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I wasn't saying the Shadows wrote those.
I own The Ventures Play the Classics LP, Telstar LP(or is it named
Lonely Bull?), The Showtunes album LP(that rules), and a greatest hits
LP. Then I own a crappy one I bought at a thrift store that has a
terrible Strawberry Fields Forever cover.
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> > 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!!!" ????? :)
