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Compare and Contrast the Ventures and the Shadows:
The Shadows wrote many of their own recognizable tunes. The Ventures did not
write as many of the tunes for which they are known.
In terms of quantity, the Ventures wrote more originals especially when we
include the excellent tunes the Ventures wrote for the Japanese market. Then of
course quantity isn't quality.
The Ventures best original instro is "Journey to the Stars", the Shadows don't
have anything quite that good among their originals. "Flingal Bunt" is good but
it is a rip off of "One Mint Julip".
The Shadows had a very nice and polite tone, which is not to say they didn't
rock, but The Ventures rocked harder with a more raw and less-refined sound
especially during their Mosrite years.
The Ventures made the U.S. charts many times. Like David Hasselhoff, The Shadows
were big in Europe but couldn't sell significant numbers in the U.S., (where it
really matters, lets face it!)
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: jacobdobner
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Ventures
Enither the Chantays or The Surfaris have been inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame. Good call. Both of those bands along with the
Ventures are under 500 most important songs of all-time. But none of
them are inducted.
I prefer the Shadows of the Ventures any day. I think the Shadows
should get in first. The Shadows wrote many more songs themselves. The
Ventures sure did a lot of covers. Granted they wrote some great ones
like Surf Rider. And whenever I look at a ventures albums I see a lot
of Shadows covers.
--- In , bruce d <wizzbangg2003@y...> wrote:
>
> There's also a question of due-recognition and of the Hall of Fame
being fair and accurate in such recognition. Many people have
forgotten the name of the band, (The Chantays) who first recorded the
song "Pipeline", but they got their induction into the R&R Hall of
Fame, years ago, and were cited as having written and recorded one of
the most influential Instrumental tunes of all time. Likewise the
Surfaris, with "Wipe-Out".
>
.
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