ixty years ago, Dick Dale released Misirlou. The song's main riff drives along a double harmonic major scale, invoking a mystical and hypnotic aura. Dale drowned it in reverb and cranked the tempo and volume into oblivion. The song starts with a plummeting slide before pumping through the main riff. It quickly became a cult surf classic and,
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Oct 17, 2022
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