Surf's Up!

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"I'd read the things people may know/ The stories they fit me into," David Thomas sings with his usual cryptic, mordant wit. For such a large man, he has a delicate voice, one that evokes desolate vistas and surreal places. He's been creating his own punk American gothic since the mid-1970s with Pere Ubu and more recently with trumpeter Andy Diagram and guitarist Keith Moline (the Two Pale Boys). Surf's Up, the follow-up to their 1996 studio album Erewhon, sounds like deranged Midwestern surf music. Guitars are fed through echo machines and radio receivers, while Thomas's voice weaves around atmospheric beats. The title track in particular, a cover from Brian Wilson's lost Smile album, has an off-kilter tonal beauty--like Miles Davis meets a mad Beach Boys. It, like the entire album, is highly recommended. --Lucy O'Brien

Surf's Up!,David Thomas & Two Pale Boys,Thirsty Ear,Mixed Media,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: uplifting The best track is definitely Dirty Heads - Stand Tall! Great Mix of tracks...

Surf's Up Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shrek The Third Nancy Drew (Music From The Motion Picture) Meet the Robinsons Flushed Away We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song ASIN: B000PUB4S2 Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Reggae Got Soul - 311
2. Drive - Incubus
3. Stand Tall - Heads,Dirty
4. Lose Myself - Hill, Lauryn
5. Just Say Yes - Andrews, Ken
6. Forrowest - In The Dark, Forro
7. Pocket Full Of Stars - Nine Black Alps
8. Into Yesterday - Sugar Ray
9. Big Wave - Pearl Jam
10. Wipe Out - Nose, Big
11. Run Home (Instrumental) Priestess
12. What I Like About You - Romantics, The
13. You Get What You Give - New Radicals
14. Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) - Wills, Bob & His Texas Playboys

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Penguins, real or computer-generated, are hot property in Hollywood. First came "March of the Penguins," then "Happy Feet," and now "Surf's Up." If it's gotten easy to confuse one penguin flick for another, though, mistaking their soundtracks is pretty much impossible, owing to the top-tier talent. Surf's Up, like Happy Feet before it, catapults kiddie soundtracks to a new level of cool by recruiting a never-before-heard track from an artist adults have been wanting to hear from for a while: Lauryn Hill. That song, "Lose Myself," is as mature and distinctive as Prince's contribution to Happy Feet, "Song of the Heart." But where Surf's Up outdoes itself is with the surrounding material; 311, Sugar Ray, Nine Black Alps, Ken Andrews, and Big Nose each hand in spiffy new tracks. Picking a favorite can be as difficult as differentiating one penguin from the next, so don't. Sit back, settle into the standbys threaded through the new stuff (the Romantics' "What I Like About You" is a good one), and enjoy the ride. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

uplifting.......2007-07-13

This is a very uplifting and sometimes inspirational sound track the songs were very surf theme oriented and they were also good songs. 4 stars was because the wipeout song should have been the original one as well.

The best track is definitely Dirty Heads - Stand Tall!.......2007-06-12

This is a good compilation of artists, especially for this movie, but the song "Stand Tall," by Dirty Heads is definitely the best one!

Great Mix of tracks..........2007-06-06

I am not a big fan of the recent CGI kids animated film trend. I am not a fan of Penguins, and I am not a fan of surfing. So why would I go to three different stores on this albums release day to try and find/pick it up? The music of course! There are plenty of good tracks on this CD, but I must be frank, I think I'm a little biased.

I am a HUGE fan of 311, if they werent on this album, I probably wouldn't have picked it up, but I'm glad that I did. I was surprised that the 311 track didn't even end up being my favorite track. My favorite actually was the Dirty Heads track "Stand Tall." This si an awesome song with plenty of styles and genre's mixed into it.

As for the 311 song, it is a cover of a Toots song (I believe) and it is executed fairly well. My only gripe was the mention of the movie's characters within the song. Its nothing to big, but it sort of ruins the magic of the song, and makes it feel more commercialized. Thats not to say it isn't great, which it certainly is, it jsut feels a little forced.

In the end, its about the music, The new Sugar Ray track is also great, as long as all the classics that you love to hear and missed, or missed out on when they came around the first time (Radicals, Romantics, Big Nose, Pearl Jam, etc.)

Overall, great selections, but if your not a fan of any of the bands, I'd wait until it reaches the bargain section of a local CD store. But if you like 311, Sugar Ray, The Dirty Heads, and anyone else on this CD, buy it, because you will most likely love the rest of the album as well.

