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A typical surf album of its era, Fun City USA was about equally divided between surf instrumentals and vocal numbers, some of which had a burly frat rock feel (especially "Go Go Go for Louie's Place" and "Hound Dog"), and others of which plugged in the Beach Boys/Jan & Dean-style vocal surf-hot rod sound. The better songs have come out on Surfaris compilations, leaving this pretty much the territory of hard-bitten collectors. But while none of the instrumentals are as memorable as "Wipe Out," there are some pretty good ones here in "Burnin' Rubber," "Dune Buggy," "Moon Dawg," and "Big Surge," though the covers of "Apache" and "Shazam" are just OK. The only vocal that hits the mark is "Hot Rod High," one of the best vocal hot rod tunes not done by the Beach Boys or Jan & Dean (and penned by hot rod rock stalwarts Gary Usher and Roger Christian), though it owes more than a little to "Surf City." Ron Wilson's drumming is excellent throughout, though he could have done with some more first-rate material onto which to wreak his splash of sound.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Fuller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gary Usher, ComposerLyricist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist - The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ron Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Day, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Lordan, ComposerLyricist - The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gary Usher, ComposerLyricist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist - The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Derry Weaver, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bud Dent, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Fuller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Fuller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duane Eddy, Composer - Lee Hazlewood, Composer - The Surfaris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A typical surf album of its era, Fun City USA was about equally divided between surf instrumentals and vocal numbers, some of which had a burly frat rock feel (especially "Go Go Go for Louie's Place" and "Hound Dog"), and others of which plugged in the Beach Boys/Jan & Dean-style vocal surf-hot rod sound. The better songs have come out on Surfaris compilations, leaving this pretty much the territory of hard-bitten collectors. But while none of the instrumentals are as memorable as "Wipe Out," there are some pretty good ones here in "Burnin' Rubber," "Dune Buggy," "Moon Dawg," and "Big Surge," though the covers of "Apache" and "Shazam" are just OK. The only vocal that hits the mark is "Hot Rod High," one of the best vocal hot rod tunes not done by the Beach Boys or Jan & Dean (and penned by hot rod rock stalwarts Gary Usher and Roger Christian), though it owes more than a little to "Surf City." Ron Wilson's drumming is excellent throughout, though he could have done with some more first-rate material onto which to wreak his splash of sound.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:26:27
- Main artists: The Surfaris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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