Dec(2) 2022 Davie Allan & The Arrows 'Fuzz For The Holidays'
Dec 15, 2022 1:11:41 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 15, 2022 1:11:41 GMT
Dec(2) Davie Allan & The Arrows - 'Fuzz For The Holidays 2' (2007)
Ho, ho, ho, have I got a surprise for you!!
Right then, let's get this out of the way right from the start: I hate Christmas records. However, if you have to listen to Christmas music, then let it be something different.
This is different.
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the gift of Davie Allan and the Arrows.
Surf guitar music is a guilty pleasure of mine and Davie Allan spent a lot of the 1960s providing music for surfing movies. His sound changed in 1966 when he did the soundtrack for the Peter Fonda film, 'Wild Angels'. The change came about as a result of his use of fuzz and he's never changed that much since. His albums are distinctive for their utterly awful cover art but his music is great (especially on a long car journey) and should always be cranked up!
YouTube: The album is available in sequence as a playlist.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mY8yZz7kLfXXWgdqoSgxQ_1qH3QC1ob6Q
Further listening - (proper Davie Allan and the Arrows albums): My favourite Davie Allan albums are 'Loud, Loose and Savage' (1994) and 'Fuzz Fest' (1997).
However, if for some reason you like this album, there is of course Volume One of 'Fuzz for the Holidays'! The intro to 'White Christmas is magnificent.
Ho, ho, ho, have I got a surprise for you!!
Right then, let's get this out of the way right from the start: I hate Christmas records. However, if you have to listen to Christmas music, then let it be something different.
This is different.
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the gift of Davie Allan and the Arrows.
Surf guitar music is a guilty pleasure of mine and Davie Allan spent a lot of the 1960s providing music for surfing movies. His sound changed in 1966 when he did the soundtrack for the Peter Fonda film, 'Wild Angels'. The change came about as a result of his use of fuzz and he's never changed that much since. His albums are distinctive for their utterly awful cover art but his music is great (especially on a long car journey) and should always be cranked up!
YouTube: The album is available in sequence as a playlist.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mY8yZz7kLfXXWgdqoSgxQ_1qH3QC1ob6Q
Further listening - (proper Davie Allan and the Arrows albums): My favourite Davie Allan albums are 'Loud, Loose and Savage' (1994) and 'Fuzz Fest' (1997).
However, if for some reason you like this album, there is of course Volume One of 'Fuzz for the Holidays'! The intro to 'White Christmas is magnificent.
