{"product_id":"search-for-surf","title":"Search for Surf","description":"Liner Note Author: Dave Henderson.\u003cbr\u003eJust because something has a lot of twangy guitar doesn't mean it's a surf record, and that's the sticky problem with this collection of vintage rock sides. There is a whole lot of quality surf music on The Search for Surf, including a big stack of vintage Dick Dale sides, including the epochal \"Miserlou,\" \"Shake-N-Stomp,\" and \"Jungle Fever,\" as well as acknowledged surf classics such as the Bel-Airs' \"Mr. Moto,\" the Chantays' \"Pipeline,\" and \"Church Key\" by the Revels. But there are also a number of tunes here that are pretty great, but certainly not surf music -- \"Nameless\" by the Rockin' Rs is a cool instrumental with lots of guitar raunch, but it doesn't sound the least bit surf-like, while \"Erstroncio 90\" by Los Locos del Ritmo feels more like a Duane Eddy tribute than anything else, and Rhet Stoller's \"Chariot\" could pass for Jorgen Ingmann and his guitar, whose \"Apache\" was one of the all-time great esoteric guitar instrumentals. The compilers of this disc know a good tune when they hear one (with the exception of the version of \"Surfer's Stomp\" by Kay Bell \u0026amp; the Tuffs, which unwittingly proves the old adage that the best surf tunes were instrumentals), but it seems they're a little fuzzy on the whole notion of what constitutes a surf record. Call this a collection of great guitar instrumentals and the Truth in Advertising issues are swept away; correct the numerous spelling and punctuation errors in the liner notes and it gets even better. Surf fanatics should be advised about the impurities in the ingredients, but from a sheer listenability standpoint, The Search for Surf is seriously good fun. ~ Mark Deming","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236254662943,"sku":"5013929987623","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/531fd61876834bc1c276e77fe22efded.jpg?v=1777813270","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/search-for-surf","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}