Post #610129 by bigtikidude on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 6:33 PM

On 2011-10-13 16:44, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
My mind likes to categorize things. It calms me.

It's called OCD Sabu.

and Emspace.
I didn't post the link to the Fez, not a Fan of the Fez.
and I know that a Didgeridoo, isn't tiki, I was trying to be funny,
and I thought Aborigines played them, not hippies.
I am not a Hippie, Though people think I am one, because I have long hair.
But I don't like Patchouli oil and I like to bathe.

as for Surf not being tiki.
I admit that most of the 60's surf was heavy rock, and or R & B.
But there are exceptions to the rule, and I think that some(the 2 that John O posted)]
are good examples of a surf band bringing the Tiki/Hawaiian/tropical vibe that they caught from their parents music, or backyard parties and incorporated it into what they were doing.

Would the general public of 25 and over tiki bar goer want to hear it back then?
Probably not, but it doesn't discount the fact that the kids felt the cool vibe,
and wanted to play it.

Now in the 90's thru current.
There are way more surf bands incorporating the Tiki Vibe into their repertoire,
weather you like it or not.

I like it,
applaud it,
and want more of it.

I have said before, and will say again.
I like Traditional Hawaiian, Hapa Haole, and Slack Key, and Classic Exotica.
but it can get kinda sleepy, and needs some picking up sometimes.

This is why I love Tikiyaki so much,
they take the best elements of Hawaiian, Lounge and Exotica,
and put a fresh new twist on it, and bring it to the modern scene.

I say if you live life in mothballs,
you get a sour taste in your mouth.

Jeff(btd)