The Lively Ones

There have been two groups that have called themselves "The Lively Ones":

1)The Lively Ones were an instrumental Surf Rock band from California. The group was formed in 1962 as The Surfmen, but later changed their name.

The Lively Ones have been consistently cited as one of the best instrumental surf rock bands of all time. Their hit Surf Rider was featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Pulp Fiction. Most of their songs were covers of other notable surf artists, including Dick Dale, The Ventures, and The Chantays.

The original lineup includes:
Lead guitar: Jim Masoner
Rhythm guitar: Ed Chiaverini
Bass guitar: Ron Griffith
Drums: Tim Fitzpatrick

Their studio discography is:
Surf Rider
Surf Drums
Surf City
Surfin’ south of the border w/ Surf Mariachis

2) A Christian pop combo who released a self-titled album in 1970. Their cover of Larry Norman’s "Nothing Really Changes" was featured on the 365 Days Project, Sep. 7, 2003.

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The Lively Ones Albums

0.0 0.0 Great Surf Hits The Lively Ones
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May 9, 1995 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Guitar Legends The Lively Ones
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January 1, 2004 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Hang Five! The Best Of The Lively Ones The Lively Ones
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0.0 0.0 Hang Five!!! The Lively Ones
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0.0 0.0 Hang Five!!! The Best of The Lively Ones The Lively Ones
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0.0 0.0 Heads Up: The Best of the Lively Ones, Vol. 2 The Lively Ones
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April 20, 1999 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Pulp Fiction The Lively Ones
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0.0 0.0 Surf City The Lively Ones
Released on
November 30, 1994 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Surf City / Surfin South Of The Border The Lively Ones
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0.0 0.0 Surf City/Surfin’ South of the Border The Lively Ones
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December 20, 1993 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Surf Drums The Lively Ones
Released on
April 25, 1995 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Surf Rider The Lively Ones
Released on
October 5, 2004 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Surf Rider / Surf Drums The Lively Ones
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0.0 0.0 Surf Rider!/Surf Drums The Lively Ones
Released on
December 20, 1993 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Surfin’ South of the Border The Lively Ones
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