Post #182122 by thejab on Fri, Aug 26, 2005 11:53 AM

On 2005-08-26 09:11, Urban Tiki wrote:

Musically, I think you can hear some of the early roots in some of the surf guitar from the early 60s. You get a little of it in Dick Dale, but even more so with the more obscure surf bands. I have a series of cds of rare surf guitar music and I can hear some of the punk guitar riffs in this stuff. Of course, the leap to punk would require tortured, angst ridden vocals, but instrumentally there is a connection.

You are so right. Link Wray's "Rumble" was an early example of guitar instrumental (with guitar distortion) which (along with other early guitar instrumental groups like the Fireballs, the Champs, Duane Eddy, and others) heavily influenced surf and Northwest garage bands (Wailers, Sonics, etc.) of the early 60s.

The Who were greatly influenced by American guitar and surf bands (along with American R&B). Keith Moon played drums for a surf band called the Beachcombers before he joined The Who, and the Who did covers of surf and hot rod songs like "Barbara Ann" (the Beach Boys' version) and "Bucket T".