Week 5 Readings

In week 5 readings, I was interested in the article Surf Beat by Crowley. It discussed that as technology evolved so did the surf music. It also mentioned information about the surfing environment that has changed through the years as the numbers of surfers and non-surfers crowded the beach. Back in the days, the beach would have not been as crowded as it is today. There was a new fender reverb amplifier created, which took away the need for an outboard reverb unit. This new invention had taken away the uniqueness of the surf music. It no longer had the water sounds such as the drips, pops, and drizzles. These new designs in the long run helped the creation of the blues genre. Surf music was the type of music that had the "youthful vitality and spirit, the celebration of life" as stated in this article. In my opinion, I think every trend usually dies out and comes back. Maybe surf music might become something popular again in the future. Even though surf music may or may not be as popular today as it was years ago, it was a part of our history and still is heard nowadays.

Another article was, A Skipping Stone about Jeff Divine's portfolio. As defined in the article, surf photography: "holds a special place of value amongst out tribe, the sensation of the ride being so acute that a mere photo or line up shot can deliver a real gut punch to the surf wise viewer." I really admire the photos that he captured through the 30 years shown in this article. I thought that the last photo I posted of the surface of the ocean is really breathtaking.