Trop-Rock or Tropical Rock

SailingAlien · Post by **SailingAlien** » June 13, 2008 7:34 am

I did a search but didn't really find anything about this on this web site. I never knew there was a genre of music called 'Trop-Rock'. It is based on JB's stylings but some seems good in its own right. You can Google trop-rock and get a lot or replies. If you are familiar with this genre, what bands are good (i.e., not JB wannabe's or just plain bad) and worthy of CD purchase? I like the idea of supporting a genre of music JB created and helping the new comers make it.

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » June 13, 2008 7:51 am

Sooooooooooo many....Mark Mulligan, Gary Seiler, Brent Burns, Scott Kirby, Kelly McGuire, John Frinzi, Gene Mitchell, Bob Karwin...and on and on...

Love them!

Staredge · Post by **Staredge** » June 13, 2008 8:04 am

Might I suggest listening to the Tropicast Radio Showcase???

http://www.tropicastrs.com

Also available on iTunes and Live 365. Good way to get an idea of the trop-rock bands out there. They have some really good stuff out there. One of my favorites right now is a song by the Coconut Boat Band called RUM IS A MANY BLENDERED THING.

Dr.Corona · Post by **Dr.Corona** » June 13, 2008 8:38 am

Hell Yes..........And the Trop-Rock library grows on a regular basis!!

Go to Cdbaby.com and do a search for Trop-Rock. It'll pull up entire Cd's. You can sample each song for about 2 minutes and that'll give you an idea what to purchase. I list Gene Mitchell as my fave Trop-Rocker (Thanks winoIknow for that tip)! But I've got all 3 "Thongs In The Key of Life" Cd's which are excellent assorted artist Trop-Rock CD's which gives you more perspective on who you'd like!

C-Dawg · Post by **C-Dawg** » June 13, 2008 8:41 am

Dr.Corona wrote:Hell Yes..........And the Trop-Rock library grows on a regular basis!!

what he said

spartan1979 · Post by **spartan1979** » June 13, 2008 9:17 am

I have about 30 Trop Rock CD's. My favorites are The Boat Drunks, John Frinzi, Jim Morris and Don Middlebrook.

Joetown Parrothead · Post by **Joetown Parrothead** » June 13, 2008 9:22 am

Here are some great ones!
A1A
Barefoot Man
Beach Bum Band
Big Bam Boom
Blind Manifest
Boat Drunks
Bob Karwin
Buzz Cason
Captain Quint
Changes In Latitudes
Conch Republic
Eric Stone
Greg "Fingers" Taylor
Hannah's Reef
Island Close By
Jake & the Half Conched Band
Jimmy & the Parrots
Jimmy Parrish
John McDonald & the Mango Men
KT & the Sometime Band
Key West Band
Laidback Larry
LandSharks Band
Michael McCloud
PHINS
Piratedreams
Stars On The Water
Sunny Jim White
The Aquamarines
The Bad Monkeys
The Calypso Nuts
The Junkanoo Brothers
The Parrot Island Band
Tom Watt - Buffett Man
Tropical Soul
Tsunami Wave Riders
Tommy Rocker
Jerry Gontang
John Frinzi Band
Doyle Grisham

pbans · Post by **pbans** » June 13, 2008 10:21 am

Many of the previously mentioned artists AND

Young Rebel Goombas!!!!
Matt Wahl
Mike Aiken
Jake and the Half Conched Band
Brent Burns
Howard Livingston
Tsunami Surfriders

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » June 13, 2008 11:28 am

Ahem....don't forget this guy.

And this one.

SailingAlien · Post by **SailingAlien** » June 13, 2008 11:28 am

Staredge wrote:Might I suggest listening to the Tropicast Radio Showcase???

http://www.tropicastrs.com

Also available on iTunes and Live 365. Good way to get an idea of the trop-rock bands out there. They have some really good stuff out there. One of my favorites right now is a song by the Coconut Boat Band called RUM IS A MANY BLENDERED THING.

