Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - Surf Beat

[safarisonoro]

take all and go to skate park, the best

[alans5king]

still don't know how this is surf music ???!!!!i't could be anything,sincerely,alan

[TheNauded]

@alans5king Dale tried to capture the sound he experienced in his head while surfing, the heavy reverb does have a kind of watery feel to it. This in combination with the emerging surf culture from which the music originated probably attributed to the name. I also don't think rock music sounds like rocks at all.

[mickeymousebiker1]

Listening to this is one of the best ways to spend the last official day of Summer 2011. Adios -- Summer 2011! Laird Hamilton -- this one's for you!

[ivymercer]

at 1.20 the bloke in the middle is just so gay.

[fleebus1]

What a ride. Back in 62 at the Rendezvous Ballroom Newport Beach. So many memories of that era. It's unfortunate kids today cannot have those same experiences we had then. Just listen to the surf music, it will tell the story of a those years that have gone by bye.....

[MrRonnieG]

@pataphysician66 ~ The strangest performance I ever saw at the Golden Bear was in the Spring of '73 with my girlfriend/later/wife. It was Hoyt Axton and the guy got so drunk drinking wine, he actually attempted to pour wine (from the bottle!) into the microphone! It was a 10pm start and about 2am, with Axton stone drunk and falling off the bar stool he was sitting on, we got up and left.

[420weedking]

THIS WAS ALSO ON HIS FIRST ALBUM...DICK DALE AND THE DEL TONES.

I HAVE THE ALBUM !!!

[PetitChaton9]

WOOOO HUNTINGTON BEACH! <3

[megamanthehitman]

take me to the beach dick

[MrRonnieG]

Hey bharfarar ~ Just after getting home from Vietnam (November 1970) I started hanging out at the Golden Bear (right near the H.B. Pier as I recall). For a period of about 4 years I saw Linda Ronstadt, Hoyt Axton, Mason Williams, John Mayall, Glen Yarborough, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and other acts I cannot now remember. It was such a little hole-in-the-wall with sawdust on the floor. I lived in H.B. up near the intersection of Beach Blvd. & Warner Avenue.

[pataphysician66]

@MrRonnieG I saw Arlo Guthrie in '68 at the GB. During his ALice's Restaurant days. Very good, but very silly humor. That was Arlo- we even chatted with him afterwards. So homespun and groovy at the same time.

[MrKodyska]

My grandpa used to hang out with Dick Dale in the san fernando valley!

[SirBasildeBrush]

@MrKodyska I'm impressed!

[cky12qxz]

@MrKodyska lol your grandpa was a val XD

[theosr]

yeah, look him over : something

[Flyingcatfly]

what does he say at the beginning

[gary32080]

I just saw his show in St. Augustine Fl an hour ago . It was Awesome

[SirBasildeBrush]

@gary32080 Cool. wish I could have been there,

[JLWing77]

The Cramps stole this beginning for "Let's Get F*cked up". But I'm going to let them slide. I assume it was more of an homage than outright theft.

[LeftyHangsLower]

You can feel the raw energy created by the live performance here. Thanks for the upload!

[SirBasildeBrush]

@LeftyHangsLower A great performance from one of the great performers

[mrlucky777]

happy birthday Dick Dale!!!!

[SirBasildeBrush]

@mrlucky777 So it is - 74 today!

[younoher]

I have been listening to dick dale since i was born! ( Thank you daddy! ♥♥)

[wade8443]

Whenever I see anybody surfin' - I hear Dick Dale - How could you not!

[MikeBruceSullivan]

it's not humanly possible to play those ultra-fast guitar riffs!!! Lol. Dick Dale was one cool, gifted half middle eastern dude! Awesome beginning!

[SirBasildeBrush]

@MikeBruceSullivan I know, I've tried...

[bobo007xx]

@MikeBruceSullivan this popular version is limp compared to the gnp album dick put out with a ripping fast much better version of surf beat,misirlu and the wedge.this version sucks in comparision.

[MikeBruceSullivan]

@bobo007xx thanks. i have to look for that in the near future. Mr. Fender, guitar guru, used to test his guitar's strength & capacity by letting Dick play them. I always felt that surf music and surf rock required extensive skill. In fact, as an aside, John Lennon moved to NY because it was a port town and it reminded him of Liverpool, but if he moved to San Diego, it would have been another...

[JimmiSez]

@MikeBruceSullivan Wasn't he born in the U.S.???

[666narutomanfan]

Its cool because my grandpa and i have similar tastes, he used to listen to this music so much, always a surfer, he said. still does, once in a while.

[MikeBruceSullivan]

@666narutomanfan (Part 2) ....port town where Lennon could explore the challenging fast riffs of surf rock. He had "Just Like Starting Over" which was in a way kind of like surf rock. Just interesting to think about.

[MrRonnilee]

combination von Saxophon und Guitarr ist good, und das aus den1960er

[OldDelTone]

Just FYI: In 1973 or 1974 we played in Bakersfield (I believe it was called at Mason Joso's), in South Bakersfield. Across the street from little diner that made the best cream pies I've ever tasted. Working for Dick was without doubt a great honor.

