If you think "surf music" is the Beach Boys or the Ventures, then let the power and musicianship of the cut "Outta Gear" on Viva Los Straitjackets blow back your hair. That should be enough to convince anyone that this music doesn't need a vocalist to be rock and roll. Plus, for sheer imagination, see how much they get out of one string in "Lawnmower." Viva indeed.