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Yeah, that's certainly true. The Ventures wouldn't call themselves a surf band
but did not mind it at all if others did or mistook them as THE group that did
Wipe Out, Pipeline and Penetration. The guy that use to introduce them at the
Palamino in the '80's would often introduce them as a surf band and say, "They
put the surf on the map!". I see.
The Ventures often use ambiguity to their advantage. They'll announce from the
stage, "We've had the pleasure of recording a few T.V. themes" which plays right
into the old myth that they are the band playing Hawaii Five-O for the T.V.
show. It's actually a studio band doing the T.V. version and not the Ventures.
BUT the Ventures did have the radio hit with their cloned version. In fact the
Ventures are not playing any T.V. version of a T.V. theme. The closest they got
was a Dick Tracy theme for a T.V. show that never made the airwaves.
And yet I'm still a Ventures fanatic.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: bruce d
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: hollowbody guitars
Hey, Elizabeth -
The reason it's easy to get confused about The Ventures, is, I'm afraid, The
Ventures themselves! While denying being a surf band, Titles of CD's released
in the last decade include: "Surfin'", "The Ventures Play the Greatest Surf
Hits", "New Depths", "Surfin' To Baja", etc, etc. So, don't feel at all
apologetic for being confused!
The best description of The Ventures, is one of the most sucessful
Instrumental Cover Bands of all time, who happen, at times, to perform Surf
Music, in their own not-very-surfy style. They're still one of my all-time
favorite bands, and a major influence on me.
Bruce D.
Elizabeth <> wrote:
I just get confused, sometimes, Bruce. The Ventures were/are more of a
pop band, than a surf band, I guess the same as with Jan & Dean or The
Beach Boys. Sure, they did a lot of good hot roddin' and surfin'
tunes, but they also did a lot of stuff outside of those sub-genres. I
guess I should've remembered one of my Ventures double-CDs, on which
there's their cover of "Green Onions," before I talked about 'em as a
surf band.
Liz
--- In , bruce d <wizzbangg2003@y...> wrote:
> Elizabeth, remember that according to Don Wilson, rhythm guitar, The
Ventures are not and have never been a Surf Band.
.
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