Average customer rating: Disappointment Great CD ok Drew's Famous Hawwaiian Luau Party Actually Rather Good...

Drew's Famous Hawaiian Luau Party Brian Wilson Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Drew's Famous Party Music: Authentic Luau Aloha Drew's Famous Island Party Jams Sounds of Hawaii Blue Hawaii Drew's Famous Hawaiian Luau Party ASIN: B000005VG2 Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

1. Hawaii Five-O (Theme Song)
2. Surfin' Usa
3. Iko Iko
4. Kokomo
5. The Tide Is High
6. Tiny Bubbles
7. Copacabana
8. Oye Como Va
9. Good Vibrations
10. Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
11. I Can See Clearly Now
12. Don't Worry, Be Happy
13. Blue Hawaii
14. Wipeout
15. Red Red Wine
16. Hand Up (The Club Med Song)
17. Aloha Oe

Customer Reviews:

Disappointment.......2007-04-15

I was excited to see all the fun music so I got suckered into buying it. What a let down! It breaks my heart because it had so much potential. I wish I could find this collection of songs only well done by the original musicians or even a good cover band.

Great CD.......2006-07-21

I bought this cd to be played at my 8yr old daughters birthday party. She decided to have a Luau theme. Great music to go with this type of party.

ok.......2006-07-11

This one was ok, but not my favorite. Try Drews Island Jam, much better.

Drew's Famous Hawwaiian Luau Party .......2005-09-14

It was our first Luau Party and the CD was Great!!!!!!

Actually Rather Good..........2005-08-09

I know I am "bucking the trend" but I throw a LUAU party every summer and I use this CD as part of my music collection. Everyone really likes it - some ask me to make a copy of the music for them. The songs are very well done in my opinion (not horrible like some of the others said). The originals are better I am sure, but this is an awesome collection ON ONE CD (if you are not able to burn your own with orignial artists). I was really surprised to see the bad reviews. I think they got ticked because they were EXPECTING the real artists. Now I would have been upset if I had that impression going in, but I already KNEW... took a chance - again, people at my party love it - and for the most part people don't notice it's not the original artists. That's my 2-cents (to balance the scale).

Average customer rating: THE TWO BEST BEACH BOYS ALBUMS RECORDED IN THE 1970'S. TWO BEAUTIFUL HARMONIAL BEACH BOYS GEMS. THE BEACH BOYS CONTINUED TO HAVE VERY CREATIVE OUTPUT DURING 1970-1971 The fullness of the wine, the dim last toasting Here's the thing. LONG LOST

Sunflower/Surf's Up The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Friends/20/20 Smiley Smile/Wild Honey Carl & The Passions - So Tough / Holland Today/ Summer Days (and Summer Nights) Little Deuce Coupe/ All Summer Long ASIN: B00004TJXS Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

1. Slip On Through
2. The Whole World
3. Add Some Music To Your To Your Day
4. Got To Know The Woman
5. Deirdre
6. It's About Time
7. Tears In The Morning
8. All I Wanna Do
9. Forever
10. Our Sweet Love
11. At My Window
12. Cool Cool Water
13. Don't Go Near The Water
14. Long Promised Road
15. Take A Load Off Your Feet
16. Disney Girls 1957"
17. Student Demonstration Time
18. Feel Flows
19. Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
20. A Day In The Life Of A Tree
21. 'Til I Die
22. Surf's Up

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After an acrimonious split with their original record label at the end of the 1960s, the Beach Boys moved over to Warner Bros., ostensibly to capitalize on their phenomenal early successes. But the move also coincided with band founder/creative genius Brian Wilson's burgeoning health problems and subsequent artistic abdication. That the boys were able to come up with what remain two of their more interesting albums is an enduring testament to the band's willpower. Sunflower, originally released in 1970, was a drastically revamped version of an unreleased album called Landlocked, and has an upbeat consistency that both built on the band's vocal strengths and somehow overcame schmaltzy pop and even the embarrassing, halting espanole of "At My Window." Perhaps the album's greatest revelation is the brief flowering of Dennis Wilson as a writing and singing talent, especially on the lovely "Forever." With Dennis largely succumbing to older brother Brian's demons, '71's Surf's Up is marred by cloddish efforts at agit-prop hipsterism (Mike Love's "Student Demonstration Time") and a nascent environmentalism that ranges from the naïve ("Don't Go Near the Water") to the bizarre ("A Day in the Life of a Tree"). Carl Wilson rescues the collection somewhat with "Long Promised Road" and "Feel Flows," but the album's twin jewels are both salvaged Brian Wilson efforts--the title track was one of the centerpieces of the unreleased Smile (cowritten by lyricist Van Dyke Parks and here given that album's "Child Is Father to the Man" as a glorious coda), while "Til I Die" hails from the scrapped Landlocked and remains one of Brian's most hauntingly introspective works. Both albums have been remastered on a single disc and include new liner notes by Wilson biographer Timothy White. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

