The Surf Lords "Shark Attack!!" 2003

These are true masters of surf guitar, and they can (and do) play anything they want - Surf style!Riding whammy & twang the Surf Lords cut o’er the waves of FENDER with gusto and the melodic ease of sunset. In these sunny waters there’s nods to spy and pasta westerns and they’ve sure got their Link Wray down, but surf with a capitol S is the wave of the day on this 15 track disc. Burt’s Tiki Tear Drop, Cleopatra, Shark Attack, and Bombay Highway are superb originals that make the Surf Lords a band to watch. From the easy Third Stone From The Sun to gorgeous moonlight and martinis Goldfinger the Surf Lords pick their covers well. There’s a fun Don’t Fear the Reaper and ropin’ the big sky Ring of Fire and then we find our happily shakin’ butts in a conga line for Conga meets The Little Drummer Boy meets Riders in the Sky – saddle up pars the trail’s about as much fun as you can have standin’ on two feet. The real stand outs here include Bombay Highway Part 1 and Part 2 [a pair of infectious 5 stars tracks if ever I heard one], Burt’s Tiki Tear Drop, Cleopatra and Goldfinger. 4 stars for this fine little gem. Filled with CRUNCH, whamm~y, tw!ang, diStoRtiOn, r-i-f-f, humor and a knack fer melody, the Lords got it all! So what are you waiting for, check out the fine samples and get surfin' with the Lords! - Joe Pulvertrax:
01 Burt's Tiki Tear Drop 02 Cleopatra 03 Shark Attack!! 04 Third Stone From The Sun 05 Bombay Highway Part I 06 Bombay Highway Part Ii 07 Goldfinger 08 Beach Party 09 Martian Sea 10 Don't Fear The Reaper 11 Ring Of Fire 12 Lil' Conga Boy 13 Vampirella 14 What Have We Done? 15 White Wedding