[SirBasildeBrush]

@OldDelTone Thanks for the comment, honoured to have you drop by. Good to hear Dick's one of the good guys. Oh, the hours I spent (trying to) playing this as a teenager...

[flexotanil123]

de verdad q el tipo era un duro jeje q bueno...

[GeoDubya1]

Just posted this for my friend Peter Van Dyke who died on the 13th of October Pete of the well known Van Dyke Bros and founders of west coast Surfing RIP Pete.

[GeoDubya1]

Just posted this for my friend Peter Van Dyke who died on the 13th of October Pete of the well known Van Dyke Bros and founders of west coast Surfing RIP Pete.

[SkunkRadcliffe]

the original black metal

[surfrider1962]

Great song ! Btw, B-side to Peppermint Man (DELTONE Records 45-5020-A, 07/62.)

[tippytoes4me]

we use to go to all the surfers stomps in ventura .ca early 70's i saw dick dale a bunch of times love this old school music!

[shoekstra1419]

seems like musicians appreciate this music more than just music fans

[FairDealDan]

Very heavy...works great as background music and headphone music

[mwngw1111]

Funny what they got away with in the movies back then...a bunch of Italian kids from Jersey acting like California surfers. Also, I'm surprised the surf craze kept on considering how damn cold the Southern California water was up til about August. Cold enough to make your voice go up an octave.

[bharfarar]

us guys would listen to Dick Dale in our car on the way to Huntington Beach in the late 60's, then we'd catch the outside break body surfing on a good day. Later we'd go across the street from the pier and look at the upcoming stars at the Golden Bear. We'd get sodas, look at cute girls in bikinis, and wonder when the next set of waves would come in. When they did, we'd grab our fins and run into the surf laughing as the spray came up to our faces.

[SirBasildeBrush]

@bharfarar Sounds too good to be true!!

[NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE]

@bharfarar I'm 28 years old and horrendously jealous, beacause I'll never ever be able to do that. Treasure those lucky memories my friend!

[bharfarar]

@NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE ...it was a magical moment in time - the mid 60's to mid 70's. And God have mercy, it will likely not ever return to those wonderful times. Back then no one would ever dream of sending millions of jobs overseas, or opening up the border. Back then Muslims were Mohammedans, and fought among themselves. Everything came together in the 60's -it was America's best decade - we were confident, happy, carefree, reverent, even dignified. But take heart,goodness will prevail in the end.

[NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE]

@bharfarar and how much did it cost you to do that stuff? Not much I bet! What you described is what life is really about, it scares me that marketing in the media has people chasing money so they can buy SKY TV or an ipad and other such crap that distract them (and their kids) from the fact they are even alive. I doubt kids these days will reminisce in years to come about that game they played on their Playstation 3 -who would want to listen to them? your story is far better! cheers.

[Adamhosek]

@bharfarar yeah sounds nice...but the russians scared the shit ouf of you us people that time. but otherwise i agree with u ;D

[KiNgSpAdE00420]

@bharfarar if only i could have lived in those times.. always looked back at the 50's n 60's n wished i could have been that generation. so suttle and simple times. straight forward and economy was as effed up at ours.. not mention clean beaches

[fixturebum1]

@bharfarar golden bear .. ahhhh remember it well, eagles, morrison, thourogood, bikinis bongs and booz.. what ever happen to those days.. thanx for the memories.. timothy leary we miss you

[cabowabbo]

@bharfarar I had Nitty Gritty Dirt Band tickets for the Golden Bear I won from KNAC but did not have a way to get to the concert back in the late 60's from Lakewood. Class of 73.My Bad..........

[DaBeav420]

@bharfarar I do what you talk about now in Jersey (local 609)

[alienbigfoot15698]

damn ur cool

[dustybeers]

@bharfarar You folks are sooooo lucky. I've been landlocked my whole life. What a drag:( You don't tell your friends "hey let's go over to the next mountain and see if we can pick up some chicks." See what I'm sayin?? lol

[alexelperron]

@bharfarar

that last sentence sounds kinda homosexual

[surfstomp]

This song was either recorded live at the Rendezvous Ballroom (Balboa) or Harmony Park (Anaheim)---anybody know?

[rockola63]

@surfstomp Rendezvous Ballroom.

[gmkell59]

Always my Favorute Song by Dick Dale was a great number with rippin sax. The flip side was Mr Peppermint man and both recevied equal play in Central California on KAFY 550 Bakersfield, CA..Cheers!

[SirBasildeBrush]

Good to hear this one got good coverage, at least in central CA.

[Rockospoogie]

@gmkell59 There was a time in Bakersfield that there was a vibrant sound coming from radio and the local talent.  Right on to you for the mention of KAFY.

[mrskeets52]

Damn I remember when this came out,, still kick ass music, not like this crap they call music today!!!!! Damn good rocknroll

[gtgene]

The story Dick Dale gave was that he asked Leo Fender to come up with a way to make his voice sound like Elvis Presley's. Fender came up with reverb and somewhere he plugged in his guitar instead.

