"NORTHCOAST KICKS" - Cool Surf Instros From Ohio's North Coast!

"NORTHCOAST KICKS IS TRULY ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST CD COMPILATIONS FEATURING NEW AND ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTALISTS. SO, NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER, GET READY TO ROCK, BECAUSE THE NORTHCOAST KICKS". - MERRELL FANKHAUSERBrilliant set of 'Surf' instrumentals. Very classy stuff - well recorded and played. Lots of twangy, 'bendy' guitar sounds. Wonderful! When Jimi Hendrix spoke the words "You will never hear surf music again", little did he know that a few decades later he would be proven wrong. Today, surf music and instrumental music are back in a big way. It is heard in movie soundtracks and in radio and television ads. The spaghetti western and spy soundtrack is back, as is the hot rod and motorcycle style.
Instrumental music came back very strongly in 1994, and in 1997 we are still riding high on a wave of instrumental bliss that has circled the globe. It has spawned an entire new generation of instrumental bands and brought back many of the original bands from the early sixties back into the limelight. This CD is an exciting, fun filled blend of all of the above styles with so many great bands that it would take a book just to complete the information on their bios. - From the CD booklet
Cool Surf Insturmentals From Ohio's North Coast! The Surfaholics, the King Dapper Combo, and Ray Carmen are just a few of the artists surfing their brains outs for you on this collection of guitar instrumentals from America's heartland. Even more astounding is the presence of New Jersey's own Twang Gang, who contribute a digitally re-twanged version of Leapin' Lizards!. True art knows nothing of state boundaries!trax:
1. The Surfaholics - Secret agent Betty Page 2. The Pods - Northcoast kicks 3. Breaking Point - Sidewinder 4. Memphis Mike and The Legendary Tremblers - Selena 5. The Slackmates - Devil girl from Mars 6. The Fastback Freddies - The Strangler 7. Mike and The Board Generation - Razor Ridge 8. The Pods - Diamond head 9. King Dapper Combo - Tomahawk 10. Surfaholics - Viva Santo! 11. Drifter - Wrong turn 12. Memphis Mike and The Legendary Tremblers - The night stalker 13. The Slackmates - Surfin' at sunset 14. Ray Carmen - Beach blanket bookmobile 15. Twang Gang - Leapin' lizards 16. Psycho Rodeo - Psychobilly psalsario 17. Johnny Tsunami - Third wave 18. Breaking Point - Lost expedition 19. King Dapper Combo - M. appeal 20. The Impacts - Maverick's Reef 21. Drifter - I, zombie 22. Mike and The Board Generation - Requiem for a surfer 23. Double D and His Dangerous Demons featuring Hope Nichols - Theme from Robert Creep