Description:
Master the ultimate surf rock drumming techniques. This comprehensive guide covers historic beats, essential rudiments, and real-world styles to help intermediate and advanced percussionists capture that classic, high-energy surf sound.
Review Quotes:
"As a young wannabe rock and roll drummer, surf music was a must. It was exciting and full of youthful energy. You weren't really a drummer until you could play 'Wipe Out, ' a tune everyone was pounding out on their school desks. Sean J. Kennedy describes this sound in detail, showing why it remains relevant today."
- Liberty DeVitto, Drummer for Billy Joel and The Slim Kings
"Wow! This book is literally a college course on American drumming, filled with historical flow lines, recommended listening, musical examples, and inspiring stories. Thorough and comprehensive, it's a great resource and an engaging read for anyone interested in our shared musical culture, its development, and its future-one of the best drum books ever published."
- Jeff Sipe, Drummer for Phil Lesh & Friends and John McLaughlin
"Wipe Out! is an outstanding read. It not only traces the history of surf rock and its pioneering artists, but also offers a hands-on lesson in how drummers developed the style, complete with notated examples. Reading it took me right back to my days of drumming with Dick Dale."
- Daxx Nielsen, Drummer for Cheap Trick