Music to Shape By

Got a little CD player in the shed. Have one disc that I shape by. Find it very calming and nostalgic at the same time. Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine. Used to listen to that when having to drive down the coast a ways to surf…semi-early morning road trip. Foggy outside before first light…damn foggy inside too! Pulling up at dawn and seeing nice waves…Yahoo! By the way…Which one’s Pink???

Anyone have a favorite to shape by??

Krokus

My best boards have been shaped in complete silence. Music takes me away from the task at hand…

I’m not sure I’m actually listening to it! I never seem to realize when the disc runs out…There are times when I need silence also. Music CAN be distracting when played too loud or bad choice.

Krokus

Its got to be a good album, one you know all the words to, and that in some ways you dont even hear. Its just a mood, me i like Hank Williams SR.

Pink Floyd is great. I like the “Pulse” album for work best.

In addittion to music, what particular brand of barley and hops do find contibutes the mostest:>

                                                          Johnny..........................................

for big wave boards - beer = Hinano (Tahiti), tunes = The Waterboys (e.g. This is the Sea, Fisherman’s Blues).

for small wave boards - beer = Red Stripe (Jamaica), tunes = Bob Marley (e.g. Legend, Get Up, Stand Up)

The sounds of the planer hitting high and low spots is the music that makes straight boards.

Chicago style blues. Muddy Waters, Big Walter, Charlie Musselwhite. I drink Coors because it does’nt get me buzzed when working. I can’t hear the music when the planer is mowing. I’m just getting to the point where I can tell how much material is being removed by the sound of the planer. Mike

…Joan Jett…

…REALLY LOUD!!!Herb

HENDRIX

Santana and some Al Green for some rythym,soul and flow…southpaw light for thirst…amstel light for special boards or payweeks…lol…

Sean W.

James Brown…

Brian Eno…

G-3…

Marshall Tucker Band…

Todd Rundgren…

Johnny Winter…

X…

so far have 3500 songs in the Ipod - who’s main purpose is shaping room motivator- playlists range from old school punk for those 6-8 board start to finnish days to trad surf ( ventures , dick dale ) for the cruisy 4 board days to the ocasional chet atkins/johnn burnette trio list for those 3 stick nose block tail block all the bells and whistle days!

oh yeah what about Rome for the I’m Anoyyed with that where’s my board guy days – S.A.

true, very true. But at some point the power tools are off, and there’s no reason not to have music then… unless it affects your concentration.

Agree with Cleanlines. When the power tools are on the music is off, but when it’s time to feel (using hand tools) “B-Tribe” and “Govi” are playing.

Enjoy the Ride!

  1. I have a set of 4 7" records of DagNasty (82-86) that I put on tape which are great and I like to listen to.

But usually I mellow it down

  1. Jazz June “The Sound, The Motion, the Boom”

  2. Jets to Brazil “Four Cornered Night” and/or “Orange Rhyming Dictionary”

  3. Ween “The Mollusk” (distorted indie with a definitive ocean theme)

  4. The Weakerthans “Fallow” and “Lost and Leaving”

It goes on, but these are my favorites.

And SoulSlider, there is a guy, Jamie Collins, that does an amazing version of the Wind Cries Mary. I usually don’t like Hendrix covers, but this guy does it justice. Check it out…

Pieri

the music IS the board …try shape to Gabby Pahinui and the sandwich isle band…the board is different than jimmy hendrix all along the watchtower and then shape to Shaherezade…that makes me feel like the victory at sea vibe…the input equals the out put … the vibration that goes in surely affects the curve interpretation coming out…I can hear my fathers favorite tune from the victory at sea sound track and feel the pitch and roll in my bones " No Greater Love Have I",richard heart… the visual input from the on deck camera on a heavy cruiser in 30’ seas is in me and if I were to shape to that there would undoubtedly be an effect… the lovin spoonfol makes a great hot dog nose ride doodle board…ambrose… can we get a grant for this study? shaping room sensory depravation chamber- music input different each board same blank same template same music glassing…

Reggae all the way! Or if Im building a board for someone I might listen to what they like. I agree with ambrose, with any art, the environment around you and what you are feeling has a certain influence on the outcome.

…oh yeah…

…forgot to add: The Plasmatics,best songs = corruption,butcherbaby,livingdead.best played LOUD!!!

…ALSO…STP,L.B.Dub Allstars,Sublime(saying hi to Bud the sub- dummer).

…Old sh*t???..hows about Robin Trower,or Led Z…I like the album Presenses best…Herb