Live Show: October 24, 1997, Jack's Sugar Shack
Live Show: February 16, 2001, Mr. T's Bowl

Phil Dirt - Reverb Central The Boardwalkers Jack's Sugar Shack Oct 24, 1997 *** This CD-R was recorded live at Jack's Sugar Shack on October 24, 1997 by Jay Hector . They're gone now, but these guys REALLY needed to do a well recorded album. Picks: Hip Code, Surf Probe, Moon Race, Monster A-Go-Go, Spy vs. Spy, El Mirage, Tortuga, ItOs A Bikini World, Ali Baba, Our Favorite Martian, Boardwalker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIND UP *** "Wind Up" is a fifties sorta riff rocker, with a simple progression. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HIP CODE *** Rhythmic, bass chunked, and playfully written. This seems to use influences from " Music To Watch The Girls By ," as well as new melody elements. This take is vibrato throbbing and ominous. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SURF PROBE *** Surf riffology and great drums, with lots of reverb kicking out the melody line and whammy chords. Power and splash. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MOON RACE *** The Boardwalkers cover the Citations great obscuro. It's great to hear someone do this song with flair and style. Excellent performance! Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONSTER A-GO-GO" *** "Monster A-Go-Go" is a rich surf rocker with an ominous riff and plenty of lead guitar tone and style variation verse to verse. An excellent track! Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPY VS. SPY *** There's a timer ticking away in this slow number, and a menacing few notes played over the spy flick backtrack. In the beak, there's some fine whammy vibrato. For such a no melody tune, it's quite interesting and fun. A little gimmicky and splashy. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EL MIRAGE *** Big splashy whammy chords separate riffs of surf guitar. Ultra simple, yet pretty effective. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TORTUGA **** This is an intriguing track. The tropical Mexican melody dribbled out with fine double picked guitar over tribal drums is spectacular. The long fuzz notes in the break give it a middle eastern air of mystery and danger. This should really be covered! Infectious and enticing. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE DAY THE SURF STOOD STILL *** Fast and pumped up, with excellent drums, " The Day The Surf Stood Still " rages across small fast moving break ridden by shortboarders intent on life at the edge. A fine surf tune. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SKULL RANCH **** Vibrato shimmer and an interesting beat together. The riff is mysterious, and the structure effective. the break is different from the rest of the track, with a cowboy beat and distortion on the guitar. very interesting. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IT'S A BIKINI WORLD *** A simple progression and an infectious performance make for a pretty cool track. The damped lead lines are most pleasing. Lots of drum action and long flowing chords. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALI BABA *** Dave and the Customs ' magnificent " Ali Baba " sounds great coming from the axes of the Boardwalkers . Lots of fire and style despite some errors. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BIKINI DRAG *** This is way to chumpy for my taste, though it's well done and perhaps modeled after the Pyramids. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OUR FAVORITE MARTIAN **** Bobby Fuller and the Fanatics ' infectious " Our Favorite Martian " is very well done. It's hard not to like the melody, and the band does a real nice job with it. Crunchy reverb kicks and plenty of flair. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOARDWALKER *** "Boardwalker" is a faster paced tune with some finely double picked lines, as well as some whammy chords, and vibrato drama. This is a fine performance. Surf Instrumental Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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