Did you really mean to say that the Ventures were a fake band like "Grand Funk and the Monkeys?" Just because they played music recorded by other bands doesn't make them FAKE. The sound we all heard was from the real "Ventures", not by other musicians. Bands over the years used and still use "Studio Musicians" when cutting new tracks and albums. To suggest that they were a fake group trying to fool us in order to make MONEY is the most ridiculous statement EVER. They played nearly 25 thousand engagements for over 50 years with 250 albums and 3000 different songs (Not their own of course). How many live concerts did The Monkeys ever play? Only a few with a backing track. No band could ever do what The Ventures did. There was Bob Bogle, Don Wilson, Mel Taylor and Nokie Edwards to be credited.