THE TWO BEST BEACH BOYS ALBUMS RECORDED IN THE 1970'S........2007-06-24

I will be writing a review on two of Rock's legendary albums entitled "SUNFLOWER" (1970) and "SURF'S UP" (1971) by a band that millions of fans the world over as well as the music critics believe to be America's true band. I give you the pride of Hawthorne, California, T-H-E B-E-A-C-H B-O-Y-S! "SUNFLOWER" was originally released in 1970 and "SURF'S UP" was released one year later in 1971. Both of these classic legendary albums were originally released on Vinyl/LP and 8-Track on the Brother Records label which is manufactured in association with Epic / Caribou Records. These two legendary albums would see their first release on CD in the 1990's. To make things easier for the Record Company, it was decided to release several of their albums such as "SUNFLOWER / SURF'S UP" in a "two albums on one CD" series which began in 2000. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning these two legendary albums or the artists, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the overall best informative and most accurate review possible.

THE BEACH BOYS will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for composing and recording some of Rock's all-time greatest anthems ever. THE BEACH BOYS will also forever be remembered for singing the most beautifully angelic harmonies ever. No one can sing harmonies like THE BEACH BOYS. Brian Wilson owned the greatest and most beautifully smooth falsetto sound in the history of Rock n' Roll. If that wasn't enough, many music critics as well as many well known studio musicians truly believed that Brian Wilson was a musical genius. Brian was also very gifted in learning all of the recording studio equipment quickly enabling him to produce, arrange and engineer the recording process in the recording studio.

From 1962 to 1969, THE BEACH BOYS would deliver many great hits on the Capitol Records label. However, there would also be many frictions, conflicts and disagreements concerning the never released "SMiLE" album between Brian and certain members of THE BEACH BOYS, Brian's father Murray Wilson and Capitol Records that would hinder Brian's creativity for brilliance and perfection resulting in Brian having a nervous breakdown in 1967. When Brian broke down, "SMiLE" died. At this point, Brian would never be the same again until decades later. THE BEACH BOYS would still record some great songs and deliver some great albums but without Brian's full participation. Not finishing "SMiLE" in 1966-67 really truly killed Brian so deep inside that his life would in turn spiral out of control so severe that he would temporary lose his mind and sanity due to the increasingly large amounts and excessive quantities of drugs and alcohol. If that wasn't bad enough, Brian's younger brother Dennis was no stranger either when it came to his alcohol and drug intake and wasn't very far behind his older brother Brian in the partying scene. With these two key ingredients and the continuing frictions especially with Capitol Records, THE BEACH BOYS left Capitol Records and signed a multi album deal with Warner Brothers Records in 1970. Rumor also has it that as part of the deal, Warner Brothers wanted the unreleased "SMiLE" album. Warner Brothers would never get the unreleased "SMiLE" album. However, some of the songs from the "SMiLE" album would be included in some of THE BEACH BOYS later albums including the two albums I'm about to review for you today.

"SUNFLOWER" from 1970 begins a whole new era for THE BEACH BOYS in the 1970's. In my opinion, "SUNFLOWER" may very well be one of THE BEACH BOYS greatest albums ever recorded to date. Many music critics have called the "SUNFLOWER" album "THE BEACH BOYS' SGT. PEPPER" album. I truly believe that this is a very appropriate statement to make.

"SUNFLOWER" contained some many great Rock music moments such as the funky and soulful "Slip On Through," the beautifully smooth and mellow "This Whole World," the beautifully slow acoustic "Add Some Music To Your Day," the traditional Rocker "Got To Know The Woman," the fast paced Rocker "It's About Time," the beautifully slow and soothing "All I Wanna Do" and one of Dennis' greatest contributions to THE BEACH BOYS, the beautifully slow and heartfelt "Forever."

"SURF'S UP" may not have been the greatest album or follow-up album to "SUNFLOWER," but "SURF'S UP" did have some great Rock music moments on it such as the mellow Rocker "Don't Go Near The Water," the beautifully slow turned fast Rocker "Long Promised Road," the blistering Hard Rocker "Student Demonstration Time," the beautifully arranged mellow song "A day In The Life Of A Tree," the beautifully slow and well arranged Brian Wilson composition with powerful lyrics, "'Til I Die" and a different version sung by younger brother Carl of the original beautifully slow Brian Wilson masterpiece composition from the unreleased "SMiLE" album, "Surf's Up."

