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> That should read I prefer the Shadows over the Ventures. And to
> clarify the third sentence it should be: The Shadows wrote many
more
> of their more recognizable songs themselves. Hawaii Five-O,
Telstar,
> Apache, Sleepwalk.
Jacob,
You need to get a copy of the Ventures playing "Journey to the Stars"
No version is better than their own "Live in Japan '65."
I don't understand. Are you saying the Shadows wrote, Hawaii Five-
0, Telstar, Apache, and Sleepwalk?
Wow! I really couldn't compare the Shadows with the Ventures. I
like the Shads but the Ventures BLOW em away IMO. Someone once said
on the Fender Forum this of the Shads, "nice try for a bunch of
english guys."
With all due respect the Ventures versions of, Sleepwalk, Telestar,
and Apache aren't as great as the originals, and I personally hate
Hawaii 5-0. IMO the Ventures were at their best starting off with
their last "Fender" album "Lets Go!" uptil about "Wild Things" in
1966. I really like the Ventures when they used the Mosrite
guitars, the Mosrite Fuzzrites, and the organs.
For good Ventures albums check out, "the Ventures in Space," "The
Ventures: Knock Me Out," "the Ventures Walk Don't Run Vol. 2,"
and "the Ventures Live in Japan 1965." I could argue reasons for
them to be in the ROHF based just on the "Live in Japan '65." But I
still like their earlier Fender albums that Bob played lead on too.
I just don't like anything with Gerry McGee on it.
What the hell were the Shadows doing in the mid '60s? "Rhythm and
Greens" "yeah baby ohh ahhh!!!" ????? :)