[gasty34]

Out board reverb, & an amp with good bottom end. Preferably a Showman & a Strat or Jag??

The out board can make anything sound that wet!!

[squirrelnutcased]

ahh that reverb is like water to my soul

i could swim in it forever haha

[SuesDaytona]

Try listening to Duane Eddy, He came out around the same time.

[Cupa42]

i want to play, but does every guitar have this surf sound?

[Vexion193]

No what you need my friend is a fender strat or something with single coil pickups

[Cupa42]

ok, i have no idea what are those... :)

[SirBasildeBrush]

@Cupa42 I read somwhere Dick used to play with extra-thick strings to get that richness.

[ghostAurora]

Yes ... 11's or thicker ... Dick Dale is the reason I ever bought a Stratocaster (American Deluxe Teal w/ Abalone Inlay) ... and played with 11's when I first started. I couldn't do a bar chord back then, much less a simple three-finger chord ... my hands were too small! But I grew into it, and sadly let it go after having it for 9~ years for the worst reason ever ... don't ever sell a guitar you love more than life itself.  You'll end up like me ... sad and lonely forever ;)

[SirBasildeBrush]

Thanks for the interesting comment. I've still got the same Les Paul (copy) guitar after 30+ years, though I let my Fender bass go many years ago.

[minnesotajack]

the "surf" sound is from the amplifier... the old tube amps had Reverb, and this Reverb is what makes the distinctive echo.

[theredreceivers]

As important as the right guitar is getting a good reverb pedal or a amp with built-in reverb. Fender Deluxe Reverb is a good amp.

[Giblets12]

dan electro would probably give you a sound like this. theres effects you can use. Strats are ideal now.

[coughzilla]

danelectro will give that sound but it won't be anything worth keeping or enjoying. get a boss tr-2 tremolo and an amp with reverb.

[ascheepe]

But a cheap fender amp with reverb and a nice telecaster (much cooler than a strat!) and rock on! :)

But seriously, surf music can be played on anything, just try to catch the beat and play with the melody, I'd love to hear it! :)

[couchfort]

1. Your guitar needs some snappy bright single coil pickups (the thin one with "exposed" peg magnets seen on most Fender guitars).

2. A tube amp with a wicked built-in reverb. Sure you do it on a regular amp, or with digital reverb. But for the TRUE surf sound, it's gotta be an all-tube amp, no crappy digital effects. Spring reverb or bust, my friend.

[jennadyann]

leaves me in awe everytime!! just wow!

[SirBasildeBrush]

Know what you mean, leaves me exhausted!

[CTNWB]

Blogged a big about Dick on my blog.

WES BRYAN - MY LIFE IN MUSIC...

[wijmderj]

I love that you can do so much with just an ordinary Twelve-bar blues!

Great beat indeed =)

[fuzzyballz]

His Tremolo picking is flawless! really ahead of its time if you ask me. Great song.

[666Lethos666]

Ahead of his time? No... Music is ageless brah. Any of these sounds were possible from the first guitar on. Just no one played them. Of course this is subject to each style of guitar. :P

[ccrdk]

sax works, guitar surfs and i like it.

[gmkell59]

Surf Beat is my Favorite song By Dick always liked it better than miserlou , Tall Cool one, by the Wailers, orginal version is my favorite, they also did the best Version of Louie Louie, using one of the ir singers Rockin' Robin roberts! if you can fidn that you will really like it Cheers!

[SirBasildeBrush]

Some good choices in there!

[waltless10]

Good beat, you can dance to it. I give it an 85.

[SirBasildeBrush]

Great, my first 85!

[beegeelovessurf]

The KING of surf guitar!! Still rocks today.

[BrotherPaul57]

check out , Link wray's the shadow knows!

Tal cool one is a classic , love the wailers !

[ne0nsurf]

fuck yeah

[Gatakumo]

any one know any GOOD tabs of this, GOOD TABS.

[Eilicec]

YEAH! OOH YEAH!

[SirBasildeBrush]

I have a tune by the Wailers called 'On The Rocks', which is pretty much the same as 'Tall Cool One', albeit with more gusto. I'll post it later today and see what you think.

[greaser1993]

great instrumental

[gmkell59]

Another GReat Instrumental of the Early 60's Was Tall cool one by the Wailers, the Orginal version is The best I think. They also did the Best Version of Louie, Louie, under the name of Rockin Robin Roberts, ( it was still the Wailers backing him)who was singing lead for them from time to time, Cheers!!

[SirBasildeBrush]

I just took a listen to 'Tall Cool One'. Nice.

[gmkell59]

My favorite song by Dick Dale and the Del tones, Peppermint man was really different for Dick dale and I liked it, but Surf beat was king, to me , better than Miserlou.Cheers!

[SirBasildeBrush]

Me too. The tune I spent countless hours trying to play in my teens.

[SirBasildeBrush]

Well, I don't think I'm ever going to be a guitar legend.

[Furball2k]

Thanks Man!!!

I've been looking for this ^_^

[SirBasildeBrush]

Pleased to help out.

[jeflanders3]

from back in the day.

[ou812bass]

sounds familiar