As for all of the hardcore diehard BEACH BOYS fans, I would highly recommend purchasing these two albums on one CD. It would definitely save you more time and wear and tear on your CD player. As for all of the curious newcomers and new beginners that are not quite familiar with the sound and music of THE BEACH BOYS, you are definitely missing out. Since your occasional and average BEACH BOYS fans would not be used to hearing this kind of music from this legendary band and would not know how to react to THE BEACH BOYS different 70's sound, I would start with one of the many greatest hits compilation albums containing the BEACH BOYS hit anthems they would forever always be remembered for that we all know and love. You can do all of your greatest hits compilation albums researches and purchases either on Amazon com or at your nearest local Borders Books and Music store. Doing this, you will have found the perfect greatest hits compilation album that is right for your music tastes and needs and have taken a giant step in owning and beginning your very own personal BEACH BOYS music collection.

In closing, THE BEACH BOYS have had their fair share of ups and downs and highs and lows throughout their whole career and history. Dennis Wilson would drown in the waters of Marina Del Rey in December 1983. Carl Wilson would succumb to Cancer in 1998. The world ALMOST NEARLY lost Brian Wilson but he would be spared. The new millenium not only gave us Brian Wilson back, but gave us Brian Wilson, A LIVE PERFORMER. This is something extremely rare that all Brian Wilson fans haven't seen in years. Brian also seems more alert and more happier and it is great to see him in great health again. Perhaps, it was fate and destiny that Brian had to go back into his painful past and make the wrong things right which finally included finishing and releasing the "SMiLE" album in 2004. In my opinion, when Brian came to terms and made peace with an unreleased album called "SMiLE," Brian, after so many years, was finally set free. Brian has come to life and I am very happy for him and am very proud of him. So here's to you Brian and the rest of your great talented band. Keep up the great work. Thanks for the great memories with many more still yet to come. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I truly hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have truly enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also deeply hope that all of you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. THE BEACH BOYS FOREVER! R.I.P. Dennis Wilson (1944-1983) and Carl Wilson (1946-1998). Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever in Rock, John L.

TWO BEAUTIFUL HARMONIAL BEACH BOYS GEMS. THE BEACH BOYS CONTINUED TO HAVE VERY CREATIVE OUTPUT DURING 1970-1971.......2007-03-03

These two album releases are truly among the Beach Boys best. The remastering of "Sunflower/Surf's Up" is beautifully done. Beautiful harmonies, well written songs. Despite Brian Wilsons appearent demons at this time of 1970-1971. Brians contributions to these two albums are magnificent. My favorite song is the 1920s Charleston sounding "Deidre", beautifully written as the harmonies are incredible, not just on "Diedre" but on both albums. "Sunflower/Surf's Up" speaks volumes of harmony,rock and a little big band thrown in.
There is some really great guitar work on these two albums. "Till I Die" is considered to be Brian Wilsons last great song with the Beach Boys and what an awesome song it is. The title track "Surfs Up" is a beautiful well composed song. Bottom line, both of these Beach Boys recordings are gems, that are even highly regarded in England. The linear notes are informative. The Beach Boys were continuing some very creative material output during the early 1970s, these two Beach Boy gems capture that creativity............

The fullness of the wine, the dim last toasting.......2007-01-30

Sunflower is regarded as the BBs Sgt. Pepper in England. I don't think it quite lives up to that quote, but it has some real good songwriting, even as a recluse Brian can still sing the high falsettos here and for the fans they added part of the "Water" Smile suite at the end of the record.


Surf's Up contains the lost masterpiece Surf's Up from Smile and it is the song everyone forgets to put on those best song of all time lists, because it should be numero uno. I like Brian's a day in the life of a Tree and Til I die also.

Here's the thing........2006-12-16

This Sunflower/ Surf's Up set is really good and everything, but what you NEED to know is this: If you pass over this album, do yourself a favor and download A Day in the Life of a Tree. Of all the songs I've ever heard, none come close to the heart-aching beauty of this track. Only Big Star's Kanga-roo even comes close to how mind-boggingly singular this song is, and while that is without a doubt Alex Chilton's finest moment, it pales next to this, Brain Wilson's last great song.

Seriously, get that track.

