Surfin Bird

Description

Hailing from the wintry heartland of Minneapolis, the Trashmen achieved cult immortality with a passel of landlocked surf anthems and reckless garage-rock gems, best exemplified by their immortal anthem Surfin Bird, two and a half minutes of inspired, unhinged mayhem thats never been equaled. But Surfin Bird is just the tip of the iceberg of the 1964 album that bears the songs name. The only longplayer that the band released during their original lifespan, Surfin Bird demonstrates that the Trashmen were no novelty act or one-hit wonder, but a brilliant, original outfit who filtered their R&B and surf influences through their own cheerfully demented sensibility to make some of their eras most reckless, uninhibited rock n roll. In addition to the iconic Surfin Bird, the album features the surf-and-drag killers King of the Surf, My Woodie and Tube City, along with the Bird-themed sequels Bird Bath and Bird Dance Beat. Elsewhere on the album, the Trashmens surf-rock skills animate the instrumental standards Misirlou, Malagueña and Kuk, and the band delivers storming readings of Buddy Hollys Its So Easy and Barrett Strongs Money (Thats What I Want).