Cool site. I had found trop-rock.com but this one looks good too. And here I am a parrothead since '79 and never knew this existed. Sheesh.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » June 13, 2008 5:07 pm

also check out the Margarita Mafia for some great artists:

http://www.margaritamafia.com

SailingAlien · Post by **SailingAlien** » June 14, 2008 10:46 am

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:also check out the Margarita Mafia for some great artists:

http://www.margaritamafia.com

I can see I have a lot of music to start acquiring.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » June 14, 2008 10:48 am

We listen to more of the Trop Rockers these days than we do Jimmy... Lots of good ones out there.

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » June 14, 2008 10:56 am

SMLCHNG wrote:We listen to more of the Trop Rockers these days than we do Jimmy... Lots of good ones out there.

Waaay more!

SailingAlien · Post by **SailingAlien** » June 14, 2008 10:56 am

Conolulu wrote:Sooooooooooo many....Mark Mulligan, Gary Seiler, Brent Burns, Scott Kirby, Kelly McGuire, John Frinzi, Gene Mitchell, Bob Karwin...and on and on...

Love them!

Thanks for the list. I've started off with Hanna's Reef and Brent Burns. The sounds clips on Amazon sound like good.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » June 14, 2008 11:00 am

Elrod wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:We listen to more of the Trop Rockers these days than we do Jimmy... Lots of good ones out there.
Waaay more!

ditto...

I use my iPod shuffle on my nightly walks. I have yet to hear any Jimmy on it (I'm sure I MUST have put a few songs on there...right?). Off the top of my head I'd say that at least 90% of the songs on there are from artists listed in this thread.

PA PAR8 HED · Post by **PA PAR8 HED** » June 17, 2008 10:53 am

Most of those artist are also great to see live.

My favorite is Jim Morris. His live shows are awesome, and from the few times I've met him, he seems like a great guy. If he is ever in your area make an effort to go to one of his shows. You'll love it.

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » June 17, 2008 11:21 am

Joetown Parrothead wrote:Here are some great ones!
A1A
Barefoot Man
Beach Bum Band
Big Bam Boom
Blind Manifest
Boat Drunks
Bob Karwin
Buzz Cason
Captain Quint
Changes In Latitudes
Conch Republic
Eric Stone
Greg "Fingers" Taylor
Hannah's Reef
Island Close By
Jake & the Half Conched Band
Jimmy & the Parrots
Jimmy Parrish
John McDonald & the Mango Men
KT & the Sometime Band
Key West Band
Laidback Larry
LandSharks Band
Michael McCloud
PHINS
Piratedreams
Stars On The Water
Sunny Jim White
The Aquamarines
The Bad Monkeys
The Calypso Nuts
The Junkanoo Brothers
The Parrot Island Band
Tom Watt - Buffett Man
Tropical Soul
Tsunami Wave Riders
Tommy Rocker
Jerry Gontang
John Frinzi Band
Doyle Grisham

If they're not looking for Buffett wannabes wouldn't some of the above names be immediately disqualified since some of them are Buffett tribute artists?

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » June 17, 2008 11:41 am

SailingAlien wrote:
Conolulu wrote:Sooooooooooo many....Mark Mulligan, Gary Seiler, Brent Burns, Scott Kirby, Kelly McGuire, John Frinzi, Gene Mitchell, Bob Karwin...and on and on...

Love them!
Thanks for the list. I've started off with Hanna's Reef and Brent Burns. The sounds clips on Amazon sound like good.

Be sure to check out Mark, and Gary, on www.cdbaby.com

2 of my favorites!

Seriously, love cdbaby because you get such a great preview of the songs!

SailingAlien · Post by **SailingAlien** » June 17, 2008 1:42 pm

Conolulu wrote:
SailingAlien wrote:
Conolulu wrote:Sooooooooooo many....Mark Mulligan, Gary Seiler, Brent Burns, Scott Kirby, Kelly McGuire, John Frinzi, Gene Mitchell, Bob Karwin...and on and on...

Love them!
Thanks for the list. I've started off with Hanna's Reef and Brent Burns. The sounds clips on Amazon sound like good.

Be sure to check out Mark, and Gary, on www.cdbaby.com

2 of my favorites!

Seriously, love cdbaby because you get such a great preview of the songs!

I need to favorite this discussion because it appears I'm late in my purchasing and need to by about 194 CD's of music.

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