Sven's The SOUND of TIKI CD -preview and discussion - Tiki Music

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Tue, Apr 13, 2010 8:22 PM Sometimes it's best to go straight to the source (if practical). Here we see "The Sound of Tiki" in its native habitat.... I combined my purchase with a mid-century hot dog at nearby Papoo's Hot Dog Show. A hot dog was all I could afford after buying that CD !! :D My first take was that BigBro was leveraging his "brand" to sell Exotica compilations but really this is like a mini (emphasis on mini :)) musical "Book of Tiki". The songs were selected not only for their classic Tiki themes (Bali Ha'i, Kon-Tiki, Aku Aku, etc) but also for the significance of the performers. The majority of the selections fly low under the radar for your casual Tiki Music fan so this will be "new" music for most. The music by itself would make this a worthwhile purchase. Example, I didn't know that Andy Williams was such a cha-cha-cha hep cat. The accompanying text and graphics are half the fun. Example, I had no idea that "Lounge" was spawned from Poly-Pop. The Don Ho medley was the perfect bookend to highlight Tiki devolution (although I think Don deserves a little more respect than to be remembered just as the "Fat Elvis" of Tiki-style). My favorite tune was the restaurant jingle (I just can't get it out of my head). What a great and appropriate find. My questions for the Bigbro: Was "Marais & Miranda Go Native" released in the U.S. when it debuted? Who was the artist of the Wahine painting on page 31? I can't remember the name. Did Martin Denny trade his dog for a copy of BOT? :) I look forward to "The Sound of Tiki" Part 2. Thank You. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-04-14 10:52 ]

Sometimes it's best to go straight to the source (if practical).

Here we see "The Sound of Tiki" in its native habitat....

I combined my purchase with a mid-century hot dog at nearby Papoo's Hot Dog Show.

A hot dog was all I could afford after buying that CD !! :D

My first take was that BigBro was leveraging his "brand" to sell Exotica compilations but really this is like a mini (emphasis on mini :)) musical "Book of Tiki". The songs were selected not only for their classic Tiki themes (Bali Ha'i, Kon-Tiki, Aku Aku, etc) but also for the significance of the performers. The majority of the selections fly low under the radar for your casual Tiki Music fan so this will be "new" music for most. The music by itself would make this a worthwhile purchase. Example, I didn't know that Andy Williams was such a cha-cha-cha hep cat.

The accompanying text and graphics are half the fun. Example, I had no idea that "Lounge" was spawned from Poly-Pop. The Don Ho medley was the perfect bookend to highlight Tiki devolution (although I think Don deserves a little more respect than to be remembered just as the "Fat Elvis" of Tiki-style). My favorite tune was the restaurant jingle (I just can't get it out of my head). What a great and appropriate find.

My questions for the Bigbro:

Was "Marais & Miranda Go Native" released in the U.S. when it debuted?
Who was the artist of the Wahine painting on page 31? I can't remember the name.
Did Martin Denny trade his dog for a copy of BOT? :)

I look forward to "The Sound of Tiki" Part 2. Thank You.

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-04-14 10:52 ]

Post #523790 by JOHN-O on Tue, Apr 13, 2010 8:22 PM