Search - Surfaris :: Surfari's Stomp

Now, you'll always see 'em hangin' around.

Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 07/24/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Let me try to clear things up. There were actually two surf groups that billed themselves as "The Surfaris". The more succesful of the two groups was the one that had a hit with "Wipe Out". The second group, whose most famous song is "Bombora", were legally forced to change their name to "The Original Surfaris" after the other group became nationally famous because of "Wipe Out". This CD doesn't feature "The Original Surfaris; it features "The Surfaris" of "Wipe Out" fame. The CD is the Varese Sarabande Records follow up to Wipe Out! The Best of the Surfaris. Sort of a "Best of the Surfaris, Volume 2". Perhaps surprisingly, there was actually enough good material left off of the first CD to make a good second CD. There are 16 good surf instrumentals here, plus three pretty cool songs about motorbikes with vocals. Seven of the instrumentals were previously unreleased, but it was not due to lack of quality. Surf music fans should enjoy this CD a lot."