Royal Fingers ROCK!
L Bailey | Orlando, FL United States | 12/16/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is Excellent! Sammy and the Royal Fingers have successfully recaptured the spirit of the 60's Japanese ELEKI movement. The covers of Yuzo Kayama's Black Sand Beach and Violet Sky are standouts on this CD. In addition to paying tribute to Kayama, you can tell The Royal Fingers really love Takeshi Terauchi; Test Driver really rocks!
It's high time a record like this got exposure in the USA.
Plus, Sammy's guitar playing is lighting fast and fun!
With the tightness of this combo, and the shear fun they seemed to have recording this...I can't wait for the next release from The Royal Fingers!
The "Low-Fi Surf Underground" will love it, the only reason I didn't give it a higher rating is because the production is not quite HI-Fi enough for my taste, but not as slick as a newer Ventures CD.
Buy this CD...and head to the beach with the top down!"
The single greatest surf/ insturmental album out there
Zelie Nic | Pittsburgh | 11/22/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Royal Fingers are too aggressive to really be some retro group. They're original, and yet, at the smae time these songs would not sound too out of place forty years ago in California. The best part about this album is that each song is unique and driving. There's a bit of sci-fi organ and some raunchy sax to boot.
The standout track, which is worth the cost of addmission all on its own, is the final track of the album which ends with the thunderous din of a reverb spring being dropped.
An amazing album. This is the appex of surf."