Link Wray - Street Fighter

[Noodles37UK]

He's got a bloody good drummer too.

[chris85mdp]

this is the father of metal! he created power chords and created the distortion! is a god! 0:15 seek and destroy riff!!!

[FrederickHamilton]

There is an AMAZING article about/interview with Link Wray on Perfect Sound Forever.

[mradamcooley]

@FrederickHamilton that's my favorite website!

[MOBRUL3S666]

Wow.. you can totally tell He was a huge influence on The Who.. Blue Cheer.. and just about every other rock band..lol

[HunterKing]

Whoaaaaaa never heard this one before

[ivymercer]

wow 10 out of ten, full value,

[CaesarRedsox]

Why haven't I heard of this guy before!!!! My head's about to explode from all this awesomeness.

[garethac81]

There are two versions of this song, on Missing Links Volumes 2 & 4...and neither of them are this version!

Where can I find this version?????????????

[conspiratordrew]

heard the johnny rivers song "secret agent man" at work and thought of how it was a poor copy of this tune

[MiamiSouthPaw]

Why is this man not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

[ahitler1000]

@MiamiSouthPaw yeh why ? let me tell you why , first he was american Indian , second , he wouldnt kiss thier ass , . . . its that simple , he is the father of grunge

[Rosieisapunk1200]

@ahitler1000 Grunge, hard rock, metal, punk, and anything else that was just plain rude, nasty, and loud was the product of his genius.

[inglesidecatamaran]

Link Wray invented vuvuzelas. And feedback.

[securitycat11]

where can i find that ink print I want one

[chris85mdp]

el creador del heavy metal!!! invento la distorcion!!! y las letras de violencia en la musica

[proisle]

AWESOME !!!!!

[koshkatoverdrive]

hadoken!

[ralphcraddock]

hey evryone

lets give some time to the band the desk engineer on this and

other link wray records.

link was great no question.

[doowopftw]

Pretty cool!

[longboardssurf]

bUENIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­SIMO!!!!!!!!!!!

Ignorantes dejemos de tocar nuestras guitarras.....

[dinnerpianist]

It would be interest I think to many to have a run down of personnel such as who was on organ for that particular track (if known). Also the recording date would be helpful. The chromatic progression as cadence came from somewhere and most likely not from Link's mind- Many jazzers were using the chromatic progression to return to the tonic.

[zosodude13]

I have the live version... it's fucking insane!

[bierdruide]

just awesome. is there a website where i can find streetfighter guitar tabs?

[Insomniblade]

Wtf, I didn't hear a single hadouken or shoryuken in that whole song...

[youhavegeniusshins]

@Insomniblade That was solid.

[Jewclops]

hloy shit link wray just keeps on blowing my mind the more i hear him, i definitly gotta getta vinyl cuz this shits the titts

[MrTrapdoor73]

@Jewclops I agree 100% This guy iz a legend!!!!!!

[Alphabex8]

wow amazing! what year was this recorded?

[RAGGMUNKoFLASK]

1997 on Norton

[guitarded71]

This was recorded in the mid 60s, it was released on Norton as part of the "Missing Links" series but the recording itself is from the mid 60s.

[RAGGMUNKoFLASK]

Thank´s for the info. guitarded71

[clarkewi]

@RAGGMUNKoFLASK Like 35 years earlier. Wray was a genius. Page idolized him.

[clarkewi]

@Alphabex8 Good point. Link Wray is right up there with the Gods of guitar. Hendrix's referal to "surf music" in "Third Stone From the Sun" is a reference to Dick Dale not Link Wray.

[RedShark88]

@FazlokAaAaAaA

R u crazy?