Jon & The Nightriders "Stampede!!" 1987

Burning instrumentals by the masters of the surf music revival. Highly regarded music historian John Blair proved himself to be an excellent guitarist as well, leading Jon & The Nightriders since the 1979 surf music revival. The sessions for "Stampede!" were fortified by the addition of former Tornadoes sax player George White. These tracks show how powerful Jon & The Nightriders were in reviving and electrifying the surf instrumental.
Self-billed as "America's No. 9 Surfing Band," the unshakably orthodox Nightriders reclaimed their piece of the beach on the self-produced Stampede!!, another cleanly played, reverb-soaked collection of standards ("Wild Weekend"), originals ("Beneath the Reef," "Storm Dancer") and obscurities ("Minor Chaos," "The Breeze and I"), some goosed by George White's period sax work. As if any further proof of scholarship in his chosen field were needed, Blair put down his guitar long enough to assemble The Illustrated Discography of Surf Music (1961-1965).--Ira Robbins--
Jon & The Nightriders:
guitar: John BLAIR / guitar: Ed BLACK / bass : Nikki Syxx / drums: Dusty Watson / saxes: George WHITE

trax:
1. stampede 2. storm dancer 3. wild weekend 4. road agent 5. minor chaos 6. beneth the reef 7. xl-3 8. boss 9. sea 'n sorrento 10. speedway 11. catalina 12. the breeze & i 13. Anesthesia 14. Shaften
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