LONG LOST.......2006-11-03

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS ALBUME FOR YEARS !!!! LOVE IT AND SO COOL ........

Average customer rating: Great Luau Music A complete waste of money Just horrible disappointed

Drew's Famous Party Music: Authentic Luau Aloha Various Artists Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Drew's Famous Hawaiian Luau Party Sounds of Hawaii Drew's Famous Island Party Jams Blue Hawaii Hawaiian Favorites ASIN: B00004SYI6 Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

1. Tropical Dream
2. Hawaiian Breeze
3. Jamaican Nights
4. Hula Days
5. Rio Fiesta
6. Caribbean Paradise
7. Let's Just Hula
8. Bahama Beach
9. Honolulu Moonlight
10. Maui Magic
11. Carnivale Sunset
12. San Juan Winters
13. Aqua Blues
14. Volcano Surfing

Customer Reviews:

Great Luau Music.......2007-05-15

Drew's Famous Party Music: Authentic Luau Aloha was GREAT. We used it for our luau and everyone loved the music. I highly recommend this CD for your laua.

A complete waste of money.......2004-06-07

I throw a luau party every summer and thought this would be good to have, but it is unbearable. Truly, I don't know what they were thinking with this one - songs from Jamaica and the Bahamas on a Hawaiian Luau disc, and absolutely pathetic songs at that. It really does sound like a small child, playing poorly, on a piece of crap $5 keyboard. For God's sake, get a Makaha Sons cd, or even the "Lilo and Stitch" soundtrack instead.

Just horrible.......2004-04-25

Don't waste your money on this CD. My mother-in-law bought it for me as a gift on return from honeymooning in Hawaii. I wish I had never opened it so that she could return it. It sounds like something Ross from Friends would invent on his Casio keyboard. I've tried to listen to it three times and have never been able to bear listening to the entire CD. Anyone want to buy it?

disappointed.......2004-01-22

This album sounds like it was written and performed on a Casio keyboard one afternoon for a dare. I not sure what kind of Party he had in mind when writing it, but it will definately be useful if you need your guests to leave.

Average customer rating: Play it LOUD! LOUD, man-- LOUD!!! Best "Unknown" Band I've Found An Essential Album unbelievable---check these guys out

The Set-Up Boss Martians Manufacturer: Musick Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Guitar | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Making the Rounds High Life High Volume Fight Dirty Too Much Guitar 13 Evil Tales ASIN: B0000CG8DX Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. I Wanna Be Your Addiction
2. Kill My Telephone
3. I Am Your Radio
4. Walk Away
5. Oh, Angela
6. He'll Be Around
7. Opportunistic Girl
8. Never Let It Happen Again
9. Run And Hide
10. Looking For You
11. Stress Case
12. Vows
13. The Set-Up

Album Description

Power-pop & garage-punk get hitched! Led by singer/guitarist/songwriter Evan Foster & keyboardist Nick C. Seattle band the Boss Martians release their fifth album, The Set-Up. Musick Recordings. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Play it LOUD!.......2006-02-09

I first saw Boss Martians live at a festival 2-3 years ago, and they totally blew the other bands away! Great power/pop/punk attitude. Think Cheap Trick on steroids with some Elvis Costello/Replacements/Paybacks in the mix. Great songwriting and Evan Foster is a SHREDDER on guitar. Top to Bottom this is slightly more solid than their previous effort, "Making the Rounds", but I'd give Making the Rounds a slight nod as the best songs are stronger. All in all a GREAT band that's flying just slightly under the radar thought probably not for long. I hear they're in the studio putting together a new album now (Feb 06).

LOUD, man-- LOUD!!!.......2004-03-03

Comparisons with Cheap Trick are very apt; I doubt I've heard a previous band THIS loud who were also so REFINED-- and MELODIC. So what's Rick Nielsen done good in the last 15 years??? Move over-- Evan Foster's here now!!

This is-- depending on your POV-- either the 8th (or 9th) Boss Martians album, OR the 3rd Mystery Action album (certainly the near-complete shift in style from hot-rod-&-surf to power pop started on HERE'S TO ANOTHER YEAR). The tone, and the VOLUME, on display here is so consistent (not quite monotonous) that this is taking a bit to digest and grow on me. However, there's ALREADY a few songs that are becoming fast favorites for me-- among them "I Wanna be Your Addiction", "Walk Away" and "I Am Your Radio" (picked as "Coolest song of the year 2003" by the listeners of Little Steven's nationally syndicated radio show The Underground Garage). It's a sure sign of how screwed up the music biz is when stuff THIS good isn't ALLOWED to be played on most stations!!!

