The Thrill is Back | Kelly Slater

In this installment of our The Thrill is Back series, Herbie Fletcher narrates us through early footage of Kelly Slater on the North Shore and some super 8 footage of Kelly at the trestles event in 1990.

[@simonedevlin7710]

His techniques are amazing and he makes all those tricky moves look easy.What an incredible legend.

[@wellfleetion]

Such flow . He was in the zone and the zone never ended.

[@danielciniglio2304]

gem of a video!!!

[@williamhanley7031]

Seriously there was not one flaw or miss judgment of any of these carves. Simply flawless and surfing perhaps the most in touch with himself ever in his life. Before all that what life brings you that messed with your head. He stayed focused and succeeded to be the most important surfing icon in history to date. All those title wins Will never be broken with this many good surfers in the world.

[@joshharrison2657]

Best surfer of all time.

[@chris73brown]

Gadnium. Nice. Theyre in so many fletcher vids

[@alessandrorodrigomachado3701]

The best ever

[@thestonedandstripped]

Herbie is surfing. Chief of the tribe!

[@showponyexpressify]

Never has a surfer been on such a different level as his peers than the young slater.... for Gods sake get him off those wide boards for his swansong year in 19!!!!

[@Sloth55Chunk]

His board at Bells looked way too loose. Bali.he looked great but way robbed by judges I think

[@eduardoroman3832]

Amazing and incredeble
VIDEO unique 👍💪👌😲😳

[@eronildoalves8004]

Esse cara é demais pra mim melhor surfista do mundo

[@jorgetestino468]

Song please 🙏

[@mfbryan4030]

4:03 ouch poor competitor next to kelly hahaha

[@tabascokid3472]

17 years old? Pretty ahead of his pears at performance competition.
I think he got his influence from Martin Potter and in this video you can see that.

[@ectomy1235]

he was ahead of pretty much everyone right through up until the 2000s

[@jefftroy4518]

He was influenced by the rock band winger.

[@williamhanley7031]

I think he looks more like curren than potter. Kelly is so good at knifing those precision carved that just look like there always in the right place . The flow and rythem is impeculous. Not that anybody had anything on pottz, there just 2 different styles in my mind. All good

[@mitch7jackson]

@@williamhanley7031yeah his flow definitely resembles Curren more, plus he said in multiple interviews that’s who he emulated

[@justinpedro5560]

Look around for the date.

[@MCmaster7102]

Sick

[@braddy420]

Chris Brown at the end.. Almost forgot about him!! Sic vid....

[@markrosenquist8259]

Brownie ripped. R.I.P. CB🖤🙏🤙

[@gustavor.p.3548]

name of the song, please?

[@AmericanTestConstitution]

Don't know song, but I think band is Gadnium.

[@Skibs82]

Great track

[@Putocurioso]

Gadnium. Probably on The WWIII credits... intro song w/ Curren clip at Sunset if not mistake.

[@markwoj4272]

Song?

[@JACKBUCKINGHAM]

WHAT IS THIS SONG

[@xlwmoxwtiko]

I'm looking for it , can't find it :P

[@chris73brown]

Yeah sick tune. I dont know who is

[@fernandomaron87]

​@@chris73brownGadnium, 80s heavy metal band

[@chris73brown]

@@fernandomaron87 Thx

[@MiC-T]

Dane. Good Lord what he did on the foam ball...

[@thirddip1976]

Epic!! #@nocom3rdip

[@MrSteezuh]

you rip way harder!!!

[@jefftroy4518]

Boy cranking serious dinger doos

[@andressky9700]

Mahalo fy sharing

[@justinfishberg7133]

what song is this?

[@anza-borrego]

It was off one of the Wave Warriors movies Back in the 80s early 90s I think.

[@justinfishberg7133]

ahhh so you dont know the song?

[@harmon12fxr]

bands, gadnium hard to find their music its on wave warriors 3

[@VincentBix31]

Christian Harmon can't find it 😫

[@VincentBix31]

soundcloud.com/rickrubinian/gadnium-track-2-c

[@sector783]

Clips from KS Black & White with edited music

[@catinthehat8412]

that board were is it ci make some

[@highcloudzorvic3124]

So much hair!

[@nickhirt715]

2:27

[@shlomijonathanbenun9747]

What is that song ?

[@fernandomaron87]

I don't know the song name, but the band is Gadnium.