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oustemnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 10:30 PM
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Any Ventures fans out there?
Sure, they were the Muzak of surf music--they covered virtually any song that had been a hit--but in their own way they were awesome. And those Mosrite guitars rule!
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 10:34 PM
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1. I think that one of the auto companies is using a tune of theirs
in a commercial , but I'llbe dammned if I can think of the name.
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chatterboy Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 10:46 PM
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2. Let's Go
Were The Cars paying homage to the Ventures with their hand-clapping song, "Let's Go"?
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oustemnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 10:56 PM
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3. Not sure
by the time Let's Go came out, the hand-clapping thing was kind of a cliche, so it might have been campy, and I have no idea whether the Ventures originated/popularized the hand-clapping thing (for all I know, they might have). What I do know, is that Elliott Easton is an unsung guitar hero. Too bad he signed on with that sham Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 11:17 PM
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7. "Let's Go" was not a Ventures original

It was a Top 20 hit in 1962 for the one-hit wonder group The Routers. The Ventures didn't wax "Let's Go" until 1964.
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dodger501 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 11:14 PM
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4. I like their Peter Gunn Theme
Better than Duane Eddy, even.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 11:16 PM
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5. I loved them as a kid
I really dug surf music, and the Ventures and Dick Dale were my idols.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 11:16 PM
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6. They were NOT the "Muzak of Surf Music"!

The Ventures kicked ass in the '60s and, according to friends who've seen them in recent years, they still do.

To my rather discriminating ears, "Walk--Don't Run" (both the 1960 and '64 versions), "Perfidia," "Ram-Bunk-Shush," "Lullaby of the Leaves," "The Savage," "Slaughter on 10th Avenue," "Journey To The Stars," and "Hawaii 5-0" were some of the finest rock 'n' roll instrumentals ever waxed.

The Ventures rule, baby!!!
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ZoCrowes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 11:50 PM
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8. Hell
they were great. My band covers Walk Dont Run and Pipeline. Both great songs.
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zekeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-03 11:55 PM
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9. The Ventures were great
Haven't seen them in some time, but still love to put on some vinyl - Listened to Walk, Don't Run recently. I love surf music - hell, I love any heavy guitar instrumental.
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kid shelleen Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-03 12:38 AM
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10. They were Gods!
Here's the proof:
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oustemnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-03 12:48 AM
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11. okay, that rules
I could go for some out-of-limits penetration right now, especially if the chick in the car is involved.
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kid shelleen Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-03 12:59 AM
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12. Hell, I'd fuck that bucket T
And Wayne Kramer/Fred 'Sonic' Smith did just fine with Mosrite's too.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-23-03 07:58 AM
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13. Diamondhead
has one of the best guitar riffs of all time.
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