Because I like to make things up, I always thought “garage” rock and “surf” rock were pretty much the same thing. Now that I am more educated, I know they are quite different—surf is more guitar-heavy, with generally no lyrics, while garage is more drum-heavy, with lyrics that don’t make any sense. I’m keeping them lumped together, though, under the category “Songs that were played at every frat party I ever attended.”

Garage AllMusic page

Surf AllMusic page