With the variety of styles the BM have hit over the last decade, I woudn't mind seeing another shift on Evan's next project. In the meantime, check out the Link Wray tribute, GUITAR ACE, on which he contributes 3 covers of wildly varying styles, including an astonishing version of "Fire And Brimstone", which I like even MORE than anything here! (Meanwhile, my favorite BM album, LOCKDOWN PARTY, is still only available as an import LP from Italy. I've already had to make my own CD copy, fans should nag his label to do an official version!)

Best "Unknown" Band I've Found.......2004-03-02

Words cannot describe how fantastic this CD is. I first heard these guys at 2 in the morning on our local classic rock station, and I've been hooked ever since. People say the Strokes and White Stripes are 'saving rock and roll', and while that may be true (I'm a fan of them as well), the Boss Martians just have such a pure sound that's impossible to dislike. If you are even the most casual fan of the classic rock sound, you have to get this album. I think the other review says it best, these songs WILL cheer you up on a rainy day.

An Essential Album.......2004-01-30

The Boss Martians have been great at everything they've done. From "surf" to "garage" to just plain rock, these guys know how it's done. Great hooks, great songs, great band. Look for these guys to go FAR very soon. I've seen these guys live tons of times and trust me...THEY ARE ROCK AND ROLL!

unbelievable---check these guys out.......2003-12-03

OK, if you're reading this, you must have some idea of what the Martians sound like, sort of surf rock meets Cheap Trick. I'm here to tell you that they sound even better than that. They sound like the feeling you get when you're about to ask that cute girl across the room for her phone number. They sound like fireworks in July. They sound like a crescent moon hanging over a lagoon in Venice on a warm Saturday night. They're one of the best damn live bands I've ever seen.

The CD is a blueprint---these guys pump a ton of life and muscle into each show they play, especially "Walk Away" and "I Am Your Radio". What stands out to me is the Martians' increasing lyric accomplishment; songs like "Angela" and "Vows" are packed with enough clever turns and internal rhymes that they could pass as Sondheim songs.

So take a chance and get happy with the Martians. Because that's what will happen, you'll pop this in your car in the morning to get going before work, you'll pop it in on the way home to be cheered up after a bad day. And catch them live too!

Average customer rating: Great hype for surfin' Music of my Fla beach young life w/todays sound!!Fantastic Music of my Fla beach young life w/todays sound!!Fantastic

Heads Up: The Best of the Lively Ones, Vol. 2 The Lively Ones Manufacturer: Del-Fi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Guitar | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies & Retro | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock Guitarists | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sunset Beach: The Best of the Sentinals Hang Five!!! The Best of the Lively Ones Two Sides of the Chantays/Pipeline World of Surf Music Surf Sensation ASIN: B00000IJAN Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Pipeline
2. Surfin' USA
3. Let's Go Trippin'
4. Heads Up
5. Tequila
6. Hot Pastrami
7. Soul Surfer
8. Malibu Run
9. Rumble
10. Wipe Out
11. Surfin' Safari
12. Tuff Surf
13. Surfer Boogie
14. Stoked
15. Guitar Man
16. Surf City
17. Mexico
18. Latin'ia
19. Wild Weekend
20. Sleep Walk
21. 40 Miles Of Bad Road
22. Torquay
23. Shut Down

Album Description

A collection featuring 23 digitally remastered classics by one of surf music's finest bands with many of the tracks available for the first time in stereo on CD! Includes 23 classics as 'Pipeline', 'Surfin' USA', 'Wipe Out', 'Rumble '. A Del-Fi release.

Customer Reviews:

Great hype for surfin'.......1999-09-28

If you're a surfer, buy it

Music of my Fla beach young life w/todays sound!!Fantastic.......1999-09-24

The sound with the new electronics of the 1990's and a revised upbeat will truly make the "endless summer"... go on and on for all generations to enjoy.

This music of 35 + years ago coupled with "new" arrangement techniques was very enjoyable. Besides just catching the Beach Boys on July 4th, one can "kick back" and relive a sound that keeps your feet tapping and listen to music that all of us over 50 can understand and enjoy....

However, if given a "push" I believe the Gen X crowd might enjoy the sound and find a common link with what most of their parents or more especially what their grand parents enjoyed....

"Heads Up !: Best of the Lively Ones - Vol II" lives up to the reputation of its title: "Heads Up" ....

I can't say enough good things about this albumn. It is the best I have heard in years....

