bor64 wrote:Never mind the musical ability of all bands involved ....I can't see any justified opinion to call these bands "shadows like" apart of the use of instruments and the same number of band members etc .
More like Spotnicks , the same kind of bottom of the barrel scraping sound, only useful for shattering glass....
Tin hat in place
Cheers Rob
Whatever you want to call èm...
Vintage Rock magazine published 2011 in their premier issue an excellent several pages long article on the subject.
" In 2011 classic surf guitar celebrates it`s 50th anniversary. It`s a cult passion"
Quote : "Surf- whatever the bands liked the term or not - was spreading even to unlikely places such as Finland. Rautalanka was a style of instrumental guitar popular in Finland in the early `60s ("rautalanka"" is Finnish for iron wire) ; early hit Emma by the Sounds (1963) is half surf / half Ventures and Shadows, but great nonetheless. Japan had its own "Eleki" genre."
Unfortunately this issue has been long out of print, but here`s a chance to own one. http://www.vintagerockmag.com/2014/12/w ... issue-one/
The same issue has another article of interest "Jet Harris, one of the Shadows bad boy`s last interviews"
Cheers Pol