The Crossfires nacen en EEUU alla por 1963, como una banda de surf.Comenzaron tocando con el nombre de The Nightriders, para luego cambiarlo a The Crossfires, con el cual se dieron a la fama.
La banda estaba liderada por Howard Kaylan y Mark Vollman, cuya unica experiencia anterior residia en haber participado en coros de iglesia.
Inicialmente fueron una banda plenamente instrumental al mejor estilo The Ventures, pero con el tiempo fueron dando rienda suelta a composiciones propias en las cuales se animaban al canto.
Contaban con agraciadas voces y un excelente guitarrista de la talla de Al Nichol, para representar la furia adolescente con los recursos de la epoca.
El uso del saxo, toma un papel muy importante a lo largo del disco, como es de prever en bandas de surf, que eran de las mas salvajes hasta el momento.
Hacia 1964, The Beatles aparecen en escena, generando un shock en la cabeza de estos muchachos. Deciden tomar un nuevo rumbo en la direcciòn de la banda, cambiando el nombre de la misma por The Turtles, pero esa, esa es otra historia.
3 comments:
It's really too bad you didn't post in english. I can't understand but maybe a word or two in your post. You typically post english speaking groups yet you post in another language.Can you even understand what the bands are singing about or do simply like the music?I'm just curious that's all. Maybe you could set up a translation option on your site.Most people that probably come here understand only english.it would really help us out.
Hey my dear friend Brandonio, When I began this site, i Thought it was directed to spanish speakers.
I am from Argentina, and my idea was to show argentine people this marvellous music.
Fortunally this blog has travelled along all the frontiers, and this is very nice. But after all it is a south american blog and it´s written in spanish.
I hope you like it anyway.
I could write in english but it would take me a little more time that I have.
Maybe in a future, or maybe if I can get an assistant, ha ha.
By the way, don´t worry I can understand the lyrics and all.
Thank you very much for commenting here, I really appreciate it.
Maximiliano, I understand.I'll always download anyway,even thoughI can't read your discriptions of the bands.I've been visiting since you've started and it's been one of my favorite sites.i even linked your site of at my site Rock is Dead/R.I.P.
Keep up the good work buddy
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