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- The Mermen play an extreme brand of surf music, and black minor-chord moods of guitarist Jim Thomas are like a rough ride on the icy seas of the mid- Atlantic.
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The Mermen perform as a power trio: electric guitar, electric bass, and drums, with occasional guests for live concerts. They were featured in the soundtrack of the Sony PlayStation video game Road Rash 3D and have contributed music for films as well.
May 9, 2018 · The Mermen play a sophisticated music and Jennifer meets the challenge of playing demanding improvisational instrumental music. Her bass playing has been described as, “Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane) meets Stooges, meets Iron Maiden”. She has a bombastic powerful tribal meets punk sound.
The Mermen play an extreme brand of surf music, and black minor-chord moods of guitarist Jim Thomas are like a rough ride on the icy seas of the mid- Atlantic. Hints of Dick Dale filter through the cracked-sidewalk wave forms of Sonic You.
It's kind of a loose-knit family. Fans become friends, agents get real or get out (we got some pretty good ones now). Mesa-Bluemoon decision-makers (the subsidiary of Atlantic contractually obligated to develop and promote the band), unsure of how to pitch the music, wallow in a soup of indecision and offer the band (like an alcoholic parent) benign neglect.
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he tyranny of the pop singer dictates that any band that goes without a vocalist altogether is likely to pay a steep price for such heresy. That’s not the only reason, or maybe even the primary reason, that the Mermen, almost 30 years after their first recording, have never found big-time mainstream popularity. But it matters. A...
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or someone who plays wordless music, Jim Thomas is a surprisingly verbal guy. For a guitar god, he is not too interested in talking a lot about guitars or gear. But if you want to talk books, he can wile away the hours. In my first interview with Thomas in his Pleasure Point studio, we talked for an hour about the books most mea...
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom the club scene in San Francisco to the discovery of the Mavericks surf break near Half Moon Bay to the emergence of Burning Man as a touchstone event, the Mermen created the sound of a broad, emerging counterculture of Northern California. Foley remembers the band’s regular gig every Thursday at the Beach Chalet: “The fun bu...
Friday, May 11, 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $12 advance; $15 day of the show. moesalley.com.
The Penetrators. Listen to music by The Mermen on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by The Mermen including Ocean Beach, Neptunes Revenge and more.
THE MERMEN made more than 15 incredible albums. Skip to content. THE MERMEN. ... Film Music (2013) CD $20 (shipping + tax included) Buy CD. IN GOD WE TRUST (2009) CD $20