Music of my Fla beach young life w/todays sound!!Fantastic.......1999-09-24

The sound with the new electronics of the 1990's and a revised upbeat will truly make the "endless summer"... go on and on for all generations to enjoy.

This music of 35 + years ago coupled with "new" arrangement techniques was very enjoyable. Besides just catching the Beach Boys on July 4th, one can "kick back" and relive a sound that keeps your feet tapping and listen to music that all of us over 50 can understand and enjoy....

However, if given a "push" I believe the Gen X crowd might enjoy the sound and find a common link with what most of their parents or more especially what their grand parents enjoyed....

I can't say enough good things about this albumn. It is the best I have heard in years....

Average customer rating: Car show music Cool Tunes SS-396!! Great Nostalgia Hot Rod -- Rev It Up

Hot Rod: Rev It Up Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Vintage Rock & Roll | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hot Rod: Back Seat Movers Hot Rod: Big Boss Instrumentals Greatest Car Songs Jan & Dean - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002UGR Release Date: 1997-05-06

Tracks:

1. Drag City - Jan & Dean
2. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords
3. 409 - The Beach Boys
4. Hot Rod City - The Super Stocks
5. Little Hot Rod Suzie - Randy & The Rainbows
6. Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson
7. 40 Miles Of Bad Road - Bill Black's Combo
8. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
9. G.T.O. - Ronny & The Daytonas
10. Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
11. SS396 - Paul Revere & The Raiders
12. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
13. Boss Barracuda - The Surfaris
14. Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys

Customer Reviews:

Car show music.......2004-06-26

I've been looing for Car tunes for two years. It's great for car shows!

Cool Tunes.......2003-12-31

My 6 year old loves listening to the oldies with his Pap so, when he got this for Christmas, he loved it. He cranks it up and plays with his hot rod cars. And the cover makes it that much more cool.

SS-396!!.......2002-05-31

Fantastic Collection of fun, grooving music. SS-396 alone makes it worth it! Great fun! Buy it!!

Great Nostalgia.......2001-07-01

Music to the ears of an old gearhead in his fifties. I remember these songs when they first came out. Fun stuff.

Hot Rod -- Rev It Up.......2000-06-12

This album is for us who remember the days of muscle cars, drag racing and cruising on Friday and Saturday nights. Many of the songs on this album were commissioned by the Big-3 Automakers to be made by famous rock groups. In fact, many of these groups performed at local car dealerships when the new year cars were previewed in September or October of each year. SS-396 by Paul Revere and the Raiders was song for that famous Chevrolet engine placed in the 1966 Chevelle Super Sport as well as the 1967 Camaro. The 409 cubic inch engine was brought out in 1962 - 1963. So, come on back to a time of cruising and dreaming about your ideal muscle car. Set back, listen to the roar and smell the smoking "red-line" tires as they come off the line down a deserted stretch of road.

Average customer rating: "orange groves in the lamplight halos" Motherless RAGE!

Surf's Up! David Thomas & Two Pale Boys Manufacturer: Thirsty Ear ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: 18 Monkeys On A Dead Man's Chest Monster: Boxed Set Bay City Erewhon Why I Hate Women ASIN: B0000589GO Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

1. Runaway
2. Man In The Dark
3. Night Driving
4. Surf's Up
5. River
6. Ghosts
7. Spider In My Stew
8. Come Home/Green River

Amazon.com

"I'd read the things people may know/ The stories they fit me into," David Thomas sings with his usual cryptic, mordant wit. For such a large man, he has a delicate voice, one that evokes desolate vistas and surreal places. He's been creating his own punk American gothic since the mid-1970s with Pere Ubu and more recently with trumpeter Andy Diagram and guitarist Keith Moline (the Two Pale Boys). Surf's Up, the follow-up to their 1996 studio album Erewhon, sounds like deranged Midwestern surf music. Guitars are fed through echo machines and radio receivers, while Thomas's voice weaves around atmospheric beats. The title track in particular, a cover from Brian Wilson's lost Smile album, has an off-kilter tonal beauty--like Miles Davis meets a mad Beach Boys. It, like the entire album, is highly recommended. --Lucy O'Brien

Customer Reviews:

"orange groves in the lamplight halos".......2001-02-27

... It would appear that someone is either about to be very confused, enlightened, or both.

I've listened to this latest David Thomas postcard three times through now and find myself enjoying it more with each listen; a truly good sign and an experience well known to all fans of Thomas, from solo projex to all things Ubu. Faves so far include the first track, "Runaway," "River," and the beyond-sublime rendition of "Surf's Up." To be able to walk up to the cd player and cue that up when the mood strikes is g-d gift. Thank you.

