They are absolutely fabulous!!! the BEST of the BEST!!!! I had the opportunity to se them live when they went to Mexico City in 1965 and they still sound the same if not better. Uncomparable!!! LOVE them!!!
Nokie Edwards & I first met at the Kyoto BelAmi Club in Japan in April of 1980. He was just a guest customer at this club, & he asked me to go out & paint the down red after my performance wc we did. A wonderful person Nokie was ! Very famous in Japan . I’ll never forget him & the great time we had that night.
My son who is a drummer this was the first drum solo he learned-and always and still does uses this sometimes as warm up-great memories for mom-still plays this for me when im at his place-WIPE OUT
Nokie is so pristine in his performance. His music is like a constant sprinkle of multicolor fresh notes overwhelming your hearing. And their rithm beat takes you to your own heartbeat roots!
A very cool video. The music in this video really touches people's hearts. Never get tired of listening. I have listened to it over and over again. Thank you for sharing such a great video!🤩😍🥰
Nokie Edwards Ông đúng là huyền thoại GUITAR trong lòng tôi -thần thái- kỹ thuật làm chủ cây Guitar chỉ huy dàn nhạc với một sự tự tin vô cùng đẳng cấp -bao giờ có được người như Ông nưa đây
Watched the entire thing and this guitar has steadily improved over the decades. It used to be that if you played out just about any where you were required to play many Venture versions of a wide variety of songs. If you didn't comply, you were simply not eligible to get the 2nd week of work. Sounding like the Venture was a requirement across the USA for opening or closing many sets. That about sums it up.
We lost Bob Bogle a year or so later! Nokie Edwards is 81! Don Wilson is 84... they put instrumental guitars with a fantastic sound and creative licks and some excellent bass riffs on the map. Every guitarist started because they wanted to play like these guys! Notice they are playing "up to temple" and not missing a beat!
Losing uncle Bob was one of my saddest moments. Don’t know why, but my mom ( married into the Bogle line), uncle Bob, and I (Phillip) all had some form of cancer. Mom and I beat it, Bob did not. Uncle Bob gave me my first and best guitar a Mosrite Ventures Model Mark V.
I saw them live in Chicago twice and loved it both times. And both times I was stunned how there were people from teenagers to old people packing the place hanging from the rafters rocking out to the Ventures music. Their performances were greatly loved by the crowds
They were in my time I am 60 yrs now I Love them Gid bless them I am Lourenco Goa India now in India at that time I was in Kuwait we used ti play these numbers
Bought my first good stereo with money from partime after school job....went right out and got the Ventures album...(1962) Later on someone gave me some headphones (first time I ever used those)---blew me away....
Flashback!!! I won my 1st talent show as a kid waaaaay back in the day playing Wipeout (me on guitar and my cousin Renee on drums)! Awesome memory...thank you for posting!!! Loved it!!!!
Salve, : Senza alcun dubbio i The Ventures, ci hanno presentato durante la loro “ carriera “, dei batteristi dalle qualità inenarrabili.- Hanno cioè puntato quasi sempre, sul fattore Ritmo.- L’ unico che si evolve nel corso degli anni, attraversando Epoche e Mode Musicali.- ( Aldo ).- Grazie !
Saw them in person back in 64 or 65, they played at the college I was attending. I always liked the Ventures and thought of them as very precision players.
Brilliant band. Guitar playing stupendous, so melodic, I was in the entertainment industry since 66 till about 10 years ago. Never had time to watch other musicians, but watching the ventures, even a couple of tunes, found them Absolutely Brill,
LOVE THE VENTURES - but only after the Shadows ,who had so much more feel and personalty. The drummer , Leon Taylor, is superb and holds everything together!!!
Oh those days of guitar strings explosion and invasions we are proud to listen first hand experience though their contribution is not going to fade away from us
back in ventures' heyday, a musical group or a band was called a combo. well at least in the country (philippines) and region (bicol) where i grew up. and guess what those bands loved to play then? now, it's 2020 jan. and i stlil love to watch and listen to the ventures. clean, crisp guitar playing, bouncy drum rhythms and dancing tunes. i''ll never have enough of their music.
Sandy changed from traditional grip to matched grip over the years. Wish I had a dime for every time they've played this. I especially like the vocals.
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