GC36EFD SAM - Rumble (Unknown Cache) in Michigan, United States created by Ramblin' Rumble

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Ramblin' Rumble: Time to go bye bye.

GC36EFD ▼

A cache by Ramblin' Rumble Message this owner

Hidden : 10/23/2011

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a series that I am naming Songs About Me. Each song in the series will mention something about either Ramblin' or Rumblin'. I was starting out slow and easy, and having the difficulty rise but since the others have hardly been found, I am making them easier again. Cache is small so please BYOP. Cache is not at listed coordinates.

The series continues with the song Rumble by Link Wray and his Ray Men.

"Rumble" is an influential rock instrumental by Link Wray & His Ray Men. Originally released in 1958, "Rumble" utilized then-unexplored techniques like distortion and feedback. The song is one of very few 'instrumental single banned from the radio airwaves."It is also described as the first song to use the power chord, the "major modus operandi of [the] modern rock guitarist".

At a live gig in Fredericksburg, Virginia, attempting to work up a backing for The Diamonds' "The Stroll," Link Wray and his Ray Men came up with the stately, powerful blues instrumental "Rumble," which they originally called "Oddball." The song was an instant hit with the live audience, which demanded four repeats that night.

Eventually the song came to the attention of record producer Archie Bleyer of Cadence Records, who hated it, particularly after Wray poked holes in his amplifier's speakers to make the recording sound more like the live version; however, Bleyer's stepdaughter loved it and it was released despite his protest. Phil Everly heard it and suggested the title "Rumble", as it had a rough sound and said it sounded like a street fight.

It was banned in several radio markets because the term rumble was a slang term for a gang fight, and it was feared that the song's harsh sound glorified "juvenile delinquency. Nevertheless it became a huge hit, not only in the United States where it climbed to number 16 on the charts in the summer of 1958, but also in Britain, where it has been cited as an influence on The Kinks and The Who, among others, although it failed to reach the UK charts. Bob Dylan once even referred to it as "the best instrumental ever." Instrumentals were far more common on the Top 40 in the 1950s and early 1960s than in later years.

Puzzle:

3-7, 1-2, 3-15
2-13, 4-7, 2-4

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)