Surf rock influenced garage rock of the 1960s, hard rock of the early 1970s, American punk of the mid- and late 1970s and heavy metal of the 1980s.
The genre was a euphoric, early-’60s instrumental genre born in Southern California that favored twangy electric guitars and galloping beats instead of vocals and romantic themes. The first major surf-rock hi…
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