfer Joe.” Fun story. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/49 "2020-01-21T23:06:24Z")
Some excellent recommendations in here. I haven’t seen one for The Penetrators, _[Checkpoint Echo.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JMmkxhmlxA)_ ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/50 "2020-01-22T06:33:15Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > This post, and this WHOLE THREAD, is full of win. That Mummies performance had me smiling from ear to ear. The Centurians songs were familiar, so I looked and found they were in Tarantino movies, done by someone else - but not done better. I’m still working my way through your list, so I may find more gems yet. > > Was poking through this thread yesterday and youtube suggestions took me on a tour of psychobilly that I also enjoyed. Great thread, or GREATEST thread? > > You could make a playlist from this thread and play it in the background while working your way through Fallout 4’s storyline. It would make a better radio station than the in-game one, and it works thematically. Especially the Red Elvis songs, if you’ve ever seen [Six-String Samarai.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwUJUuefjoE) Damn, you made me tear up, there. I’m serious. It really is a beautiful and somewhat underappreciated form, but dammit, it is gorgeous. It somewhat has a tendency to kind of hit a period where it gets self-reflective like jazz or classical music, but its comparative rawness, newness and still being somewhat of a self-conscious novelty kind of keeps it relevant and re-inventing itself. I loves it. Dammit, **by-tor** that’s a nice list. I gotta throw a bit more out there. Yeah, Man or Asrto-Man, is just too great. They pushed the form in the 90’s when most others were trying to simply out-garage a lot of earlier tracks. Nobody’s mentioned [Telstar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YsvcQ0_pxg) so far. It’s kind of the origin of electronic hit music, and well, Man or Astro-Man kind of took it full circle with [1000x](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbw7cRGM6z0). I loves them. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/51 "2020-01-23T09:58:30Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Damn, you made me tear up, there. I’m serious. > > It really is a beautiful and somewhat underappreciated form, but dammit, it is gorgeous. It somewhat has a tendency to kind of hit a period where it gets self-reflective like jazz or classical music, but its comparative rawness, newness and still being somewhat of a self-conscious novelty kind of keeps it relevant and re-inventing itself. I loves it. > > Dammit, **by-tor** that’s a nice list. > > I gotta throw a bit more out there. Yeah, Man or Asrto-Man, is just too great. They pushed the form in the 90’s when most others were trying to simply out-garage a lot of earlier tracks. Nobody’s mentioned [Telstar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YsvcQ0_pxg) so far. It’s kind of the origin of electronic hit music, and well, Man or Astro-Man kind of took it full circle with [1000x](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbw7cRGM6z0). I loves them. I’m more a classic rock person, but there’s always been some surf music mixed into my playlist. It’s been decades, though, since I’ve heard so much unfamiliar, or vaguely familiar, music in a row that I’ve liked so much. I’m at a point where I’m not enjoying my old favorites quite as much as I used to, and of course, new ‘classic rock’ is an oxymoron. It’s been a joy to listen to the music here. There’s so much fun and energy in it. I’m also intrigued by the psychobilly bands youtube recommended, and I _must_ unravel the mystery of why they all have attractive women bassists with pale skin, tattoos and black hair. . .🆒 Here’s another for the Surf Rock list: [“Stick Shift”, by _The Duals_](https://youtu.be/ItuRtyf-U3M) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/52 "2020-01-23T10:13:58Z")
Edit: dupe ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/53 "2020-01-23T12:24:01Z")
Didn’t think I had anything to add here. Then I remembered an old album I have from the [Surf Punks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_Punks). [Dennis Dragon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmdvjB2dXxI) is the brother of daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille and played with groups including The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Neil Young, and Rick Springfield. [My Beach](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfq0bvVhQWw). ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/54 "2020-01-24T21:47:55Z")
I listen mostly to surfrock, 70’s punk and 80’s metal when I run on the elliptical. Check out the Tielman brothers: Indonesian-born dutch surf band, created the genre ‘Indorock’: [Tielman Brothers - Rock It Up - live video 1959 (true Indo Rock) official indorock music video - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDMvc_9Zhzs) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651/55 "2020-01-24T22:15:44Z")
Some of the best recent Surf music I’ve been listening to is from Spain: [Los Tiki Phantoms](https://youtu.be/rhL9cXgZvCQ) [Los Coronas](https://youtu.be/pcx_lI5g9UU) [El Twaguero](https://youtu.be/AB0s3IA7A-0) ---
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