>> ^Shepppard:
Impressive..
However, just to add a bit more to it, keep in mind, that's how fast Dick Dale actually strums.


Is it me or is Dick Dale playing the guitar upside-down?

Impressive..

However, just to add a bit more to it, keep in mind, that's how fast Dick Dale actually strums.

dick dale?
everyone knows dick dale!
if you ever saw the movie "pulp fiction"..
you have heard dick dale.
what a great short vid,
i could not agree more..
i cant stand the vanilla,cookie-cutter sameness of most of commercial music.
i stopped paying attention to that fluff in the early 90's,
and being such an avid music fan,finding new and interesting music was more of a co-operative search.
people would share what they found,and those people would pass it on.
with the internet,that form of discovery is that much easier.
i have found more fantastic music on the internet than any corporate outlet could ever supply.
sift members have introduced me to some fantastic music.
i really dont know whats going to happen to corporate music,
and i dont much care.
music is an experience to be shared,
and there is so much great music to be found.
the best way is to share with each other.
let the media conglomerates choke on their own greed.
they can keep brittany spears.
im not interested.

>> ^id49606:
You don't know Dick Dale? Seriously? That's kinda sad.


is being unaware of dick dale that sad?

You don't know Dick Dale? Seriously? That's kinda sad.

Aside from that, Music has existed for no one knows how long. Major movements traveled from country to country in a matter of months, or even weeks, during the middle ages. We'll survive without the record industry.

A possible problem I see for the future is that distribution companies(the guys that allow small time music acts to put their stuff on the web) like to make their own formats, to keep better control over their medias. Without larger figureheads standing in the middle of that, we're going to see some difficult battles over the most used format. And to the victors of those battles, go the new keys to the same broken down kingdom...

"and that's the reason why the system hates Dick Dale"

I think what he's saying is there are two ways to do it. Signing with a major is going to give you more instant gratification. Big money up front, picture on the cover of a magazine or in a magazine, your music distributed far and wide but it's at a cost of losing some control and full ownership of your music etc..

The other way is to bust your hump and do it all on your own terms. Take a few years to build up a following and by that he doesn't mean throw some free MP3's on your MySpace page, he means get yourself booked in clubs and put yourself out there and bust your ass marketing yourself.

You'll be happier with 100% of a small pie then you will be with 2% of a much bigger pie is what I think he is saying.

Dick Dale is speaking from the perspective of not only one of the worlds great guitarists and musicians, not only from the perspective of someone who basically started the genre of surf guitar music, but also from a highly respected infamous artist.

Most people are not and will never be where he is.

I am glad I'm signed to a major. They have the PR and distribution tentacles that wrap around the globe, something I could NEVER do on my own. I am now on Amazon (in every country), iTunes, Bleep, Napster, Rhapsody, Starbucks, and every other major music outlet around the world. Again, something that almost noone could DIY.

Giving away a bunch of mp3's on myspace (or your own website which noone will ever look at) is a fools errand. It's just more noise to an ever-expanding signal. The trick is breaking through that fuzz, and getting some attention which is nearly impossible to do on your own. There are exceptions to this rule, (and I'm sure someone will say, "oh yeah, but The______Band made it just on their MySpace page!!) ... but it's pretty much "The Rule".

Bands have always given away their music for free. We call them "Demos".

instant upvote for anything dick dale

Music is Dick Dale & The Del Tones "Misirlou" if anyone is interested.

Ok, so here's the funny thing - about 8 years ago, I was in a college film class analyzing Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. It was any interesting class: we'd watch a section of the movie, then pause to discuss the scene/dialogue; and, after Miserlou plays, this guy (whom we all learned to dislike) chimes in that it's Jewish novelty music. Our instructor, as well as a number of students rebut that it's a Dick Dale surf song. The guy adamantly holds to his original statement, and we're all annoyed.

I guess he was right all along.

Seriously? Jimi has no soul? are you retarded?

I think Bill Hicks said it best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCbVkX7jdAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkA6zugNMQ

Oh and considered by who exactly? Well lets take a look at the top 100 guitarists as voted for by the readers of rolling stone

The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time and the number one spot goes to...??? Jimi? oh no that can't be right. Now who is this eric johnson noob? Is he even on the list? oh yea that's right...he's not.

1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

I'm in 'HATER MODE' right now, so even though Dick Dale and Stevie Ray are two fantabulous guitar players, I'm going to say they're using to much gain. Is that "hater" enough? This is my first attempt at at joining the Halls of Hatred, so any any hater feedback would be greatly appreciated.

He's like the Dick Dale of Saudi Arabia... or is Dick Dale the Abadi Al-Johar of the US?

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blasted!! you beat me to the Dick Dale music video!!

nice sift.