Shane Sanders
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1. It seems to absorb other styles in a way that can be unified if you're willing to use some conventions, but it's still ultimately just clever and accessible Rock 'n' Roll
2. Compositions are usually quite pithy, which means anything special or unusual in an arrangement is going to stand out (in a good way)
3. Timbre can be just as important as melody or rhythm--instrumentation can vary quite a lot which makes it interesting
4. It has a cool history and can invoke nostalgia even in those who did not originally experience the first wave of the genre
5. It encourages both quick and slow guitar work, thus encouraging diversity in musical expression
6. Largely instrumental in nature, it allows the music to just be an abstraction apart from an expectation of verbal/poetic expression
7. Tube reverb is the shizz
On a related note, come hang with me on Spotify with my "Charlie Don't Surf" playlist. I've worked pretty hard to make it good. It has some wonderful tracks in it, both old and new. Sometimes I put things in there that are only tangentially related to surf (spy/twang/spaghetti western), but the majority of it 'surfs' ...
https://open.spotify.com/user/immortalchorus/playlist/6OxxO21YeljRuerUtHlUJp
or
search for Spotify user "Shane Sanders" under the 'people' tab
or click this link
You might also like my "Palette of Exoticisms" playlist which is primarily Exotica with some cool jazz and occasional retro thing tossed in. I continue to expand it, but have it fairly well arranged for mood.
https://open.spotify.com/user/immortalchorus/playlist/31KPfYX47amIswtjfdmxil
2. Compositions are usually quite pithy, which means anything special or unusual in an arrangement is going to stand out (in a good way)
3. Timbre can be just as important as melody or rhythm--instrumentation can vary quite a lot which makes it interesting
4. It has a cool history and can invoke nostalgia even in those who did not originally experience the first wave of the genre
5. It encourages both quick and slow guitar work, thus encouraging diversity in musical expression
6. Largely instrumental in nature, it allows the music to just be an abstraction apart from an expectation of verbal/poetic expression
7. Tube reverb is the shizz
On a related note, come hang with me on Spotify with my "Charlie Don't Surf" playlist. I've worked pretty hard to make it good. It has some wonderful tracks in it, both old and new. Sometimes I put things in there that are only tangentially related to surf (spy/twang/spaghetti western), but the majority of it 'surfs' ...
https://open.spotify.com/user/immortalchorus/playlist/6OxxO21YeljRuerUtHlUJp
or
search for Spotify user "Shane Sanders" under the 'people' tab
or click this link
You might also like my "Palette of Exoticisms" playlist which is primarily Exotica with some cool jazz and occasional retro thing tossed in. I continue to expand it, but have it fairly well arranged for mood.
https://open.spotify.com/user/immortalchorus/playlist/31KPfYX47amIswtjfdmxil
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