Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Marketts - The Marketts
 | I don't know why Rhino would pick these tracks for an mp3 only release, but aside from "Out Of Limits," only "Hyper-Space" rises above the mung level. |
Picks: Out Of Limits, Hyper-Space
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
This is the hit. It sports the great guitar work of Tommy Tedesco. It's infectious little riff was heard everywhere in the hey day of surf. It's quite a rock standard. This track blends surf with Joe Saraceno's orchestral thinking, guitars, French horns, and bells. Unlike almost all of the Marketts' tracks, this features the lead guitar as the lead instrument, and approximates real surf music. It is a studio session, with Tommy Tedesco on lead, but it rips right nicely. A classic surf hit.
Batman Theme TV Theme (Instrumental)
Pompousoid dribble, now where near as interesting as Neil Hefty's release, and certainly of no particular importance. Just sequenced TV theme fair.
The Cat Woman TV Theme (Instrumental)
Jazzy Pink Panther inspired rhythm track, and big orchestra with chorus, and... never mind.
MOR Surf (Instrumental)
Session engineer Bones Howe wrote this. It's a minimal composition. The drums sound like Hal Blaine. The riff is influenced by "Out Of Limits," while the melody is much more playful, almost MOR in nature.
Surf (Instrumental)
Arranged like a cross between the Ronnettes' "And Then He Kissed Me" (Phil Spector) and the theme from Mondo Cane, this has a strange MOR with bite air about it. Can't quite decide if it's just filler or not. The whistlin' lap steel (if that's what it is) is pretty cool.