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On the records sales of both bands. Just because the Ventures sold
many more albums, I assume, doesn't mean that the Shadows were heard
any less or were more of an influence. In America there was a whole
lot of prosperity. In Europe there wasn't much to be happy with,
materialism wise. The USSR controlled a chunk of Eastern Russia, the
UK was just beginning to recover from the war. I am sure Germany
hadn't begun to recover. There wasn't much money to go around.
Their influence cannot be compared as they were in two completely
different continents. But the Ventures should not be considered more
influential just for the sake of selling more records. Are the Eagles
and Michael Jackson the most influential musicians ever?