To top it all off, there's a new Ubu on the way in September.

Motherless RAGE!.......2001-02-24

Geography, ghosts, spiders and the call of the road. Another essential album from Mr. Thomas and friends. Although not as sonically dynamic as the last 2 Pale Boys studio effort "EREHWON," "Surf's Up" has a depth which is at once haunting and intriguing. This is DT conjuring the spirit of B.W. and "Smile"-era BBs. "Runaway" starts the album like a lost Pere Ubu classic; Brian cries in "Surf's Up", while "River" extends "Surf's Up" tale of lost souls. Not for the faint of heart, this album will reward adventurous listeners with a journey into David's "heart of darkness."

Average customer rating: PB and JAM makes a great children's gift

Charity and the JAMband: Peanut Butter and JAM Charity Kahn Manufacturer: MusiMatics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Charity and the JAMband: Rock Your Socks Off JAM: Music for Movement with Children Spin Your Web Celebrate the Difference Tall And Small ASIN: B000260GRY Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. Peanut Butter and JAM
2. Tree House
3. Surf Check
4. Ridin' The Big Waves
5. Goin' Fishin'
6. Counting Tricks
7. From Here To There
8. Wiggle
9. We Like Funky
10. Gimme 10 Gimme 5
11. Hey Diddle Diddle
12. Weather Report
13. Weather Suite: Rain Dance, Thunderstorm, Rainbow, Sun Dance, Weather Report Reprise
14. Scarf Dance 2
15. Turn Around
16. Meditation
17. Round as a Moon
18. JAM is Over

Album Description

The award-winning Charity and the JAMband: Peanut Butter and JAM is the movin' groovin' follow-up to the first JAM CD, Music for Movement with Children. Spanning every genre from bluegrass to funk to rock 'n' roll to surf to meditative, PB&JAM hits a nerve with kids and parents alike. Your family needs this music...push the furniture to the walls, clear the floors, turn up the volume, and boogie down together! You will feel the love, guaranteed. Appropriate ages: 0 - infinity.

Charity Kahn sings and plays the blues away with her versatile voice, expansive harmonies, clever piano licks, and fabulous flute frills. The funky, folky JAMband joins in with Charlie Crocker (Daddy Charlie) on bass, Amos Glick (Uncle Mo) on guitar, and Hud Bixler (Daddy Hud) on drums to make this CD truly rock. The music and lyrics are edgy, clever, real, fantastical and fun...no evidence of talking down to kids here. And the bonus: every song has accompanying moves and grooves...get up outta your seat!

This wonderfully varied and clever CD won a 2004 Parents' Choice Approved Award, and received a commendation from Common Sense Media, which noted, "You'll want to move along with Charity or just listen to her appealing voice, whether you're young or old. Encourage your kids to dance, and make sure you join in the fun!" For more of the same, check out Charity and the JAMband's most recent release, Rock Your Socks Off.

Customer Reviews:

PB and JAM makes a great children's gift.......2004-09-28

I've given a dozen (or more) "Peanut Butter and JAM" cd's as gifts and am still counting. It's full of silly, happy, and soulful songs that'll keep little toes a-tappin'.....yours too. And when I babysit, playing this cd is the one thing that puts the kids in a good mood and keeps the TV off without any complaints. Songwriter-Singer-Musician Charity Kahn and a group of amazing musicians have compiled a true delight for ears of all ages.

Average customer rating:

Drew's Famous Kids Birthday Dance Party Favorites Various Artists Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Sing-A-Longs | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Drew's Famous Party Music: Girls Birthday Drew's Famous Kids Party Music Birthday Party Singalongs Kid's Dance Party: Hot Hot, Vol. 3 Kid's Dance Party ASIN: B00005Y7Y5 Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

1. Tutti Frutti
2. Peppermint Twist
3. The Name Game
4. Candy Man
5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
6. Lollipop
7. ABC
8. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
9. Splish Splash
10. Yakety Yak
11. Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
12. Disco Duck
13. Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street
14. We Go Together
15. Hokey Pokey
16. Simon Says
17. Limbo Rock
18. Happy Birthday To You

Rock Music:

1. The People Across the Street
2. The Way Out [Import]
3. Tony Hadley [Import]
4. Trainwreck [Import]
5. Tribute to the Beatles
6. Voices [Import]
7. We the People [Import]
8. Whole Lot of Rainbows: Soft Pop Nuggets [Import]
9. World Gone Crazy [Import]
10. Wreckin' Crew

Rock Music