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The Major Nelsons

Half isn't enough, & a Full Nelson still won't do.

About Me


Amidst a mysterious accident involving an experimental space capsule and a strange, yet alluring bottle of unknown origin, there emerged our heroes - The Major Nelsons - Three Fort Pierce Reverb Authority agents with a penchant for surf punk sounds and classic tv sitcoms. Major Patrick "Butch" Hagman, Dr Joe Bellows, and, newly recruited field-commissioned officer Major Doug Healey will not stop their reverb-driven sonic science experiment until the mystery of the bottle is revealed, or until the credits roll, whichever comes first...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/29/2005
Band Website: Here
Band Members: Maj. Patrick "Butch" Hagman - Guitars/Theremin

Dr. Joe Bellows - Bass/Guitars

Maj. Douglas Healey - Drums/Percussion

Darrell "Fucking" Dawson - Bass
Influences:

Dick Dale
The Ventures
Link Wray
The Shadows
Billy Mure
Terry & the Blue Jeans
The Astronauts
The Fender IV
The Nebulas
The Avengers IV
The Phantom Surfers
Satan's Pilgrims
The Bomboras
APE
The Belairs
Eddie & the Showmen
The Original Surfaris
Man...or Astro-Man?
Reverend Horton Heat
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
The Apemen
The Cramps
The Bambi Molesters
Laika & The Cosmonauts
Los Straitjackets
The Ghastly Ones
Chet Atkins
Bo Diddley
Slacktone
Agent Orange
The Balboas
The Neanderthals
The Aqua Velvets
Joe Maphis
The Kaisers
The Defiant Ones
Jon & The Nightriders
Southern Culture on the Skids
Junior Brown
The Madeira
Untamed Youth
Martin Denny
Deke Dickerson
The Sonics
The Surf Coasters
...you know,
all that stuff.


Sounds Like: The delicate science of heavily reverberated rock and roll.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Interesting article on Surf Bass from Vintage Guitar...

Just in case you ever thought of taking your 4-string into surf territory...
Posted by The Major Nelsons on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:56:00 PST

New band, new personality, new name...

"Because a half isn't enough, and a full-nelson still won't do..."Sentimentality aside, I think a band name should reflect the personality of the guys playing. That, and when one comes up, and everyon...
Posted by The Major Nelsons on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:22:00 PST