Best Ever Albums

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

RoundTheBend — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:18:44 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/27/2018 16:18

Jimmy Dread wrote:

The correct answer is Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. Could also mention Link Wray and the Raymen.

Telstar is not a patch on Apache, by the way 😄

However all those previously listed couldn’t hold a candle to The Skatalites, especially if consistency of output is one of the mitigating factors. They really deserve far more love than they get round these parts...

Totally forgot about Link Wray. Or the Del-Tones.

Didn't know Skatalites did instrumental work as well. Cool.

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

Tha1ChiefRocka — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:55:08 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/27/2018 15:55

Fischman wrote:

What few know is that, catchy as the ventures Walk, Don't Run, is, it's just a pop imitation of the greater original by the great jazz guitarist Johnny Smith from a decade earlier

Good call. That certainly is the superior version of that tune.

It's fun to compare all the different versions of the songs these bands did.

One of my favorites

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Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

Fischman — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:24:17 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/27/2018 15:24

What few know is that, catchy as the ventures Walk, Don't Run, is, it's just a pop imitation of the greater original by the great jazz guitarist Johnny Smith from a decade earlier

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

Fischman — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:00:50 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/27/2018 15:00

bobbyb5 wrote:

My pick for best instrumental hit of all time isn't a 60s instrumental hit, but 70s. A lot of my favorite instrumental hits weren't even Rock or soul, a lot of them were even disco or easy listening.

So look at this chart to find out what my number one greatest instrumental hit is;

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=39346

Ahhh, yes... Jessica, Green Onions, Machine Gun, ... great stuff and great variety!

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

bobbyb5 — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:35:00 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 03/27/2018 07:35

My pick for best instrumental hit of all time isn't a 60s instrumental hit, but 70s. A lot of my favorite instrumental hits weren't even Rock or soul, a lot of them were even disco or easy listening.

So look at this chart to find out what my number one greatest instrumental hit is;

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=39346

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

bobbyb5 — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:19:06 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 03/27/2018 07:19

I associate Duane Eddy more with the 50s than with 60s instrumental Rock, but he might be better than them all.

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

bobbyb5 — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:03:56 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 03/27/2018 07:03

That's a tough one. They both had huge outputs. I think I'd go with the Ventures over the Shadows though, because they had more adventurous taste in cover versions. For example, they did stuff like Honky Tonk Women and Strawberry Fields Forever and Theme from Shaft and all kinds of shit. They weren't all that great, but they were better than the kind of stuff the Shadows did in later years, like Bridge Over Troubled Water. Ha ha. And actually the Ventures version of Apache is better than the Shadows, even though the Shadows did it first. Even their remake of Pipeline might be a little bit better than the original.

And I would say that Telstar is 3rd right behind Pipeline and Walk Don't Run. Followed by SleepWalk and then probably Dick Dale.

And the other great 60s instrumental band was Booker T & the MG's.

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:41:23 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 03/27/2018 06:41

The correct answer is Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. Could also mention Link Wray and the Raymen.

Telstar is not a patch on Apache, by the way 😄

However all those previously listed couldn’t hold a candle to The Skatalites, especially if consistency of output is one of the mitigating factors. They really deserve far more love than they get round these parts...

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

Tha1ChiefRocka — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:28:00 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/27/2018 04:28

sethmadsen wrote:

I suppose he's not a band, but I dig that album.

And I know the Ventures, but not the Shadows... popularity is always the best way to understand quality, right? :lol:

Haha, sure, I love Duane Eddy.

The Shadows are essentially the British counterpart to The Ventures. They were nearly as ubiquitous (I assume) and prolific. They have a ton of killer tunes.

Link

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

RoundTheBend — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:51:11 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/27/2018 03:51

I suppose he's not a band, but I dig that album.

And I know the Ventures, but not the Shadows... popularity is always the best way to understand quality, right? 🤣

Re: 1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

RoundTheBend — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:49:32 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/27/2018 03:49

Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel by Duane Eddy

1960's Instrumental Rock: The Ventures vs. The Shadows

Tha1ChiefRocka — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:24:34 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/27/2018 03:24

Which band do you think had a better overall output?

What other instrumental bands of this time period do you like?

What's the greatest instrumental single? (The correct answer is Telstar).