Jon & The Nightriders "Undercover" 2000

John used his Showman and a very nice Burgundy Mist Strat. Dave Wronski used his Super Secret Super Reverb setup and the white Jaguar he had used earlier. Jeff played a cream-colored P-bass with gold anodized pickguard. He plays left-handed, but does so on a right-handed instrument that is flipped over and not restrung. The bass equivalent of Dick Dale? It was kind of weird and fascinating to watch him play, since his fingering patterns are necessarily different from "normal" bass players. Greg played the drums du jour. - Show Report by Ms. Sandi Beach at The Pitcher House in Hermosa Beach, CA on Friday, March 24, 2000
Guitarist John Blair recently released a new album of instrumental covers with the appropriate title Undercover. One of the most celebrated bands of the modern surf-rock era, Jon & The Nightriders have wisely chosen to revive fourteen far-out tracks that even long time fans of the genre will have trouble placing. That shouldn’t be too surprising to those who know of Blair’s wide knowledge of the surf-rock genre. Blair was one the main producers of the acclaimed Cowabunga! box set released on Rhino in the ‘90s. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Undercover is the savvy with which Blair and his group pull off the entire affair. Kicking off with "Sea-N-Shore", a 1964 track originally done by Jerry & The Diamonds, Undercover goes on to revive a wide range of surf-rock instrumental curios recorded between 1959-1965. Thanks to some sharp recording techniques, Undercover really sounds like it was recorded way back then. Undercover finds Blair assisted by key players such as Dave Wronski (guitar), Pete Curry (bass) and Dusty Watson (drums) to name a few. For those fans who’ve followed Jon & The Nightriders since the early days of Surf Beat ‘80, Undercover is a yet another validation of the group’s wide ranging charisma. from: http://www.mwe3.com/archive/pastreview/2001/instSummer01.htm

trax:
1. Sea-n-shore 2. Midnight Sun 3. Hurricane 4. The Force of Gravity 5. Boss 6. Hot Doggin' 7. Moment of Truth 8. XL-3 9. Crash 10. They've Landed 11. Rev Up 12. Earthquake 13. Stampede 14. Swamp Rider
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